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| The Hold Steady – Southtown Girls Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I'm from MPLS too, and I've never heard it called "the 494," or any highways called"the ___." It's just 494. I have no idea what inspired Craig to say it differently, like someone else said he must've picked it up living somewhere else. Also, for those not from the twin cities, Bloomington is a suburb south of Minneapolis, so it fits with the "southtown" references. Three of the streets he name-drops, Lyndale, Nicollet, and Penn, will take you down there. Most of the MN references aren't terribly important to understanding Hold Steady songs though, it's just nice to hear when your'e a local... |
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| The Hold Steady – Your Little Hoodrat Friend Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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"I think the line about Stillwater (still water) represents a double entendre"
Yea I'd be very surprised if Craig Finn included "still water" without intending it to be, at least on one level, a reference to the city. The St. Croix (which Stillwater is right on) and the Mississippi merge down around Hastings, so the "washed up in the Mississippi river" reference makes sense. Mr. Finn you are a clever dude |
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| The Hold Steady – Party Pit Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Hennepin bridge fuck yeah son!
Craig Finn can name drop places in the Twin Cities area all day and I'll be happy...
Can users not edit lyrics once they're posted?
If you can somebody's gotta change it to Grain Belt bridge... the rest looks good tho |
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