This song makes me want to stab myself in the face

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Ns1

No Lifer
Jun 17, 2001
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The song itself doesn't bug me, but the hook makes me want to stab myself

//clarified

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars

Look at me, look at me
hands in the air like it's good to be
ALIVE
and I'm a famous rapper
even when the paths're all crookedy
I can show you how to do-si-do
I can show you how to scratch a record
I can take apart the remote control
And I can almost put it back together
I can tie a knot in a cherry stem
I can tell you about Leif Ericson
I know all the words to "De Colores"
And "I'm Proud to be an American"
Me and my friend saw a platypus
Me and my friend made a comic book
And guess how long it took
I can do anything that I want cuz, look:

I can keep rhythm with no metronome
No metronome
No metronome

I can see your face on the telephone
On the telephone
On the telephone

Look at me
Look at me
Just called to say that it's good to be
ALIVE
In such a small world
All curled up with a book to read
I can make money open up a thrift store
I can make a living off a magazine
I can design an engine sixty four
Miles to a gallon of gasoline
I can make new antibiotics
I can make computers survive aquatic conditions
I know how to run a business
And I can make you wanna buy a product
Movers shakers and producers
Me and my friends understand the future
I see the strings that control the systems
I can do anything with no assistance
I can lead a nation with a microphone
With a microphone
With a microphone
I can split the atoms of a molecule
Of a molecule
Of a molecule

Look at me
Look at me
Driving and I won't stop
And it feels so good to be
Alive and on top
My reach is global
My tower secure
My cause is noble
My power is pure
I can hand out a million vaccinations
Or let'em all die in exasperation
Have'em all grilled leavin lacerations
Have'em all killed by assassination
I can make anybody go to prison
Just because I don't like'em and
I can do anything with no permission
I have it all under my command
I can guide a missile by satellite
By satellite
By satellite
and I can hit a target through a telescope
Through a telescope
Through a telescope
and I can end the planet in a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handle bars
No handlebars

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars
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Injury

Lifer
Jul 19, 2004
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It's catchy, but I only "like" it (and I use the term "like" loosely) because it gets stuck in my head.
 
sandorski

sandorski

No Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
70,791
6,350
126
hehe, at least there's some Lyrics to that. There's this song I keep hearing that sounds real nice and all, but the Lyrics are like 2 sentences long and repeated over and over. Even worse than that is they make no sense.

Band of Horses: Is Their a Ghost
 
KeithTalent

KeithTalent

Elite Member | Administrator | No Lifer
Administrator
Nov 30, 2005
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Do they think they are Cake? Sure sounds like it.

KT
 
destrekor

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
28,799
359
126
Yeah, the band seems to have a very predictable and slow flow, but have a lot of lyrics and tend to have some real depth to them.
However, for the rock/rap aspect, I like the band Chronic Future a LOT more. Lyrics are pretty real too, and have a much better hook implemented into rock beats. Much faster 'rapping' too.

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sandorski

sandorski

No Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
70,791
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126
Originally posted by: coldmeat
I heard this on the radio the other day. I kind of like it.
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Just listened to it, I agree. Not only does it sound Fresh, but it's got much more meaning to it than most songs.
 
ultimatebob

ultimatebob

Lifer
Jul 1, 2001
25,134
2,450
126
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Do they think they are Cake? Sure sounds like it.

KT
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It's a good Cake clone, anyway! It's got all of the "Cake" ideals down pat:

1) A lead "singer" who can't really sing all that well... check
2) A simple but catchy melody with good horn playing... check
3) Lyrics with a fruity left-wing agenda... check!

Don't let me wrong... I like Cake, but they are some weird dudes!

 
destrekor

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
28,799
359
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Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Do they think they are Cake? Sure sounds like it.

KT
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It's a good Cake clone, anyway! It's got all of the "Cake" ideals down pat:

1) A lead "singer" who can't really sing all that well... check
2) A simple but catchy melody with good horn playing... check
3) Lyrics with a fruity left-wing agenda... check!

Don't let me wrong... I like Cake, but they are some weird dudes!
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These guys seem like they want to be Cake, but suck at trying to be Cake. Cake's songs are so much more catchy and entertaining. These, they kind of bore me listening to me. But don't get me wrong, they actually write pretty good lyrics that have depth. I just don't like the flow. A little like a bad lecture... very drawn out and an uninspiring tonal range.

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Ns1

Ns1

No Lifer
Jun 17, 2001
55,420
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Originally posted by: ObiDon
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Do they think they are Cake? Sure sounds like it.

KT
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"hey, you got your eminem in my cake!"
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lmao, that's what I thought when I first heard it
 
JulesMaximus

JulesMaximus

No Lifer
Jul 3, 2003
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Never heard it.

Edit-Listening to it now. It is annoying and it does pretty much suck but it doesn't make me want to stab myself in the face. Actually, it makes me want to see you stab yourself in the face. :p
 
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thomsbrain

Lifer
Dec 4, 2001
18,148
1
0
I thought it was a bad radio station prank when I first heard it. They would play it and then come on and laugh and take calls about how shitty it was, right?. Wrong. Someone actually expects me to like it. Even worse, it was the NUMBER ONE REQUESTED SONG. OMFG people. I couldn't believe that a real song that shitty could possibly make it past so many level of checks and balances in the industry. I mean, some stupid POS wrote it, and his bandmates didn't just punch him in the face. Then some producer allowed them to record it without telling them it was a steaming turd. Then the bigwig heard the album and didn't say "Sorry, we have shelve this because it is shit." Then the radio station program directors didn't take dumps on the CD's and mail them back. Instead they are actually playing it on the airwaves.

But I guess you should never underestimate the power of the modern music industry to pump out pure shit.
 
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mjh

Platinum Member
Oct 10, 2005
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Awww... you guys don't like it? :confused:

The song has honestly grown on me...
 
iamwiz82

iamwiz82

Lifer
Jan 10, 2001
30,772
13
81
The absolute horror of this song is that it's going to be the hit of the summer.

:(
 
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