Once again, I'm #listening to Don Quixote by Cherry Poppin' Daddies;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBMeJFo8fLk

I found this on Napster at the turn of the century - falsely attributed to Reel Big Fish - and I've loved it ever since. The uplifting joyful, uptempo skank, the subtly anticapitalist lyrics, the reference to an iconic character from classical European literature, it's got everything!

One of those songs I rely on to lift my spirits in dark times.

#music #ska #SkaPunk #3rdWaveSka #CherryPoppinDaddies

Don Quixote

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@strypey I love the groove. Kinda sounds like B52s. Sadly I have no ideas what any of the words are other than "Don Quixote".

@Ooze
> Kinda sounds like B52s

Hmm, not a comparison I would have made out the gate. But sure, they share a bombastic sense of fun and an ear for catchy lyrical imagery. Cat Empire is another band I'd say this about, World/Inferno Friendship Society too (eg Addicted to Bad Ideas).

> I have no ideas what any of the words are other than "Don Quixote"

Took a few listens for me to get them, except for a couple like "find your way into their hearts". Here's a cheat sheet;

https://www.lyricsondemand.com/c/cherrypoppindaddieslyrics/donquixotelyrics.html

Don Quixote Lyrics by Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Lyrics On Demand

Don Quixote Lyrics by Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Lyrics On Demand

Lyrics On Demand