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Bootlicker

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The politics on this aren't perfect - should have taken jabs at the system itself rather than a group. I wrote this while listening to Blur an awful lot and wanting to take a shot at offering something with the same acerbic texture as sort of an homage to the band.

And it was a joy to write and perform! Trying to play bass like Alex, guitar like Graham, and write like Damon was honestly a hell of a lot of fun for me. This track is also probably as close as I get to tilting my hand and showing the listener the sort of music I grew up with.

Graham in specific was a huge inspiration for me as a kid, though my past work wouldn't really show it. He's why I love Telecasters. Watching interviews on how he constructed guitar parts in the early days of Blur helped shape my own approach in creating the guitar tracks here.

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(ichi, ni, san, shi)

(Found a place)
It's no bigger than my car
(All this space)
I can almost fit a toaster in
(Work two jobs)
Hope I land a third!
(The American dream)
Oh, how sweet it is!

And I know, and I know
I'm gonna be one of them
Someday
Oh I know, oh I know
I'm gonna be like them

And I know, yes I know
I'm gonna be one of them
Someday
Oh I know, oh I know
Just watch me!

(I don't share)
I can't afford to anyway
(No healthcare)
Where will we find the money?
(Pull myself)
Up, up, up, by!
(My bootstraps)
I've got mine, now get yours!

And I know, and I know
I'm gonna be one of them
Someday
Oh I know, oh I know
I'm gonna be like them

And I know, yes I know
I'm gonna be one of them
Someday
Oh I know, oh I know
Just watch me!

And maybe Jeff Bezos
Will afford me
A taste around his heel
He'll indulge me

And when I'm one of them
Oh, embrace me
With their billion-dollar smiles
From up on high in our guillotines

And I know, and I know
I'm gonna be one of them
Someday
Oh I know, oh I know
I'm gonna be like them

And I know, yes I know
I'm gonna be one of them
Someday
Oh I know, oh I know
Just watch me!

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from June LaLonde, released March 26, 2021

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June LaLonde works with her heart and her hands in Minneapolis, MN.

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