 Time To Pretend (2008) [ larger cover art ] |
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You were a child crawling on your knees toward it
Making momma so proud but your voice was too loud
We liked to watch you laughing
You picked the insects off plants, no time to think of consequences
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
The water is warm but it's sending me shivers
A baby is born crying out for attention
The memories fade like looking through a fogged mirror
Decision to decisions are made and not bought
But I thought this wouldn't hurt a lot, I guess not
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
A family of trees...
| Crusy | Posted: Jul 10, 2012 - 01:46 Pop??! |
| Byronape ("post-capitalist wreckageville") | Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 08:38 jnesser wrote: Too much mainstream radio airplay. Very old. I would be happy if I never heard this song again! It must be nice to live somewhere that has radio stations that play stuff like MGMT. I might even listen. Around here, all the stations play either country, rap, top 40 (which is about half rap anyway), and 80's hair metal with some modern rock mixed in. I count myself lucky that we have a decent NPR station. If not for satellite radio and RP, I'd be in musical hell. |
| KevinM (Long Beach, Ca) | Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 08:35 Sounds to much like a 90's boy band 1 |
| rlr511 (Philadelphia) | Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 08:35 Like  max_p wrote: I like that it's not the airplay mix |
| max_p | Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 08:34 I like that it's not the airplay mix |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 08:32 love this group. |
| jnesser | Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 08:32 Too much mainstream radio airplay. Very old. I would be happy if I never heard this song again! |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: May 07, 2012 - 14:22 Ich mochte ein eisbar sein oooooo eisbar Grauzone |
| luca77 (Melbourne,Australia) | Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 04:20 900notch wrote: Please remove from regular rotation. Thank you... Yes! I agree with 900notch, put it into high rotation! No more apples in the vending machine! |
| passsion8 (over the hills and far away) | Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 12:34 I was going to serious pan this from the zam pop opening. I thought this was LMFAO at first. Nope, MGMT. Now I know. The chorus has legs and it . is . toe . tapping . Hard enough to admit. |
| eruwenolorien (SC) | Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 12:03 soulcollision wrote: MGMT!? Yes! Yes indeed! I always assumed the Time to Pretend version of this song was the same as that on Oracular Spectacular (the album I have), so it's good to be proven wrong! |
| MinMan (Bay Area, CA) | Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 12:00 Gotta love their hommage to Van Vliet's Trout Mask Replica on the cover. |
| gandalfbmg (3 mi from Paradise (Missouri)) | Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 11:59 govna wrote: totally agree mr. gandalf bong. with both of those statements. "Mr. Gandalf Bong" Heh, that's by far the best nickname I've ever had... Plus I would totally love to have a gandalf bong, since we all know what 'pipe weed' really was. |
| steventylersqa | Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 11:57 Sounds great with headphones, has good effects and layers. |
| soulcollision (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 11:56 MGMT!? Yes! |
| Darlington (Columbia, South Carolina) | Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 11:55 900notch wrote: Please remove from regular rotation. Thank you... Please don't. |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 11:54 SantaFeGrace wrote:  disagree |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Jan 01, 2012 - 17:40 If I was sitting in a grungy bar, with Tom Waits leaning on the wall, the ZZ guys looking at me derisively and Keith Richards stumbling back from the washroom, this'd be the barband. |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Apr 30, 2009 - 08:56 The music video kinda creeps me out. I think it's the Kiss-like makeup? |
| mhodak | Posted: Apr 20, 2009 - 15:21 900notch wrote: Please remove from regular rotation. Thank you... Second that, sounds like worst Europop. Do not understand how this could get rating of 7.2. Repetive and boring. |
| SantaFeGrace (Santa Fe, NM) | Posted: Apr 20, 2009 - 15:20 900notch wrote: Please remove from regular rotation. Thank you... |
| 900notch | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 15:02 Please remove from regular rotation. Thank you... |
| F1 (Pacific NW...gotta get back to Chicago) | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 14:57 Krispian wrote: I heard an interesting "mashup" of this song, where they replaced the MGMT vocals with David Bowie's, a song (not a hit) from the Ziggy Stardust album. Bowie's vocals perfectly matched this song. That I would love to hear. Where did you find it? |
