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The first flush is the weakest
"I'm gonna drop a deuce all over this place."
A few years ago, Sheryl Crow did a cover of The First Cut is the Deepest by Cat Stevens. At the time of its release, it was played on the radio incessantly.
At this time, Jo and I were living in our condo in Southampton. There was a period of time where the water pressure in our upstairs bathroom left a little to be desired, to the point where our toilet would barely flush.
Now, Jo can’t stand Sheryl Crow, and with The First Cut is the Deepest being overplayed, she really couldn’t stand that song. Yet she would still find it in her head to the point that she admitted singing, “The first flush is the weakest” to the tune of it when she’d get up in the morning and go to the bathroom.
Even when you’re alone, and even if it’s a song and artist you hate…songspeak will find you.
Tags: 00s music, 60s music, cat stevens, condo, sheryl crow, southampton, the first cut is the deepest, the first flush is the weakest, upstairs bathroom, water pressure
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misheard lyrics
‘Cause I won’t even move
I was reminded of this misheard lyric of mine from a few years ago when I heard Take a Picture by Filter while grocery shopping this weekend in Big Y.
When the song first came out, I thought Richard Patrick was singing, “Do you wanna take my picture, ’cause I won’t even move” in the chorus. It made sense, because not only is that what it sounds like he says, but who moves while they’re having their photo taken? No one likes blurry pictures.
Matt pointed out the error of my ways and made fun of me for making (what he thought) was such a ridiculous error. He told me how the actual line is “Do you wanna take my picture, ’cause I won’t remember”. True, this line also makes sense, but Matt was put in his place when a co-worker of ours came in on the conversation and agreed that he thought the lyrics were the same as what I thought.
If two people hear the same incorrect words, then the problem surely isn’t solely with the listener. Filter those marbles out of your mouth, guy!
Tags: 00s music, big y, blurry pictures, filter, i won't even move, i won't remember, richard patrick, take a picture
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songspeak
AC/DC releases new single, breaks tradition by NOT singing title of song repeatedly during chorus
AC/DC’s new single, Rock N’ Roll Train, has raised more questions than answers here at Songspeak. Brian Johnson does NOT… I repeat… does NOT sing the song title (Rock N’ Roll Train) over and over again in the chorus. It has us a little thrown off. They’ve been following the formula for years. All of a sudden, this drastic change?! I mean, if you can’t depend on consistency from AC/DC, then what CAN you depend on?
The revelation unfolded between Jamie and myself over IM:
Matt: hold on now…. this may be the first song where I’m aware that they are NOT repeating the song title over and over again
Jamie: well, the name of the song is rock and roll train, but the chorus repeats “runaway train”, so I don’t know what’s going on there
Matt: yeah!
Matt: name another ac/dc song where they don’t repeat the title of the song for the chorus. I’m finding it difficult to think of one
Matt: this is a real departure for ac/dc
Matt: honestly, can you think of any?
Jamie: I’m thinking…
Jamie: I need to go back through some of their older stuff and see
Matt: it really is amazing that it’s this difficult
Jamie: isn’t that what their songs are supposed to be, though? verse/song title repeated in chorus/verse/repeat?
Matt: why NOW after however many years with the same formula?!
Jamie: it was probably going to be called runaway train, and somebody decided rock and roll train was more rockin’…
Jamie: damn you…now I have to go through their discographyHere’s the music video for their newest single, Rock N’ Roll Train:
I think it would be very difficult to find lyrics to an AC/DC song that doesn’t contain at least one of the following 10 words (in no particular order).
- rock
- roll
- woman
- hard
- hot
- long
- hell
- love
- tonight
- give
Here’s a challenge to our readers. Think of an AC/DC song that either contains ALL of the above words in the lyrics -OR- think of an AC/DC song that contains NONE of the above words in the lyrics… post your entries in the comments below.
In the meantime…
Loading ...Tags: 00s music, ac/dc, australian band, brian johnson, classic rock, good ol’ fashioned rock n’ roll, repeating chorus, repetition, rock and roll train, rock n roll train
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songspeak
Footos: The Fresh Fighter
Foo-syical Graffiti
Foo Fighters is probably one of Matt’s and my favorite current rock bands. It’s hard to believe they’ve been around more than 10 years, and are the product of Dave Grohl wanting to make music after Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994. One must wonder whether Nirvana would have had the success that Foo Fighters is enjoying now if Kurt had decided to stay with us. But that’s neither here nor there.
Due to their large body of work, and the fact that we both like them so much, Foo Fighters have been involved in many a songspeak, so I’m sure this will be the first post of many to feature them.
