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Retired Boxer

Its last song was later covered by Wilco and Beck.

Johnston made Retired Boxer at the end of 1984, the year he was handing his tapes to customers at McDonald’s in Austin. It was another home cassette, copied by himself. He recorded its closing song, True Love Will Find You in the End, again for the album 1990. Wilco, Beck and the Flaming Lips are among those who have played it.

Tracks 9 · 30 minutes

  1. 1

    I'll Do Anything but Break Dance for Ya, Darling

  2. 2

    Bye Bye Barbie

  3. 3

    Fighting with Myself

  4. 4

    Too Young to Die

  5. 5

    This Song

  6. 6

    Feels Good

  7. 7

    Oh No

  8. 8

    Strange Boy

  9. True Love Will Find You in the End

    Track 9

    Wilco recorded it as a B-side to A Shot in the Arm in 1999. Beck covered it on the 2004 tribute album The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered.

Daniel Johnston

Written by Rhune

Updated October 2026. Sources: The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (2004); Spin (2019).