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Sitting for lunch in a square in this town, this town that I'm new to
New fellow from my new town sat me down, and explained it to me
how when I spin from him, I spin from myself
The center can double the speed of the crust
Thank you, my treacherous friends
I'm cringing for myself when I cringe for you
Hello, my treacherous friends
And thank you for joining me here tonight
I brought you all here to discuss, as I must
How grateful I am
Hello, my treacherous friends
And thank you for joining me here tonight
I brought you all here to discuss, as I must
How grateful I am for your insights
With regard to my newborn arachnid kids
There's something we must discuss
Perhaps we should sit them down and explain how not to be saved
Perhaps you could help me to demonstrate
How your center can keep up its sickening spin
Thank you, my treacherous friends
Perhaps for my children, your surface will smile
Hello, my treacherous friends
And thank you for joining me here tonight
I brought you all here to discuss, as I must
The fate of my children, the spiders
Hello, my treacherous friends
And thank you for joining me here tonight
I brought you all here to discuss, as I must
How pleasant has been
Hello, my treacherous friends
And thank you for joining me here tonight
I brought you all here to discuss, as I must
How pleasant has been this demise
| holborne (New York) | Posted: Oct 07, 2008 - 10:18 Yay, OK Go! Wish I'd hear more of them on RP. |
| scarletdancer (Irving, TX, USA) | Posted: Oct 07, 2008 - 10:16 Fun! |
| ROSSinDETROIT (Detroit, more or less. By teh Zoo.) | Posted: Sep 05, 2008 - 20:13 The car on the cover looks like a Volvo 740 ca 1988. I had one of those. Great car. Good song, too. This is a good choice in a set with Beck in it. |
| jenakle (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: Nov 27, 2007 - 10:51 timc wrote: The plural should read "CD's". With an apostrophe (NY Times Style). I thought regardless of style, that if it can be misinterpreted without an apostrophe then you give it one i.e., A's (so it won't be read "as") so CDs...doesn't really need one? |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Nov 27, 2007 - 10:51 timc wrote: The plural should read "CD's". With an apostrophe (NY Times Style). Bah, I say. Silly NYT. I always figured I did CDs, DVDs, etc. because I'm used to CamelCase for programming. |
| Whirlpool (Nowhere Important) | Posted: Nov 27, 2007 - 10:49 HAHA! Great Song. |
| timc (Waterloo, ON (2512 miles/4043 km from Paradise, CA)) | Posted: Jul 13, 2007 - 08:56 reedifus wrote: The plural should read CDs. No apostrophe. (AP Style) The plural should read "CD's". With an apostrophe (NY Times Style). |
| dowdog999 | Posted: Jan 17, 2007 - 18:10 reedifus wrote: The plural should read CDs. No apostrophe. (AP Style) You're smart. I bet you got lots of As in school. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Dec 20, 2006 - 03:33 "With regard to my newborn arachnid kids," - it's not often you hear a line like that in a song, right enough. Curiously likeable and off the wall - even reading the lyrics I can't quite figure out what they're on about, but they're fun anyhoo. An eight. |
| Daniel_Pittenger (Vermont) | Posted: Dec 05, 2006 - 13:55 I like it for some strange reason. Normally, this would be appaling... |
| redshifted (Chicago) | Posted: Nov 06, 2006 - 09:10 Can't understand all the dissing of this tune. Very catchy and great use of studio sound trickery. |
| FeydBaron (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: Nov 06, 2006 - 09:09 Hmm, never connected this song with "Here it Goes Again" as being the same band. Neither are my favorite, but I enjoy hearing them on occasion. A 6 or 7. |
| Orion7 (Würzburg) | Posted: Nov 06, 2006 - 09:07 what is this? nothing! |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Oct 22, 2006 - 18:03 pdhski wrote: I was going to post the same thing, but those sounds incapacitated me. I have now built up some resistance. But I feel a migraine coming on. |
| element1 (boulder, co) | Posted: Oct 08, 2006 - 02:14 I'm either not a fan, or I'm not in the mood. |
| andrewmi (the lovely midwest) | Posted: Aug 10, 2006 - 13:57 I was thinking 5, and then the sonic dissonance started. Points keep dropping... |
| DrLex (Belgium) | Posted: May 29, 2006 - 08:56 Bizzarefall wrote: Essbee wrote:
The weird wangy piercing electronic bell-like sound in this song rips my skull apart when it comes out of my speakers. This must stop.
I dont know, maybe turn down your treble.. I love the crunchy bassline... He could also wear a tight motor helmet, that should keep his skull from exploding. Of course the visor should be kept closed. |
| rafterman (Scotland, UK) | Posted: Apr 30, 2006 - 05:45 Great to see OK GO on RP. I must say there are better tracks than this on the first album but its great they are getting some exposure at last. |
| Yamson (The O.C.) | Posted: Mar 23, 2006 - 14:59 sanch0 wrote: This sounds like a different mix than I remember from the album. Much more high-end EQ or the electronic samples are mixed higher. Sounds really good on the album, not so much here.
This is the EP version. |
| sanch0 (Northern VA) | Posted: Mar 17, 2006 - 07:42 This sounds like a different mix than I remember from the album. Much more high-end EQ or the electronic samples are mixed higher. Sounds really good on the album, not so much here. |
| Bizzarefall (SoCal) | Posted: Mar 17, 2006 - 07:41 reedifus wrote: The plural should read CDs. No apostrophe. (AP Style) I have an assignemnt due in a couple of days, will you check my formatting for me? :) BTW the more I hear this the more I like-y |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Mar 17, 2006 - 07:39 reedifus wrote: The plural should read CDs. No apostrophe. (AP Style) Heh. True. That one drives me crazy. Been reading "Eats, shoots, and leaves"? Or just generally particular? |
| reedifus (The Dairy State) | Posted: Mar 02, 2006 - 13:15 hcaudill wrote: ... forcing Sony BMG to recall the CD's.
The plural should read CDs. No apostrophe. (AP Style) |
| pedro (Durham, NC) | Posted: Mar 02, 2006 - 13:14 yep, their videos are great: http://www.okgo.net/video.asp |
| dmick | Posted: Feb 26, 2006 - 15:13 What a bunch of wusses. that bell timbre was ultimately cool. plutodazed wrote: This simply irritates me. Something to not listen to.  |
| plutodazed (Georgia, USA) | Posted: Jan 17, 2006 - 13:19 This simply irritates me. Something to not listen to. |
| Bizzarefall (SoCal) | Posted: Jan 17, 2006 - 13:16 Essbee wrote: The weird wangy piercing electronic bell-like sound in this song rips my skull apart when it comes out of my speakers. This must stop.
I dont know, maybe turn down your treble.. I love the crunchy bassline... |
| pdhski (here) | Posted: Jan 17, 2006 - 13:16 Essbee wrote: The weird wangy piercing electronic bell-like sound in this song rips my skull apart when it comes out of my speakers. This must stop.
