Many people have always labeled Big Star as one of the pinnacle power pop acts, and so it’s only obvious that their influence shows in many other great groups I enjoy.. especially Cheap Trick, who ended up covering the Big Star classic “In the Street” for the That 70’s Show theme. Since That’s 70’s Show was always a favorite of mine, I couldn’t help but having that killer “In the Street” guitar riff stuck in my head.. and that riff was a big part of this song. My tribute to the forefathers of bad ass pop, I would say. I wrote this song in my garage during the fall of 2010. I have this rather large garage, and before it got to cold I would spend most of my evenings playing acoustic guitar and writing songs...Often I would always ride my bike over to the gas station to pick up some cold beers, and on my way back to the garage with an ice cold six pack of Budweisers, suddenly out of nowhere the chorus of “Why You Gotta Lie” came into my head. Minutes later the song was written! The best songs are written in under 10 minutes as far as i’m concerned. This song also features some great dueling guitar action from Josh Malia and Geoff Useless, and a rippin’ Farfisa solo in the vein of a Del Shannon or Tommy James and the Shondells that was played by Kris “Fingers” Rodgers. - Kurt Baker, Portland, ME.