Craig Finn of the Hold Steady and Lifter Puller on the Stories Behind His Old Songs
"They had these strippers, you know, and they were screaming at each other. They had problems with each other."
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"They had these strippers, you know, and they were screaming at each other. They had problems with each other."
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What's it sound like? Pretty much exactly like their last three (i.e., terrific with a beer or five).
For a bit, it was business as usual: Finn herking and jerking as the band churned behind him, shuffling his feet like he was building up static energy, doing those dainty little one-eighth claps.
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