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Published on Sep 18, 2012

Mountain Goats' John Darnielle explains "Harlem Roulette" and its connection to the late Frankie Lymon.

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  • merrychrimbus

    merrychrimbus 8 months ago

    john darnielle: perfect person

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  • ShouldBeKorean

    ShouldBeKorean 8 months ago

    I'm counting the days till October 2nd.

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  • Encyclopedophile

    Encyclopedophile 2 weeks ago

    Well, according to wikipedia he indeed has a degree in English. That's pretty hella.

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  • Matt H

    Matt H 1 month ago

    That's because he is an English teacher.

    Duh.

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  • NeonC0wboy

    NeonC0wboy 1 month ago

    he definitely has the look of academia about him. I could picture him lecturing.

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  • Encyclopedophile

    Encyclopedophile 1 month ago

    John Darnielle looks like an English teacher. Don't know why, I just get that vibe from him.

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  • logicwillprevail1

    logicwillprevail1 2 months ago

    I honestly like this version better than the recorded one. Hearing the bare bones of the tune and lyrics really makes me appreciate it.  I kind of found Transcendental Youth a bit overproduced, not that it's not great.

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  • Stephen Wilke

    Stephen Wilke 5 months ago

    Such a beautiful song, an amazing person, and a gorgeous guitar

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  • MarlonOwnsYourCake

    MarlonOwnsYourCake 5 months ago

    I'm counting the days til December 10th

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  • yankee1151

    yankee1151 6 months ago

    I love this (and JD) so much.

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  • holycrow79

    holycrow79 6 months ago

    Classy as hell, John. RIP Frankie Lymon.

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  • Ben Caro

    Ben Caro 6 months ago

    He's concentrating so hard on not simply exploding.

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