Reading the Wikipedia article on Paul Westerberg while listening to Tim can bonk you with a bit of synchronicity, encouraging biographical interpretation of song lyrics, for just as you note that he was born on New Year's Eve 1959 you hear him sing:
Income tax reduction
One hell of a function. . . .
We are the sons of no one
Bastards of young,
The daughters and the sons. . . .
Actually, though, I think I recall, from reading Trouble Boys a few years ago, that when his dad was dying Westerberg, by this time at least a nominal rock star, served as his steady bedside nurse. Here is the Official Music Video for "Bastards of Young":
They'd been advised that making a video would be good for their bottom line and that is what they produced! An earlier record included "Seen Your Video," about three minutes of instrumental followed by a half minute of lyrics, which go like this (complete):
("All day, all night, music video")
Seen your video
The phony rock'n'roll
We don't wanna know
Seen your video
Your phony rock'n'roll
We don't wanna know
We don't wanna know
We don't wanna know
We don't wanna know
We don't wanna know
We don't wanna know
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