The band J-Church had a song about Muni
Photo by Adam Kuban
My good friend Nick tipped me off to this. He texted me last week and was all, “Hey, did you know that J-Church had a song about getting hit by Muni?” And I was all, “No, no way! Rad!” Then I set about finding the song.
It’s called “As I Lie,” from the Nostalgic for Nothing LP. Click the link below to hear the dearly departed Lance and the boys lament from under the wheels of a Muni bus.
A sample of the lyrics:
“As I lie here crushed beneath the wheels of a Muni bus,
The commuters all around me crane their necks to see,
By the looks on their faces I must be a disgrace,
I can see my bike down the block”
Nice.
Support musicians, especially those who sing about Muni. Buy their music. Check out “As I Lie” on iTunes.
ask Sara about J Church!
Of course they have a song about Muni, but which line hit him? Given their Mission-centric lyrics and the number of times I saw Lance at a certain Mission Street taqueria, I would have assumed the 14, but then he sings about never having seen this part of Market Street.
He also sings about Muddy Waters coffee in that song, which might be a clue. But I live on the east coast so IDK SF geography now or from 25 years ago.