Mac says in an interview that one time he bought cigs called “Sheriff”. After smoking them and saying “they sucked dick”, he went back to Viceroy and as an apology to his beloved Viceroys he wrote this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn6AWxC7-RI
[Verse 1]
Viceroy
Early in the morning
Just trying to let the sun in
And open up my eyes
Viceroy
As it's getting later
Heading for the corner
Already running dry
[Chorus]
And oh, don't let me see you crying
'Cause oh, honey, I'll smoke you 'til I'm dying
[Verse 2]
Viceroy
Don't take me for a fool now
I'm only trying to calm down
Just trying to keep it cool
Viceroy
As it's getting later
Heading for the corner
I'm leaving it to you
[Chorus]
And oh, don't let me see you crying
'Cause oh, honey, I'll smoke you 'til I'm dying
[Outro]
"There really is nothing quite like it."
Ode to Viceroy was written by Mac DeMarco.
Ode to Viceroy was produced by Mac DeMarco.
Mac DeMarco released Ode to Viceroy on Wed Oct 10 2012.
A lot of people don’t even understand that that’s a reference to cigarettes because that brand doesn’t exist in a lot of places in the world. It used to be a big American cigarette brand. […] The idea of the song isn’t, like, try cigarettes! It’s more, like, I have an addiction! In Canada all of the...