Rare - The Dead Milkmen - Watching Scotty Die 

One of he most underrated and under appreciated bands I have known. I saw them every time they came to town. I have this fantasy, that in 100 years everyone will love The Dead Milkmen, and no one will remember who Led Zeppelin were.

holy FUCK! I had this song on tape when i was like friggin 8 yrs old! i've been looking for it for EVER; i had an idea it might've been dead milkmen, cuz my older bro used to listen to 'em..& now i've found it..i'm fukin 25 now. shit this is great!

Actually I think it's a play on the old Bobby Goldsboro song "Watching Scotty Grow" about a dad looking back on his kid's life and being proud. The last lines are: "Just me and God, watching Scotty grow"

This is amazing and believe it or not it cheers me up on a date full of Coronavirus the Dead Milkmen have a habit of cheering me up

I was OBSESSED with this song when it came out

Joe rocking a Camper Van Beethoven shirt. Nice!

Soooo cool, thanks for posting!!!!!!

I'm positive this isn't from 83, they're first album wasn't recorded until 85, this song was from their 3rd album.

I didn't know that Joe played a Boogie back then. I thought the early days were a Twin Reverb and Roland JC120. That also kind of looks like a Gibson L6S, which he didn't play until the '90's, if I'm correct.

Preach, good sirs, preach!

It's a sad/funny song... bitter-sweet, I don't think it's stupid at all

Looks like circa Eat Your Paisley? Love it!

There's a song called "Watching Scotty Grow" look it up, it's pretty much the opposite of this song... They're making fun of a song that's too sappy while commenting on pollution. I think liquidzen56 meant they played the song for his step-dad at the show in the video.

this is awesome

Pre first viewing, to the creators. Let us see your heart sir. You sing of the worst in people. I don't think you are wrong.

@nonicknamekid2010 lol, yeah.. the song was recorded by Joe in like 84... but The Dead Milkmen wouldn't have an audience of this size until at least 85/86.

Wow, Im getting so old

this awesome

hey, song from the old days...great!

What to do, but to laugh until we cry?

Back before dave blood on bass died

Richard Thaler's "Misbehaving" brought me here.

@Goalieman707 Yeah, I have an old recording of the song too. It's just that they formed in 1983, most of their live shows during 1983 were for their friends. They wouldn't have had an audience of this size until at least 1985.

i just put up my watching scottie die chords on Ultimate guitar , its missing one chord i can not make out but everything else is ther, it should be up in the next 2 days or monday

Okay, so my step-dad saw them live, and met the singer. No joke guys, this song is dedicated to my step-dad. Or so he says.

@narvain You are 100% correct!

jbscore probably right after, this song was about a year later but definitely looks like late 80s

we would get along great..

Bubbles!

Well now you gotta fill us in! Is your step dad's name Scotty? Did he become good friends with Joe? Why did he dedicate the song to him??

Reminds me of 10th grade

I believe this was recorded in 1987

@Dhragonfly Oh man.. you have to hear the actual recording again! If you have AIM, IM me, my SN is TheDeadMailman13, I can send you this song.

he looks so nervous lol.

Haha how much ecstasy is Rodney on?

Looks like 1988 or so if I had to guess

Rodney's playing keyboad ...Its gotta be mid 80's

hi

Yeah, it's probably easier just to file that earlier comment in the "lies parents tell dumb children" basket.

Yeah, still, they weren't playing live shows frequently back then... and definitely none as good as this. I also think there was a Smokin Banana Peels and Life is Shit video attached to this, filmed during the same time... so that should give you an idea of when this was filmed

awesome!!!!! thanks I'd do the same. NOt twisted....Just f'ing funny

dude, name a DM song that isnt silly or stupid...thats their humor. And its a great stupid song.

Looks like circa Eat Your Paisley? Love it!