by International Pop Overthrow.
“That song, in particular, is kind
of the extreme version of try-
ing to find humor in your suf-
fering,” explained Daly. “Trying
to not necessarily make a blues
song out of it, but there’s an un-
derlying darkness to the whole
thing. That’s something that Pat
(DiNizio), as a songwriter, truly
mastered - the idea of putting a
sunny spin on hard times. With
‘Slack’ for example, you’re talk-
ing about anybody who slacks or
is called ‘lazy’ by society - there’s
some trauma inside that is caus-
ing that to happen. As you go
further in the song, I’m making
jokes about being lazy and then
ask not to be judged. ‘I’m as se-
rious as a heart attack, because
eventually we fade to black. So
I need you people off my back
because I’d rather have a shot
of Jack, but more than anything
I want to slack.’ It’s saying, I’ve
been part of the rat race just like
you. It’s been hard and I need
some time to recover, regroup,
and recharge. Maybe the next
Watch a video for “Slack” by Mike Daly & The Planets
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