Cut Your Hair
Pavement · Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement [2010]
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Darlin' don't you go and cut your hair
Do you think it's gonna make him change?
"I'm just a boy with a new haircut"
And that's a pretty nice haircut
Charge it like a puzzle
Hit men wearing muzzles
Hesitate you die
Look around, around
The second drummer drowned
His telephone is found
(ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
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Music scene is crazy
Bands start up each and every day
I saw another one just the other day
A special new band
I remember lying
I don't remember a line
I don't remember a word
But I don't care, I care, I really don't care
Did you see the drummer's hair?
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Advertising looks and chops a must
No big hair!
Songs mean a lot when songs are bought
And so are you
Face right down to the practice room
tension and fame's our career
career, career, career
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Cut Your Hair
Pavement's "Cut Your Hair" stands as a defining track from their 1994 debut, "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain," and remains a staple of the shoegaze and indie rock canon. The song exemplifies the band's signature blend of distorted guitars, ethereal vocals, and introspective lyrics that captured the angst of the mid-90s. Featured on the 2010 compilation "Quarantine the Past," the recording showcases the group's ability to create dense, atmospheric soundscapes that have influenced countless subsequent artists. Its enduring popularity reflects the song's ability to resonate across generations, serving as a touchstone for fans of alternative rock and the specific sonic textures pioneered by M. Ward and the Pavement collective during their formative years.