Aquarium Drunkard has an awesome, awesome discussion of Can’t Hardly Wait (and even a Part II). Read all the comments, and prepare to lose a chunk of your afternoon. I love Can’t Hardly Wait (I…
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Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: Covered
It’s time to wrap up my little nerdy journey through the history of one song. This week’s videos show that there are a lot of bands who are also fans of this song. The only…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: Sing-Along
The concept of the live show sing-along seems silly at times. Sometimes the song seems purposely written for drunken fans to shout the chorus. Kiss – Rock And Roll All Nite and pretty much every…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: The Return
This week features a video from Paul Westerberg’s solo debut on Saturday Night Live. His return to the show was a bit surprising, considering after the 1985 Mats’ wild appearance was met with the anger…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: The Last
After Pleased To Meet Me, Can’t Hardly Wait was pretty much unchanged when the Mats’ played it live. Their live act found a touch of stability as they played larger venues and did an opening…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: Memphis
This week contains a double shot of Can’t Hardly Wait. They are taken from the recording sessions for Pleased To Meet Me in Memphis produced by Jim Dickinson, producer of Big Star’s Third/Sister Lovers. The…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: From An Airshaft
This week’s CHW comes from a turning point in the band’s future. After lengthy touring in support of Let It Be, The Mats went into the studio with Alex Chilton in January of 1985 to…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: Work In Progress
This week’s Can’t Hardly Wait comes from the First Avenue mainroom on September 1st of 1984. A bold choice, leading off your hometown set with a song you haven’t nailed down the lyrics for. No…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: Origins
To me, it’s one of the defining songs of the Replacements. Ranging from 2 years prior to it’s ‘official’ release in 1986 until the 2nd to last song played at their Grant Park farewell, this…