Minnesota-born Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn has never been quiet about his adoration for his hometown baseball team, the Twins, and after a few years of rumors, a Finn-penned fight song for the team has finally emerged. Listen to “Don’t Call Them Twinkies” below.
Finn — who, along with his Hold Steady bandmates, recorded a special version of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” for the Twins in 2007 — penned the lyrics to “Twinkies,” and sings the lead vocal. It’s also part of a larger album by the Baseball Project, a collective led by Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn and featuring R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey, and Minneapolis-born drummer Linda Pitmon.
“We couldn’t be happier that he complied with some of the most anthemic sports lyrics ever written,” Pitmon tells Minnesota public radio station the Current, “name-checking no less than eight Minnesota cities, two neighborhoods, two streets, nine Twins players and two coaches in just over four minutes — Craig’s specialty!”
And the timing couldn’t be better: The Twins have already clinched the American League Central Division title, and are bound for baseball’s playoffs in October.
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Listen to “Don’t Call Them Twinkies” below, and tell us whether it’s home run in the comments section.
LISTEN: The Baseball Project featuring Craig Finn, “Don’t Call Them Twinkies”
