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Man someone just did Big Star’s Thirteen. And I first heard that as Garbage’s b-side cover, and then Alex Chilton’s original,...

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Man someone just did Big Star’s Thirteen. And I first heard that as Garbage’s b-side cover, and then Alex Chilton’s original, and both of those had enough longing vulnerability

But he did it in a Bob Dylan style and it suddenly struck me how much different it is if you don’t assume the singer’s character is also thirteen

Related: this was the first time I actually noticed the lyrics to Heart’s Magic Man and jesus

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