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Musicbrainz DBPicture yourself in the living room
your pipe and slippers set out for you
I know you think that it ain't too far
But I hear the call of a lifetime ring
felt the need to get up for it
oh you cut out the middleman
get free from the middleman
You got no time for the messenger,
got no regard for the thing that you don't understand,
you got no fear of the underdog,
that's why you will not survive!
I want to forget how conviction fits
but can I get out from under it?
Can I gut it out of me?
It can't all be wedding cake
It can't all be boiled away
I try but I can't let go of it
Can't let go of it,
Cause you don't talk to the water boy
and there's so much you could learn but you don't want to know,
You will not back up an inch ever,
that's why you will not survive,
The thing that I tell you now
It may not go over well
And it may not be photo-op
in the way that I spell it out
But you won't hear from the messenger,
don't wanna know bout something that you don't understand,
You got no fear of the underdog,
that's why you will not survive!
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 06:11 My favorite Billy Joel song. Oh, wait... what? |
| smokey7 | Posted: May 08, 2012 - 11:36 moonsaura wrote: is it me or does this tune remind anyone else of billy joel? (don't throw anything at me, k!) Unfortunately, me too. Really dislike Mr. Joel. Ruins this song for me. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 09:32 moonsaura wrote: is it me or does this tune remind anyone else of billy joel? (don't throw anything at me, k!) I guess that depends on how much one wants to be reminded of Billy Joel. Generally, I seldom wish to be reminded of him, since during my high school years, his music was distressingly unavoidable. This tune doesn't make me think of him, or any of his songs in particular, but we all hear (or choose to hear) different things. |
| CanyonMan (Pacific Palisades, CA) | Posted: Jan 02, 2012 - 14:41 dewhead wrote: Just came on here to say this reminded me a lot of Billy Joel but I see that several people beat me to the punch. Not that sounding like Billy Joel is really a bad thing... Yes, it really IS a bad thing. |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Jan 02, 2012 - 14:39 I'm pretty sure the trumpet player is the same guy who performed with Poi Dog Pondering back in the day. Sounds exactly the same, and the timeframe fits. |
| dbm86698 (Omaha) | Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 05:41 Thanks Bill....you made my Monday.... |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 12:31 I swear I thought this was Thin Lizzy....not a bad influence to have for sure |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Aug 29, 2011 - 02:59 ..Thin Lizzy,only which one...  edit after scrolling; peeps thinking Billy J,well Okey but I still hear a Lizzy song.... |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Jul 28, 2011 - 17:44 Uggggh, not over soon enough..... I have a low tolerance for blaring horns.  |
| Seahunt (Parent's Basement) | Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 13:19 I really, really like Spoon and was really excited to hear them open for MMJ this summer. However, they seemed, not sure how to say it, like a little band in a big place maybe? I can't really explain it, they just didn't sound as awesome as I thought they would. Maybe a big amphitheater is not a place to see them or maybe being the opening act doesn't allow them to put out the necessary equipment. Still, dig them and will try to catch them in a smaller venue. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 13:18 sharkey wrote: Who started this Joel s..t. WTFC's. Spoon is Spoon & they work for me. Why do u all have to compare everything. Can't u all judge every act on it's own merit. JFLGIU Because those of us with a memory longer than a few weeks or months note similarities in songs. And the older you get the more it happens. It's not a judgment on Spoon to get worked up about, it's just a casual comment. |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 13:17 I like this band, but I heard that the lead singer is a bit of a diva. I know someone that caught his KGSR appearance at Threadgill's on ACLFest weekend. He showed up late, only played a few songs and that was it. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 21:15 Spoon - The Underdog, Live "There´s so much more beauty in thist than it seems superficially apparent at first glance. This song is summing up something very important. As far as I am concerned, that´s what popular music is all about. The fact that this group and this music has´nt been discovered yet on a broader scale, says a lot about the state of the music industry and so little about the talent we are exposed too here.!!! Beautiful! " sertuerner
"I point these guys out to people that say beatles era rock is dead. " 2008Messenger |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Dec 20, 2010 - 10:58 tinamarie wrote: have I heard this before? does it sound like some other song? or do I just like the horns?! Or was it used in SCRUBS??? It's over 3 years old and according to wikipedia "was used in the movies 17 Again, Cloverfield and I Love You, Man as well as the How I Met Your Mother episode "Spoiler Alert"." So yeah, you prolly have heard it before. |
| mem_313 (lerkin) | Posted: Dec 20, 2010 - 10:57 LIKE! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Dec 20, 2010 - 10:57 tinamarie wrote: have I heard this before? does it sound like some other song? or do I just like the horns?! Or was it used in SCRUBS??? Maybe you read about it in Private Eye's Me and My Spoon column. "Has anything amusing ever happened to you in connection with spoons?" |
