Authenticity
Recorded
Release history
Credits
- Written by Harvey Danger, © But Mom I Love Music (ASCAP)/
Famous Music - Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studios
- Aaron: bass
- Jeff: guitars, pianos, organ
- Sean: lead and backing vocals
- Evan: drums
- Grant-Lee Phillips: backing vocals
Alternate versions
Lyrics
I have a stinger
I am a honeybee
I am a razor
Please cut your wrists with me
You’re super-common
You flaunt your pedigree
You’re clear as water…I’m already spinning in my grave
I am the subject of your documentary
You have a question?
I am the third degree
I am authentic
I’m authenticity
(I’m no such thing-uh)
A whoa-oh-oh, come onI’m already spinning in my grave
I’m already spitting on your grave(It’s a damn shame)
Quotes
SCN: Still bummed about “Authenticity”: we all thought it would be a good single, I miss the long intro, LOVE Grant-Lee Phillips’s harmonies, regret not adding horns, still a gem live.10A
ECS: Here’s the thing: “Authenticity” should have been on the radio, and that’s that.10A
SCN: Breakthroughs came in the form of “Authenticity,” a pastiche of both ’70s and ’80s glam that gave me a chance to slather sassy mustard on the snide voice of “Flagpole,” as well as to address a vacuous value that neutered essential cultural conversation.MMV
Notes
- In the KJV CD liner notes, the title of this song is given footnote #17:
Chicken today, feathers tomorrow
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