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Are a Drag
Punk · 1999 · 12 tracks

Are a Drag

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

May 18, 1999 · Fat Wreck Chords

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A high-octane, hilarious, and surprisingly sincere celebration of musical theater through a punk lens.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Over the Rainbow
1:31
02
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
2:29
03
Science Fiction Double Feature
2:34
04
Summertime
2:09
05
Favorite Things
1:52
06
Rainbow Connection
2:18
07
Phantom of the Opera Song
1:45
08
I Sing the Body Electric
1:43
09
It’s Raining on Prom Night
2:56
10
Tomorrow
1:30
11
What I Did for Love
1:46
12
Cabaret
3:21
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden explosion of double-time drums after the iconic opening line of Over the Rainbow.
The seamless transition from the Phantom of the Opera melody into a blistering skate-punk breakdown.
Fat Mike's cheeky vocal interpolation of Cheap Trick's Surrender during the final bars of Tomorrow.
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