Song of the Day 5/28: Pavement, “Spit on a Stranger”

As tempers flare over mask-wearing in public, there have been more than a few cases of aggrieved assholes who won’t don a face covering coughing on or spitting at people who challenge them over it. This should be their theme song. It appeared on Pavement’s final LP, 1999’s “Terror Twilight.”

The neo-bluegrass band Nickel Creek, featuring mandolin wizard Chris Thile, covered the tune for their 2002 album “This Side.” Pavement fans hated it, but it got a decent amount of airplay on radio stations that never would have played the original.