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WILCO’S “A Shot In The Arm” first appeared on Summerteeth, released way back in 1999. But the song may well be 2021’s most on-the-nose anthem, no longer evoking self-destructive drug habits but rather the Covid-19 vaccine. In an alternate universe, it might’ve felt celebratory. But with the Delta variant spreading rapidly across the US and coronavirus cases emerging even among the vaccinated, you can’t help getting a queasy feeling when Jeff Tweedy hollers, “Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm”. It’s the “maybe” that hits hardest – what if a shot in the arm just isn’t enough?