Fillmore Jive Lyrics

Lyric discussion by speedlimitdriver 

Cover art for Fillmore Jive lyrics by Pavement

What do people think of the theory that it is rock'n'roll itself that is speaking in this song--saying that it's worn out and needs to sleep?

I think it is really about that.

I agree. The last verse (brilliant ending of the song) may be the confirmation of this theory, that it speaks the music itself - 'their throats are filled with <sound>'

@speedlimitdriver Considering when this was written/when CR CR came out, yes. The popularity of hair bands was finally fading (rockers with their long, curly locks / goodnight to the rockenroll era). I think SM was describing a scene outside a show and maybe reflecting on how much that scene had changed in a short period of time.