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Violet_Crumble

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8. I can outdo that with a really disturbing one from Husker Du...
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 08:53 AM
Jun 2014

Unlike the crap everyone else has been posting (with the exception of the mention of The Decemberists, who I really like), this song's amazing, but back when I was young and listening to it at first I was 'what sort of sick fucker writes a song like this one?' Then I realised it was the character of a rapist and murderer, and when the internet came into being I found out it was a true story.

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Here's a link to the lyrics for any poor souls who don't want to listen to Husker Du..

http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3458764513820547396/

And I'm gonna throw in one more song I loved from that era and still love, even though this one's stretching it. I just want to post it coz it's an awesome live version. I still remember the heated argument I had with a fellow Smiths fan about whether it was about weight or boobs...

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