I Like American Music pt 5 of 50 - Feeling Minnesota

  In the mid-80's 's to the early 90's Minneapolis's Replacements created raucous, rebellious rock and roll that the intended to be broadcast in supermarkets in the 21st century Replacements music at meijer's

Here is their tribute to Alex Chilton who as a teen had a massive hit with 'The Letter" as lead singer of the Boxtops.  Later he as a member of Big Star he wrote an sang 'In the Street' which subsequently covered by Cheap Trick and went on to became the theme song for 'That70's Show'.  Incidentallly I watched that show for three years before I realized it wasn't a documentary.

The Replacements - Alex Chilton

  Another Minneapolis native is John Wozniak of Marcy Playground.

Marcy Playground - Saint Joe on the School Bus

   Across the Mississippi River from Minneapolis is its twin city St. Paul, where Bob Mould and his friends formed Husker Du.

 Husker Du - Makes No Sense At All + Hidden Bonus track