The Mountain Goats é o projeto musical do canto/compositor e guitarrista John Darnielle. A revista The New Yorker referiu a ele como "Melhor compositor não-hip-hop da América". No artigo de junho de 2006, revista Paste nominou Darnielle um dos "100 melhores compositores ao vivo". As letras de Darnielle são literais e repletas com imaginário com referências da literatura clássica, religião e mitologia, cultura pop, arte, e história. Outros possuem vagas referências ao seu padrasto
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
The Mountain Goats' "Commandante" from the album Devil in the Shortwave. This song rocks.
GD I'm gonna drink more whiskey than Brendan Behan CG I'm gonna send my belongings all to Tripoli CG And I'm gonna ride home to California DCG With a banjo on my knee GD I'm never gonna turn off the television CG I'm just gonna let it run all night CG I'm gonna plant root vegetables out in the back yard DD7 And come summer, I am going to treat you right CG So put on your Chairman Mao coat CG And let me clear my throat BmC Let's turn this whole town upside down CD Shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pocket CG Yeah, put on your Che Guevara pin CG Call the troops on in EmD We're gonna sail through the night sky CG Like a pair of bottle rockets
GD I got a great big secret written down somewhere CG I got a rosary to protect us both from harm CG I got a storage locker full of cow figurines DD7 And a laundry list of grievances longer than my arm CG And I am never going back to Cincinatti CG All those bridges have been burned down to the ground CG I got the jetpack strapped to my back DD7 And I'm waiting for you to come around CG Yeah, put on your Chairman Mao coat CG And let me clear my throat BmC Let's turn this whole place upside down, yes CD Shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pockets CG Yeah, put on your Che Guevara pin CG Call the troops on in EmD We're gonna sail through the night sky (muted) CG Like a pair of bottle rockets