Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAugust

Reel Big Fish, "I'll Never Be" from Turn the Radio Off (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:
"Everybody's lookin' at me,
Thought I saw my face on M.T.V.,
A magazine that she won't read that stole her heart
But it's not my fault,
Lookin' at my picture, she forgot about her boyfriend, yeah.

"I'll never be a rock and roll star,
I'll never be anything, anything at all!
Drive me crazy, can't get away,
Somebody tell me, when do we get paid?

"Everybody's looking at me,
Thought by now I'd be on M.T.V.,
A magazine like
Seventeen or Rolling Stone,
And I won't be alone
With your money in my pocket and my face on your T-shirt, yeah.

I'll never be a rock and roll star,
I'll never be anything, anything at all!
Drive me crazy, can't get away,
But I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried every day, every day!
Said I'll never be a rock and roll star!
I'll never be anything, anything at all!"

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