I Drink a Lot
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album Erica Peterson's Flaming Crib Death | |||||
| Released | 1986 | ||||
| Recorded | c. 1984–1986 | ||||
| Length | 0:48 | ||||
| Label | Self-released | ||||
| Erica Peterson's Flaming Crib Death track listing | |||||
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| "I Drink a Lot (Nice Version)" | |||||
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album The Crucial Squeegie Lip | |||||
| Released | 1987 | ||||
| Length | 1:04 | ||||
| Label | Bird o' Pray Records | ||||
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"I Drink a Lot" is a song by Ween from their 1986 cassette Erica Peterson's Flaming Crib Death. The song would reappear on the following cassette, The Crucial Squeegie Lip.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Composition and Recording[edit | edit source]
"I Drink a Lot" is a lo-fi hardcore punk song in the key of C# minor, though its sole known live performance transposed it up to F# minor.
Gene Ween sings the lead vocals and Dean Ween plays guitar and drums.
Alternate Versions[edit | edit source]
A "Nice Version" appears on Squeegie. Much in the same vein as "Boobs (Nice Version)", this version eschews drumming in favor of a soft, relaxed sound.
Live Performances[edit | edit source]
The song appears to have only been played once, at a Trenton show in 1988.[1] A recording of this performance appears on the A-side of The Live Brain Wedgie!/Wad Excerpts.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
"Drinktalk"
Q: Hi, um, there is a song "I Drink A Lot" and what's that all about?
A: Um, drinking... a lot. Its-its uh, well, Aaron's father who's a psychologist caught him once drinking and that was the inspiration for that song but we totally support and encourage young children to smoke crack and drink, a lot.
"I Drink A Lot"
My wife's fat, my brother's thin
I don't care, I drink a lot
All you people, live or not
I don't care, I drink a lot
Driving in my car behind the wheel
Out of commission
Suddenly, I'm a star
I don't care, I drink a lot, yeah
Watching you in confusion
Listening to jazz fusion
Slowly, slowly my mind rots
I don't care, I drink a lot
My wife's fat my brother's thin
I don't care, I drink a lot
"Nice Version"
My wife's fat, my brother's thin
I don't care, I drink a lot
All you people, live or not
I don't care, I drink a lot
Driving in my car behind the wheel
Hit a lady
Suddenly I'm a star
I don't care, I drink a lot, yeah!
Watching you in confusion
Listening to jazz fusion
Slowly, slowly my mind rots
I don't care, I drink a lot
My wife's fat my brother's thin
I don't care, I drink a lot
Thank you.
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
Alcohol/Drugs, Death and Injury, Fat
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Mike Banks (lost)
- Erica Peterson's Flaming Crib Death
- We Broke Up (Nice Version, lost)
- The Crucial Squeegie Lip
- The Live Brain Wedgie!/Wad Excerpts (live)
- Prime 5 (compilation)