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A lonely silhouette
Smoking a cigarette
Hoping for the phone to ring
Though she's sick of the sound
Of people's mouths
Winding her up
And putting her down
Don't get sad
When people that you trusted stab you in the back
So, you thought they were your friends?
Now you know (now you know)
There's one thing in life that holds
And now she wants to cry
Staying in on Friday night
Lying in her birthday suit
And listening to the bickering
From the room above
And wondering if it's fear of loneliness or love
That keeps people like that together
Forever...
Don't get sad
When people that you trust stab you in the back
So, you thought they were your friends?
Now you know (now you know)
There's one thing in life that holds
You're on your own (you've gotta grow)
| Qtraxnetau | Posted: May 08, 2013 - 04:11 Matt Johnson is one of the greats and our favorite artist. This song like so many of his is just outstanding. Time to stop the soundtracks Matt and reward all your loyal fans with some new music and a tour - its only fair :) Search for matt johnson on our website www.qtrax.net.au for our full opinion! |
| Easyrider | Posted: Feb 03, 2013 - 04:31 Awesome Matt,just wish there was a new offering from you! |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Jan 18, 2013 - 07:37 Excellent. Period. |
| chyk5 (Florida) | Posted: Jan 18, 2013 - 07:37 justsomeone wrote: Oh Matt, where art thou? Does anyone know if this guy is ever going to record again? I've been unable to find anything. |
| Stingray | Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 16:32 GODLIKE IS NOT ENOUGH!!!
2 suspicious folks rated the song to be a "1" Floyd-fans, I bet! |
| Stingray | Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 16:32 CAN WE ALSO GIVE 20's.....? |
| justsomeone (Between a rock and a hard place) | Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 18:45 Oh Matt, where art thou? |
| dave3ld (What a great station!) | Posted: Jun 28, 2012 - 07:31 htowncoog wrote: Still a 9. Love the lyrics, I can relate. So glad I was able to see The The on the Mind Bomb tour with Johnny Marr on gtr. I saw the same show in Toronto. Two of my rock idols on the stage together. Matt is an unbelievable songwriter - Dusk is definitely a top-three album for me! This is a good tune, and a nice groove. Keep it up, RP. |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Apr 09, 2012 - 15:05 htowncoog wrote: Still a 9. Love the lyrics, I can relate. I caught them on tour a number of years ago, possibly the Mind Bomb tour. It was before the internet, and I had to call Ticketmaster to buy the tickets — and it took sooooo long for the agent to even FIND "The The" in the system!! And /or she wasn't understanding what I was saying the name of the band was (and she had never heard of them). Arrrgggh.......I was getting so frustrated worrying they would sell out by the time she would find them for me! Great show though — I was blown away by how many musicians playing such a variety of instruments he had on stage at one time (not being a "classical orchestra").So glad I was able to see The The on the Mind Bomb tour with Johnny Marr on gtr. |
| aspicer (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Feb 06, 2012 - 05:50 Awesome! Could really stand to hear more The The here - incredible band (aka Matt Johnson)! |
| Vinni_NL | Posted: Jan 05, 2012 - 10:56 This sounds pretty cool! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Sep 01, 2011 - 02:32 chyk5 wrote: Anyone know what this guy is doing now? I haven't been able to find out if/when he'll put out another record. He's still going - see his website This is the Day. There's also info on Wikipedia. |
| pvcnote (SP/SP) | Posted: Aug 16, 2011 - 12:53 12 For me!!!!! Stingray wrote: 11 |
| Foot (NorCal / Wine) | Posted: May 29, 2011 - 15:39 Can hear more than a little influence on, at least, Porcupine Tree. Smart guys... |
| Stingray (Where JULIAN is supported!) | Posted: May 17, 2011 - 02:32 11 |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Dec 23, 2010 - 10:00 I NEVER (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) say so - NEVER EVER! But this song is a clear "11" |
| Toke (Bournemouth UK) | Posted: Dec 07, 2010 - 12:20 LastChance wrote: Must you yell so loudly? Stingray wrote: FINALLY - YES-YES-YES! THIS IS ROCK'N'ROLL of the true eclectic kind! GREAT BAND of mastermind Matt Johnson! LIVE they are an unforgettable experience! My first 10 in month!!! I can hear a bit of Acoustic as well ... |
| htowncoog (Texas) | Posted: Dec 07, 2010 - 12:16 Still a 9. Love the lyrics, I can relate. So glad I was able to see The The on the Mind Bomb tour with Johnny Marr on gtr. |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 05:10 lattalo wrote: Concrete Blonde tzzzz...!!! |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 05:01 10 ! Edit: quote Last Chance : "Must you yell so loudly?" You forgot "But..." |
| mauflex (florence, italy) | Posted: Jul 01, 2010 - 07:48 How to ruin a good riff with an horrible vocal melody. |
| LastChance (Sometimes Fort Worth, sometimes Dallas) | Posted: Jun 15, 2010 - 12:16 Must you yell so loudly? Stingray wrote: FINALLY - YES-YES-YES! THIS IS ROCK'N'ROLL of the true eclectic kind! GREAT BAND of mastermind Matt Johnson! LIVE they are an unforgettable experience! My first 10 in month!!! |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: May 30, 2010 - 11:43 ROCK'N'ROLL of the true eclectic kind! |
| EssexTex (Gitche Gumee) | Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 08:19 Amazing.... |
| chyk5 (Florida) | Posted: Feb 24, 2010 - 14:15 Anyone know what this guy is doing now? I haven't been able to find out if/when he'll put out another record. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jan 08, 2010 - 08:39 Nice!! |
