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The Replacements — Skyway
Album: Pleased to Meet Me
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Released: 1987
Length: 2:02
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You take the skyway, high above the busy little one-way
In my stupid hat and gloves, at night I lie awake
Wonderin' if I'll sleep
Wonderin' if we'll meet out in the street

But you take the skyway
It don't move at all like a subway
It's got bums when it's cold like any other place
It's warm up inside
Sittin' down and waitin' for a ride
Beneath the skyway

Oh, then one day, I saw you walkin' down that little one-way
Where, the place I'd catch my ride most everyday
There wasn't a damn thing I could do or say
Up in the skyway

Skyway
Skyway (sky away)
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 treatment_bound wrote:

It's got bums when it's cold...





wow. it looks like pittsburgh, pa but i'm sure it isn't...

anyway, love this song. haven't heard it in years. glad it came up on My Favorites mix today.
Posted 2 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Love the Replacements and the skyways in Mpls.
Posted 11 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
Great album, but not a great song. There is much better to choose from on this lp. A lot more if you go back further.
Posted 11 years ago by rotten    [ Reply ]
ahhh. love.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 gobits wrote:
So, so, tune. Wasn't all that impressed. I know RP can do a lot better...
 
wah

It's just one song; there'll be more tunes.  {#Wink}


Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]

It's got bums when it's cold...



Posted 13 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
I love the Replacements - "You be me for awhile, and I'll be you..." {#Bounce}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 Middleton wrote:
Always makes me miss Minneapolis....  {#Daisy}
 

Yup...the song really captures the city.
Posted 13 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
So, so, tune. Wasn't all that impressed. I know RP can do a lot better...
Posted 14 years ago by gobits    [ Reply ]
I think they need to be replaced
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
My favorite 'Mats tune. It has helped me wake up and face the day countless times. Thanks Bill. {#Wave}
Posted 14 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
Always makes me miss Minneapolis....  {#Daisy}
Posted 14 years ago by Middleton    [ Reply ]
 iNiCHi wrote:
'skI-"wA
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i live in the Replacement's home town, and a recently had a cousin visit from out of state. Our elaborate skyway system came up in conversation and he had no idea what i was talking about. so, to clarify for those who may not know, a skyway is that enclosed bridge walkway thing between buildings—skyscrapers usually, and usually a story or two above the street. ...not sure about other cities, but they are everywhere in Minneapolis—probably because it sucks walking outside in the winter—and have shops and various vendors along them.
 

Nope, don't have 'em. Sunny and 75 degrees in the winter, and summer, in San Diego.{#Nyah}
Posted 14 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Great album.

It's amazing this is the only cut off of it on the Main.

Bizarre.

Oh. The other ones lean a little Power Poppy. {#Naughty}
Posted 15 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 Zweiblumen wrote:
Sure sounds like a replacement. Gotta give it up for people who know their limitations and name themselves accordingly :)
 
From Wiki:

 

After the other band members discovered first-generation English punk bands like The Clash, Dogbreath changed their name to The Impediments and played a drunken performance without Tommy Stinson at a church hall gig in June 1980. After being banned from the venue for disorderly behaviour, they changed their name to the Replacements. In an unpublished memoir, Mars later explained the band's choice of name: "Like maybe the main act doesn't show, and instead the crowd has to settle for an earful of us dirtbags. <...> It seemed to sit just right with us, accurately describing our collective 'secondary' social esteem".

 


Posted 15 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
OMG. i love it.
Posted 15 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 Death_to_Clear_Channel wrote:
Songs do not get more beautifully simple than this one. No matter what climate you live in.
 
Amen...an all-time favorite.

