This anti-anthem rattles around my brain all the time. Oddly, as an anthem. Listening to Fear’s 1977 proto-hardcore single “I love livin’ in the city,” its hard to tell if this is an ode to city living or a damnation.
The chorus is a pretty rousing repetition affirming city living. And that’s what sticks with me.
Fear – “I Love Livin’ in the City”
Fear is a band I don’t know a ton about other than they were there at the beginning of punk rock and Southern California hardcore. Flea of the Chili Peppers played for Fear for a bit….
The song’s basic premise of loving living in the city is why I find the song interesting. This morning I woke up bright and early to wander downtown in the dusting of snow we had overnight. I snapped a few pictures with my iPhone and this song jumped in my head. I love living in the city.
I think I’ll use the song as a theme song to a radio segment I’ve always batted around in my brain. This week looks like the first week in a long time where I’ll get some-what normal hours and time to create.
Alright… I think I wanna source a “sad bastard music” playlist… so this blog has to wrap.
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 
Oh Man! I love me some So-Cal Hardcore!
When I was a mohawked teenager I had a mixtape with this song and Wild in the Streets by The Circle Jerks on it that I listened to until the tape wore out and broke.
This is one of my all-time favourite punk rock songs.
Have you looked for the 7″ on Discogs?
http://www.discogs.com/Fear-I-Love-Livin-In-The-City/release/1054702
such a good song right!
hmmm… maybe I’ll head down to Tiemen’s shop on Pandora and see if he has a copy.
This is the LP version