Matsie For the Win!

I was sitting at my computer (per usual) and the television happened to be on for white noise (CurrentTV).  What do I hear emitting from my television’s speakers?  “I was livin’ in a devil town. Didn’t know it was a devil town…” so I race to my television to see what the hell is on.

Friday Night Lights used a Daniel Johnston cover for their season premiere advert.  I’m happy for Daniel because he’s probably getting some royalties from the cover and all, but damn.  Did it have to be Friday Night Lights?

For those of you coming to my site from search engines:  the cover of “Devil Town” you heard in Friday Night Lights is by a band called Bright Eyes.  They’re a pretty good band.

Here are the lyrics in case you wanted that info:

“I was living in a devil town
I didn’t know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down about the devil town

All my friends were vampires
I didn’t know they were vampires
It turns out I was a vampire myself in the devil town

I was living in a devil town
I didn’t know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down about the devil town

All my friends were vampires
I didn’t know they were vampires
It turns out I was a vampire myself in the devil town

I was living in a devil town
I didn’t know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down about the devil town

About the devil town

I was living in a devil town
I didn’t know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down about the devil town”