The Modern Lovers -- "I'm Straight"
At some point or another, I could probably pick through just about every song The Modern Lovers did in their original incarnation, and maybe I will. Let's just say that if "Roadrunner" is Jonathan Richman's great statement on the eternal verities of rock and roll, then "I'm Straight" is Jonathan Richman's great statement on the eternal verities of Jonathan Richman. Odd and idiosyncratic, cutting against the grain of the times, here is a statement by someone who is not afraid to be himself, even if that means he doesn't end up getting the girl in the end. It's a good thing that Richman discovered music, because if he didn't he would probably still be stalking the girl he's addressing in this song. This is simultaneously one of the coolest and one of the geekiest songs ever.
I'm sure that hippie Johnny would agree.
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