THE CD SINGLE LUCKY DIP (23) : Wilco – Can’t Stand It

I’ve previously mentioned how many of the CD singles sitting here in Villain Towers were picked up long after the time of their release via bargain bins or as cheap second-hand offerings.   Today’s offering is another example.

My first exposure to Wilco was through the album Being There, released in 1996.   The CD was given to me as a Christmas Present from Jacques the Kipper, presumably on the basis that it was an album he had enjoyed, and that he thought I’d like it too.  Then again, it might have been something he picked up on a whim or had received as a gift from someone else that had proved not to be his liking and he fobbed it off on me (only kidding…..he’s never do anything like that – he’s about the most honest and straight-up bloke I know!!!).  Looking back on the timeline, it might have been to give me an early heads-up on Mermaid Avenue, the upcoming project between Billy Bragg and Wilco in which previously unreleased songs by Woody Guthrie would be taken into the studio and recorded.

Either way, Being There didn’t really hold my attention for long, while the Wilco-led songs on Mermaid Avenue didn’t appeal as much as the ones on which Billy was at the forefront.  It happens, doesn’t it?   A critically acclaimed singer or band whom the optics suggest you will like just never measures up.

I did hand over 99p sometime in 1999 to buy Can’t Stand It, a single from Wilco that had been issued to support the release of the album Summerteeth.  It didn’ttty change my opinion of them, but on the basis that there may be a few regular readers who are fond of the band (as evidenced by the enthusiastic response to this ICA written by Jonny the Friendly Lawyer back in February 2020)  I thought I’d remind you of the single, which reached #67 in March 1999, along with the two songs that can be found on CD1 of what was a multi-formatted release.

mp3 : Wilco – Can’t Stand It
mp3 : Wilco – Student Loan Stereo
mp3 : Wilco – Tried And True

JC