Shortly after my post about the previously unreleased Minor Threat track, “You Betrayed Me By Growing Up,” which made its way online earlier this year via More Than A Witness, I decided to contact Ian MacKaye for comment. Here’s an excerpt from what Ian had to say:

“The reason you and others are having such a difficult time finding any information about the song is that it was only played out one time and the music was then scrapped (I don’t recall why). The lyrics ended up as ‘Betray’. To be honest, when this song was first brought to our attention (someone sent me a link to a posting of it a year or two ago) none of the members of Minor Threat even remembered this version of the song… that’s how short-lived it was.”

Ian also provided me with a link to Double Cross Webzine, to whom he gave a similar statement on the matter, but also provided the lyrics to “You Betrayed Me By Growing Up.” Check it out here: Double Cross Webzine.

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MINOR THREAT - You Betrayed Me By Growing Up (LIVE)

And we’re back folks! Hope you all enjoyed your holidays. While we were on break, I came across this rare, previously unreleased Minor Threat song, and I thought it would be great to share with all of you.

While Minor Threat isn’t the type of music I generally cover here, they are near and dear to my heart as one of the first hardcore bands I ever laid ears on. The members’ subsequent work in Fugazi and Bad Religion further shaped my young, musical mind, and as such, I feel a debt of gratitude to these guys.

This song is called, “You Betrayed Me By Growing Up,” and it was recorded at Woodlawn High School in Arlington, VA back in 1982. The quality isn’t the best, nor is the mix, but this is the only version that exists.

EDIT: I’ve been notified that “You Betrayed Me By Growing Up” was originally discovered by the good people at More Than A Witness, and I am happy to give them the credit for originally sharing this. Check out them out and find a whole bunch of rad hardcore bootlegs: More Than A Witness.

Enjoy a full Minor Threat set from 1983 below!

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