I will dare.

This was the song the Replacments were playing when they broke up during a radio simulcast at Chicago's Taste of Chicago.

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Wiki: Replacements

They are:

The Replacements (also known as The 'Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the band's name was 'The Placemats', which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They began as a punk rock outfit, along with other hometown heroes Hüsker Dü, but they gradually shifted to a more mainstream, blues-influenced rock style. Loud and exuberant, the band featured guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bassist Tommy Stinson, and drummer Chris Mars. Bassist Tommy Stinson was just 12 years old when the group first formed.

Breakup (1991-Present)

On July 4th, 1991, the band officially broke up following a frantic Taste of Chicago performance in Grant Park, referred to by fans as "It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Roadie Plays" because each member disappeared during the set, their respective roadies taking their places. This show was broadcast by Chicago radio station WXRT. There are several bootlegs floating around the internet.


On Bolt: Replacements.

I Will Dare

The Replacements

How young are you?

How old am I?

Let’s count the rings around my eyes.

How smart are you?

How dumb am I?

Don’t count any of my advice.
Meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime,

Now I don’t care, meet me tonight;

If you will dare, I might dare.
Call me on Thursday, if you will.

Or call me on Wednesday, better still.

Ain’t lost yet, so I gotta be a winner,

Fingernails and a cigarettes a lousy dinner.

Young, are you?
Meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime.

Now, I don’t care, meet me tonight;

If you will dare, I will dare.
Meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime.

Now, I don’t care, meet me tonight;

If you will dare, I will dare.
How young are you?

How old am I?

Let’s count the rings around my eyes.

How smart are you?

How smart are you?

How dumb am I?

Dumb am I….
Meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime.

Now, I don’t care, meet me tonight;

If you will dare, I will dare.
Meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime.

Now, I don’t care, meet me tonight;

If you will dare, I will dare.

The Replacements: Achin to Be.




Well, she's kind of like an artist
Sittin' on the floor
Never finishes what she abandons
Never shows a soul

And she's kind of like a movie
Everyone rushes to see
And no one understands it
Sittin' in their seats

She opens her mouth to speak and
What comes out's a mystery
Thought about, not understood
She's achin' to be

Well, she dances alone in nightclubs
Every other day of the week
People look right through her
Baby doll, check your cheek

And she's kind of like a poet
Who finds it hard to speak
Poems come so slowly
Like the colors dyed in sheets

She opens her mouth to speak and
What comes out's a mystery
Thought about, not understood
She's achin' to be

I've been achin' for a while now, friend
I've been achin' hard for years

Yeah, she's kind of like an artist
Who uses paints no more
You never show me what you're doing
Never show a soul

Well, I saw one of your pictures
There was nothin' that I could see
If no one's on your canvas
Well, I'm achin' to be

She closes her mouth to speak and
Closes her eyes to see
Thought about and only loved
She's achin' to be
Just like me