My uncle went to Mayor Breslins "Anger Management Tour". The original one, not the one from 2000. Told me there was so much soul and angst, such a unique experience.
Saw the Mayor on the "Uncivil Service" tour with Comptroller Erikson back in '88. When we called for an encore he started throwing batteries into the crowd.
Is? You mean was. This guy was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. His music inspired thousands for their cause because he simply refused to care on the matter. In his early life, he gave out lamps, he gave out sandwiches, nobody seemed to notice. In his later years, he had to make a statement.
@@nortonman5238 Mayor Breslin was the King of Reason. People offered each other lamps in trying times, we learned so many lessons in the delicatessens, and it feels like a bygone era now when I go to Subway with a lamp, with no one wanting to know what I need to say when my order gets screwed up.
@@nortonman5238And later in life he adopted his famous "Peace Through Violence" approach. Unfortunately, other civil rights leaders objected because his violent outbursts were never provoked by civil rights matters, and started distancing themselves from him. A few brave souls still keep true to his message though, exposing their genitals in public and beating people who inconvenience them in the name of freedom. Gone too soon.
@@warbossgegguz679 he was truly a hero of his era if you ask me. Thankfully he lives on forever in the music he produced. RIP to a legend. Rumor has it that he fought till his very last breath. Truly an inspiring man.
Mayor Breslin defo playing the flute between "bitch"es. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull caught his act one day in the early 70s when he was passing through the Village. He was so impressed that he taught Mayor how to be a flautist to help him with his anger management issues.
That flute solo was fucking banging. Also loving the callback to the lamp on the album cover. Lamps, lunch, don't matter what. Mayor Breslin doesn't take shit from anyone at any time. Also, Mayor ain't a title, it's his NAME, because HE RUNS THE PLACE.
I learned that lesson long ago. I entered the local deli and Mayor Breslin was there. He glared at me briefly, then began hurling chunks of superheated pastrami at me, then he beat the dude at the deli counter with a head of lettuce until it was shredded, then slapped it on a grinder and vaulted over the counter, ramming that bun full of pepper jack and every meat he could find. He didn't even pack it up, just tossed it in my lap, made another, and was shoving it down as he left. Never said a word to anyone.
When I was living in New York during the 1970s, Mayor Breslin's temper in slow food lines was legendary all over the city. I remember taking a buddy who was visiting from out of town to Katz' in the East Village for lunch. As usual there was a line halfway down the block. But as soon as they saw Mayor Breslin rounding the corner with that look in his eyes, everybody said "oh shit, Mayor's comin'" and cleared a path to the front. My confused friend asked "Wait, why does that guy get to cut the line? Who is he?" as Mayor walked up to the counter where some tourist was complaining to the cashier about the mustard options. Within 15 seconds Mayor grabbed the poor bastard and threw him through Katz' front window, sending him flying onto the sidewalk in a shower of broken glass, then calmly returned to the counter and ordered himself a brisket on rye. I turned to my stunned friend and said "You do NOT wanna learn a lesson in this delicatessen."
Literally. There's maybe one other channel that's got quality content and regardless of it, obscurest vinyl has the best of the best. The lyrics are always solid, the beats are consistent and flow well. Not to mention the lore like the lamp in the album cover. He's the best of all time. Can't wait till one of these gets played on the air 🤣
I worked in a deli in 77’ and we would jam out to this during the openings. My partner Frank was a huge Breslin fan back in the day. RIP Frank, this one’s for you. Lord give us our daily bread!
Damn, I also have great summer vacation memories from 1977 of my dad blasting this tune out on the Magnovox big ass furniture sized stereo system! That flute was such a great part of the song!
Congratulations, you've just made sure that the phrase "You’re Gonna Learn a Lesson, in This Delicatessen" will be going around in my head for at least 4 years. Worth it.
Living in New York during 1970s, Mayor Breslin's temper in slow food lines was legendary all over the city. I remember taking a buddy who was visiting from out of town to Katz' in the East Village for lunch. As usual there was a line halfway down the block. But as soon as we saw Mayor Breslin rounding the corner with that look in his eyes, everybody said "oh shit, Mayor's comin'" and cleared a path to the front. My confused friend asked "Wait, why does that guy get to cut the line? Who is he?" as Mayor walked up to the counter where some tourist was complaining to the cashier about the mustard options. Within 30 seconds, Mayor grabbed the poor bastard and threw him through Katz' front window, sending him flying onto the sidewalk in a shower of broken glass, then calmly returned to the counter ordered himself a brisket on rye. I turned to my stunned friend and said "You do NOT wanna learn a lesson in this delicatessen."
I remember the year like it was yesterday, 1972, the Lodge had just opened in Detroit, we called it the Mayor's Summer. Every car was tuned in WLLZ with nothing but Breslin blaring out of every car and apartment. What a time to be alive
Yeah, thought the same! I especially like the 60/70 ies design, it's fitting perfectly😍👍🏻😍🙏🏻😍 First song, I noticed from your channel (Jenny Stardust) really got me - I thought at first it was real in because of the cover 😜😍 Really great, awesome, fine, excellent 👌🏻 👍🏻 work!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!❤
I'll always remember Mayor Breslin's Rolling Stone interview in '70. The interviewer asked "Your songs are usually very angry. Tell me Mayor, are you angry?" Mayor leaned forward, looked the guy straight in the eye and said "I'm a black man who was born and raised in the South. What the fuck do you think?"
My eyes are fuckin’ bloody from crying out loud, fortunately I still have time and space to enjoy your creations as they come up exactly when needed most.
"I punched a stack of deli meats down his throat!" My mind went into the gutter with that one. I am glad someone made a song about clueless customers who hold up food lines like total assholes.
Back in the 80s, I walked to the deli on 14th Street to get my grandmama some ham. As I approached, it looked like a bomb had gone off. Deli meats and cheese everywhere. The doors blasted open and out walks THE Mayor Breslin! I was star-struck and shouted out his name, he turned, looked me dead in my soul, and said, "You want some too, sucka?" I couldn't move or speak. He then swiftly punched a stack of pepper jack cheese right into my face. As I regained consciousness, the mayor asked me, "Did you learn your lesson, fool?" I said."Yes, Sir!" He helped me up, brushed me off, and handed me the ham that I'd come for, plus a turkey bacon club. That sandwich sits on my mantle to this very day.
Another bomb hit from mayor breslin. He was huge back in the 50s especially during the civil rights movement. This song showed people that regardless of skin color, you better pay very close attention to Mayor Breslins order or you'd catch a real wallop from him. God I miss the good ol days.
My boss at a previous job was from New York. He was at the DMV one day, and of course it's busy as hell cause it's in NYC. Big city DMV and it's the middle of summer, heat wave, everyone smells and sweating like it's a gym. 5:00PM rolls around and there's like a hundred people in the place waiting to be served who didn't have an appointment. Over the speaker you hear the announcement of closing and to come back another time, etc. The people were disappointed and there was even a few yelling. But center stage was Mr Breslin. He was just about to be served in the 'Appointments' line. To the uninitiated, the 'Appointments' line is for people who had made an appointment, not having to wait like others being served. When he found out he would have to come back another day he went absolutely ballistic. He started shouting about 'what the fuck is the use of an appointment if they don't keep it?' He tipped over a vending machine, and he proceeded to verbally thrash anyone who opposed him, including security. Eventually, the Manager folded and decided to make an exception and help him right there on the spot. Breslin responded by picking up the queue barrier and started swinging it around and declared he 'didn't want to drive a car no more, not in this backward ass city'. He was eventually wrestled out of the place by a few security guards but nearly everyone in the DMV looking on was laughing and cheering the man on. He almost inadvertently started a riot when he was arrested, but it was broken up. I heard Breslin got out of it on some minor charge and slap on the wrist, and did it representing himself in court. I also heard he drives illegally to this day but most police don't even want to deal with him so they let it go. They don't make em like that anymore.
This song sounds like its out of a blaxploitation movie where the hero desegregates a woolsworth lunch counter through the power of kung fu....awesome stuff.
I play this song everytime someone ruins my day. I immediately start playing it to annoy my parents whenever they start yelling at me or giving me consequences. I ignore them by using my headphones and turning my volume high to vibe 😂😂😂 THANK YOU!
This may be (and I am not joking at all) one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. It's like Edwin Starr meets Isaac Hayes and then gets super pissed about a sandwich. All win, all day,
A full music video with Mayor Breslin fighting everyone and making a huge mess in the shop after one too many motherfuckers couldn't make up their minds. Full lyrics on screen, people getting thrown through windows
The online karaoke service Karafun had "... Fuckin Lamp" and some other OV songs but a lot of them were sadly restricted by copyright owners. However, at this time, "I Glued My Balls.." is available to sing at any karaoke gig that uses Karafun
I'm 8 months pregnant in July in the Southeast, everyone is being as fucking stupid as they humanly possibly can, and Mayor Breslin's entire discography speaks to my soul.
For anyone curious these are the sandwiches present in the album cover ( from left to right) Fisherman's Roll : Remove Centre of roll, butter and line with lettuce, fill with GREENSEAS° Tuna and cover with KRAFT° Cheddar Cheese. The Sandwich you can live on : White bread and butter ,VEGEMITE° yeast extract, tomato and KRAFT° Cheddar Cheese. French Breadstick : Fill a buttered breadstick with Lettuce leaves , KRAFT° Cheddar Cheese, tomato and pork sausage. Cut into three.
Just when I thought I had heard all of Mayor's catlaogue, here comes another number from Mayor - and by extension another lesson from the Sage of Soul. Thanks, Mayor. No one has drawn a line through soul, divine reribution, and bread based violence towards deli counter loiterers before. I'm ever the student, while you remain the master of musiclal grooves and life lession.
Mayor Breslin later spoke of his decision to record this sleeper hit in a 1983 Rolling Stone article: “I put out that joint not just cause I knew it would play good live, but as a warning to Deli-Dalliers everywhere; you ain’t getting away with that shit on my lunchtime. Hurry up or you’ll find out what the fuckin’ counter tastes like.” According to all who met him, his uncompromising attitude was a steadfast feature of his personality prior to and throughout his career and indeed his life.
When I lived in New York in the 1970s, Mayor Breslin's temper in slow food lines was legendary all over the city. I remember taking a buddy who was visiting from out of town to Katz' in the East Village for lunch. As usual there was a line halfway down the block. But as soon as we saw Mayor Breslin rounding the corner with that look in his eyes, everybody said "oh shit, Mayor's comin'" and cleared a path to the front. My confused friend asked "Wait, why does that guy get to cut the line? Who is he?" as Mayor walked up to the counter where some tourist was complaining to the cashier about the mustard options. Within 30 seconds, Mayor grabbed the poor bastard and threw him through Katz' front window, sending him flying onto the sidewalk in a shower of broken glass, then calmly returned to the counter ordered himself a brisket on rye. I turned to my stunned friend and said "You do NOT wanna learn a lesson in this delicatessen."
I just learned where "Deli" comes from - I had no clue. I was flabbergasted seeing a german word on the cover, but now it all makes sense. You might say... I was gonna learn a lesson
@@oxide9679 I can keep Chipotle,Taco Bell, even Arby's ( thanks Homer) down ,but they all gotta come out at some time. And it ain't pretty. Think gunite.
My uncle went to Mayor Breslins "Anger Management Tour". The original one, not the one from 2000. Told me there was so much soul and angst, such a unique experience.
My wife heard this song and didn’t like it. I told her she looked like she could use a fucking lamp.
She needs more than just the shade and the bulb.
Like a fuckin' lunatic.
"Put the shade on your head and walk into traffic"
😂😂😂
@@GigaheartYou look like you could use a f in lamp
I like how it starts off and he's already all aggro
Can you blame him though?
This comment made me laugh way more than it should have. Thank you!
I lost it at the first "hey! stupid mother f*cker!"
Not his first day. I promise you. Holy shit he has been here before. This entire opus is a coping mechanism
He just got out of the hospital for his punctured kidney
Saw the Mayor on the "Uncivil Service" tour with Comptroller Erikson back in '88. When we called for an encore he started throwing batteries into the crowd.
The "bitch" chants during the flute solo 😂😂😂😂😂
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@@ObscurestVinyl great work as always 👍 😂
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I keep comin' back for more and i'm not the only one
The Mayor's anger is so powerful even the flute solo is struggling to contain it.
Mayor Breslin is the angry voice of reason we need in this world
Is? You mean was. This guy was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. His music inspired thousands for their cause because he simply refused to care on the matter.
In his early life, he gave out lamps, he gave out sandwiches, nobody seemed to notice. In his later years, he had to make a statement.
@@nortonman5238 Mayor Breslin was the King of Reason. People offered each other lamps in trying times, we learned so many lessons in the delicatessens, and it feels like a bygone era now when I go to Subway with a lamp, with no one wanting to know what I need to say when my order gets screwed up.
@@james_fischor the actual smell that breslin left as a family heirloom as big as not skimping...oh no they don't need to tone down the bread smell
@@nortonman5238And later in life he adopted his famous "Peace Through Violence" approach. Unfortunately, other civil rights leaders objected because his violent outbursts were never provoked by civil rights matters, and started distancing themselves from him.
A few brave souls still keep true to his message though, exposing their genitals in public and beating people who inconvenience them in the name of freedom.
Gone too soon.
@@warbossgegguz679 he was truly a hero of his era if you ask me. Thankfully he lives on forever in the music he produced. RIP to a legend.
Rumor has it that he fought till his very last breath. Truly an inspiring man.
My dad still has the commemorative lamp from Mayor's "Did I Fucking Say You Could Cut in Line" tour.
These backstory comments are gold, lol.
I read this as "stamp" at first, as my mind could not allow too much comedy gold into it at once and remain conscious!
This comment is gold
He looked line he could use a fucking lamp
Super jealous - that thing is a treasure, don't give it up!
The flute solo interspersed with a random "bitch" is the chef's kiss.
I imagine Mayor Breslin is actually the one playing the flute and he just comes up to say "bitch"
So Mayor Breslin is why Lizzo does that all the time!
Every solo in every song should be preceded by the singer screaming "CHECK THIS OUT, BITCH!"
Mayor Breslin defo playing the flute between "bitch"es. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull caught his act one day in the early 70s when he was passing through the Village. He was so impressed that he taught Mayor how to be a flautist to help him with his anger management issues.
@@juliahoffman4954 My God that Behind the Music can't come out fast enough, but I get it, I know - there are no shortcuts to quality.
That flute solo was fucking banging. Also loving the callback to the lamp on the album cover.
Lamps, lunch, don't matter what. Mayor Breslin doesn't take shit from anyone at any time.
Also, Mayor ain't a title, it's his NAME, because HE RUNS THE PLACE.
Obscurest Vinyl and all the lore with these artists is what I live for now.
The ONLY Mayor to vote for, AMERICAS REAL MAYOR, Mayor Breslin!
Word
True
I learned that lesson long ago. I entered the local deli and Mayor Breslin was there. He glared at me briefly, then began hurling chunks of superheated pastrami at me, then he beat the dude at the deli counter with a head of lettuce until it was shredded, then slapped it on a grinder and vaulted over the counter, ramming that bun full of pepper jack and every meat he could find. He didn't even pack it up, just tossed it in my lap, made another, and was shoving it down as he left. Never said a word to anyone.
This one goes out to all those souls standing behind that one guy at the local Subway.
This was written by the workers. I was there 🤣🤣🤣
Subway?! I feel bad for you. Subway aint got shit on a real NY deli!
I am one of the workers. And yes it was. We all got together in the back room and wrote this
Mayor Breslin was the voice of a generation. A generation of insanely angry people.
Not insanely
*justifiably
I would love to know how he would handle the modern world of telemarketing and tech support.
Honestly this just feels like my internal dialogue lol
1970s New York City…
When I was living in New York during the 1970s, Mayor Breslin's temper in slow food lines was legendary all over the city. I remember taking a buddy who was visiting from out of town to Katz' in the East Village for lunch. As usual there was a line halfway down the block. But as soon as they saw Mayor Breslin rounding the corner with that look in his eyes, everybody said "oh shit, Mayor's comin'" and cleared a path to the front. My confused friend asked "Wait, why does that guy get to cut the line? Who is he?" as Mayor walked up to the counter where some tourist was complaining to the cashier about the mustard options. Within 15 seconds Mayor grabbed the poor bastard and threw him through Katz' front window, sending him flying onto the sidewalk in a shower of broken glass, then calmly returned to the counter and ordered himself a brisket on rye. I turned to my stunned friend and said "You do NOT wanna learn a lesson in this delicatessen."
😆😆😆😆😆😆
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 What a time to be alive and in NYC.
Good one 😂
Just like when i play red dead
And music history was changed forever on that day
All of the copycats can only make the same toilet humor jokes, but only Obscurest Vinyl can make a song about ordering a sandwich. Keep going GOAT
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There's only a few songs from other channels I like. But obscurest vinyl is always fire.
Literally. There's maybe one other channel that's got quality content and regardless of it, obscurest vinyl has the best of the best.
The lyrics are always solid, the beats are consistent and flow well. Not to mention the lore like the lamp in the album cover. He's the best of all time. Can't wait till one of these gets played on the air 🤣
Preach!
This is a true story, Obscurest is the best
Lord give us our daily bread!
Lord get us out of this shitty 1970s Subway.
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Obscures vinyl should seriously do an entire album of Mayor Breslin
Ye
We need a TOUR
I second that.
This flute solo forever cemented Mayor Breslin as an S tier flute player.
I've listened to this song an unhealthy amount of times......
You and I both 😂😂😂
Bro settled on a knuckle sandwich
Underrated comment.
With all the trimmings, baby.
0:42 that "I think I saw JEEEEEEEESUS Christ" fucking broke me
That gets me every time, too. 😂
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Same!
Same! XDDD
It was the "Lord give us our daily Bread!" for me 😂
I worked in a deli in 77’ and we would jam out to this during the openings. My partner Frank was a huge Breslin fan back in the day. RIP Frank, this one’s for you. Lord give us our daily bread!
Now all I can picture is an old school deli blasting this overhead and the staff making tasty sandwiches/dancing to the beat.
Damn, I also have great summer vacation memories from 1977 of my dad blasting this tune out on the Magnovox big ass furniture sized stereo system! That flute was such a great part of the song!
Frank knew a good foot long when he saw one. RIP.
@@relwalretepSounds like he was trying not to make one.😂
If I ever owned a restaurant, I'd play this over and over 100% of the day.
😂😂😂❤
The Mayor drops another certified anger banger.
Flute solo is peppered with "bitch" I'm voting for Mayor Breslin this year!
Congratulations, you've just made sure that the phrase "You’re Gonna Learn a Lesson, in This Delicatessen" will be going around in my head for at least 4 years. Worth it.
NEVER STOP pumping out this gold. Theres others tryna do thisss but they aint got the substance
you’re acting like he composed the damn thing
@@ultraviolettas yea
'give us our daily bread'...can't say the Lord's prayer now without this legendary tune coming into my head.👏
This might be the most NYC song I've ever heard.
Living in New York during 1970s, Mayor Breslin's temper in slow food lines was legendary all over the city. I remember taking a buddy who was visiting from out of town to Katz' in the East Village for lunch. As usual there was a line halfway down the block. But as soon as we saw Mayor Breslin rounding the corner with that look in his eyes, everybody said "oh shit, Mayor's comin'" and cleared a path to the front. My confused friend asked "Wait, why does that guy get to cut the line? Who is he?" as Mayor walked up to the counter where some tourist was complaining to the cashier about the mustard options. Within 30 seconds, Mayor grabbed the poor bastard and threw him through Katz' front window, sending him flying onto the sidewalk in a shower of broken glass, then calmly returned to the counter ordered himself a brisket on rye. I turned to my stunned friend and said "You do NOT wanna learn a lesson in this delicatessen."
@@drrockkso8882I can confirm, don’t mess with Mayor
Thank you, yes
Detroit
Epic flute solo
It’s a Peter Gabriel cameo.
Lol, its Ian Anderson.
I remember the year like it was yesterday, 1972, the Lodge had just opened in Detroit, we called it the Mayor's Summer. Every car was tuned in WLLZ with nothing but Breslin blaring out of every car and apartment. What a time to be alive
Mayor Breslin is my favorite singer in this genre. Everyline is a banger; every single note is top tier! Hopefully there’s more of him.
I'll be singing "you're gonna learn a lesson in this delicatessen" to myself for the next two weeks. Another banger from the Mayor
If I owned a Subway franchise, this song would be on repeat 24/7.
I'd make Obscurest Vinyl a millionaire just from royalty payments.
I desperately need this man's entire discography
As someone who played flute for 12 years, I thank you for the jammin flute solo.
All flute solos should begin with the singer screaming "CHECK THIS OUT, BITCH!"
Just been walking around randomly singing "LORD GIVE US OUR DAILY BREAD!"
I've waited my whole life for a 70's funk style song about how it feels to be stuck in line at a deli. 🙌🏻
Very pleased to hear more Mayor Breslin. Him and Jenny Stardust are like the king and queen of this channel.
I'm writing in Mayor Breslin in 2024
Same
Our politicians better be ready to learn a lesson in this delicatessen!
This is... Just... I have no words to describe the silliness and awesomeness here...
Mayor Breslin is truly one of the greats 🙌 such a legend
The crowd got pretty agro with Mayor Breslin as the opening act, but then the Sticky Sweethearts calmed everyone down. Life is funny that way.
This chorus has me groovin' hard 🥪🥪🥪👊
Oh Smooth’s here 😄👋
Eyyy
All your album art is exactly what I would visualize with the artists, great work man!
Dude thank you! I appreciate that
Yeah, thought the same!
I especially like the 60/70 ies design, it's fitting perfectly😍👍🏻😍🙏🏻😍
First song, I noticed from your channel (Jenny Stardust) really got me - I thought at first it was real in because of the cover 😜😍
Really great, awesome, fine, excellent 👌🏻 👍🏻 work!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!❤
I've never worked in a restaurant, but I worked a long time in retail, and I feel Mayor's pain here.
I walked past the deli section at the store and this song popped in my head. Great tune here.
Ironically, my soul left my body at "Lord give us our daily bread!!!" 😂😂😂
So good and the flut solo chef so good the flut solo chef kiss why ever did this needs a raise big time this should be played on the radio.
When mayor Goldie Wilson first heard this banger on the jukebox at Lou’s Cafe, his response was “I like the SOUND of that!”
I'll always remember Mayor Breslin's Rolling Stone interview in '70. The interviewer asked "Your songs are usually very angry. Tell me Mayor, are you angry?" Mayor leaned forward, looked the guy straight in the eye and said "I'm a black man who was born and raised in the South. What the fuck do you think?"
People don't usually talk about it but his involvement in the BPP as a young man had a major effect on his life and outlook
Beautiful flute solo
That was all Breslin
@@ObscurestVinyl I can well imagine him standing behind the undecided asshole and aggressively playing the flute solo in his ear.
@@ObscurestVinylthe dedication to the bit is why I love this channel.
I can well imagine him standing behind the undecided mofo and aggressively playing the flute solo in his ear.
@rekpek9 yeah, the mayor knew that tinnitus was the silent killer.
The flute solo is gold, listened to this everyday for weeks now lol, never fails to make me smile. We need more from Mayor Breslin!
I laughed, i cried, i shit my pants. This channel tops itself again.
😂😂😂
I think he wrote a song about that also 😂😂😂
The hits keep on coming! Don't ever stop, man. You're my favorite artist of 2024 and it's not even close!
Thank you!!
My eyes are fuckin’ bloody from crying out loud, fortunately I still have time and space to enjoy your creations as they come up exactly when needed most.
I'm never not going to be able to stand in line without humming this song now.
Mayor Breslin always knew how to put it as simply as possible. He didn’t mince words and had no time for fools.
Also the 'bitch' mid flute solo at 1:25 really made me feel an emotion I can't describe.
He stopped mid solo just to say it
He epitomized the aggressive funk genre.
"I punched a stack of deli meats down his throat!" My mind went into the gutter with that one. I am glad someone made a song about clueless customers who hold up food lines like total assholes.
Jared from Subway is learning his lesson now
This is so Jaredcore
Back in the 80s, I walked to the deli on 14th Street to get my grandmama some ham. As I approached, it looked like a bomb had gone off. Deli meats and cheese everywhere. The doors blasted open and out walks THE Mayor Breslin! I was star-struck and shouted out his name, he turned, looked me dead in my soul, and said, "You want some too, sucka?" I couldn't move or speak. He then swiftly punched a stack of pepper jack cheese right into my face. As I regained consciousness, the mayor asked me, "Did you learn your lesson, fool?" I said."Yes, Sir!" He helped me up, brushed me off, and handed me the ham that I'd come for, plus a turkey bacon club. That sandwich sits on my mantle to this very day.
I woke up with this in my head this morning. I might be listening to too much obscurest vinyl.
Keep dipping into the Mayor Breslin back catalogue! Every song is not just a soul classic but philosophical gold!
I remember going to a Mayor Breslin signing once at Miami Subs. I brought my batman lamp to the signing and have still kept it to this day.
Another bomb hit from mayor breslin.
He was huge back in the 50s especially during the civil rights movement.
This song showed people that regardless of skin color, you better pay very close attention to Mayor Breslins order or you'd catch a real wallop from him.
God I miss the good ol days.
Some say he helped the movement. Some say he hindered it. One thing is for sure - we all learned a lesson.
My boss at a previous job was from New York. He was at the DMV one day, and of course it's busy as hell cause it's in NYC. Big city DMV and it's the middle of summer, heat wave, everyone smells and sweating like it's a gym. 5:00PM rolls around and there's like a hundred people in the place waiting to be served who didn't have an appointment. Over the speaker you hear the announcement of closing and to come back another time, etc. The people were disappointed and there was even a few yelling. But center stage was Mr Breslin. He was just about to be served in the 'Appointments' line. To the uninitiated, the 'Appointments' line is for people who had made an appointment, not having to wait like others being served. When he found out he would have to come back another day he went absolutely ballistic. He started shouting about 'what the fuck is the use of an appointment if they don't keep it?' He tipped over a vending machine, and he proceeded to verbally thrash anyone who opposed him, including security.
Eventually, the Manager folded and decided to make an exception and help him right there on the spot. Breslin responded by picking up the queue barrier and started swinging it around and declared he 'didn't want to drive a car no more, not in this backward ass city'. He was eventually wrestled out of the place by a few security guards but nearly everyone in the DMV looking on was laughing and cheering the man on. He almost inadvertently started a riot when he was arrested, but it was broken up. I heard Breslin got out of it on some minor charge and slap on the wrist, and did it representing himself in court. I also heard he drives illegally to this day but most police don't even want to deal with him so they let it go.
They don't make em like that anymore.
Yeah, The Mayor is just built different, that's for sure.
Having the line “Check this out!” Being said with such anger and then having a flute solo afterwards is comedy gold 🤣
This song literally turned my entire day around. Might be a musical masterpiece. Such much soul and passion.
When he said "Lord give us our daily bread" I felt that before I learned a lesson in this delicatessen
Put Mayor in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame already! Sign my petition!
This song sounds like its out of a blaxploitation movie where the hero desegregates a woolsworth lunch counter through the power of kung fu....awesome stuff.
I play this song everytime someone ruins my day. I immediately start playing it to annoy my parents whenever they start yelling at me or giving me consequences. I ignore them by using my headphones and turning my volume high to vibe 😂😂😂 THANK YOU!
Turning everyday frustration into art.
I love the subtle details like the harp playing after mentioning Jesus Christ. I love that kind of stuff!
Haha thanks for noticing that. I like adding those things in
Please upload more of this, it's really hard to find Mayor Breslin's music nowadays.
So much vitriol in his voice X,D
I love it so much lol
Every time Obscurest Vinyls drops a new banger..it reminds me why I’m still here. And why I have to keep going 😮💨
I am imagining Mayor pull out his flute and dancing around the knocked down customer and the whole line cheered him
This may be (and I am not joking at all) one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. It's like Edwin Starr meets Isaac Hayes and then gets super pissed about a sandwich. All win, all day,
Mayor Breslin’s got my vote!
YOU'RE GONNA LEARN A LESSON, IN THIS DELICATESSEN!!! 😤😤😤 EPIC ASS flute solo, btw.
I was about to go trick or treat this year. But i listened to this song...im 43....
puts th anger in banger
For real, we need some corny, colourful karaoke videos with the lyrics
I would be screaming this shit during karaoke night while making eye contact with someone who owes me a sandwich lol
A full music video with Mayor Breslin fighting everyone and making a huge mess in the shop after one too many motherfuckers couldn't make up their minds. Full lyrics on screen, people getting thrown through windows
The online karaoke service Karafun had "... Fuckin Lamp" and some other OV songs but a lot of them were sadly restricted by copyright owners.
However, at this time, "I Glued My Balls.." is available to sing at any karaoke gig that uses Karafun
I'm 8 months pregnant in July in the Southeast, everyone is being as fucking stupid as they humanly possibly can, and Mayor Breslin's entire discography speaks to my soul.
For anyone curious these are the sandwiches present in the album cover ( from left to right)
Fisherman's Roll : Remove Centre of roll, butter and line with lettuce, fill with GREENSEAS° Tuna and cover with KRAFT° Cheddar Cheese.
The Sandwich you can live on : White bread and butter ,VEGEMITE° yeast extract, tomato and KRAFT° Cheddar Cheese.
French Breadstick : Fill a buttered breadstick with Lettuce leaves , KRAFT° Cheddar Cheese, tomato and pork sausage. Cut into three.
We can read
We need more Mayor Breslin! 😂😂😂
THANK GOD! MORE MAYOR BRESLIN! Thank you Obscurest Vinyl, you turned a shit day into a great night.
Ahh that’s awesome! Thank you!
My pops hums this to himself all the time. He’s still got his “Bodega Brawlers ‘77” tour shirt he’ll never let go of.
He and Trip Watkins (of This Baptism Fucking Blows fame) need to do an “Ebony and Ivory” like duet on the subject of impatience.
They would have made it in the angriest recording room known to man.
Yes.
Just when I thought I had heard all of Mayor's catlaogue, here comes another number from Mayor - and by extension another lesson from the Sage of Soul. Thanks, Mayor. No one has drawn a line through soul, divine reribution, and bread based violence towards deli counter loiterers before. I'm ever the student, while you remain the master of musiclal grooves and life lession.
You, sir, are a poet.
Mayor Breslin later spoke of his decision to record this sleeper hit in a 1983 Rolling Stone article: “I put out that joint not just cause I knew it would play good live, but as a warning to Deli-Dalliers everywhere; you ain’t getting away with that shit on my lunchtime. Hurry up or you’ll find out what the fuckin’ counter tastes like.”
According to all who met him, his uncompromising attitude was a steadfast feature of his personality prior to and throughout his career and indeed his life.
These tid bits of trivia 😂
When I lived in New York in the 1970s, Mayor Breslin's temper in slow food lines was legendary all over the city. I remember taking a buddy who was visiting from out of town to Katz' in the East Village for lunch. As usual there was a line halfway down the block. But as soon as we saw Mayor Breslin rounding the corner with that look in his eyes, everybody said "oh shit, Mayor's comin'" and cleared a path to the front. My confused friend asked "Wait, why does that guy get to cut the line? Who is he?" as Mayor walked up to the counter where some tourist was complaining to the cashier about the mustard options. Within 30 seconds, Mayor grabbed the poor bastard and threw him through Katz' front window, sending him flying onto the sidewalk in a shower of broken glass, then calmly returned to the counter ordered himself a brisket on rye. I turned to my stunned friend and said "You do NOT wanna learn a lesson in this delicatessen."
We need more Mayor Breslin. He got that real soul.
I just learned where "Deli" comes from - I had no clue. I was flabbergasted seeing a german word on the cover, but now it all makes sense.
You might say... I was gonna learn a lesson
I've never wanted a music album as much as I have since discovering Mayor
I was dying laughing, tears in my eyes from this. I haven't laughed this hard at anything in a long time. Bravo.
My version is you're gonna pay at this Chipotle
That's valid too, but it would need to be done in the style of a mariachi band. Lol
Chipotle makes you pay later.
@@Daniel-Weaver Only if you have an intestinal tract made of silk
@@oxide9679 I can keep Chipotle,Taco Bell, even Arby's ( thanks Homer) down ,but they all gotta come out at some time. And it ain't pretty. Think gunite.
Giving them hell at Taco Bell
More Mayor Breslin please.
Worst spanking of my life was when I sang this song as my mom made my school lunch one day.
WE need a Full Album released onto vinyl for Mayor Breslin with all his greatest hits!