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I wanted to do a musical tribute to the season, and if I were culturally hip and with the times I would have re-written a Prince song to commemorate the strangeness that was the Grizzlies' season.
But no one...especially some blogger...rewrites a Prince song.
So here's an REM song from twenty-eight years ago.
(snare drum)
That's great, it starts with a draft pick.
Some guy from LSU, Draft promise? Oh, who cares?
Marc signs a max deal, makes us sweat it out though
Brandan Wright gets a deal, Tennessee discount.
Matt Barnes in a trade. Grit? Grind? No,nuts
Russ Smith wins summer league with a what, it, do
Barnes punches Fish, guess he's a good dad?
But the regular season starts for real against the Cavs
King James, opening night, loss by thirty with Jeff Green running point.
Golden State, blow out, fifty points getting run
Time to make a deal, fine, then
Uh oh, Beno, and the Beale Street Bull
For Mario, save yourself, Tiger fans.
Red jerseys, snakes in the grass, Jeff Green lob to win
Barnes half court, Chalmers dabs, Gasol shimmies, shimmies
Had a real rough start, come together, fifth seed
Feeling pretty psyched.
It's the end of the year as we know it
It's the end of the year as we know it
It's the end of the year as we know it, and I feel fine.
Marc Gasol, broken foot, should they tank or should they stick?
CLee trade, returns, PJ, Birdman, draft picks
Minutes before the deadline, Jeff Green gone, Born Ready
Who knows what this means, time to embrace the strange
Goon Squad, Hateful Eight, Shock the King, Upset
Achilles heel crush, crush, uh-oh
This means no Mike, no Rio, no luck and little hope
TA twenty point, TA twenty point, TA twenty point games
Offer me a chance to stop watching and I might not decline
It's the end of the year as we know it
It's the end of the year as we know it
It's the end of the year as we know it, and I feel fine
It's the end of the year as we know it (I need some time alone)
It's the end of the year as we know it (Rio's injury bummed me out)
It's the end of the year as we know it (The Forum is now a hospital)
And I feel fine
Briante Weber, Ray McCallum, Booty Call, Xavier Munford
JORDAN FARMAR!?!?!
ZBo and Matty B with the Triple Double old men
Every night, play with pride, lose a lot, then slide
Into a Spurs sweep and turn off the lights. right?
It's the end of the year as we know it (Maybe I should read a book)
It's the end of the year as we know it (Catching up on Better Call Saul)
It's the end of the year as we know it (Watch a lot of Bob's Burgers)
And I feel fine
It's the end of the year as we know it (I should speak to my family)
It's the end of the year as we know it (They probably kinda miss me)
It's the end of the year as we know it (Hopefully I don't break my leg)
And I feel fine