DC Won't Do You No Good
"DC Won't Do You No Good" is a song by Ween. Released in 2010, it is known as Ween's last officially released song to date, and their only official non-archival release since La Cucaracha.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
In 2010, "DC Won't Do You No Good" was released exclusively on The Right Track: Tunes to Target Cancer on the website of the Target Cancer Foundation.[1]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"DC Won't Do You No Good" is in the key of G major.
The lead vocals are sung by Gene Ween.
Live Performances[edit | edit source]
"DC Won't Do You No Good" dates back to at least December of 2006, when it was played at a concert for World Cafe Live with Chris Harford & The Band of Changes.[2] The lineup for the show included Harford on vocals and guitar, Gene Ween on vocals and keyboard, Dean Ween on electric guitar, and Dave Dreiwitz on bass. The song was then performed live by Ween only once, in the spring of 2007.[3] However, the Gene Ween Band played the song a number of times in 2008–2009.[4] Gener also released a demo version (under his real name, Aaron Freeman) on his SoundCloud in 2012.[5]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
My baby stayed with D.C. for the weekend
Shinin’ up his goose when I was gone
Her daddy went and picked me up on Monday
Told me where her little girl had gone
But D.C. was a bad manPickin’ it up and falling back again
Let me take you home, take you home
‘Cause D.C. won’t do you no good
Thought it was a dreamPennies down on a bad hand
Tellin’ me why you was gonna change
Real life was likeDust on a poor man’s shoes
Still he stole your heart away
But D.C. was a bad manPickin’ it up and falling back again
Let me take you home, take you home
‘Cause D.C. won’t do you no good
But D.C. was a bad manPickin’ it up and falling back again
Let me take you home, take you home
‘Cause D.C. won’t do you no good
Let me take you home, take you home‘Cause D.C. won’t do you no good[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100205224147/http://www.righttracktunes.org/
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2006/12/08/6586600/chris-harford-the-band-of-changes-in-concert
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=Ween&song_id=259
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=259
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-5UcB0PO2Y
- ↑ Transcribed by Thefakemrsmoltz