| tulfan (One of the last ones in SE MI) | Posted: Dec 20, 2010 - 10:56 Mute |
| tinamarie (Morgan Hill, CA (grew up in Los Angeles)) | Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 16:58 have I heard this before? does it sound like some other song? or do I just like the horns?! Or was it used in SCRUBS??? |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 06:32 Spoon has got to be the funnest band out there now!  |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Jun 12, 2010 - 11:37 My local grocery store used to play this song all the time, keep me bopping through the aisles!  |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 17:41 lbaltz wrote: Definitely hear the Billy Joel thing. But its a great song and they surely have their own unigue groove going... Yep - "O-only the good die young..."  (Why isn't there a horn-playing banana?) |
| isocky | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 17:39 tdola2 wrote: God I hate this song... Seriously! |
| lbaltz (Sag Harbor, NY) | Posted: Nov 12, 2009 - 13:04 moonsaura wrote: is it me or does this tune remind anyone else of billy joel? (don't throw anything at me, k!) Definitely hear the Billy Joel thing. But its a great song and they surely have their own unigue groove going... |
| samsamsupersam (Shanghai) | Posted: Nov 12, 2009 - 12:58 At the beginning, I was liking it, but then I started doing something else and thought, what's that annoying sound in my ears.  |
| lysisphere | Posted: Nov 12, 2009 - 12:58 moonsaura wrote: is it me or does this tune remind anyone else of billy joel? (don't throw anything at me, k!) Totally Billy Joel. You're not the only one. Still quite groovy |
| moonsaura (Baltimore, Maryland) | Posted: Nov 03, 2009 - 16:35 is it me or does this tune remind anyone else of billy joel? (don't throw anything at me, k!) |
| tdola2 | Posted: Sep 10, 2009 - 12:07 God I hate this song... |
| roccoeugene | Posted: Jul 09, 2009 - 07:53 Can't believe this only is rating at 6.8 - what a great song I gave it a 9 |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: Jun 30, 2009 - 08:16 8 > 9... Spoon is just Awesome! |
| copymonkey (in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool) | Posted: Jun 30, 2009 - 08:16 This guy always sound like he needs a good nose blow—but it REALLY works for him. Dig the Spoon! |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: May 29, 2009 - 13:23 YAY! What a feel good song this one is! |
| tanyhon (Home) | Posted: Apr 27, 2009 - 20:29 I like!  |
| strawberryblonde (omaha,ne) | Posted: Oct 29, 2008 - 09:03   and a hansom lead....... |
| Candela (Trondheim, Norway) | Posted: Oct 29, 2008 - 09:01  |
| sporkster (New York, NY) | Posted: Oct 29, 2008 - 08:59  Makes me want to get up and dance around the room! |
| strawberryblonde (omaha,ne) | Posted: Sep 10, 2008 - 09:18   i like the way this guy moves when he plays guitar |
| snowcat (Cold, Frozen Minnesota) | Posted: Jul 26, 2008 - 11:22 sharkey wrote: Why do u all have to compare everything. Can't u all judge every act on it's own merit. JFLGIU
Well said sharkey. |
| ginathelintqueen (Durham, NC) | Posted: Jul 03, 2008 - 20:23 Monkeysdad wrote: I'm sold, gonna get this one!
Anyone else hear smacks of Nick "The Jesus of Cool" Lowe in their material? YES! I completely thought this was Nick Lowe! |
| rwags ('Shroom Patch in the Pines) | Posted: Jun 24, 2008 - 22:34 High gas prices always seem to bring us another Billy Joel |
| sharkey (Hogtown) | Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 17:20 Who started this Joel s..t. WTFC's. Spoon is Spoon & they work for me. Why do u all have to compare everything. Can't u all judge every act on it's own merit. JFLGIU |
| copymonkey (in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool) | Posted: Jun 02, 2008 - 08:01 Hey guys, it's okay to admit that you once liked Billy Joel..no need for the forced indignation and disgust. |
| sdn (Philadelphia) | Posted: Jun 02, 2008 - 07:59 Hey, anyone notice that this sounds a little like Billy Jo---- |
| Blasserman (Banning, CA (80 Mi. east of LA)) | Posted: Apr 27, 2008 - 09:11 jhorton wrote: Sounds like Billy Joel, minus his meager talent.
No kidding, I would be embarrassed Spoon, this no less than a total rip off. And please, let Billy stay in the 70's. Hum, I guess they're ga ga ga ga ga for Billy Joel  |
| greener (Olympia, WA) | Posted: Apr 24, 2008 - 12:17 This song is getting overplayed this year everywhere. Tone it down please.  |
| coldatlantic (Toronto) | Posted: Apr 23, 2008 - 15:02 Wow, and here I was thinking that I was really clever in observing that Spoon was channeling Joel on this track. |
| jhorton | Posted: Apr 17, 2008 - 19:36 Sounds like Billy Joel, minus his meager talent. |
| CafeRacer (Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana) | Posted: Apr 17, 2008 - 19:33 I'll refrain from saying what I think about this as I'm in a bad mood tonight and nothing sounds good. This might be better next time around. |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Apr 10, 2008 - 09:55 Rothimus_Prime wrote: 1973. :) |
| smehan55 (Beneath a Carolina blue sky) | Posted: Apr 10, 2008 - 08:57 LIke this band, but this song does sound like that jackass Billy Hole. 1 |
| Rothimus_Prime | Posted: Apr 10, 2008 - 08:55 thewiseking wrote: exactly when did it become cool to sound like Billy Joel?
1973. |
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