Love Songs for the Retarded

Love Songs for the Retarded
Studio album by The Queers
Released	April 13, 1993 July 11, 2006 (reissue)
Recorded	1993
Genre	Pop punk, punk rock
Length	35:54
Label	Lookout! LK-066 Asian Man (reissue) AM-136
Producer	Ben Weasel Mass Giorgini
The Queers chronology
Grow Up (1990) Love Songs for the Retarded (1993) Rocket to Russia (1994)
Alternative cover
Asian Man Records reissue cover (2006)

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Love Songs for the Retarded is the second full-length album by pop punk band The Queers. Released in 1993 by Lookout! Records, the album incorporated similar music structure from their last album Grow Up, making it sound more pop punk than raw punk rock.

Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel wrote two songs with Joe Queer for the album, which were "I Can't Stop Farting" and "Fuck the World". Ben's band later recorded his version of "Fuck the World", which was later included on the re-release of their album Wiggle.

In 2006, The Queers rescinded their master rights from Lookout! due to unpaid royalties. Later that year, they signed to Asian Man Records and reissued Love Songs for the Retarded on CD and LP.

Love Songs for the Retarded is The Queers' highest-selling album, having sold over 100,000 copies.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Joe King, except as noted.

1. "You're Tripping" – 1:51
2. "Ursula Finally Has Tits" – 2:26
3. "I Hate Everything" – 1:20
4. "Teenage Bonehead" – 2:14
5. "Fuck the World" (King, Weasel) – 2:31 (Printed as "Fuck This World" on original Lookout! release)
6. "I Can't Stop Farting" (King, Weasel) – 1:42
7. "Feeling Groovy" – 2:18
8. "Debra Jean" – 3:35
9. "Hi Mom, It's Me" – 0:58
10. "Noodlebrain" – 2:25
11. "I Can't Stand You" (Parasite) – 1:14
12. "Night of the Livid Queers" – 2:18
13. "Granolahead" – 2:22
14. "I Won't Be" – 2:07
15. "Monster Zero" – 2:16
16. "Daydreaming" – 3:50

Personnel

• Joe Queer - head vocals, guitar
• B-Face - bass, backing vocals
• Hugh O'Neill - drums, backing vocals

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