Paid in Cocaine
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Paid in Cocaine by The Mountain Goats
Release Date
Performed by
The Mountain GoatsProduced by
Brandon EgglestonWrited by
John DarnielleAbout
A reminiscence by a middle-aged man, now firmly ensconced in the rat race (“work to pay the interest on the mortgage”), of his younger rock and roll days.
The horn arrangement, chord progression, and vocal phrasing are all strongly reminiscent of classic Steely Dan, one of Darnielle’s biggest lyric...
Paid in Cocaine Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Crusty boots in the corner of the closet
By the tackle box
Once proud shining silver buckles
Safe behind the normalcy locks
Baubles and bangles
A lost age
Still all aglow with the radiance of the stage
That's who I was (that's who I was)
This is who I am (this is who I am)
Work to pay down the interest
On the mortgage
Used to get paid by the gram
[Chorus]
Long Beach
Long Beach can you hear me?
Can you hear me Long Beach?
Long Beach
Long Beach can you hear me?
Can you hear me Long Beach?
[Verse 2]
Master tape from the show we did at Fender's
Back in '85
Dark paisley from Retail Slut
All four of us still fresh and alive
Flashes and phosphenes
It's hard to believe that's me
Strapped in and visibly sweating
As happy as I'm ever gonna be
You're by my side (you're by my side)
Five years left on your collar (five years on your collar)
You're cashing out
All dressed up
For your date with the emergency ward
[Chorus]
Long Beach
Long Beach can you hear me?
Can you hear me Long Beach?
Long Beach
Long Beach can you hear me?
Can you hear me Long Beach?
Paid in Cocaine Q&A
Who wrote Paid in Cocaine's ?
Paid in Cocaine was written by John Darnielle.
Who produced Paid in Cocaine's ?
Paid in Cocaine was produced by Brandon Eggleston.
When did The Mountain Goats release Paid in Cocaine?
The Mountain Goats released Paid in Cocaine on Fri May 19 2017.
What did The Mountain Goats say about "Paid in Cocaine"?
John Darnielle before playing this song at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA on June 2, 2017:
“I’m going to play a song about, um – about a club I used to go to in Southern California. I saw Celtic Frost there…. I saw Megadeth there, I saw Kreator there, I think I got freaked out during the Kreator...