Alex Chilton (song)
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"Alex Chilton" is a song by American rock band The Replacements from their fifth studio album Pleased to Meet Me
. The song is an homage to Alex Chilton
, lead singer of The Box Tops
and Big Star.
The song is available as a playable track on the music video game
Rock Band 2
. Alex Chilton was a guest musician on Pleased to Meet Me, playing guitar on the song "Can't Hardly Wait".
Pleased to Meet Me
Pleased to Meet Me is the sixth full-length album by The Replacements. It was released on July 7, 1987 .The album to some degree maintains the style of the previous album, and major label debut, Tim...
. The song is an homage to Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton
William Alexander "Alex" Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star...
, lead singer of The Box Tops
The Box Tops
The Box Tops were a Memphis rock group of the second half of the 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter," "Neon Rainbow," "Soul Deep," "I Met Her in Church," and "Cry Like A Baby," and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period...
and Big Star.
The song is available as a playable track on the music video game
Music video game
A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs...
Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2 is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems. It is the sequel to Rock Band and is the second title in the series. The game allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments...
. Alex Chilton was a guest musician on Pleased to Meet Me, playing guitar on the song "Can't Hardly Wait".