Song of the Day 8/6: The Presidents of the United States of America, “Peaches”
It’s the height of peach season and I couldn’t resist. Local orchards have millions of peaches, and I hum this tune every time I buy a half-peck.
Remember when this song came out in 1996? Part of the Seattle band’s appeal was its goofy attitude, exemplified by its name. It’s 22 years later and it strikes me that any of these goofballs would be preferable to the guy in the White House today.
Interesting fact: The band, which broke up just a few years ago, achieved its sound playing modified guitars that use heavy-gauge bass strings in the bottom two slots.
Goofy and relaxed to a fault I loved their first album, they were also well known for a minimal amount of strings, the bass player used two strings and the guitar player used three. But they made it work.