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The guy from Theory of a Deadman hates his life
One of the catchier songs I’ve been hearing on Lazer 99.3 lately is Hate My Life by Theory of a Deadman. You may not know the band, but they’re one of those stereotypical rock radio bands. You might confuse them with Nickelback, or Shinedown, or Three Days Grace, or Breaking Benjamin, or…well, you get the idea.
I like this song, even though there’s something annoying about someone from a relatively successful rock band complaining about how much their life sucks. Let’s look at the video, shall we?
I’ll tell ya, when I first watched the video, the singer looked nothing like I pictured him. And you can tell he must not be used to making videos. He sure comes across lifeless and devoid of emotion for a song filled with such bitter rage.
The novelty of this song will likely fade, and as far as songs about hatred go, I still think Ugly Kid Joe did it best.
Tags: 00s music, breaking benjamin, hate my life, lazer 99.3, nickelback, shinedown, theory of a deadman, three days grace, ugly kid joe
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misheard lyrics
I’m looking to the sky to save me, looking for a satellite
Here at Songspeak, we love the Foo Fighters. I don’t remember if this particular misheard lyric was due to me, Matt, or just something we heard somewhere else, but it’s a misheard lyric nonetheless.
It’s from their song Learn to Fly. It sounds like Dave Grohl sings, “I’m looking to the sky to save me, looking for a satellite”, but “satellite” is really “sign of life”.
Really, this post is just an excuse to post the video for the song. We’ve talked about Foo Fighters’ hilarious videos before (most notably for Big Me), but this one takes the proverbial cake. The bands plays multiple characters throughout the video, and the only thing I remember about seeing it for the first time was Matt showing it to me on the computer and giggling the most squealish giggle I’ve ever heard come out of him when fat lady Dave Grohl pictures the guy’s head as a hamburger and licks his teeth.
Tags: 00s music, big me, foo fighters, learn to fly, satellite, sign of life
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misheard lyrics
Sodomy
Superman often likes to take advantage of situations
This goes back to when Matt and I shared an office. And yes, I know there are a lot of these stories, but it was a good opportunity for songspeaks, so you can all suck it.
Five for Fighting’s song Superman (It’s Not Easy) had just been released, and there wasn’t a day that went by that we didn’t hear it at least once or twice. And on a tangential note, isn’t it weird that Five for Fighting is just one guy? Yeah, his name is John Ondrasik. What a weirdo.
Anyway, at one point late in the song, he sings the line, “inside of me”, but Matt and I think it sounds like he’s singing, “In sodomy”. We both had AIM on our computers, so we always had a contest to see who could message “sodomy” to the other the quickest when the line was sang. The rule was that you couldn’t send it before he sang it, so it was always a mad dash to get it typed and hit enter as the words escaped his mouth.
Ah, good times. Dyno-miiiiiiiiiiite.
Here’s the video. John starts singing about sodomy at the 2:28 mark.
Tags: 00s music, AIM, five for fighting, good times, in sodomy, inside of me, instant messenger, Jimmy Walker, john ondrasik, sodomy, superman, superman (it's not easy)
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Do you know your enemy?
I heard Green Day’s first single off their new CD, 21st Century Breakdown, for the first time on Lazer 99.3 yesterday afternoon on the way home from work. I like it. I was a big fan of American Idiot, and wasn’t sure they’d be consistent with their quality on their future albums, but I must say, this rocks. Usually it takes a few listens for news songs to grow on me, but I liked this one right away. Lyrics follow the video:
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Violence is an enemy
Against the enemy
Violence is an energy
Bringing on the fury
The choir infantry
Revolt against the honor to obey
Overthrow the effigy
The vast majority
Burning down the foreman of control
Silence is the enemy
Against your urgency
So rally up the demons of your soul
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
The insurgency will rise
When the bloods been sacrificed
Don’t be blinded by the lies
In your eyes
Violence is an energy
From here to eternity
Violence is an energy
Silence is the enemy
So gimme gimme revolution
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Overthrow the effigy
The vast majority
Burning down the foreman of control
Silence is the enemy
Against your urgency
So rally up the demons of your soulTags: 00s music, 21st century breakdown, american idiot, green day, know your enemy, know your enemy lyrics, lazer 99.3
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Seether covers Careless Whisper
Rock band Seether, known mainly for their songs Broken and Remedy, have released a cover of Wham!’s 80’s classic Careless Whisper. And it’s not half bad:Seether is already partway to becoming Wham! themselves. I mean, three-quarters of the band are already about as well known and recognizable as Andrew Ridgeley. All lead singer Shaun Morgan needs to do is get caught having sex with some dude in a public restroom or be stopped while driving high on the weed, and the transformation will be complete.
