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The Classical

Release date: 1999

From Major Leagues [EP]
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'The Classical' by Pavement is a 1999 track from the EP 'Major Leagues [EP]'. The lyrics hop between historical figures and a first-person fixation on discomfort and refuge, with repeated claims of feeling better and a quick, address-like exchange, before ending on an image of darkness inside the mind. It is full of abrupt turns, comic deflation, and a slightly menacing, half-dream logic, summarised by the line “I never felt better in my life”.

"The Classical" is a track by Pavement, from the album Major Leagues [EP], released 1999. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Pavement.

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The Classical

Chief Custer, he died with shit in his pants

Chief Joseph, he lives on my ranch

I never felt better in my life

I never felt better in my life

I never felt better in my life

Hey sir, hey sir

Where do you sleep at night

In the cornfield, by the meadow

In the dark part of my mind

I never felt better in my life

I never felt better in my life

I never felt better in my life

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From Major Leagues [EP]

1999
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1999
  1. —The Classical
  2. —Decouvert De Soleil
  3. —Stub your toe
  4. —Your Time to Change
  5. —Major Leagues (demo version)
  6. —The Killing Moon

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