One of the great things about Foo Fighters is their music videos. They’ve always had a knack for making unique, memorable, and funny videos. One of their first (and still one of my favorites) was their video for Big Me off of their self-titled debut album. The video was basically a parody of the Mentos Mints commercials that enjoyed popularity in the early 90’s. The main spots being parodied are the parallel-parking-dilemma ad and the crossing-the-street-conundrum ad. The best part about the Foo Fighters video are the exaggerated facial expressions and reactions (which really aren’t that far off from the real commercials now that I’ve rewatched them).
Tags: 00s music, 90s commercials, 90s music, big me, committed suicide, crossing the street commercial, dave grohl, exaggerated facial expressions, foo fighters, foo fighters music videos, foo fighters videos, footos, funny music videos, knack, kurt cobain, kurt cobain suicide, mentos, mentos commercials, mentos mints, nirvana, parallel parking commercial, the fresh fighter, the freshmaker, the knack
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songspeak
So help me Jesus
Toadies = Not Quitters (except for the bass player)
Toadies was one of those grungy rock bands back in the 90’s that have been forgotten by many, but still had a hardcore loyal following. They are best known for their debut album Rubberneck, and their biggest single Possum Kingdom (which still gets steady airplay on many rock radio stations). I just discovered that Toadies have reformed and recently released a third CD, No Deliverance. I look forward to getting it post haste.
Matt and I used to listen to Rubberneck quite a bit, with many tracks (Backslider, Quitter, Tyler) making it onto various volumes of the original Songspeak’s Greatest Hits. Possum Kingdom was the song that everyone knew, though, and therefore the song we heard the most. We always got a kick out of the “so help me Jesus” line, especially at the end how he repeats “Jesus…Jeeeeesus….Jeeeees-uuuh-uuusssss” as the song comes to an end.
Toadies were (are) an interesting band. Many of their songs sound just plain angry, and many of them deal with violent themes, stalking, unhealthy obsessions, and rape. Possum Kingdom is no exception. There are many interpretations of the song, including:
- a true story about murders that happened on or near a Texas lake
- the (fictional) story of a man who seduces a woman only to rape and kill her
- the singer being a vampire trying to get a woman to join him in eternal life (this is my personal favorite, because it’s creative and it really does seem like the lyrics could be pointing in that direction)Here is the video. Relive the song and draw your own conclusions. Or so help me Jesus…
Tags: 00s music, 90s music, backslider, burden brothers, hard rock, jesus, no deliverance, possum kingdom, possum kingdom lake, quitter, rape, rock, rock radio, rubberneck, so help me jesus, song interpretations, stalking, the toadies, toadies, toadies lyrics, todd lewis, tyler, unhealthy obsessions, vaden lewis, vaden todd lewis, vampires, violent themes
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songspeak
Alicia Keys loves a ewe
I’m sure everyone remembers Alicia Keys‘ first single, Fallin’. But what I want to know is, why does she keep singing, “I keep on fallin’, in love, with a ewe”? I mean, to each her own, I suppose, but I find it odd that, not only was she willing to write a song documenting her love affair with sheep, but that so many mainstream radio stations were willing to play it, considering the controversial nature.
We’re pretty open-minded here at Songspeak, so Alicia Keys, if you want to engage in erotic behavior with barnyard animals, that’s nobody’s business but your own. But hearing your song on the radio today made me realize what a freaky-deak you are.
Good luck in your endeavors. I hope you and your woolly lover find true happiness.
"I'm in love...with a ewe."
Tags: 00s music, alicia keys, alicia keys loves a ewe, alicia keys loves sheep, barnyard animals, beastiality, bestiality, erotic behavior, ewe, fallin', freaky deak, in love with a ewe, mix 93.1, sheep
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songspeak
The Silly ABC’s
This songspeak is thanks to my 3 year old daughter, Quinn. Though it’s not her first.
Our friend Aric Bieganek teaches music at the Northampton Parents Center in Northampton, MA. He also performs children’s music on occasion in the area.
About a month or so ago, we brought Quinn to see him perform at the Cup and Top Cafe in Florence. It was quickly apparent that Aric has quite a fanbase in the 2 to 6 year old demographic. His songs and performance were fun for the whole family, and Quinn fell in love with him.We purchased his Live at the Northampton Parents Center CD so Quinn could listen to it in the car. On The Rockin’ ABC’s track, Aric starts with a silly recital of the alphabet: “A, B, C, D, E, F…P? (giggles and laughter from the kids). H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O…banana? (more giggles). Q, R, S, T, U…alligator? (the side-splitting hilarity continues). W, X, Y,
and…cucumber?” Every single time we listen to this in the car, Quinn belly laughs at Aric’s zaniness. Her personal favorite is the cucumber part, and Quinn always sings her own silly ABC’s because of this track on the CD. It almost always starts out with, “A, B, C, D, E, F…cucumber?” and then she laughs at herself like she’s the funniest person on earth. She’ll usually replace cucumber with something that she can see at any given moment, like ”A, B, C, D, E, F…tree?” or ”A, B, C, D, E, F…firetruck?”It’s stories like this that prove songspeak is indeed instinctual.
