Saturday, August 19, 2017

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAugust


Less Than Jake, "Johnny Quest (Thinks We're Sellouts)" from Losing Streak (The Last Angry Rude Boy)

Skammentary: L.T.J. spend a lot less time ruminating on fame & fortune than R.B.F., but I thought "Johnny Quest (Thinks We're Sellouts)" a nice thematic companion to this week's Why Do They Rock So Hard? quartet. "Johnny Quest (Thinks We're Sellouts)" was originally released on 1995's Pezcore, then re-recorded & re-released on 1996's Losing Streak, just in time for the Summer of Ska.
"Well, I really don't know
If it matters at all so,
But we try to keep our prices low
For our records and our shows,
But is that, is that enough?
Or is it that we're not punk enough?
Or is it that you think ska just sucks?
Johnny Quest, he thinks we're what?

Johnny Quest thinks we're sellouts, sellouts!
Johnny Quest thinks we're selling out, selling out, yeah!
Johnny Quest thinks we're sellouts, sellouts!
Johnny! Yeah hey hey!…"

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