Radio Paradise (mobile)

Walking up to me expecting
Walking up to me, expecting words—
It happens all the time
Present company excepted
Present company, except the worst…
It happens every night,
Present company excluded every time.
Present company:
The best that you can find,
Talking like a jerk except you are an actual jerk
And living proof, that sometimes friends are mean.
Present company expect it
Present company just laugh it off…
It's better than it seems,
Present company excluded in every way
Present company makes me wanna stay go,
Killing it with close inspection.
Killing it can only make it worse,
It sort of makes it breed,
Present company excepting
Presently we all expect the worst,
It works just like a need.
Present company excluded in the night,
Present company included in the fight, go,
Don't you want me to wake up?
Then give me just a bit of your time.
Arguments are made for make-ups,
So give it just a little more time.
We've got to bring our resources,
I wanna play it 'til the time comes,
Forget your string of divorces,
Just go and throw your little hands up.
I miss the way the night goes
With friends who always make it feel good
This basement has a cold glow,
Though it's better than a bunch of others…
So go and dance yourself clean,
Go and dance yourself clean, yeah,
You're blowing Marxism to pieces,
Their little arguments to pieces,
Show.
It's your show.
Put your little feet down and hang out.
Every night's a different story,
It's a thirty car pile-up with you,
Everybody's getting younger…
It's the end of an era — it's true.
And you go: "Stop",
Break me into bigger pieces,
So some of me is home with you,
Wait until the weekend
And we can make our bad dreams come true
And it's a go,
Yeah it's a go,
And if we wait until the weekend,
We could miss the best things to do,
So go and dance yourself clean,
Gotta dance yourself clean,yeah
And blow the Marxists into pieces
Their little argument to pieces,
Wish you'd try a little harder,
In the tedious march of the few,
Every day's a different warning,
There's a part of me hoping it's true

Synth80s Sep 22, 2010 - 23:25	I understand why this song is polarizing (seriously, look at the distribution of the user ratings — it's really love or hate), but it completely hits me where it counts. Sure, I listen to a lot of "serious" music, but there's no denying the energy in this tune. It just makes me want to crank the volume every time. You have to listen to it on a powerful system to really feel it, especially late in the song when the bass is sliding around like a California earthquake. I've probably played this song and album more than any other music I've purchased this year. As someone who grew up listening to this type of music the first time it came around (think 1978-1982), I think LCD Soundsystem is the real deal. Sure they borrow from the past, but they also chart their own path. All 3 of their albums are worthwhile and I like Sounds of Silver best. They're playing the Hollywood Bowl later this year — that should be one big party. [ Reply ]
rtrudeau Jul 21, 2010 - 00:23	Holy sh*t I hate this. This is what happened when Schroeder grew up, kept playing his toy piano, and started taking E. [ Reply ]
fingerpin Jul 19, 2010 - 12:04	Jamunca wrote: So far, this thread is either "I have monkeys in my head, and I speak for them when I say we love this" or "AACK! Kill it with fire!!!".... [ Reply ]
3enny_3lanco Jul 19, 2010 - 12:03	...so far this is my Summer 2010 song. Hard not to dance on the train home when I've got this drowning out all the vanilla pop rock spilling out other people's earphones. I wish it left me feeling more clean. [ Reply ]
Nerubo Jul 19, 2010 - 12:03	.................................... [ Reply ]
LastChance Jul 19, 2010 - 12:01	It's kinda boring until the sort-of cheap-sounding video-game keyboard kicks in. Then it gets really boring. Just MHO. [ Reply ]
MojoJojo Jul 19, 2010 - 11:59	The jerk reference in the lyrics reminds me of what a friend frequently said in college, "Some people act like jerks. Some people are jerks. For example, Pete Rose, IS a jerk." He never said it any other way. Bitchin cowbell, BTW [ Reply ]
scrubbrush Jul 19, 2010 - 11:59	dull / generic spoken word against a bland beat. and then it turned into a techno nightmare. [ Reply ]
spaced_7 Jul 15, 2010 - 07:49	I was listening to this earlier. I agree when you say too long , but still truly awesome. Not down some people's street, but still good music. [ Reply ]
Tippster Jul 07, 2010 - 10:32	A good 3 minutes too long. [ Reply ]
ziggytrix Jul 07, 2010 - 10:31	Don't care so much for the lackadaisical first quarter of the song, but the latter part is typical LCD fun times! [ Reply ]
tnt_thomas Jul 07, 2010 - 10:30	Tight Pants Ironic Moustache Crowd: The Notorious TPIMC. They suck... lattes! Snarf! [ Reply ]
DrLex Jul 07, 2010 - 10:24	Is that Kermit the frog singing? [ Reply ]
floydoftherocks Jun 30, 2010 - 16:02	lysisphere wrote: Can anyone do this without alcohol? Are you kidding??? [ Reply ]
floydoftherocks Jun 30, 2010 - 16:01	I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ Reply ]
neuticle Jun 30, 2010 - 15:19	This sounds like something that would appeal to the tight pants ironic moustache crowd, so I'm highly prejudiced against it. Also never loved LCD Soundsystem. This is kinda alright though, I gotta say... [ Reply ]
Cynaera Jun 30, 2010 - 15:19	This is what my voice sounds like when I DON'T sing in the shower... Not the kind of song I'd listen to if I wanted to relax and Zen-out, but it does have a catchy beat. IMO, that's all it has going for it. [ Reply ]
davin Jun 30, 2010 - 15:17	Most appropriate for large sound systems with plenty of bass. Hooooolyyyyyyy. Not really appropriate for office speakers. [ Reply ]
Jamunca Jun 30, 2010 - 15:15	So far, this thread is either "I have monkeys in my head, and I speak for them when I say we love this" or "AACK! Kill it with fire!!!" Hence the 5.7 rating. As for me, there's only 2 LCDS songs I get into, and this isn't one of them. But I don't hate hate hate it either. So, I'll just help it maintain the 5.7 with a 5 of my own. [ Reply ]
Dave_Mack Jun 30, 2010 - 15:14	SigmaBetaTooth wrote: Fresh Air recently had a story about James Murphy (re)introducing dance/pop into Indy rock. Wasn't sure I'd heard LCD Soundsystem before. Now I have and am very glad for their contributions. I heard that too. Interesting guy, somewhat odd, but that's not surprising. I don't think I'd give his tunes a second listen if I hadn't heard him talking about them. Oh, and definitely tooooo loooooong. [ Reply ]