Interpretations:We're The Replacements

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I know that the Johns have denied this song being about the Replacements themselves, but I can't let this go. The Replacements, as we all may or may not know, were well known for getting incredebly drunk and playing while intoxicated. "We're having a good time", "Where's Tommy, someone find Tommy!", and "Moving equipment, where's the equipment?...Then we'll have a party!" These are all things that a drunken musician might say....losing all of his belongings, a band member wandering off or passing out in the bathroom, etc. This song could be about almost any rock 'n' roll band, but I think choosing the Replacements to parody works pretty well, don't you?

Not only that, John sounds like he's trying to do a Paul Westerberg impression, particularly the unintelligible scream near the end.

I think the main page for this song sums it up pretty well, but I've been wondering if "Hey, where's Tommy, someone find Tommy" might also have been a tribute to The Who's legendary album. Or maybe it was just Tommy from the replacements. :-) Random

I DO think "Tommy" is a reference to the Rock Opera. I think It's about The Who, Actually. -Walrus

But Tommy (Stinson) was the younger brother of Bob, who were the two founders of The Replacements. Just to prolong the theory that TMBG is wrong; it is about the band The Replacements.

The supposedly profound Replacements were critical darlings at the time this song was written. I always felt there was a real attitude to this song -- basically dissing the 'Mats for being not much more than a 'party' band. The song seemed to play the role of the boy in the story of the Emperor's new clothes. (Naturally, the Johns were never so feted by rock's tastemeisters.) I had a friend who doted on Paul Westerberg's melancholia; he was offended by this song. --Nehushtan 00:13, 7 Mar 2006 (CST)

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Interpretations:We're The Replacements

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