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When I saw you standing there, it was the start live from New York.
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It's Get Off My Lawn with Kevin McGuinness.
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What I thought I felt in your touch was the start of my hard time when I thought that it meant so much that was part of my hard time.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Welcome back to the Tuesday episode of Get Off My Lawn.
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That was Daniel Johnson and a guest appearance by the Rhythm Rats.
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Or possibly the other way around.
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Maybe it was the Rhythm Rats and a guest appearance by Daniel Johnson.
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One of the most talented songwriters in the world.
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Just unbelievable sprinkles.
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Very lo-fi, of course.
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He'd use like a Fisher Price recorder for most of his shit.
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Even that's low.
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But even in that lo-fi living room with like three dudes, you can hear his talent.
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Like that.
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Let's hear it again.
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When I knew that you were free, I was long in your hard times.
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Great guy.
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Speeding motorcycle might be the one that you want to start with if you're not familiar with Daniel Johnson.
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Are you familiar with Daniel Johnson, Ryan?
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I am.
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There was that cool documentary.
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Yeah, he's nuts.
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Tried to kill himself when he was in his dad's plane.
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His dad had a little like two-prop plane, and he goes, let's go, dad, and was like trying to sink it.
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Wow.
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His dad cries.
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He's dead now.
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Daniel Johnson.
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Probably the dad, too.
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I get him confused with the other guy who does like acoustic stuff with that.
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What's that drawing where it's like an alien looking thing?
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That's him.
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Oh, it isn't.
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Then there's another guy.
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Then I get him confused.
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I'll find out.
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Okay, not helping.
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What are you doing?
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Oh, it's not linked?
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No.
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What's the song again?
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That song is Hard Time by Daniel Johnson and the Rhythm Rats.
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Oh, Speedy Motorcycle, yeah.
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I remember this song.
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Yola Tango does a good cover of it.
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He also did this song I Have Trouble Finding with Jad Fair.
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And it's like, you were there tied to a chair.
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Frankenstein had you by your hair.
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Steady motorcycle.
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Oh, who's the one who was killed by his girlfriend?
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Elliot Smith?
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Yes.
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What the fuck has he got to do with Elliot Smith?
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I get them confused with each other.
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That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
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This sounds like Elliot Smith to you?
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No, I didn't say it sounds anything like him.
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I said I get them confused.
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How?
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Zoom out so people can see it.
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Yola Tango do a great cover of that.
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And then there's the Chad Fair thing where they're talking about monsters.
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He was special.
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That's right.
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You want to do it?
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Daniel, first of all, I think I better introduce you to this band.
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Okay, hi, band.
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Hi, Daniel.
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Last fight.
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Are we ready?
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Are you ready?
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Okay, hi, band.
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He must have done this on the phone.
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Wait, wait, wait.
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That's fine.
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We're right there.
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Count it down.
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No, no, we're right there with him.
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Okay.
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Anyway, you get the idea.
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I was at the bar last night.
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Wait a minute.
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Let's jump ahead here to the song you pulled up earlier.
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So that's a talented dude with a broken brain.
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Here's a non-talented person with a broken brain.
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Spicy Leonci.
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Icy Spicy Leonsi.
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Donald, Donald, is America's greatest president.
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Is that your mom, Ryan?
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No, my mom looks nothing like that.
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He's a patriotist like the Himmelfront traitor.
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