I was going to post the same thing, but those sounds incapacitated me. I have now built up some resistance. But I feel a migraine coming on. |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jan 15, 2006 - 20:27 I'm giving this a 7 and I can't even say why. I think they hypnotized me. |
| Yamson (The O.C.) | Posted: Jan 13, 2006 - 14:08 Annabelle919 wrote: this version is slightly different than the one on my CD
I think this is the version that they offered for download off their website a while ago. |
| Annabelle919 (San Diego) | Posted: Jan 13, 2006 - 14:07 this version is slightly different than the one on my CD |
| tammaye (a-m, d of c) | Posted: Jan 11, 2006 - 20:01 caught myself singing along so had to say  |
| iMacomania (Bavaria - Germany) | Posted: Jan 07, 2006 - 07:39 What an interesting sound'n'tune!  |
| PattonFever (wherever i go, there i am.) | Posted: Jan 05, 2006 - 20:37 this is a nice track. it sticks out to me every time. |
| Sobient | Posted: Jan 05, 2006 - 20:37 Give 'em a chance. They even support that their own music is shared on the internet! Now, how many does that and sound this good? Their album is g-reat. 7/10. edit: clicky clicky |
| tacoma4dr | Posted: Jan 03, 2006 - 12:18 i was lucky enough to catch them in L.A with the Redwalls in a tiny place a couple of months ago. Both bands were too good to play in such a small place. They are legit. if you have not seen their videos, you are missing out. It's the good kind of weird. Check out the Redwalls if you like original Rolling Stones blues/ rock. |
| tacoma4dr | Posted: Jan 03, 2006 - 12:18 i was lucky enough to catch them in L.A with the Redwalls in a tiny place a couple of months ago. Both bands were too good to play in such a small place. They are legit. if you have not seen their videos, you are missing out. It's the good kind of weird. Check out the Redwalls if you like original Rolling Stones blues/ rock. |
| Tireux_De_Roche | Posted: Jan 03, 2006 - 12:04 Not digging it... |
| nick_valensi (Quito, Ecuador) | Posted: Jan 03, 2006 - 12:03 that sound is so annoying!!! |
| Steve (In The Shadow Of The Superstition Mountains) | Posted: Dec 28, 2005 - 08:13 MojoJojo wrote: Hey, isn't that a Volvo?
Yes MojoJojo, it's an OK Go Volvo. |
| Steve (In The Shadow Of The Superstition Mountains) | Posted: Dec 28, 2005 - 08:12 Essbee wrote: The weird wangy piercing electronic bell-like sound in this song rips my skull apart when it comes out of my speakers. This must stop.
The good news is: It only happens once!  |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Dec 28, 2005 - 08:09 Hey, isn't that a Volvo? |
| Govi (Left Coast) | Posted: Dec 28, 2005 - 08:08 Essbee wrote: The weird wangy piercing electronic bell-like sound in this song rips my skull apart when it comes out of my speakers. This must stop.
I endorse this product. |
| Gish05 (Pittsburgh, PA) | Posted: Dec 23, 2005 - 20:14 Essbee wrote: The weird wangy piercing electronic bell-like sound in this song rips my skull apart when it comes out of my speakers. This must stop.
OK Go's reputation got some harsh treatment from lots of people after they released this album in 2003, but I think it was a solid effort, and this was definitely one of the good songs. |
| Essbee (Big Bend Region, Texas) | Posted: Dec 22, 2005 - 09:07 The weird wangy piercing electronic bell-like sound in this song rips my skull apart when it comes out of my speakers. This must stop. |
| 999_99_999 (Parked across from a building advertising brotherhood) | Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 14:23 hcaudill wrote: Here's the NYT editorial Bill mentioned just now (by the lead singer of OK Go):
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/opinion/06kulash.html He is absolutely right. I can think of several albums that I have not bought because I found out that there is copy-protection so I can't put it on my Ipod. Plus, I avoid buying Sony BMG CDs--as I avoid any company peddling spyware. |
| RichardPrins (Oceania) | Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 14:20 Indeed, great song title...  |
| mikedill (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 14:19 very enjoyable |
| Yamson (The O.C.) | Posted: Dec 09, 2005 - 08:29 I first heard these guys a few years ago in concert when they opened up for TMBG. Even though they're essentially power-pop, they've got a very unique sound and are very creative. Highly recommended! |
| DrLex (Belgium) | Posted: Dec 09, 2005 - 07:45 hcaudill wrote: Here's the NYT editorial Bill mentioned just now (by the lead singer of OK Go):
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/opinion/06kulash.html Buy, Play, Trade, Repeat That guy is so right. From the moment CDs started to get these crappy 'protection' schemes, I stopped buying them. I have enough useless shiny plastic discs already... The idiots at the record companies make the flawed assumption that every pirated copy of a CD would have produced profit if it had been impossible to copy the CD. The truth is that the majority of people just download music because they can, not because they want the CD. The difference between just downloading a song and buying the CD with that song, is huge. Only a very small fraction of downloaders would buy the actual CD if it were impossible to download. Mutilating the CDs with those ridiculous protection mechanisms only makes the difference between downloading and buying larger. |