Carrie Brownstein & Fred Armisen - Dream of the 90's lyrics

JASON: Melanie! MELANIE: Hey Jason! JASON: What's going on? MELANIE: Not much. I didn't know you were back in LA JASON: Yeah, yeah. I had a pretty amazing trip. I mean, it was unreal MELANIE: Really? I can't wait to hear about it JASON: No, I have a lot to tell you MELANIE: What is it? JASON: C'mon. Do you remember the 90's? MELANIE: Yeah JASON: Y'know. People were talking about getting piercings and getting tribal tattoos. And people were singing about saving the planet; forming bands? MELANIE: Yeah JASON: There's a place where that idea still exists as a reality and I've been there MELANIE: Where is it? JASON: Portland MELANIE: Oregon? JASON: Yeah [Hook] The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland The tattoo ink never runs dry JASON: Remember when people were content to be unambitious? Sleep to eleven? Just hangout with their friends? You'd have no occupations whatsoever. Maybe you work a couple of hours a week at a coffee shop? MELANIE: Right. I thought that died out a long time ago JASON: Not in Portland. Portland is a city where young people go to retire [Hook] The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland All the hot girls wear gla**es (Yeah!) JASON: Remember the 90's when they'd encourage you to be weird? It was just an amazing time where people would go to see something like the Jim Rose sideshow circus and watch someone hang something from their penis? You could grow up to want to be a clown. People went to clown school! MELANIE: I gave up clowning years ago JASON: In Portland, you don't have to [Hook] The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland Sleep 'til eleven, you'll be in heaven The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland The Dream is alive MELANIE: So from what I can surmise from what you're positing, it's like Portland's almost an alternative universe. It's like Gore won. The Bush administration never happened JASON: Exactly MELANIE: In Portland it's almost like cars don't exist, right? People ride bikes or double-decker bikes. They ride unicycles. They ride the tram. They ride skateboards! [Hook] The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland My flannel shirt still looks fly The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland JASON: In Portland you can go to a record store and sell your CD's! [Bridge] Turn that dirty clown frown right upside down MELANIE: In Portland you can put a bird on something and just call it art! [Hook] The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland The Dream of the--- MELANIE: Hey! I made it! JASON: Yeah, you're a little late MELANIE: Sorry JASON: You're also a little San Francisco right now JASON: Sorry. (proceeds to remove Melanie's various piercings) Much better. Welcome to Portland MELANIE: Thank you [Outro] The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland