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Late last year, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars of the Replacements reunited to record an EP of covers called Songs for Slim -- with the proceeds going to their former bandmate Slim Dunlap, who recently suffered a stroke.

Yeah, it's not new original material, but it's still great to hear the Mats back together after more than two decades -- regardless of the unfortunate turn of events that led to the reunion.

Here's the Replacements doing Gordon Lightfoot's I'm Not Sayin'.

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Our 80s theme week continues with what was the real anthem of my generation -- recorded several years before Kurt Cobain rose to fame.

From the Replacements' 1985 album Tim, here's Bastards of Young.

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Big Star and Alex Chilton changed my life, and the Replacements reminded me of how much Big Star and Alex Chilton changed my life.

Here's Big Star's September Gurls and the Mats' Alex Chilton.

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I've proclaimed my undying love for The Replacements here on more than one occasion. As far as I'm concerned, they're the greatest rock and roll band of the last quarter century.

Here's Paul Westerberg doing Achin' To Be.