Reposted by the Mountain GoatsThe ɅɅeech @diedfrombeing.labeledrude.online · 6hthere are other lament configurations besides a box 121547
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 6hIn Indiana!! In the 80s!! Absolutely no way 2110
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 6hI am afraid that the people of Bluesky may never get over learning what they call steak forks in Belgium, but we might as well get it over with  3351049
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 6hI have to support wake forest but I also support this helmet 1180
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 19hI will have to sing you our toddler days special, “The Roman Mash,” some day 010
Reposted by the Mountain GoatsAlex Bertram-Powell @alexbpart.bsky.social · 21h♥️ @themountaingoats.bsky.social 2996
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. They did the mash! They did the monster mash; the 331054
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026me: “this lyric was not great” Gary Barlow: “I live in a castle” 050
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026hahaha this 100% should have been the video 180
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Leaving aside — if we can! — the personal politics of this, is this not the most bizarre subject for a song lyric? It is the most bizarre! Many depths of bizarre! OK I am done for now  7760
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Per the dramatic situation established in the first verse, a guy is reaching out to somebody with whom dating didn’t work out, and presenting his list of demands if she wants to try again 1350
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“it’s gotta be social, compatible, sexual, irresistible/it’s gotta be right for life” 1220
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026this is where it goes completely over the rails  1220
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“It’s not a game, so don’t play hard to get / there’s no connections holding us down / isn’t it a shame that it never happened?/ tho still here we are the second time round” 1180
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Yes, that is correct, as the second verse avers: 1250
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026OK, wait wait wait hold up. How is this demand compatible with the dramatic situation? You are the one writing to me! Why have you come directly out of the gate with demands? What you’ve come back to say is that I didn’t measure up, and you’re putting me on notice?  1320
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“I need more much more than before/I need positive reactions whenever I’m down” 1170
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026OK, if we can pause for a moment here. The dramatic situation is that the former romantic partner is writing to somebody about whom he was, per the title, unsure in the past. really, a not-uninteresting dramatic scene for a song lyric! so where do we go from here?  1210
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“Sitting here writing to my lover/the last time we met I wasn’t so sure/now I’m hoping, baby, dreaming of a life as one/if she reads this, I’m hoping she’ll call” 1220
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I have not heard this song in quite some time, I am quoting from memory; I’m also about 99% sure I’m right: 1200
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I have been obsessing about the lyrics to the first verse of “sure” by take that since 1995 and today is the day that the unfortunate readers of these posts must share my burden  31197
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Well, I really wish I could. We leave the day after the gig. Eat extra popcorn for me 110
Reposted by the Mountain GoatsVintage Obscura Radio @vintageobscura.net · 11/10/2026The Positive Gospel Singers – When Will It End [US, Gospel Sweet Soul] (1978) redd.it/12qylqa youtu.be/73D0yEUNjXcyoutu.beThe Positive Gospel Singers – When Will It End [US, Gospel Sweet Soul] (1978) 0123
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 10/10/2026this shit is stressful for sure, sorry to hear about it 170
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 10/10/2026V. Do you reject Satan? R. it’s in the cloud V. And all his works? R. it’s in the cloud V. And all his empty promises? R. it’s in the cloud V. Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth? R. it’s 31549
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I watch the yearly stream with utter wonder. He is singular, a true treasure in this world.  040
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I’m registered for this and I’m hoping to enjoy it live, although it’s accessible for a while after it happens. A yearly tradition richly worth investigating 3728
Reposted by the Mountain GoatsYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Still thinking about Alaa Alqaisi's extraordinary "Translating the Unseen: Gaza’s Sky and Anne Carson’s Vision" 04516
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Geez, I actually know this guy, he is a Claremont guy from way back. Thanks for the heads up 130
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I am guessing that the website is out of date? As I say, we took this concern to the promoter, because we share this concern, as did they. They reported that the owners have no holdings there.  100
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We checked this with the promoter, who reported that the owners of the venue are not the owners of the restaurant in question. This is what we got from the promoter: 120
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 09/10/2026pray the Rosary for mass excommunications 📿 21777
Reposted by the Mountain GoatsArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The Mouse That Cheated Death "The Mouse That Cheated Death" is a short story by Qatari writer Huda Al Naemi from her collection "Kaleela and Huda."... arablit.org/2026/10/09/the-mouse-th…arablit.orgThe Mouse That Cheated Death"The Mouse That Cheated Death" is a short story by Qatari writer Huda Al Naemi from her collection "Kaleela and Huda." 0244
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026preacher please we have to let people pursue their passions with the talents God gave them 1150
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026No, it’s because wearing a tie is an immaculate fashion choice in that environment  030
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026congratulations to my close personal friend* Anne Carson on her richly deserved Nobel *the poet I begged for a selfie at the national Book Awards 22195279
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Gonna lose my mind (positive sense) if this happens 060
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026you’re half right. these are my clowns, but this still isn’t my circus 2280790
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A) sincere answer: feel this, strength to you B) joke answer: whatever the answer is I will never know 130
Reposted by the Mountain GoatsAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026United Wizards! The coolest new union name! 3766
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026this thread is also a deep metaphor for what our collective migration online has done to communication 429739
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