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The Replacements — I Will Dare
Album: Let It Be
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Released: 1984
Length: 3:15
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How young are you
How old am I
Let's count the rings
Around my eye

How smart are you
How dumb am I
Don't count any
Of my advice

Oh, 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 the winner
Fingernails and 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?

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
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 ivoryjacket88 wrote:

Just a thought, Bill and Rebecca, play Pukka Orchestra " Might As Well Be On Mars". A local Toronto band that had a minor hit in the '80's. Great tune that deserves a listen



Or if the Replacements make you think of Toronto why not ask for Change of Heart or Scott B Sympathy who are more Replacements like ...
Posted 2 years ago by wadoflove    [ Reply ]
Just a thought, Bill and Rebecca, play Pukka Orchestra " Might As Well Be On Mars". A local Toronto band that had a minor hit in the '80's. Great tune that deserves a listen
Posted 2 years ago by ivoryjacket88    [ Reply ]
 KitKatKeno wrote:
Anybody hearing The Beatle's "I'm Only Sleeping" in this?
 
No
Posted 3 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Great song on a great album!  Thanks RP.

Interesting article on some Twin Cities landmarks wrt The Mats.  One of which is the house on the album cover. 

https://www.thecurrent.org/fea...
Posted 3 years ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
Anybody hearing The Beatle's "I'm Only Sleeping" in this?
Posted 4 years ago by KitKatKeno    [ Reply ]
Most excellent album. Play more.
And solo Westerberg  for some nice pop.
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
This song makes me impossibly happy - and that's saying quite a bit!
Posted 4 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
 BuzzPete wrote:
No kidding.  I still have a few audio cassettes of Weasel shows. The disappointment I felt the first time I heard WHFS was no longer was huge.

kwink wrote:


Brother... I was a junior in whitman.. driving home 12 midnight.. windows down... WHFS was the best..

 
Then you were probs listening to Aqua man doing 11 at 11 with Catherine hangin' around...later, maybe some Damien. Gawd I miss that station! 

 

Posted 5 years ago by StfuDonny    [ Reply ]
That's what I'm talking about. Life bops on down the street, regardless of wretched days/anniversaries. Hopefully this one will help folk find what they are looking for. 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
Weasel was one of the greats!  WHSF was the kind of station that Bill would have loved I bet.
Posted 6 years ago by SusanDunlap    [ Reply ]

No kidding.  I still have a few audio cassettes of Weasel shows. The disappointment I felt the first time I heard WHFS was no longer was huge.

kwink wrote:


Brother... I was a junior in whitman.. driving home 12 midnight.. windows down... WHFS was the best..

 


Posted 7 years ago by BuzzPete    [ Reply ]
 chinaski wrote:
Ah the memories of Weasel introducing this song on WHFS in Bethesda Md. all those years ago.

 
Brother... I was a junior in whitman.. driving home 12 midnight.. windows down... WHFS was the best..
Posted 8 years ago by kwink    [ Reply ]
Soooo long since I have heard this little gem...{#Bananajam}
Posted 8 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
"How young are you? How old am I? Let's count the rings around my eyes." Has to be one of my all-time favorite lyrics! 
Posted 8 years ago by wilcogirl11    [ Reply ]
Ah the memories of Weasel introducing this song on WHFS in Bethesda Md. all those years ago.
Posted 8 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Love this!!
Posted 8 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Wow, cool retro rock groove set this morning... Polecats from '83, this gem from '84; takes me back to living on The Hill; Party Times!
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
The first song on a crackin album.  Makes me jump around in my seat looking forward to the rest of it.
Posted 9 years ago by Clark_Novato    [ Reply ]
Such a breath of fresh air when I first grabbed the vinyl and cranked it up - just because of the ballsiness of the album title, and someone had told me that they were good.

Saw them a couple of times, but that was always disappointing. 
Posted 10 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
Kind of bummed I missed this:

9/13/14

 
Posted 10 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Yeah, it sounds exactly like it, especially that guitar riff and the tempo.  Call Yoko's lawyers at once!

 
And that part where they hit a note and play music and stuff, same!
Posted 10 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 Nala wrote:
John Lennon called, he wants his melody from "I'm only sleeping" back

 
Yeah, it sounds exactly like it, especially that guitar riff and the tempo.  Call Yoko's lawyers at once!  :- ∫
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Had forgotten this song from the days when it got a lot of airplay. In retrospect always liked The Replacements but never realized that the various tracks I liked were from the same damned band. Oh ye tricksy Replacements. Off to buy the album. 
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Xstar wrote:
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}{#Bananapiano}

 

All of the above.


One of The 'Mats best songs for sure.  
Posted 10 years ago by Rick_V    [ Reply ]
 Xstar wrote:
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}{#Bananapiano}

 
Yup!
{#Dance} 
Posted 11 years ago by Zonkers    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:
I never thought I'd see this, but 265.75 MONTHS LATER, THEY"RE BACK!!
Well, half of 'em anyway...

https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/08/25/replacements-riot-fest-setlist-video-photos/

 

Oh Yeah! and The Suburbs too!
Posted 11 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
I never thought I'd see this, but 265.75 MONTHS LATER, THEY'RE BACK!!
Well, half of 'em anyway...

https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/08/25/replacements-riot-fest-setlist-video-photos/
Posted 11 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Posted 11 years ago by :+:_DL    [ Reply ]
Gary's got a boner.

