The Minutemen - WE JAM ECONO - History Lesson Part II

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Uploaded by on Jul 22, 2007

This is from the end of the WE JAM ECONO documentary, which tells the story of the legendary California punk rock group the Minutemen. At the end of the film here, we see bassist Mike Watt tell us that meeting D. Boon changed his life, much in the way that their fans were changed by their music.

As the film closes, we're given an acoustic performance of "History Lesson Pt. II" from the album "Double Nickels on the Dime". The song seems somewhat sad here as we say good by to one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

Closing out, Mike Watt notes happily that "we jam econo". Rest in peace, D.

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  • you know the title of the book "Our Band Could Be Your Life" came from this song?

    It's a really good book. Anyone who listens to 80's indie rock needs to have this book.

  • @lirannine yes, I've read pieces of it. I've thought about buying it for the sections on Black Flag and Beat Happening :)

  • Who was that driving and going on about not building an army of robots at the beginning of the video?

  • @FlatLand43 Mike Watt

  • I'm sorry but could anyone tell me what he died from? I'm high as... and can't find any reason D should be dead...

  • @FucklyDuckly Yes it was a car accident. He was in a van, lying down in the back with a fever and when the fan flipped he was thrown from the rear, breaking his neck. Damn sad.

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  • i hate saying 'fanboy' shit like this, but this genuinely is an album everyone has to listen before they die.

  • Words cannot explain how much I adore this band, this song, these men, and everything the saying We Jam Econo is about. This is so bittersweet, it gets me to tears ever time. We Jam Econo became a saying I use in everyday life, and this band really changed my life. Just like how punk rock changed theirs. I love how this is an end to The Minutemen, but a beginning to fIREHOSE, another love of mine. THIS, is what the 80's mean to me.

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  • hard to listen to this and not get a little veclempt ,  RIP D. BOONE !!!!

  • @MiaSHolley fIREHOSE reunited!

  • @rss313 i bought it for Minutemen, Black Flag, Mission of Burma, and Mudhoney :)

  • Minutemen changed our lives!!!!!!

  • @FlatLand43 Mike Watt you dumbarse lol jokes hes old lookin now

  • Punk rock changed our lives!!!!!!!

  • @enriquezmike yo, i saw this on netflix.

  • Man, I could listen to Mike Watt talk all day.

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