Lyric discussion by taffurs888 

Cover art for Jenny and the Ess-Dog lyrics by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

This song reminds me of a ton of people I know. Kind of like that yuppie/hippie/trendy person. I love the part about Brothers in Arms, which is a Dire Straits album. I m also guessing the Golden is named after the lead singer of Phish. Question: Did Jenny make up Seans nickname(ess-dog)?

@taffurs888 Didn't see this when I before I decided to do my interpretation. IMO, you are dead on. Definitely a mix of a yuppie and a "new age" hippie. IIRC, there is a live version of this song in which Malkmus even changes the lyric up to "They've got a dog she named Trey Anastasio", further cementing in my mind that he is indeed referring to him. Not sure about your question.