LongGoneDaddy wrote:
love each other so, closer than ya know....androgynous
 


Posted 11 years ago by FallOutOfWindow    [ Reply ]
John Lennon called, he wants his melody from "I'm only sleeping" back
Posted 12 years ago by Nala    [ Reply ]
love each other so, closer than ya know....androgynous
Posted 12 years ago by LongGoneDaddy    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}{#Bananapiano}
Posted 12 years ago by Xstar    [ Reply ]
awesome
Posted 12 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]
This just doesn't do it for me. Sorry. Like the Replacements, but not this song so much.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Great band, great song, great sound.
Posted 13 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
 dthickey wrote:


Have you heard Westerberg's Ten Songs.  Talk about inconsistent.  Grandaddy is a brilliant solo but ten songs is awful.  But god I love them.  When the "mats" (as in the "placemats" a local joke at the time) played in San Diego in the early 80s they did a legendary show and end up up at a friends house for a house party and ended up screaming at the moon on the lawn and passed out on the couches.  And I missed it because of a pressing personal issue. 
 
You're 4 songs light on your album title. 

I recently listened to this again, and yes, it's wildly inconsistent, but there's some decent stuff on here, and I surely would not call it AWFUL...


Westerberg
Posted 13 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:

Damn right they were consistent!  Name another band that got so much great press every time they put out a new record and sold so few albums.

 

Have you heard Westerberg's Ten Songs.  Talk about inconsistent.  Grandaddy is a brilliant solo but ten songs is awful.  But god I love them.  When the "mats" (as in the "placemats" a local joke at the time) played in San Diego in the early 80s they did a legendary show and end up up at a friends house for a house party and ended up screaming at the moon on the lawn and passed out on the couches.  And I missed it because of a pressing personal issue. 
Posted 13 years ago by dthickey    [ Reply ]
gawdamn. awesome.
Posted 14 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 rickhoran wrote:


I wouldn't call their live performances consistent. they were probably the most erratic band i had ever seen, some of the best shows i've ever seen and some of the most horrible shows i've ever seen. it depended on how the alcohol interacted with their minds and bodies that night.

 

There's no mass appeal

Carton's asleep at the wheel

Yesterday's trash

Too bored to thrash



Posted 14 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:

Damn right they were consistent!  Name another band that got so much great press every time they put out a new record and sold so few albums.

 

I wouldn't call their live performances consistent. they were probably the most erratic band i had ever seen, some of the best shows i've ever seen and some of the most horrible shows i've ever seen. it depended on how the alcohol interacted with their minds and bodies that night.

Posted 14 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I know what you mean but did you just say the Replacements were consistent?
 


 
Damn right they were consistent!  Name another band that got so much great press every time they put out a new record and sold so few albums.

Posted 14 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 paulmack wrote:


I love this band, too, but I have never felt Paul Westerberg's solo stuff had the same consistency - some great occasional songs, in my mind, but never got me like the band as a whole, sadly.
 
I know what you mean but did you just say the Replacements were consistent?
 


Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 copymonkey wrote:

'Mats rule. Also worth checking out, any of Westerberg's solo stuff, and surprisingly, Chris Mars' (the drummer) had a couple of really good solo discs too.


 

I love this band, too, but I have never felt Paul Westerberg's solo stuff had the same consistency - some great occasional songs, in my mind, but never got me like the band as a whole, sadly.
Posted 14 years ago by paulmack    [ Reply ]
 iscoot4peace wrote:
Oh hell YEAH!  what a song to end a Monday on!
 

And what a song to start a Friday with!
Posted 15 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Oh hell YEAH!  what a song to end a Monday on!
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
 RadioDoc wrote:
They were great on a good night.  Sometimes even better on a bad night.

It takes a lot of talent to play this sloppy and still sound tight. 

 
You've got that right, RadioDoc. They were one of the best live bands I ever saw, drunk or sober. Long live The 'Mats! {#Wave}
Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]

'Mats rule. Also worth checking out, any of Westerberg's solo stuff, and surprisingly, Chris Mars' (the drummer) had a couple of really good solo discs too.


Posted 15 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
Love this song. It's in my workout songs in my ipod. I never get tired of it.
Posted 15 years ago by rowdydaisy    [ Reply ]
 Pharlap wrote:
They sound like (on a good night) they must've been great live. What a song!
  They were great on a good night.  Sometimes even better on a bad night.

It takes a lot of talent to play this sloppy and still sound tight. 

Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Hullo, boys, where ya been?
Posted 16 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
my favorite band of all time. as a group and individual releases. except tommy stinson with guns and roses. but.. anything to make money.
Posted 16 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
Yeah! Good college memories with this disc.
Posted 16 years ago by Tree_Hugger    [ Reply ]
They sound like (on a good night) they must've been great live. What a song!
Posted 16 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
Perfect, bright and lovely - one of a handful of perfect pop songs!
Posted 16 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
kevin36 wrote:
It's a "Not Joke"! Been taking lessons with Borat?
Would that make it a Not Not Joke? (sorry, trekhead, I just wandered into your domain) Certainly likeable, anyway. Nice album title, too.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
More 'Mats and Westerberg, less Elvis Costello.
Posted 17 years ago by js5280    [ Reply ]
Always fun, always welcome, always uplifting!
Posted 17 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
is this where Spoon gets their sound? I like both bands, by the way...
Posted 17 years ago by calray    [ Reply ]
Minneapolis bands are the best!!
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
just brilliant!
Posted 18 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]
I absolutely adore this song! Time to chair dance!
Posted 18 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
MJB wrote:
Lyrics are dazzling...........NOT
It's a "Not Joke"! Been taking lessons with Borat?
Posted 18 years ago by kevin36    [ Reply ]
Lyrics are dazzling...........NOT
Posted 18 years ago by MJB    [ Reply ]
YEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by satocks    [ Reply ]
rjs wrote:
Right on! More, More, More!!!
Here, Here! BTW, The 'Mats "Best Of" CD is now out! A good place to start for those who don't know about them, and another way for us diehards to contribute to Paul's IRA.
Posted 18 years ago by Zarba    [ Reply ]
A great toe-tapper! Would love to hear this one in the rotation more.
Posted 18 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
This one is a classic. As a general rule I hate bandwagons of all stripes, but I am a devoted and diehard 'Mats fan.
Posted 18 years ago by Duffalo    [ Reply ]
Westerberg and the Stinsons were great! fun fun fun!
Posted 18 years ago by LongGoneDaddy    [ Reply ]
Proof that ALL 80's music doesn't suck. An EASY 10 for me.
Posted 18 years ago by SCJoniguy    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
stevebeaver wrote:
Awesome! More 'Mats! More Westerberg!
Right on! More, More, More!!!
Posted 18 years ago by rjs    [ Reply ]
It's such a sweet, sweet love song - my favourite Replacements song...
Posted 18 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Love this song. When I was in high school, there was a radio station out of Westcon University in CT called WXCI. It was an old-school alternative station (before grunge), playing Replacements, DB's and Pet Shop Boys before they got big, etc. This song always takes me back to those days, but doesn't feel dated.
Posted 18 years ago by Waybo    [ Reply ]
Pete Buck of REM on the mandolin. I'm trying to get over the Replacements fixation I had in my 20s and 30s, but it's not easy. They were a great, great band.
Posted 18 years ago by robca    [ Reply ]
This is one of the greatest songs of the 80s by the best songwriter of the last 20 years - Paul Westerberg.
Posted 18 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
who said the 80s were a barren wasteland musically? this is flippin great!
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
A fondly remembered anthem from my high school days. Excellent excellent excellent!
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
this was my favorite album in 8th grade, it sounds just as great now. super!
Posted 19 years ago by trompetilla    [ Reply ]
first heard this song in high school....ahhh, such heady days :)
Posted 19 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
elrod wrote:
Ahhh...happy flashback to younger days. It still wears well.
My exact sentiments. And I remember hearing this on the radio, when mainstream stations still put a few hours aside for alternative (meaning quality) music.
Posted 19 years ago by lostindetroit    [ Reply ]
Ahhh...happy flashback to younger days. It still wears well.
Posted 19 years ago by elrod    [ Reply ]
most any Replacements song (esp. this one) = 10
Posted 19 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
The Paul Westerberg's band...Yeaaahhh!!! Anywheeeere is better than here... It sounds a bit Glam and I love this!!!
Posted 19 years ago by Nastychicken    [ Reply ]
How cool! I uploaded this a couple of years ago, but it was rejected. Guess Bill changed his mind. They also played my Jeff Black song early tonight. DO I feel the love or what? :)
Posted 19 years ago by sergeant_x    [ Reply ]
AliGator wrote:
W00t! Thanks to whoever uploaded this one!
your welcome.
Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
Ooops! Now I have to explain why I was bouncing up and down at work. Again. Love this album!
Posted 19 years ago by johkir    [ Reply ]
my favorite song of theirs, I think! :)
Posted 19 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
YEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAA!!! I was just about to switch the volume down and try to work-- Yea Bill a gem from one of the bast pop rock albums of all time
Posted 19 years ago by 326    [ Reply ]
WOO HOO! I saw the Replacements in a Chapel Hill NC dive when this was new. Westerberg introduced the song by saying "this is one you're supposed to like."
Posted 19 years ago by drH    [ Reply ]
pilgrim wrote:
a no-brainer-9 :nodhead:
Damn is that the truth! Recorded and played fast, an early glipse of great things to come!
Posted 19 years ago by SCTRANS    [ Reply ]
a no-brainer-9
Posted 20 years ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]
Awesome! More 'Mats! More Westerberg!
Posted 20 years ago by stevebeaver    [ Reply ]
W00t! Thanks to whoever uploaded this one!
Posted 20 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]