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This song is a tribute to former Box Tops/Big Star member Alex Chilton, credited by many as being the founder of Power Pop. He has produced several songs for The Replacements. (thanks, John - Levittown, NY)
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I recently read a Chilton interview from the 90s and when asked about this song and whether it made him feel honored or proud or something like that, Chilton responded with what sounded like a cavalier, "no."
- kevin, Reading , PA
Is the real Alex Chilton connected to the family that created Chilton auto repair, motorcycle repair and appliance repair manuals? I have a collection of over 100 Chilton, Haynes, Clymer, Motor, Glenn's and factory-issued manuals (most notably: a 1943 wartime Motor auto-repair manual with Duesenberg, Cadillac V-16 and Cord prominntly featured, a 1959 Fiat 1100 factory-issued manual and a British Leyland-issued Austin Marina shop nanual of unknown vintage)
- Darrell, Eugene, United States
Alex Chilton was originally supposed to produce "Tim", and actually started working on the album until the studio thought they needed a "bigger name" and brought in Tommy "Ramone" Erdelyi - who was unfortunately going a little deaf by this time. Some of the Chilton produced demos are still floating artound out there on bootlegs.
- Mister Whirly, Minneapolis, MN
"Feelin' like a hundred bucks/Exchanging good lucks face to face" is a reference to two Kinks albums "Face to Face" and the rare bootleg "Good Luck"
- Andrew, Bergenfield, NJ
"checkin his stash by the trash at st. mark's place" is a reference to the first time Paul Westerberg met the subject, Alex Chilton.
- Dan, Tonawanda, NY