M79

Music by Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson and Chris Baio / Lyrics by Ezra Koenig / Produced by Rostam Batmanglij

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  • M79
  • M79/Parks & Rec Theme
  • M79 (Live in Indiana)
  • Lyrics

    It’s going to take a little time

    While you’re waiting like a factory line

    I’ll ride across the park

    Backseat on the 79

    Wasted days you've come to pass

    So go I know you would not stay

    It wasn’t true, but anyway

    Pollination yellow cab

    You walk up the stairs

    see the french kids by the door

    Up one more flight

    See the Buddha on the second floor

    Coronation rickshaw grab

    So go, I know you would not stay

    It wasn’t true, but anyway

    Racist dreams you should not have

    No excuse to be so callous

    Dress yourself in bleeding madras

    Charm your way across the Khyber pass

    Stay awake to break the habit

    Sing in praise of Jackson Crowter

    Watch your step along the arch of glass

    44 live recordings

    Jul

    20

    2024

    Dillon Amphitheater

    Dillon, Colorado, USA

    Jun

    20

    2024

    Climate Pledge Arena

    Seattle, Washington, USA

    Jun

    19

    2024

    Hayden Homes Amphitheater

    Bend, Oregon, USA

    Jun

    16

    2024

    Greek Theatre Berkeley

    Berkeley, California, USA

    Jun

    7

    2024

    The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

    Irving, Texas, USA

    Mar

    7

    2020

    Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival

    Okeechobee, Florida, USA

    Feb

    1

    2020

    Bernie Caucus Concert

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

    Jan

    9

    2020

    Enmore Theatre

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Nov

    25

    2019

    La Riviera

    Madrid, Spain

    Nov

    18

    2019

    Ancienne Belgique

    Brussels, Belgium

    Nov

    16

    2019

    Le Zénith

    Paris, France

    Nov

    13

    2019

    Alexandra Palace

    London, England, UK

    Oct

    21

    2019

    Teatro Metropolitan

    Mexico City, Mexico

    Oct

    9

    2019

    Red Rocks Amphitheatre

    Morrison, Colorado, USA

    Sep

    6

    2019

    Madison Square Garden

    New York, New York, USA

    Sep

    3

    2019

    Agganis Arena

    Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Jun

    21

    2019

    Red Hat Amphitheater

    Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Jun

    14

    2019

    Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

    Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    May

    5

    2019

    Webster Hall

    New York, New York, USA

    May

    2

    2019

    Ulster Performing Arts Center

    Kingston, New York, USA

    Mar

    17

    2013

    South by Southwest

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Mar

    16

    2013

    South by Southwest

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Jan

    25

    2013

    Big Day Out Adelaide

    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Jul

    15

    2012

    Pitchfork Music Festival

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Sep

    2

    2010

    In the Venue

    Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    Jul

    11

    2010

    T in the Park

    Kinross, Scotland, UK

    Jun

    25

    2010

    Glastonbury Festival

    Somerset, England, UK

    May

    23

    2010

    Radio 1’s Big Weekend

    Bangor, Wales, UK

    Jan

    7

    2010

    KCRW

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    Nov

    21

    2009

    Oxford Art Factory

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Aug

    30

    2009

    Reading Festival

    Reading, England, UK

    Dec

    7

    2008

    Miracle on Tremont

    Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Sep

    16

    2008

    The Glasshouse

    Pomona, California, USA

    Aug

    3

    2008

    Splendour in the Grass Festival

    Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

    Jun

    21

    2008

    Popped Music Festival

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Mar

    19

    2008

    The Casbah

    San Diego, California, USA

    Mar

    13

    2008

    The Parish

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Mar

    8

    2008

    Saturday Night Live

    New York, New York, USA

    Feb

    9

    2008

    Museum of Fine Arts

    Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Feb

    4

    2008

    KCRW

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    Jan

    27

    2008

    Pitchfork Live

    New York, New York, USA

    Oct

    22

    2007

    Daytrotter Session

    Rock Island, Illinois, USA

    Sep

    15

    2007

    Vassar College

    Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

    Aug

    11

    2007

    East River Art Project

    New York, New York, USA