78 The Blizzard of 78 by The Magnetic Fields Lyrics

[Verse 1]
One ten year old was found after three weeks
In a snowdrift ten feet from his door
Some fell asleep in their cars and awakened no more

[Verse 2]
Twenty-five people died shoveling snow
Have that done by somebody you hate
One-hundred-sixty-six looters arrested, but wait

[Chorus 1]
I spent the blizzard of '78
On a commune in Northern Vermont
With all the Isaac Asimov anybody could want

[Verse 3]
Music was very much not allowed
So we said "Hey kids, let's start a band"
Proof that Ganesh loves us
There was no tape deck at hand
[Verse 4]
The first band I'd had was called "One and a Half"
We were a duo, technically
So if Tonto's Expanding Head Band was a band
So were we

[Chorus 2]
I spent the blizzard of '78
On a commune in Northern Vermont
With all the Ursula Le Guin anybody could want

[Verse 5]
I played guitar, Chris played tin cans
Caroline played tambourine
Chris was 11, Caroline 12, I 13

[Verse 6]
We called ourselves "the Black Widows"
We weren't the last nor the first
But we were almost certainly by far the worst

[Verse 7]
We made the Cramps sound orchestral
That's an achievement, I guess
As for rehearsal
We made the Shaggs sound like Yes
[Chorus 3]
I spent the blizzard of '78
On a commune in Northern Vermont
With all the Roger Zelazny anybody could want
It was hell