We Stole This Riff

"We Stole This Riff" is a song by Residents, Uninc., featuring a guitar riff appropriated from Tim Buckley's song "Down By The Borderline" from his 1970 album Starsailor.
"We Stole This Riff" opens the group's 1971 demo tape B.S..
== History ==
One of the first recorded appearances of Philip "Snakefinger" Lithman on guitar with The Residents, "We Stole This Riff" is the opening track on the group's 1971 demo tape B.S..
"We Stole This Riff" is an early example of The Residents repurposing the work of other artists for their own ends, a theme that would run through their entire career.
At the end of the track, there is a short snippet of a female voice (possibly Margaret Smyk) saying "-about... he doesn't give a shit..."
== Lyrics ==
 We stole this riff (from Tim Buckley)
 We stole this riff (from Tim Buckley)
 We stole this riff (from Tim Buckley)
 We stole this riff (from Tim Buckley)
 We stole this riff (from Tim Buckley)
 We stole this riff (from Tim Buckley)
 We stole this riff (from Tim Buckley)
 We stole this riff (from Tim Buckley)
 Ahh, ahh, ahh
 We'll steal from you (from you)
 We'll steal from you (hate you)
 We'll steal from you (fuck you)
 We'll steal from you (fuck you)
 If you ever do anything
== Releases ==
* B.S. (1971, released 2019) San Mateo home recording, 1971
* A Nickle If Your Dick's This Big (2019) 
==== Versions ====
== See also ==
* Tim Buckley
* "Holelottadick"
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