Broom People
The Mountain Goats Lyrics
'36 Hudson in the garage
All sorts of junk in the unattached spare room.
Dishes in the kitchen sink
New straw for the old broom.
Friends who don't have a clue
Well meaning teachers
But down in your arms, in your arms
I am a wild creature.
Lawn two foot high with newspapers
Half eaten gallons of ice cream in the freezer
Fresh fuel for the sodium flares
I write down good reasons to freeze to death
In my spiral-ring notebook
But in the long tresses of your hair
I am a babbling brook
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The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the plural moniker. The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific John Darnielle and whatever musicians he surrounds himself with, which means that while the soundscape may change from project to project Read Full BioThe Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the plural moniker. The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific John Darnielle and whatever musicians he surrounds himself with, which means that while the soundscape may change from project to project, the overall tone and feel of Darnielle's work remains remarkably consistent. At his best, he writes finely observed, slightly surreal, impressionistic vignettes that manage to mix life as we live it with life as we wish we could live it, and as such he has more in common with a novelist than he does with the typical singer/songwriter, which is fitting, as he's also a published author. Darnielle's early Mountain Goats releases were lo-fi, cassette-recorded efforts cut with a rotating lineup of musicians, such as 1995's Nine Black Poppies and 2000's The Coroner's Gambit. By 2005's The Sunset Tree, his recordings had become cleaner and less cluttered, but his characters studies were just as vivid, and as the Mountain Goats finally cohered into a stable lineup (with Darnielle joined by Peter Hughes, Matt Douglas, and Jon Wurster), they recorded tuneful, thematically unified albums such as Beat the Champ (2015) and Goths (2017) that ranked with their finest work.
Darnielle began the new millennium with The Coroner's Gambit for Absolutely Kosher before signing to 4AD for the release of the surprisingly polished Tallahassee in 2002. We Shall All Be Healed followed in 2004, and one year later, Darnielle was back with The Sunset Tree. Remaining as prolific as ever, Darnielle turned away from the intensity of The Sunset Tree for a calmer, more reflective set of songs on 2006's Get Lonely. The accessible and assured Heretic Pride appeared in 2008. Next up was the Bible verse-inspired The Life of the World to Come, the group's sixth album for 4AD, in 2010. Switching to Merge Records in 2011, Darnielle released All Eternals Deck, which was recorded in four different studios in Brooklyn, Boston, North Carolina, and Florida with four different producers -- John Congleton, Scott Solter, Brandon Eggleston, and Morbid Angel guitarist and Hate Eternal frontman Erik Rutan -- helming various tracks. That year the band was also handpicked by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that he was curating in Minehead, England, but they were ultimately unable to appear due to scheduling issues.
Darnielle began the new millennium with The Coroner's Gambit for Absolutely Kosher before signing to 4AD for the release of the surprisingly polished Tallahassee in 2002. We Shall All Be Healed followed in 2004, and one year later, Darnielle was back with The Sunset Tree. Remaining as prolific as ever, Darnielle turned away from the intensity of The Sunset Tree for a calmer, more reflective set of songs on 2006's Get Lonely. The accessible and assured Heretic Pride appeared in 2008. Next up was the Bible verse-inspired The Life of the World to Come, the group's sixth album for 4AD, in 2010. Switching to Merge Records in 2011, Darnielle released All Eternals Deck, which was recorded in four different studios in Brooklyn, Boston, North Carolina, and Florida with four different producers -- John Congleton, Scott Solter, Brandon Eggleston, and Morbid Angel guitarist and Hate Eternal frontman Erik Rutan -- helming various tracks. That year the band was also handpicked by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that he was curating in Minehead, England, but they were ultimately unable to appear due to scheduling issues.
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Dave Marriott
36 parrots, some are galahs.
All sorts of funk in the unattached bling room.
Fishes in the kitchen sink.
More grapes for the old baboon.
Cover band slaughters Waterloo.
Well meaning peaches.
But down in your arms, I am a wild teacher.
Floor two foot high with newspaper.
White carpet covered in care Bears.
Half eaten gallons of beetroot in Ibiza.
Brick wall built from alien flares.
I write down good reasons for bees on meth.
In my sparrow wing notebook.
But in the long dresses of Ru Paul.
I am a battling frooooooggggg!
Devin Earls
'36 Hudson in the garage
All sorts of junk in the unattached spare room
Dishes in the kitchen sink
New straw for the old broom
Friends who don't have a clue
Well-meaning teachers
But down in your arms, in your arms
I am a wild creature
Floor two-foot high with newspapers
White carpet thick with pet hair
Half-eaten gallons of ice cream in the freezer
Fresh fuel for the sodium flares
I write down good reasons to freeze to death
In my spiral ring notebook
But in the long tresses of your hair
I am a babbling brook
Anna Bissonnette
I'm kind of in love with this song..... It makes me feel better, yet somehow worse? Idk, I'm crazy : \
ben nu
I mean, fuck everything, right? <3
MithmMuse Games
@Jonathan Gregoire yeah but you are
MithmMuse Games
@Jess Day can you not ASERT YOUR FUCKING BULLSHIT PHYSCO ANYLISATIONS OF A SONG ABOUT WALKING YOUR DOG
Jonathan Gregoire
You're not alone!
Jess Day
I agree, I think its the beautiful catharsis
twentymooseman
The album as a whole is about his childhood. His step father was abusive and regularly beat him. I think the first verse is addressed to his stepfather with the last couple of lines and is about living with the abuse. The second verse is addressed to his girlfriend who comforted him. So I think that in a general sense, you're right. It's about trying not to slip in the face of adversity and finding peace in someone or something.
dcpzimbabwe
wow, had no idea about his personal history. thought it was a song about the disparate strands of meaning that engulf every moment, but i guess that's his brilliance, fans find their own meaning in the music
Brooks Macdonald
36 Hudson in the garage
All sorts of junk in the unattached 36 Hudson
Dishes in the 36 Hudson
New straw for the old 36 Hudson
Friends who don't have a 36 Hudson
Well meaning 36 Hudson
But down in your arms, in your arms
I am a 36 Hudson
Dave Marriott
36 parrots, some are galahs.
All sorts of funk in the unattached bling room.
Fishes in the kitchen sink.
More grapes for the old baboon.
Cover band slaughters Waterloo.
Well meaning peaches.
But down in your arms, I am a wild teacher.
Floor two foot high with newspaper.
White carpet covered in care Bears.
Half eaten gallons of beetroot in Ibiza.
Brick wall built from alien flares.
I write down good reasons for bees on meth.
In my sparrow wing notebook.
But in the long dresses of Ru Paul.
I am a battling frooooooggggg!