Tags: 00s music, 80s music, andrew ridgeley, broken, careless whisper, cover, Dale Stewart, george michael, John Humphrey, remedy, seether, shaun morgan, Troy McLawhorn, wham
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There’s no bad ideas when you’re brainstormin’
My three year old’s new television obsession is Imagination Movers on Playhouse Disney. And while it can be painful for parents to tolerate their preschoolers’ entertainment preferences, I must say, the Imagination Movers are awesome.They started out as a children’s band and quickly grew in popularity, getting their own TV show on the Disney Channel. And if you read about the guys in the band, you’ll find that three of them lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina. This makes their upbeat attitudes and music all the more impressive.
But I digress…their music is cool, and Quinn loves it. She sings along to most of the songs. But my personal favorite is the Brainstorming song. Basically, the Imagination Movers work in their Idea Warehouse, and their job is to help people solve problems. They don’t get too many customers, and usually end up helping their neighbors, Nina and her Uncle Knit Knots (He always wears beige and likes things to be boring. He finds the Imagination Movers to be much too exciting.). Every episode, a problem presents itself early on, and this leads to the Brainstorming song. Here’s a longer version of what appears on the show (which includes an actual storm that blows its way through the Warehouse):
I’m always now saying that there’s no bad ideas when you’re brainstormin’.
And to get a little flavor of what they’re like, here’s an older extended version of their theme song (this was back when Dave wore an orange hat…he now wears a red hat in the show):
Neither Quinn nor I can get enough of these guys. We have about a dozen episodes saved on our DVR. Eventually there will be a time when there’s no room for anything else. I think what the situation needs is some imagination!
Tags: 00s music, 00s tv, brainstorming, children's music, children's TV, dave poche, disney channel, DVR, hurricane katrina, idea warehouse, imagination movers, nina, playhouse disney, rich collins, scott durbin, scott smith, smitty, uncle knit knots
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misheard lyrics
Should I just keep chasing penguins?
In Soviet Russia, penguin chases you!
One of the more recent ridiculously overplayed songs on mix 93.1 here is Chasing Pavements by Adele. It’s been getting airplay for quite some time, and when it was first being played, I never paid close attention to it and thought she was singing, “Should I give up or should I just keep chasing penguins?” I thought it was kind of a weird line, but whatever floats Adele’s boat. Who am I to judge?
Then one day I heard the DJ announce the song as Chasing Pavements. And that line, to me anyway, is just as ridiculous as “chasing penguins”. How the eff do you pluralize “pavement”? Or chase it? The whole thing reeks of retardation. Maybe she should stay in the U.K. where she belongs. We don’t want her superfluous pluralizations soiling our rich American heritage, thankyouverymuch.
Tags: 00s music, adele, chasing pavements, chasing penguins, mix 93.1, pavement, penguin, superfluous pluralizations
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This feels so unnatural, Peter Gabriel too
I got a secret for you.... I LOOOOOOVE YOU, PETER!
Peter Gabriel and Hot Chip recently covered Vampire Weekend’s Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa. All the cool kids have been loving on Vampire Weekend throughout 2008, and the song actually mentions Peter Gabriel by name in its lyrics.
It feels so unnatural to sing your own name, doesn’t it Peter?
Here’s Vampire Weekend with the original Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa:
Is that a keytar?!
Tags: 00s music, buzz, cape cod, cape cod kwassa kwassa, cool kids, cover song, covers, feels so unnatural, hot chip, is your bed made, is your sweater on, keytar, peter gabriel, sing your own name, techno, vampire weekend
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Lost finds The Fray
I never thought I’d find myself remotely interested in The Fray, but then they had to go and release a Lost music video.
As a fervent Lostaholic, I’m counting down the days until the season 5 premiere on January 21st. In preparation for the premiere, ABC has been running promos constantly and building anticipation. One of the promos is a video for The Fray’s new single You Found Me.
The video incorporates clips from the previous 4 seasons of Lost, as well as some juicy new scenes that die-hard fans are already voraciously picking apart (see Ajira Airways, for instance).
And even though The Fray sounds like every other current pop/alt/rock band, I’ll be damned if any song doesn’t sound good when put to a montage of Lost scenes.
Tags: 00s music, 00s tv, ABC, ajira airways, january 21st, lost, lost music video, lost promos, lost season 5, lost season 5 promos, lost video clip, lostaholics, montage, season 5 premiere, the fray, you found me
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don't insult our intelligence
The Today Show lacks All-American Creativity
The All-American Rejects performed on the Today Show this morning in anticipation of the release of their third album. And on Today’s concert series page, this is what appeared:
“Move Along to these guys”? Really, that’s all ya got Today Show? Two previous albums worth of lyrics, and that’s the best you can come up with? Not to mention they picked one of the most ridiculous still images of lead singer Tyson Ritter they could find. And what’s up with the usage of “these guys”? Is John McCain working for the Today Show website now?
If Songspeak gave out booby prizes for worst songspeaks, today Today would be at the top of the list. I mean, honestly.
Anyhow, for those interested, here are the All-American Rejects performing their new single:
Tags: 00s music, 00s tv, all-american rejects, booby prize, concert series, john mccain, move along, performance, today show, tyson ritter, when the world comes down, worst songspeaks
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