Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
[Verse 1]
Why's everybody acting funny?
Why's everybody look so strange?
Why's everybody look so nasty?
What do I want with all these things?
[Chorus]
I went alone down to the drugstore
I went in back and took a Coke
I stood in line and ate my Twinkies
I stood in line, I had to wait
[Verse 2]
Why's everybody acting funny?
Why's everybody look so strange?
Why's everybody look so pretty?
What do I want with all these things?
[Chorus]
I went alone down to the drugstore
I went in back and took a Coke
I stood in line and ate my Twinkies
I stood in line, I had to wait
[Outro]
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
Strange was written by Galaxie 500.
Strange was produced by Kramer.
Galaxie 500 released Strange on Fri Sep 01 1989.
In a live performance at Sydney, Dean Wareham says:
This is a song about a time I dropped acid with a couple friends of mine.
He went on further in an article with Pitchfork exclaiming:
“Strange” is about waiting in line to buy Twinkies at a convenience store on Massachusetts Avenue. I ate Twinki...
Dean Wareham in Sydney, October, 2011
Galaxie 500 on MTV’s 120 Minutes, 1990