Lyric discussion by Mikely 

Cover art for Happy Town lyrics by Replacements, The

There’s other recovery-related material (The Last) on All Shook Down, so I always interpreted this as being about AA or some type of 12-step program.

Corrected lines:

  • go to afternoon parties where nobody heaves
  • but it rains everyday on a liar

This album gets slagged a lot. I don’t care whether it’s really a Replacements album or “Paul’s first solo record,” I have always loved it. I hope Paul agrees someday to have it remixed. The drums and some of the added vocal effects are awful but underneath all that it’s a gem.