Pictures for a song about Schenectady

posted Dec 3, 2010

A while back we mentioned the song "Schenectady" by the Brooklyn alt-country band Yarn. The group recently recorded a video for the song, which was shot in Schenectady:

The song was written by Yarn's frontman, Blake Christiana, who grew up in Schenectady. As the band notes on its Facebook page for the song: "The lyrics are less then complimentary and are not intended to beat up on Schenectady, but rather to express what Blake's feelings were while writing the song. We encourage reaction of any sort."

The song appears Yarn's album Come On In, which was released earlier this year.

(Thanks, kert!)

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tags: music, Schenectady

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This tune is a ripoff of The Avett Brothers. I and Love and You. Brooklyn, Brooklyn....

... said Rock on Dec 3, 2010 at 4:06 PM | link

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