Violet Deliriums's video: Ween - Freedom of 76 guitar cover

This is my cover of Ween's song "Freedom of '76" (1994). Ween is an alternative band that does satirical parodies of all kinds of different musical styles. In this one they sort of parody a 70s R&B sound, and since they are from New Hope, PA, they have a sort of Philadelphia theme going on in it. The way I hear it is as a critique of American "freedom." It seems to be asking just how free are we? Many of us who work for the man are kind of like a "ho on South Street" in a way, selling ourselves for what? Are we just "wastee little weasels" looking for material pleasure? I played it on my Fender Violet Deliriums ESM Signature Model Blacktop HH Jaguar, which has Seymour Duncan SH-1 pickups, a killswitch, and some neat-o stickers on the pickguard. (ESM = Explosive Space Modulator.) I select the bridge humbucker and that goes through my Fender Supersonic 22W amp's "Vintage" (clean) channel. I shape the sound with a Keeley compressor (all four knobs at 12 o'clock) and a TC Electronic Flashback for a slight echo ("Lofi" delay patch) and a TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive to add a little gain. To record it, I played along with the mp3 with my computer speakers and amp huddled around a Samson CO1U microphone into my Mac's Photo Booth program, which reverses the image and I don't know how to fix it. Freedom of the body, freedom of the mind. A ho on South Street hired for tricks. Little girls pickin' up sticks. Freedom of '76. Wastee little weasel wants cheap tricks Liberty bell cracked in half, bacon steak, perfect match Freedom of '76. My girl Sasha lookin' good on the street "Mannequin" was filmed at Woolworth's, Boyz II Men still keepin' up the beat, yeah. Freedom of '76. Fairmount Park in the summer lookin' good on the street "Mannequin" was filmed at Woolworth's. Boyz II Men still keepin' up the beat, yeah. Freedom of '76.