Alex Chilton

Album: Pleased To Meet Me (1987)
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: CHRIS MARS, PAUL WESTERBERG, TOMMY STINSON
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Third Side Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 8

  • Jd from Houston, TxThe jist of the chorus "I'm in love/ What's that song?/ I'm in love/ With that song" is it was based on the first time Paul Westerberg met Alex Chilton. To which he tells him something along the lines of "Oh I love your song! What's that song?"
  • Eb from Fl Keys, FlClassic. Pleased To Meet Me deserves to be in the top 50 rock albums of all time, and this is such a happy shout-out to Alex Chilton, who was a genius. The Replacements have influenced so much of the rock music since them, a brilliant band.
  • Ryan from Anahola, HiThis song is on Rock Band 2. R.I.P. Alex Chilton.
  • Kevin from Reading , PaI 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."
  • Darrell from Eugene, United StatesIs 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)
  • Mister Whirly from Minneapolis, MnAlex 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.
  • Andrew from Bergenfield, Nj"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"
  • Dan from Tonawanda, Ny"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.
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