| newwavegurly | Posted: Jan 08, 2010 - 08:35 I feel like the vocal in this one has shades of one of the Buckleys (though I can't decide if it's Tim or Jeff). |
| arudger (Belmont, CA) | Posted: Jan 08, 2010 - 08:35 freakin awesome. love the texture of the vinyl transfer, but the the is still timeless. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 14:31 7  8 |
| Stingray (Cologne) | Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 14:30 CLEAR 10! Thanks Bill! PS together with Graham Parker the most underrated band of true CLASS! And who played the guitar here...? |
| htowncoog (Texas) | Posted: Jun 17, 2009 - 09:18 A solid 9! Matt Johnson has moments of extraordinary song writing. |
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 11:13 Misterfixit wrote: No! He meant the Chinese Cover Band, Sushi and the Leechees. No she meant Siouxsie and The Banshees. |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 17:27 bronorb wrote: I think you mean "Siouxsie and The Banshees". No! He meant the Chinese Cover Band, Sushi and the Leechees. |
| mirland (Denmark) | Posted: Feb 10, 2009 - 22:31 The The / Matt Johnnson universe had an incredible effect on me as a teen... Today many years later the music still stands strong - also the NakedSelf stuff... |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Oct 07, 2008 - 12:35 Wow yeah..... ** 7 ** |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: Sep 21, 2008 - 17:57 shanester wrote: Like the The..... This song....  You could have saved a key stroke  |
| shanester (Denver, CO) | Posted: Feb 29, 2008 - 19:04 Like the band..... This song.... |
| bronorb (Wisconsin) | Posted: Jan 29, 2008 - 08:35 lattalo wrote: Some of the best music from this period, wouldn't mind hearing some Concrete Blonde or Susie and The Banchees old stuff.
 I think you mean "Siouxsie and The Banshees". |
| sarahbean26 (waukegan,IL) | Posted: Jan 29, 2008 - 08:31  Love it!! |
| Brestois (Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland) | Posted: Oct 27, 2007 - 03:03 I was looking at Irish band names and thinking "many of them are The Something", then naturally The The came to my mind. But the thing is, apart from the name, I knew nothing about this band. I can't remember hearing anything from them before. Then a few minutes later, there you are, The The on Paradise! Can you read my mind? That's freaky. |
| lattalo (Bear Tooths) | Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 10:38 Some of the best music from this period, wouldn't mind hearing some Concrete Blonde or Susie and The Banchees old stuff. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 00:13 ambliance wrote: Well at least tell me what his restaurant is called, then I can sneak in, in a beard or something.
It's called The La Trattoria. You mean La Trattoria. No. The La Trattoria means The The Trattoria. I know. Interesting. Look I have to go to the La Bathroom, and I'll be back in a sec. Eat the fucking cookie!!  |
| ambliance (Off the 'Vine) | Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 14:10 Well at least tell me what his restaurant is called, then I can sneak in, in a beard or something. It's called The La Trattoria. You mean La Trattoria. No. The La Trattoria means The The Trattoria. I know. Interesting. Look I have to go to the La Bathroom, and I'll be back in a sec. |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 01:16 fretman wrote: Hmm... I thought they were an eighties band that disappeared by the '90s. Not that they should have, but this is no "Uncertain Smile".
More ignorance, heaven forbid an artist should evolve from the one song you know from them that's 25 years old. NakedSelf is quite good and has some real gems on it and if you had followed Matt's development over the years it makes perfect sense and yes it is a bit darker than some of the earlier stuff, but then again his earliest stuff was quite dark. |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 01:14 eastcoast wrote: Another one of those 90's bands that disappeared in the pop culture.
Not to insult you, but this statement is incredibly wrong. Matt Johnson/The The have been growing strong since the eighties and have done nothing less than put out one fantastic album out after another. He/They were never "in the pop culture", you would know this if you paid attention to the culture outside of the "pop" world. He's just one more in a long line of excellent artists that get ignored by pop media primarily because his work goes over the heads of the masses. |
| werner (Probably Germany (42 if you need an answer)) | Posted: Apr 21, 2007 - 13:07 DrLex wrote: Yeah, Bill is actually an advanced AI with plans for world domination. The webcam images you see are rendered 3D models of a virtual Bill. Some day, RP will emit a signal that will turn all listeners into mutant killer zombies. mmh, mutant killer zombies. Maybe we ARE already and no one noticed????  |
| MatClarke (Stonehenge, England) | Posted: Mar 21, 2007 - 04:32 Uncertain Smile was a great song - best Jools Holland ever did |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Mar 05, 2007 - 11:44 This is pretty cool. Doesn't sound a thing like what I remember The The sounding like from the 80s. Which isn't meant to knock the 80's The The--just pointing out the difference. |
| queenjill (banana stand) | Posted: Mar 05, 2007 - 11:40 dwhayslett wrote: Oh, geez, be serious, will ... BRAINS  |
| fretman | Posted: Jan 19, 2007 - 04:01 Hmm... I thought they were an eighties band that disappeared by the '90s. Not that they should have, but this is no "Uncertain Smile". eastcoast wrote: Another one of those 90's bands that disappeared in the pop culture. |