There was a time in my life when I really liked Dave Matthews Band. That time was called “freshman year of high school.” Hey, I got down on some Dave. I’ll admit it. My current snobby Pitchforkian musical tendencies aside, I can remember a time when I rocked out to Tripping Billies in my 1991 Cutlass Supreme and thought I was just about the most interesting person in the world.
Those days are over. Mr. Matthews hasn’t released a decent record in years. At this point, the band is reaching that weird Jimmy Buffett level where you don’t actually have to write new songs; you can just uniformly perform the ones everyone wants to hear, and your drunken crowds will love it all the same.
Which is why it seems like College Gameday’s decision to pick Dave Matthews Band as the official band of the show in 2009 is a weird one. I’m all for reaching wide audiences, but really? Dave Matthews? That’s what you’re going for?
I suppose if ESPN PR rep Jenny Zimmerman’s tweet on the matter is any indication, Dave is still popular at the four-letter:
Funny the Way it Is!! DMB is the official band for ESPN college football coverage this season. I’m psyched, under the table & dreaming…
Ew.
Fortunately, none of this matters to me; I’m always way too hungover for College Gameday. This is just another of alcoholism’s many perks.
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