Mike Watt Unearths 1998 Bikini Kill Cover
Watt explained his history with the tune in a statement: me and k have a two bass-only band called dos and we opened up for bikini kill once and that’s where I first witnessed this tune “rebel girl” getting played. I just knew it was there their song, the same way I first saw superchunk do “slack motherfucker” and ‘pert-near just like that time, immediately I wanted to do my own version of it. lots of times I’ve dug songs from people I’ve witnessed for the first time but this went further w/me: I wanted my way trying to feel like them, doin it. I know, kind of insane but that...
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