Tags: 00s music, aric bieganek, children's music, cup and top, cup and top cafe, florence, kid's music, live at the northampton parents center, northampton, northampton parents center, rockin' abc's, silly abc's
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songspeak
99 Tracks (and a bitch ain’t one)
A few years ago when Matt and I were discovering iTunes and the ease of making CD mixes, we started the undertaking of making the original 13 Songspeak mixes into CD’s. This was quite the project, as we had to compile all the songs, get them into our iTunes libraries, and prepare the playlists. We also have various obscure soundclips, and getting these into iTunes was also quite the task.
"If you havin' girl problems, I feel bad for you son. I got 99 tracks, and a bitch ain't one."
We also knew that we’d be making all new Songspeak CD’s with new soundclips, so we had to start preparing and recording them. I still had a cassette deck, and was able to hook it up with my DVD player so I could record soundclips from movies and DVD’s onto cassette, which we would then put on CD. It was painstaking, but totally worth it.
One night while working on this project, we were trying to figure out the best way to do it, and we realized that the blank CD’s we were using allowed for up to 99 separate tracks. I said to Matt, “We’ve got 99 tracks” and without missing a beat, Matt replied, “and a bitch ain’t one”. This was in reference to the Jay Z song 99 Problems.
It’s not much, but it’s these little things that make songspeak truly special. When a magic moment happens without thought. It’s the essence of what songspeak is all about.
And remember how long Jay Z and Beyonce were together while lying to the media and pretending it was all just a rumor? Don’t insult our intelligence, guys…we all know the score. As if it wasn’t obvious y’all were bumpin’ uglies when Beyonce released Crazy in Love. Come on, now.
Tags: 00s music, 99 problems, 99 problems and a bitch ain't one, beyonce, beyonce knowles, bumping uglies, cassette deck, crazy in love, DVD player, itunes, iTunes playlists, jay z, little things, magic moment, mix CD's, playlists, soundclips, the drifters
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misheard lyrics
Ooo, ooo, ooo, kissed by a man
I'm so glad Mike Watt wrote that song for us!
Last night, my wife Jo and I were listening to Songspeak’s Greatest Hits Volume 9 in my car. This particular volume includes Piss-Bottle Man by Mike Watt. I would call this a somewhat obscure song, as it’s not a song you hear very often. Jo obviously wasn’t familiar with it, because as he was singing the chorus (”ooo, ooo, ooo, piss-bottle man”), she asked if he was singing “kissed by a man”. Perhaps she thought this 1995 song was a companion to Jill Sobule’s 1995 hit, I Kissed a Girl (and a precursor to Katy Perry’s recent lesbionic offering). I told her what the real line was, but honestly, it makes less sense than her misheard version, so who knows what the hell Mike Watt was thinking. Anyway, here’s the video. Decide for yourself.
Coincidentally, on a side note, Songspeak’s Greatest Hits Volume 9 also contains Invisible Touch by Genesis for the exact reasons stated in this post.
Tags: 00s music, 80s music, 90s music, evan dando, genesis, i kissed a girl, invisible touch, katy perry, kissed by a man, lesbionic, mike watt, phil collins, piss-bottle man, songspeak's greatest hits, volume 9
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songspeak
Jerk Store woulda smoked that guy!
It’s because of exchanges like this:
matt: you may have noticed that now you can reply and/or quote on comments
jamie: you may have noticed that you can suck right on it
matt: you may have noticed that you can stick it in your yeah
jamie: you may have noticed that you can stick your sorries in a sack
matt: the jerk store called, they’re running outta you!
jamie: jerk store woulda smoked that guythat the soundclip of George Costanza shouting, “Jerk Store woulda smoked that guy” appeared on volume 8 of The Original 13 songspeak mix tapes. (Honorable mention goes to Nookie by Limp Bizkit in the above conversation).
Even though it’s been over 10 years, we still pull out the Jerk Store comeback way more often than we should.
Tags: 00s music, 90s tv, george costanza, jerk store, limp bizkit, nookie, seinfeld, stick your sorries in a sack, stuff your sorries in a sack, the jerk store called
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