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"This radio station was named Kowalski"

Posted at 12:01 PM on October 17, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis

We've been enjoying Primal Scream's newish album Riot City Blues, but it sent us back to the library where we revisited all those great albums of yesteryear. And we were tickled to rediscover "Kowalski," a great tune from the album Vanishing Point (1997). Aside from the fact that Kowalski is the second most popular surname in Poland (it's the patronymic of "Smith," you know. Which means Morrissey's band is known in much of Eastern Europe as "the Kowalskis," right?), it is also Marlon Brando's character (Stan Kowalski) in "A Street Car Named Desire," not to mention an awesome grocery store with convenient locations throughout the Twin Cities.

So which of these Kowalskis was Primal Scream celebrating? Take a look at the lyrics and give us your best shot. (For the record, we're going to guess the Kowalskis at Lyndale and 54th in South Minneapolis.)

Primal Scream, publicity photo courtesy Primal Scream

A Streetcar Named Desire, publicity photo

Kowalski diving lamp, courtesy Kowalski equipment

Kowalski's logo, courtesy Kowalski's markets

Photos: Primal Scream publicity; Streetcar publicity; courtesy Kowalski Equipment; courtesy Kowalski's Markets

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