Ever since I first heard Drinking in LA by Bran Van 3000 sometime last millennium, I was hooked.
There's something about this tune that musically hits every button there is in my music enjoyment control panel. Its got an old school boom-bap hip hop rhythm, strange production and a good distorted guitar riff driving everything along nicely
The lyrics are like the synopsis of a great film (Slacker comes to mind);
But we did nothing, absolutely nothing that day
Yes, I like films where the protagonists get up to nothing, it'd the way it should be. Except for in Last Days which was just dull. It's not even really about breaking down what makes this song great, its just the overall package.
Everyone knows this tune, cause it is a tune, a slacker masterpiece, a genre bending gem, a piece of musical art, a homage to everything that was great about 90's music.
Even the video smacks it...
By the way, Jean (below) is a friend that I met when I went to New York a couple of years ago, case anyone was wondering. Looking forward to friday!
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