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Looks So Easy (When You're Young)
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Looks So Easy (When You're Young) was the debut 45 for the New York City Punk Rock HardCore pioneers "Victims of Society". Features Matty Walsh-Vocals, Scott Robinson-Bass, Steve Meko-Guitars,and Phil Portuesi-Drums.Trebb Records/1983.
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Sonic Reducing Punk
Victims of Society - New York City Hardcore Band. Matty Walsh - Vocals Scott Robinson - Bass Steve Meko - Guitars Phil Portuesi - Drums (1983) Bobby Lee Moller - Drums (1984)
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Genre
Rock • Punk
Charts
Peak #146
Peak in subgenre #10
Author
Walsh/Robinson
Rights
1983 MiniTrue Music
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January 16, 2003
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MP3 3.1 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
Sort of a follow-up to Jim Carrolls "People that Died", "Looks So Easy" looks at the actual lives of lyricist Matty Walsh's friends - Dreams of Youth vs. the cold reality of the adult World.
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Looks So Easy (When You’re Young) Lyrics-Matt Walsh / Music-Scott Robinson Bobby’s got a job selling cars Jimmy spends his time tending bars Tommy’s a cop walking a beat Mary’s out walking on 42nd street Jack got himself killed in a fight While Joey drives a cab late at night You know we all had our dreams But life is tougher than it seems It looks so easy when you are young It looks so easy when you are young Michelle’s committed to an insane ward Harry hung himself with an extension cord Paul hit the lotto, he’s a millionaire And Johnny’s out collecting welfare Larry’s in the service, probably for life And Phillip’s in Jail for killing his wife You know we all had our dreams Our clever adolescent schemes It looks so easy when you are young It looks so easy when you are young Janet’s hard at work selling toys Kevin spends his time molesting little boys Steven overdosed on too much dope Mark’s got a wife and a lot of hope Joanne serves food in a reception hall And I’ve got nothing to look forward to at all You know we all had our dreams Life looks easy when you’re 16 It looks so easy when you are young It looks so easy when you are young
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