Here’s another Christmas song close to my heart by Harvey Danger. HD put out one pretty great album, one pretty good album, a good EP and a classic record that nobody heard. Do yourself (or me) a holiday favor and listen to 2000’s King James Version; it’s awesome. Here is a laughably literal video for “Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)”. Dig that late-’90s service industry angst. “Strangers and spare-changers stand in line like poor relations at some kind of sad reunion / and I’m selling the tickets. / They come in out of the weather / for Christmas alone together.”
Christmas Music Countdown: Day 8
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I’m not watching the video but I am singing the lyrics to the tune of “Flagpole Sitta”.
I saw Harvey Danger play at the old Cobalt (now the Dixie) back when Flagpole Sitta was a big hit – and it turned me off of them for ever. What a bunch of assholes!
@Reymont
Do tell! I was going to see them on their last tour but something came up and I had to sell the tickets. What did I miss?
Well, it really seemed like they didn’t want to be there – they argued with each other on stage. I think they were only up for about 30 minutes, and when they played Flagpole Sitta they ruined it on purpose, singing every line really sarcastically. There wasn’t much applause.