We Love Wilco and Voting, And So Can You!

Posted by Emily Farris

 

You may not know that we're huge, huge Wilco fans. We may or may not have Wilco lyrics tattooed on the back of our neck and Scanner Emily and Scanner Brian may or may not have kind-of sort-of met over a Wilco ticket via Craigslist. We snuck back from camp to see them one night and drove back the same night (6 hours each way). We've even seen them in Amsterdam. If Jeff Tweedy wanted to put a baby in us, we would most definitely let him.

Now, if it's possible, we love them even more, because we also love voting.

Our Favorite Band Ever covered Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" with Fleet Foxes at a show recently, and they're offering a free download for anyone who pledges to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election. 

Pretty sweet deal, right? 

Right.

It's simple. All you have to do is go here and pledge to vote. Within 30 seconds you'll have the zip file in your inbox. And it's worth it, or so we like to think. And it's virus free. We promise. We're still here, aren't we? Actually, we're here in sweet, sweet musical bliss. 

[Wilcoworld via BoingBoing]

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Comments

Monique said:

Thanks! I'm a big Wilco fan too, but I must admit that Nina Simone's version of this song is much better. A friend and I once bought tickets to see REM (not a huge fan) just so we could see the opening band - Wilco. It was great to be the only people who left before the main act came on.

September 24, 2008 10:45 PM

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Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook, "Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven" was published in 2008. Emily recently escaped New York and now lives in a ridiculously large apartment in Kansas City, MO with her cat, but just one... so far.

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