Manny D from Air Guitar by Sat. Nite Duets

Heathen Tour in 09
you broke your demons with dynamite
reissued Singles Club Poltergeist
as it had been in alt-crit publicized

Aging alts, at-risk youth, MFA Ad execs, FIGI dudes
all saw the dollar signs in the news
but junior’s freshman year was subsidized

Cut to Freak Out Fest live from Spain
sponsored by Nikon and Cheverlot
you played at 3 AM in the rain
to twenty thousand of some distant ethos
most of whom had killed their egos
and didn’t know your hits
much less your name
or rank!

Manny D
lead singer of the Libertines
poet laureate of dotcom industries
knows his age, so stock the cooler on the stage
with a 30-pack of Clausthaler

Thank you please

Thirty days, thirty nights
two teenage children, one ex-wife
one hundred thousand bucks for the rights
to use this track to sell a dating app
which you had downloaded to fill a need
looking for the future ex Manny D
somebody said that tantric sex sets you free
but it got weird
got really really weird
got really, really weird
It just wasn’t for you
Not for you
Who?

Manny D
lead singer of the Libertines
poet laureate of rom-com phillistines
died today, so stock the cooler on his grave
with a thirty pack of Miller MGD

Thank you please
RIP Libertine

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