This song is about the Replacements, an unbelievably good band from Minneapolis in the mid-eighties, and their singer, Paul Westerberg. The lines "You've got a sense of humor/you're a mystery/I heard a rumor/you're making history" not only evokes the style of lyricism the Replacements used, but comments on them in a way that could only be appreciated after their demise.
This song is about the Replacements, an unbelievably good band from Minneapolis in the mid-eighties, and their singer, Paul Westerberg. The lines "You've got a sense of humor/you're a mystery/I heard a rumor/you're making history" not only evokes the style of lyricism the Replacements used, but comments on them in a way that could only be appreciated after their demise.