What do you do when you find out a popular So-Cal punk band has written a song about how much they hate you?
Well this happened to me in 1999 after The Ataris released a song detailing an evening when I supposedly was unknowingly a little rude to the singer of the band at a gig.
Anyway, I've always found the best strategy for dealing with awkwardness is to double down and make the situation a little more awkward. So...I covered the song.
Instant empowerment. I used to love doing this on tour. The audience would howl with laughter and I got to live out a practical demonstration of how to take one on the chin and keep on keeping on.
On that note, I now proudly present to you, the greatest anti-me song ever written "Ben Lee" by the Ataris.
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