R is for “Redmen and Their Wives” off Under the Bushes Under the Stars (UTBUTS) (1996). Pollard says this is a Dayton song, and a sad one. He wrote it thinking about the blue collar lifestyle prevalent in his hometown: marry at twenty, have kids, work all the time, drink beer, watch TV, repeat.
From "The ABCs of Guided By Voices"
R is for “Redmen and Their Wives” off Under the Bushes Under the Stars (UTBUTS) (1996). Pollard says this is a Dayton song, and a sad one. He wrote it thinking about the blue collar lifestyle prevalent in his hometown: marry at twenty, have kids, work all the time, drink beer, watch TV, repeat.