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Ween - "Friends" [mp3]
The Friends EP [Chocodog] |
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Why is that whenever dudes are blessed with impressive technical skill and versatility, they usually end up throwing themselves into pastiche or parody? […] "Friends" is Ween's version of gay disco (specifically Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys), and though it's amusing the first time through, by the fifth or sixth listen it becomes clear that it's not only a fantastic song, but that these guys could probably make an entire album of this stuff without really trying too hard. There's a fondness for the genre that comes through in the song, but also a bit of condescension in its inane lyrics ("a friend's a friend who knows what being a friend is") and its relentless cheeriness.
Source: Fluxblog. |
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