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The Judybats — Native Son
Album: Native Son
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Released: 1991
Length: 3:13
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Native son
What have you done
Where have you been
Who do you know
Where have you been
Who do you know?

Nothing
No one
Nowhere
Mainly devil-may-care
Nothing
No one
Nowhere
I'm still picking things
From the air

Dizzy boy
Is there still joy
In being free
And in between
In being free
And in between?

Nothing
No one
Nowhere
Mainly devil-may-care
Nothing
No one
Nowhere
I'm still picking things
From the air
Dizzy boy
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Wow, feel like I should have heard this before given the style and year. I guess it was probably inhibited by the chorus which isn’t quite hook-y enough to be on the national radio at the time.
Posted 3 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
 MrMan wrote:

Holy crap...I haven't heard this since I left Chicago (WXRT used to play it.) What a great tune! Thanks!



Love XRT.  Chicago's finest rock.  :)
Posted 3 years ago by pomalley    [ Reply ]
 MrMan wrote:
Holy crap...I haven't heard this since I left Chicago (WXRT used to play it.) What a great tune! Thanks!
 
Wish XRT still played music like this. Sadly they've become more classic than alternative rock. 
Posted 3 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Holy crap! I haven't heard this song in almost 30 years and had totally forgotten about it. Thanks for spinning it Bill!
Posted 3 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Yes! More JudyBats please!!!
Posted 4 years ago by bruz    [ Reply ]
This. Yes. Please. Thanks.
Posted 4 years ago by bhallmark    [ Reply ]
Got to see these folks live a few times in grad school. Always an entertaining show, and always in small enough venues that we got to hang out with the band at the bar after the shows. They were a fun bunch. 
Posted 4 years ago by TLynneHenry    [ Reply ]
 MrMan wrote:
Holy crap...I haven't heard this since I left Chicago (WXRT used to play it.) What a great tune! Thanks!
 
Yep, I remember it from XRT as well and I had not heard it since either.  Viva RP!
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Thank you for that blast. I just relived a brief memory of more carefree days of college. 
Posted 4 years ago by Sophiagrrl    [ Reply ]
Wow!  I had this album back in college.  really loved it.  Thanks RP!  Truly a blast from the past.
Posted 4 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
I just saw an image of a woman eating a bat from a wet market in China in light of the pandemic we are in, so seeing this band's name is triggering some emotions.
Posted 4 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear this nugget.  Truly eclectic!
Posted 4 years ago by billybob123    [ Reply ]
It's been awhile since I've heard the JudyBats. Nice!
Posted 4 years ago by mbolch30307    [ Reply ]
Hey boys and girls... can you say, "This Sucks?"
Posted 19 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
Holy crap...I haven't heard this since I left Chicago (WXRT used to play it.) What a great tune! Thanks!
Posted 19 years ago by MrMan    [ Reply ]
8)
Posted 19 years ago by 54-40    [ Reply ]
Love the Judybats. They came out with a self-produced CD in 2000 (Judybats '00) that also was excellent. More, please!
Posted 19 years ago by mbolch30307    [ Reply ]
Heathen wrote:
How did I miss this band? Digging this song.... must check out thier other work... :D/
I've never heard anything from this album, but "pain makes you beautiful" is awesome. I highly recommend it. Whatever happened to the Judy Bats? Anyone know?
Posted 19 years ago by klgs24    [ Reply ]
DownHomeGirl wrote:
best thing I've seen in any song comment yet
I'm guessing you're a girl, so it's a little tricky, but I'm thinking along the lines of," There's no WAY this looks like a piano player." (For Alchemist)
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
How did I miss this band? Digging this song.... must check out thier other work... \:D/
Posted 20 years ago by Heathen    [ Reply ]
still awesome
Posted 20 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Alchemist wrote:
OK, here's one for strange associations - I have a Judybats T-shirt from years ago from the "Down in the shacks(?) where the satillite dishes grow" album, which features a rather abstract, organic-looking image of satillite dishes. While at the grocery store, this young Chinese girl approached me and asked quite matter-of-factly, "Is that a penis on your shirt?". To this day I'm not sure what the proper come-back should have been!
best thing I've seen in any song comment yet
Posted 20 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
Alchemist wrote:
While at the grocery store, this young Chinese girl approached me and asked quite matter-of-factly, "Is that a penis on your shirt?". To this day I'm not sure what the proper come-back should have been!
Well, were you happy to see her?
Posted 20 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
OK, here's one for strange associations - I have a Judybats T-shirt from years ago from the "Down in the shacks(?) where the satillite dishes grow" album, which features a rather abstract, organic-looking image of satillite dishes. While at the grocery store, this young Chinese girl approached me and asked quite matter-of-factly, "Is that a penis on your shirt?". To this day I'm not sure what the proper come-back should have been!
Posted 20 years ago by Alchemist    [ Reply ]
The Judy Bats! What a blast from the past! I listened to this band a lot in my early 20's...and now I'm seeing big similarities between their sound and old Pixies stuff!
Posted 20 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
haven't heard this since college!
Posted 20 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]