I remember having just bought a Fender Jaguar when I was working on this. And maybe a Big Muff? I love how melodramatic the outro is. I’d just found a wurly for $200. I ended up trading it for $400 and two cartons of cigarettes. What a time to be alive wasted on being young and wanting to die!
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