Just learned the original Killing Me Softly was written about a performance by Don McLean, that song blows now - ThreadSky

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social • 11 days ago

Just learned the original Killing Me Softly was written about a performance by Don McLean, that song blows now

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I heard a lot of his songs as a kid and American Pie is the worst one by a lot, but that's like saying you like Smashmouth album tracks

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social•11 days ago

Ok in fairness I can’t even think of a second one so I have to assume you’re right

bskyhandlesareugly.bsky.social•11 days ago

I’ll defend their first two albums. Especially Astro Lounge. After All Star was a hit they generic’s themselves to death.

lillly3ls.bsky.social•11 days ago

I could have been caught saying they were "similar to Fastball", in a complimentary tone

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social•11 days ago

Now here’s a band I haven’t thought about in 25 years

bskyhandlesareugly.bsky.social•11 days ago

They’re pretty good! Though I don’t think I could name a single non-The Way song of theirs.

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah that song was good!

oldbaby.bsky.social•11 days ago

lol tell me you're lying

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social•11 days ago

The WFMU morning show would never lie to me about something this important

oldbaby.bsky.social•11 days ago

that's so funny and off putting for some reason

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social•11 days ago

“Strumming my pain with his finger” is already a weird lyric, REALLY don’t want it to be about Don McLean though

oddhack.bsky.social•11 days ago

Like learning "You Oughta Know" was written about Uncle Joey.

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social•11 days ago

But at least that didn’t make him sound amazing haha

katewitko.bsky.social•11 days ago

yeah, still a banger tho

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social•11 days ago

I was happier when I thought it was a fugees song!

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social•11 days ago

Granted that was probably 15 years ago, we were all a lot happier!

ambignostic.bsky.social•11 days ago

The funny thing is it wasn’t either of the Don McClean songs anybody thinks of

stuntbirdarmy.bsky.social•11 days ago

What song is it?

ambignostic.bsky.social•11 days ago

I thought I read it was Empty Chairs, one of the non-single cuts on the American Pie album

hollowmirth.bsky.social•11 days ago

What????

recoverymode93.bsky.social•11 days ago

The Fugees had the best version hands down

jawnnjonzz.bsky.social•11 days ago

Not.

jawnnjonzz.bsky.social•11 days ago

Is it better if the Fugees did or didn’t know?

americanjimmy.bsky.social•11 days ago

...them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing this will be the day that I die...

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