Song Description
A tune about the pressures of conformity & our current New Wave Of The New Wave rock scene, written in the style of The Killers, She Wants Revenge, The Futureheads, & other Electroclash acts.
| Song Length |
3:49 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, Rock - New Wave |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Anxious, Frantic |
Subject |
Conformity, Music |
| Similar Artists |
Duran Duran, Garbage |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
The Monty Python boys
Who got hugged goodnight
By girls in baggy clothes
In the evening,
They found some Rock 'N' Roll
& angular guitars
Now they got something to do
On the weekends.
The smart money says
To keep the lyrics on
A vague poeticness,
Like the following:
"Can't stand to lose you like
All of the wild horses,
That's why I'm drowning up
Inside your hair."
The girls in the audience
Got their tongues
Pressed behind teeth;
Some aftershow thought is
Dimming their
Eyes from beneath.
That Goodwill shirt vibe -----
The summer fashion's arrived -----
A trucker's hat to the side
& Ebay pants are in vogue.
The latest in styles -----
The summer fashion's arrived -----
Shop that ironic smile,
The copycats have been told.
So Calvin's fronting the stage,
Fugazi fans in a fit,
The bottles homing in
On his forehead.
Pajama parties & cakes
& frequent coffee breaks
Sung in the lowered tones
Of a boyfriend.
His haircut short & neat,
His T-shirt wrinkle-free,
He tries to sign a new lease
On the evening.
The drummer drops a beat,
Guitar is almost tuned,
& Calvin grins through blood
On his eyeteeth.
The girls in the audience
Got their tongues
Pressed behind teeth;
Some aftershow thought is
Dimming their
Eyes from beneath.
That Goodwill shirt vibe -----
The summer fashion's arrived -----
A trucker's hat to the side
& Ebay pants are in vogue.
The latest in styles -----
The summer fashion's arrived -----
Shop that ironic smile,
The copycats have been told.
The guys in epaulets
& tritone aquanets
Are prancing left & right
In the dry ice.
The keytar wobbles wild,
The singer preens & smiles,
The beams of colored light
On his mic stand.
Guitarist leans on the bass
& molds the notes with his face,
The solo told with his lips
Like he's eating.
Bartender rakes in the tips,
A waitress pendulums hips,
A bouncer's calling his mom
On a cell phone.
The girls in the audience
Got their tongues
Pressed behind teeth;
Some aftershow thought is
Dimming their
Eyes from beneath.
That Goodwill shirt vibe -----
The summer fashion's arrived -----
A trucker's hat to the side
& Ebay pants are in vogue.
The latest in styles -----
The summer fashion's arrived -----
Shop that ironic smile,
The copycats have been told.
That Polo shirt vibe -----
The summer fashion's arrived -----
A trucker's hat to the side
& Ebay pants are a must.
The latest in styles -----
The summer fashion's arrived -----
Shop the ironic smile,
The copycats should adjust.