Harvey Danger

Flagpole Sitta

A one-hit wonder band might not be what you expected to be the best hit song of the 1990s, but Harvey Danger summarized the entire alternative scene of the mid-to-late ‘90s in one song: “Flagpole Sitta.” Atop one of the best pop-punk instrumentals ever, Sean Nelson satirizes the entire style of alt-rock. See, this section of the decade had no shortage of irony, self-hate, jokes at one’s own expense and Nihilistic outlooks, all of which Nelson and the band were clearly ... read more