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Cracker's David Lowery Adds 'Dr.' To His Resume
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:05:19
Publish Date: 2019-07-03 13:52:50
Description: If David Lowery did nothing else but write and record “Teen Angst” for his early 90s debut Cracker album, it would be one heckuva song to be remembered for. The crackling rocker takes an apparent jab at folk music and conventional wisdom with one of the great lines in a rock song: What the world needs now Is a new folk singer Like I need a hole in my head The second verse adds: What the world needs now Are some true words of wisdom Like la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la But Lowery said the song style was actually written from a narrative often seen in country music: the old “third verse switchero.” “Where you realize the song is about something else,” said Lowery ahead of the Cracker show at the Castle Theatre Sunday night. “And that’s actually what I’m borrowing from with that song, cause I’m not giving that away until the third verse.” 'Cause what the world needs now Is a new Frank Sinatra So I can get you in bed Lowery is the inverse of “nothing else.” Cracker was the follow-up band to his
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