| Welly (Vangroovy) | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 14:56 It's like The Pet Shop Boys and Arcade Fire had a mutant child! |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Apr 12, 2009 - 21:01 Taraincognito wrote:  bump |
| NoEnzLefttoSplit | Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 02:23 Very few songs here make me want to get out my greatgrandfather's blunderbuss like this one. Anyone got gunpowder? Damn kids. |
| gumby (Slovenia) | Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 02:22 "Masters of CASIO 2009" winner?  |
| gardenercath (suffolk, england) | Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 02:18 Hmmm.. annoyingly catchy is the best I can say about this  |
| rez | Posted: Mar 25, 2009 - 14:16 I'm with you on that. Maybe it's because people just can't resist something with the insipid catchiness of an advertising jingle . ARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!! douzzer wrote: I just *don't* get how this insipid, derivative track can possibly warrant a 7.3, or all these glowing comments!  |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Mar 25, 2009 - 14:13 govna wrote: this reminds me of an NES theme song. i think zelda 2. ...that was definitely worth posting. funny how a synth instrument can create such a strong association based solely on it's tone and texture, completely independent of melody or tempo, eh? |
| jjbix (san diego) | Posted: Mar 25, 2009 - 14:09 douzzer wrote: I just *don't* get how this insipid, derivative track can possibly warrant a 7.3, or all these glowing comments! Ditto |
| AliGator (Lex Vegas) | Posted: Mar 25, 2009 - 14:07 A cover of this song played on iPhone Apps at this years SXSW music festival: |
| dnicholson6 | Posted: Mar 25, 2009 - 14:06 Heard this song last night in an episode of "Gossip Girl" (my wife watches it). |
| AphidA | Posted: Mar 25, 2009 - 14:06 Reminds me of the Cars. |
| douzzer (Moscow, Idaho) | Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 02:57 I just *don't* get how this insipid, derivative track can possibly warrant a 7.3, or all these glowing comments! |
| TheKing2 (outside the USofA) | Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 02:53 hugrun_fjola wrote: This is a different version than Im used to! Very cool... somehow softer, yet the same beat... more 80's. LIKE LIKE!! it's actually not really from the 80's. The young performers probably were conceived during the 80's. |
| Austin (Memphis, TN) | Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 17:36 Uploaded this one ;) ...I love it. |
| hugrun_fjola | Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 08:26 This is a different version than Im used to! Very cool... somehow softer, yet the same beat... more 80's. LIKE LIKE!! |
| SantaFeGrace (Santa Fe, NM) | Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 08:26 Steve wrote: Can't. Stop. Toe. Tapping.   |
| Steve (In The Shadow Of The Superstition Mountains) | Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 08:24 Can't. Stop. Toe. Tapping. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 08:20 Whirlpool wrote: Great song. But why reject Time To Pretend? Really. Probably because it was my upload.  |
| cmrump (Flatland) | Posted: Mar 05, 2009 - 08:46 element1 wrote: Of course I love this track, but I'm unclear as to why Bill is picking it up well over a year after it was popular everywhere else, and putting it in heavy rotation. Better late than never; I myself just discovered this excellent album about a month or two ago after it appeared on the Best of 2008 lists. |
| govna (beantown) | Posted: Mar 05, 2009 - 08:35 gandalfbmg wrote: You MAY be right... like when you're in a 'side scroll' battle area? That was maybe the worst Zelda game... gack... totally agree mr. gandalf bong. with both of those statements. |
| cmrump (Flatland) | Posted: Mar 05, 2009 - 08:35 govna wrote: this reminds me of an NES theme song. i think zelda 2. ...that was definitely worth posting. My own kids tell me this in an episode of "Chowder" on Cartoon Network. Very addictive. |
| Mandible | Posted: Mar 05, 2009 - 08:31 This song makes me want to do the robot. But I'm sure my co-workers would think I look a bit strange. Oh well. Here I go..... |
| 2k1sedan | Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 13:51 If you enjoy the song there is a remix using Bowie lyrics that is interesting |
| arandomvandal | Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 13:50 catchy, up-beat... perfect cleaning music... |
| ERERER | Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 13:47 Tedious melody. Tedious melody. Tedious melody. Tedious melody. Tedious melody. |
| gandalfbmg (3 mi from Paradise (Missouri)) | Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 13:47 govna wrote: this reminds me of an NES theme song. i think zelda 2. ...that was definitely worth posting. You MAY be right... like when you're in a 'side scroll' battle area? That was maybe the worst Zelda game... gack... |
| Krispian (Victoria, BC) | Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 13:46 I heard an interesting "mashup" of this song, where they replaced the MGMT vocals with David Bowie's, a song (not a hit) from the Ziggy Stardust album. Bowie's vocals perfectly matched this song. |