Ok—this isn't the best song, but Nada Surf is a terrific band. Just don't judge them solely on this song.

For the love of God- turn this off and play some actual music...

A generous 5.

"if you move off to one side, I'll be swept by gout" - wtf?? Nurse! My ear trumpet, please!

Why does it sound like this band writes songs for someone's little sister?

 jpdribbler wrote: 
Now, that was very interesting to read, thanks! - especially that someone wrote a dissertation on Nada Surf lyrics.

 Sjaaks wrote: 
I felt the same way until I was enlightened by a comment by Nada Surf's Matt Caws himself:

‘If you move off to the side, I get swept back out’, so swept back out, sweeping back out that’s almost into an ocean or lake, riptide. My mother’s from North Carolina, and North Carolina has a lot of riptides, it’s the undertow, which pulls you right out and then you die. So let’s say there’s someone you really, really care about in your life. And let’s say they move off to the side. And let’s say you get swept back out into the middle of the lake or the ocean or whatever. It’s really cold, right? But you do survive. And how do you survive? So my thinking was, it’s not that deep – no matter how deep life seems to be, deep in the dangerous sense, like ‘shit!’ – your legs grow."

Quite a nice and comforting picture, I think!

The quote is from an interview led by Christian Auginer as part of his Thesis (!) on "The Hyperspace-Perspective in the Lyrics of Nada Surf" btw.

 peter_james_bond wrote: 
Yep, I'll second that, both in sound and gloomy lyrics. Ver' nahce - 7 from the Nottingham jury.

Nada Surf au Botanique By trou2000
Jean Hupperetz
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34242081@N00/

Bruxelles, le 19/04/2010.

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 crockydile wrote: 

Well, i like this song for its musical qualities... But i have to agree, the lyrics don't make the slightest bit of sense...... At least not to me, but i'm just a dutch guy...

Is that the BBOA singing background?  Looked at allmusic but it didn't give credits.

 RadioDoc wrote: 
...and AGAIN today!

 a_genuine_find wrote: 
7? Really??!! "Where it's cold but not that deep 'Cause your legs grow."  I could randomly arrange words on a refrigerator to make better lyrics. Ugh.

This song has always given me the chills—good chills, not the hypothermic kind. 

 boober wrote: 
Absolutely! These guys have been kicking major gluteus maximus since the turn of the new millennium.

Nice

They remind me of Death Cab for Cutie on this song.

crockydile wrote:
I know... enough already... maybe Bill could get some Danzig on air.

Just when I was yearning for another wispy-voiced dude...

Hmmm, never heard 'em before. I kinda like it.

Well, maybe it is just because it seems to go with the lousy weather and economy but I kicked this up to a 4 from my original 2. Or maybe it was just the neat segue from The Cure-All Cats Are Grey (again).

horstman wrote:
Am I really that bad?  I promise not to put any barf pictures on your desk, pass any dirty notes, or get you busted for talking. . .

I never paid much attention to these guys before...but this is a pretty good song. The segue from All Cats Are Grey into this was nice.

Very soothing voice and sound. Never listen to these guys before. Thanks Bill.

I bought this album due to two songs: What is your Secret and Always Love. Ended up enjoying the whole disc quite a bit, although I cannot understand why the named the band Nada Surf.

I really do like when this song changes near its end.

A great song about getting older and remembering times gone by...

robco1 wrote:

As long as I don't have to sit next to Vandal, I could go there for a while. Oh, and move over, you're blocking my view of the front of the class. Mr. Wilson is talking about the kids dissatisfaction with the society we handed them!