Song · The Replacements
“Gary's Got A Boner” by The Replacements
From the album Let It Be (1984)
“Gary's Got A Boner” by The Replacements appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1984 on the album Let It Be. Its best result is #1125 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,722 alternative song of all time.
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"Gary's Got a Boner" turns up on Let It Be, the Replacements' third album, which Twin/Tone released on October 2, 1984. The writing credit goes to all four of them, and so does the playing: Paul Westerberg sings lead, Bob Stinson plays guitar, Tommy Stinson plays bass and Chris Mars handles the drums and maracas. Steve Fjelstad engineered it and shared the production with Westerberg and Peter Jesperson.
Let It Be was the record where the band, fed up with doing nothing but loud and fast as they had on 1983's Hootenanny, went after songs Westerberg called more sincere, and coming-of-age themes run all through it. With a title like this one, though, not everything on it had grown up.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1499 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1125 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Gary's Got a Boner.
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