Lame Claim to Fame

[mrmeadows]

It's early, and I've only been able to listen to the album a couple of times, but at this moment this song is my favorite original on the album. Love the raw, rockabilly sound (SCOTS style, with a touch of Rev. Horton Heat), and the subject matter is excellent. The

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Kevin Bacon

line may be one of the funniest, and most clever on the album.

[Skippy]

The

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Kevin Bacon

line may be one of the funniest, and most clever on the album.

YES. One of the laugh-out-loud moments for me on my first listen. Clever, subtle and brilliantly executed.

[Kevbo1987]

The

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Kevin Bacon

line may be one of the funniest, and most clever on the album.

Most definitely. I had a genuine belly laugh when I heard that line.

[MandatoryPun]

Strong track-2 lead-original. Not too familiar with SCOTS, but I like the style and the jokes are fantastic.

[Teh Dingo]

When I met Al the first time, I actually joked with someone the next day about

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wondering if this means I have a Kevin Bacon number now

I barely remember seeing SCOTS on MTV, so that was pretty much all my knowledge of this band going in. I'm a huge fan of the bands done on First World Problems and My Own Eyes, so those were slam dunks for me before I heard them (And after I heard them too) , but this song sneaked up on me. Absolutely loved it. Just good funky rocking and hilarious to boot.

[NDBois]

Musically, some lines really remind me of Genius in France. This song definitely grew on me the second time around.

[Teh Dingo]

I wonder how many people actually get the line about the Prince of Nigeria now. Time marches on

[Bruce the Duck]

I loved that line!

[Mystik Tomato]

That and the YouTube comment ones were the best in the song.

And rhyming Steven Seagal with bathroom stall is just... genius.

[weird user]

This song was great. Though it's amazing that he calls it a claim to fame just because he knows people who know celebrities, or has done the same things as them, in addition to times when he actually has encountered many celebrities. Though I guess this would be more common in places like Hollywood and New York City. But can a person consider him or herself famous just because they know/met so many celebrities (though if they personally know a lot of celebrities without actually being in show business or a member of the press, that would be a big accomplishment)?