\nF\u00f8r de ramte topformen udgav The Replacements i 1981 sp\u00e5doms-sangen Johnny’s Gonna Die, om too-much-too-soon-personen Johnny Thunders, hvis vilde liv ikke blot antydede den utidige sk\u00e6bne, han mere end bare speedede mod. Thunders, med fortid i s\u00e5vel New York Dolls som The Heartbreakers, d\u00f8de i New Orleans i 1991, akkurat liges\u00e5 k\u00e6ntret som sangen beskriver, men ikke f\u00f8r han i eget navn havde udsendt et par fine, kaotiske rocknroll-plader, hvoraf den nok bedste, So Alone, indeholder NY-klassikeren You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory, der siden b\u00e5de er blevet indspillet af Ronnie Spector og i Thunders’ uovertrufne original-version har lukket et Sopranos-afsnit af i stor, desillusioneret stil.<\/p>\n
JOHNNY’S GONNA DIE<\/p>\n
Johnny always takes more than he needs
\nKnows a couple chords, knows a couple leads
\nJohnny always needs more than he takes
\nForgets a couple of chords, forgets a couple of breaks
\nAnd everybody tells me Johnny is hot
\nJohnny needs something that he ain’t got<\/p>\n
And Johnny’s gonna die
\nJohnny’s gonna die
\nJohnny’s gonna die<\/p>\n
Everybody stares and everybody hoots
\nJohnny always needs more than he shoots
\nStanding by a beach and there ain’t no lake
\nHe’s got friends without no guts, friends that never ache
\nIn New York City, I guess it’s cool when it’s dark
\nThere’s one sure way, Johnny, you can leave your mark<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Paul Westerberg<\/p>\n
YOU CAN’T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY<\/p>\n
It doesn’t pay to try
\nAll the smart boys know why
\nIt doesn’t mean I didn’t try
\nI just never know why
\nFeel so cold and all alone
\nCause baby you’re not at home
\nAnd when I’m home
\nBig deal I’m still alone.<\/p>\n
Feel so restless I am
\nBeat my head against a pole
\nTry to knock some sense
\nDown in my bones
\nAnd even though they don’t show
\nThe scars aren’t so old
\nAnd when they go
\nThey let you know<\/p>\n
You can’t put your arms around a memory
\nYou can’t put your arms around a memory
\nYou can’t put your arms around a memory
\nDon’t try don’t try<\/p>\n
You’re just a bastard kid
\nAnd you got no name
\nCause you’re living with me
\nWe’re one and the same
\nAnd even though they dont show
\nThey scars aren’t so old
\nAnd when they go
\nThey let you know<\/p>\n
You can’t put your arms around a memory
\nYou can’t put your arms around a memory
\nYou can’t put your arms around a memory
\nDon’t try don’t try<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Johnny Thunders<\/p>\n