Stuart, originally released on 1988's Beelzebubba album, is a perfect evocation of the paranoid streak in American culture in under two-and-a-half minutes. Whenever I read of FEMA death camps, black helicopters, chemtrails, and the like, I always think of Stuart. The "narrator" of Stuart is the sort of guy who'd subscribe to Ron Paul newsletters, the kind of guy who'd consider voting for Rick Santorum, a typical John Birch Society, Lyndon LaRouche, Ron Paul, Alex Jones whack-a-doodle. Stuart, almost a quarter-century after its release, is one of the great political satires (even if not originally conceived as such) of our modern era, when the lunatics have taken over the asylum. Plus, the song starts out with one of the all-time greatest opening lines in the history of
You know what, Stuart, I LIKE YOU. You're not like the other people, here, in the trailer park.
The 'Milkmen have recently reformed, so here's a clip of them performing Stuart in Brooklyn:
If you find the lyrics hard to understand, there's always the brilliant album version... so many hilarious lines, all crammed into 2:21.
I always liked this one.
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I always liked this one.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is this.
The "UH!" really makes the song.
I guess Stuart was "a homo" and that's why he was different from everyone else at the trailer park.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff-loved the links in the comment section too. Especially yours, I'm a sucker for a snappy tune.
((Hugs))
Laura
I like Lots of Dead Milkmen plenty fine, but I am with thundra on this one.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this one also is gud.
[yeah, I seen 'em - Beelzebubba tour]
I seem to remember liking a couple of their songs in high school. They were there on my periphery, not really in heavy rotation for me.
ReplyDeleteLead singer looks like he should be mowing his lawn in black socks.