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Shiftless When Idle

Certain Songs #1852: The Replacements – “Shiftless When Idle”

June 25, 2020 by Jim Connelly

Album: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out The Trash
Year: 1981

. . .

I ain’t got no idols

Of course, after writing a long song about one of his idols, in the very next song Paul Westerberg denies having such a vulgar thing as an idol. Because that’s just how he rolls.

And speaking of contradictions, “Shiftless When Idle” is one of the poppiest songs on Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash, but at the same time, it sounds like like it was recorded inside of a portable AM radio at the bottom of a garbage can.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Shiftless When Idle, Sorry Ma Forgot to Take Out The Trash, The Replacements

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