| Only Takes a Few | |
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Album |
tick, tick... BOOM! (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) |
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Released |
November 12, 2021 |
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Artist |
The Mountain Goats |
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Previous Track |
"Out Of My Dreams" (Veronica Jackson) |
Only Takes a Few is a song originally by Jonathan Larson. The Mountain Goats covered it on tick, tick... BOOM! (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film); their cover plays over the film's credits.
Lyrics[]
Almost missed this one, he said I stared at the honky-tonk piano Sure beats living in town The beach is a half a mile away Not much of the cat, I said He stared down underneath the couch It doesn't matter much to me Not gonna beat it, anyway It only takes a few cents more to go first class First class only takes a few It only takes a few cents more to go first class First class only takes a few It's called quintessence, I said She stared at an Oreo cookie in black and white After water, earth, air and fire The fifth and highest plane Lobster okay? she said I stared at her refrigerator door There'll be enough for the guy in the attic What's his name? It only takes a few cents more to go first class First class only takes a few It only takes a few cents more to go first class First class only takes a few Shared a floor with Nashville The burger queen bought herself a pearl A bloke named Boob McNutt bounced in With art and a very pretty Kelly Girl Downstairs, two Spanish lovers were singing along With some domestic Don Juan I had to pinch myself, what a hell of a house I'd stumbled on June, July, August, she said They stared at the summer about to fade away Damn good three months of my life I remember now what living is The cat's now a cat, I say You stare at the honky-tonk piano man Watch your step I just met Oliver, the lobster's his It only takes a few good friends to be first class First class only takes a few It only takes a few good friends to be first class First class only takes a few First class only takes a few It only takes a few It only takes a few It only takes a few Long live the island Long live the island Long live the island
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "We were in rehearsals for the August tour when we knocked out a song for this, it’s up on the streaming services today & is a hoot. @erinmckeown on the track!" -- Twitter
- "It's from one of Larson's demos." -- Twitter
- "I see that my bribe to force someone to put our track in the bumper instead of the obvious giant emotional banger has been pocketed and then ignored. Whatever!" -- Twitter
Things Referenced in this Song[]
- Boob McNutt was a comic strip written by Rube Goldberg that ran from 1918 to 1934. The titular character McNutt's love interest was a woman named Pearl; the "pearl" in the line previous may be a reference to this.
- "Kelly girl" was a term for a female temp worker in postwar America, named for the Kelly Services staffing company.
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
- 2024-04-06 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA
- 2024-04-08 - Victory Theatre - Evansville, IN
- 2024-04-09 - Kalamazoo State Theatre - Kalamazoo, MI
- 2024-04-10 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
- 2024-04-12 - Palace Theatre - Saint Paul, MN
- 2024-04-13 - The City Center - Champaign, IL
- 2024-04-15 - Washington's - Fort Collins, CO
- 2024-04-16 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
- 2024-04-17 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
- 2024-04-19 - The Stiefel Theatre - Salina, KS
- 2024-04-20 - Delmar Hall - Saint Louis, MO
- 2024-04-21 - The Caverns - Pelham, TN
- 2024-04-22 - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC