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Genius Annotation

Track #4 from The Mountain Goats‘ fourteenth studio album Transcendental Youth.

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did The Mountain Goats say about "Harlem Roulette"?
Genius Answer

In an Pitchfork session where John plays this song, he states: “It’s about the last night of Frankie Lymon’s life.”

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October 2, 2012
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