Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illino… Read Full Bio ↴Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums for Rockville Records, before signing with Sire Records and expanding to a five-piece. Shortly after the release of the band's major label debut album Anodyne, Farrar announced his decision to leave the band due to a soured relationship with his co-songwriter Tweedy. Uncle Tupelo split on May 1, 1994, after completing a farewell tour. Following the breakup, Farrar formed Son Volt with Heidorn, while the remaining members continued as Wilco.
Although Uncle Tupelo broke up before it achieved commercial success, the band is renowned for its impact on the alternative country music scene. The group's first album, No Depression, became a byword for the genre and was widely influential. Uncle Tupelo's sound was unlike popular country music of the time, drawing inspiration from styles as diverse as the hardcore punk of The Minutemen and the country instrumentation and harmony of the Carter Family and Hank Williams. Farrar and Tweedy lyrics frequently referenced Middle America and the working class of Belleville.
Although Uncle Tupelo broke up before it achieved commercial success, the band is renowned for its impact on the alternative country music scene. The group's first album, No Depression, became a byword for the genre and was widely influential. Uncle Tupelo's sound was unlike popular country music of the time, drawing inspiration from styles as diverse as the hardcore punk of The Minutemen and the country instrumentation and harmony of the Carter Family and Hank Williams. Farrar and Tweedy lyrics frequently referenced Middle America and the working class of Belleville.
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Uncle Tupelo 89/93: An Anthology
Uncle Tupelo Lyrics
Black Eye He had a black eye He was proud of Like some of…
Chickamauga You'd never leave on your own Where you're from and where…
Effigy Last night, I saw the fire burning on the palace…
Fatal Wound Don't the lights look empty When the streets are bare Almost…
Graveyard Shift Hometown, same town blues Same old walls closing in Oh what …
Grindstone If you find yourself standing At the end of your line Lookin…
Gun Falling out the window Tripping on a wrinkle in the rugfalli…
I Got Drunk Well I took a fifth, and I poured me a…
I wanna be your dog So messed up, I want you here In my room, I…
Moonshiner I've been a moonshiner For seventeen long years And I spent …
New Madrid All my daydreams are disasters She's the one I think I…
No Depression Fear the hearts of men are failing These our latter days…
Sauget Wind It's a long way to heaven It's a short way to…
Screen Door Down here, where's we're at The weather changes, that's the …
Still Be Around I don't see you through the windshield I don't see you…
The Long Cut I've been searching and you've been gone Out looking for the…
Watch Me Fall Some folks find that their role in life is to…
Whiskey Bottle Persuaded, paraded, inebriated, and down Still aware of ever…