Posted 15 years ago by azdcryan    [ Reply ]
i miss the skyway in MPLS. i haven't been there in 16 years.
Posted 15 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
I still love you Paul.
Posted 15 years ago by Daffodilly    [ Reply ]
iNiCHi wrote:
'skI-"wA ---------- i live in the Replacement's home town, and a recently had a cousin visit from out of state. Our elaborate skyway system came up in conversation and he had no idea what i was talking about. so, to clarify for those who may not know, a skyway is that enclosed bridge walkway thing between buildings--skyscrapers usually, and usually a story or two above the street. ...not sure about other cities, but they are everywhere in Minneapolis--probably because it sucks walking outside in the winter--and have shops and various vendors along them.
We usually use underground cities here in Canuckistan... Toronto's PATH and Montreal's RESU are two of the largest in the world. When I heard Skyway, I thought of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_N._Allan_Skyway_Bridge Good song, though. :)
Posted 16 years ago by canadave    [ Reply ]
Imkirok wrote:
Here's to a beautiful day in Minneapolis, cranking up RP and the 'Mats!!! And yes, skyways are a vital part of surviving up here in the artic hinter land.
Ja sure, you betcha!
Posted 16 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
As beautiful a song as has ever been written. Greatness. PWIG!!!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
Great song ...amazing band, more Paul, more Replacements!
Posted 17 years ago by go_ski_mully    [ Reply ]
JJAB wrote:
I love the skyways in the city! I live in minniapolis so i know egcactly how it is in the city! i think this song is pretty good. it could be a bit better though. well i liked it. it was a bit boring but still. it was pretty amusing!
Jeez, you'd think you would know how to spell the name of your home city, but that seems to not be your only problem. Make up your F*&%#@ng mind! Is it good or not? IT'S GOOD!
Posted 17 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
Death_to_Clear_Channel wrote:
Songs do not get more beautifully simple than this one. No matter what climate you live in.
Amen to that!
Posted 17 years ago by Zarba    [ Reply ]
Short
Posted 18 years ago by Malc    [ Reply ]
Songs do not get more beautifully simple than this one. No matter what climate you live in.
Posted 18 years ago by Death_to_Clear_Channel    [ Reply ]
I love the skyways in the city! I live in minniapolis so i know egcactly how it is in the city! i think this song is pretty good. it could be a bit better though. well i liked it. it was a bit boring but still. it was pretty amusing!
Posted 18 years ago by JJAB    [ Reply ]
10. love this song. love(d) this band.
Posted 18 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
lotus_65 wrote:
minneapolitans unite! great song! (i mean seriously, come on over for some hot dish... )
Here's to a beautiful day in Minneapolis, cranking up RP and the 'Mats!!! And yes, skyways are a vital part of surviving up here in the artic hinter land.
Posted 18 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
Sure sounds like a replacement. Gotta give it up for people who know their limitations and name themselves accordingly :)
Posted 18 years ago by Zweiblumen    [ Reply ]
lotus_65 wrote:
minneapolitans unite! great song! (i mean seriously, come on over for some hot dish... )
word for the minnesota homies, dontchya know
Posted 19 years ago by stickittotheman    [ Reply ]
minneapolitans unite! great song! (i mean seriously, come on over for some hot dish... )
Posted 19 years ago by lotus_65    [ Reply ]
Freebish wrote:
Hey… it's the King of the Hill theme music guys!
:headshake: That's the Refreshments.
Posted 19 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Hey… it's the King of the Hill theme music guys!
Posted 19 years ago by Freebish    [ Reply ]
Excellent! More Mats!
Posted 19 years ago by Veritas    [ Reply ]
'skI-"wA ---------- i live in the Replacement's home town, and a recently had a cousin visit from out of state. Our elaborate skyway system came up in conversation and he had no idea what i was talking about. so, to clarify for those who may not know, a skyway is that enclosed bridge walkway thing between buildings--skyscrapers usually, and usually a story or two above the street. ...not sure about other cities, but they are everywhere in Minneapolis--probably because it sucks walking outside in the winter--and have shops and various vendors along them.
Posted 19 years ago by iNiCHi    [ Reply ]
Yea!
Posted 19 years ago by drH    [ Reply ]