Friday, June 10, 2016

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day: SKAfter Party

Reel Big Fish, "Don't Start a Band" (live) from Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album, Disc 2: Move Fastly with the Fast Music (The Last Angry Man)

Skammentary: Good banter, banter that adds to the concert experience rather than detracts from it, doesn't just happen; it takes work & preparation. Do it right or don't do it at all, i.e., "Shut up & play." The Reel Big Fish do it right.

Aaron Barrett: "Ladies & gentlemen, this is the meanest song I ever wrote, & I mean that."

Scott Klopfenstein: "'Mean' as in Michael Jackson's
Mean?"

Barrett: "When I wrote this song I was in a bad mood, & it never stopped."

Klopfenstein: "Like 'bad' like Michael Jackson's
Bad."

Barrett: "No, like pissed off."

Klopfenstein: "Like Michael Jackson's
Pissed Off."

Barrett: "It's called 'Don't Start a Band.'"
"Don't start a band!
Nobody wants to hear,
Nobody understands.
Don't start a band!
You will be so disappointed
That it was nothin' like you planned,
Don't start a band, oh yeah, yeah, yeah!

"I hate to ruin the magic,
I hate to kill the dream,
But once you've been behind the scenes
Well, you'll know what I mean.

"You might think that it's cool to go up on stage
(And play rock & roll with your heart & soul)
But when no one shows up & your songs all suck
(And there's no applause & no flying bras)

"No girls will scream for you.
No one's gonna sing along with you.

"Don't start a band!
Nobody wants to hear,
Nobody understands.
Don't start a band!
You will be so damn terrible,
They will think you're shitty & bland!
Don't start a band, oh yeah, yeah, yeah!
And you won't get paid,
And you won't get laid!

"And even if you make it
All the way to M.T.V.,
I don't think you can take it,
All the bullshit and the greed.

"Everyone is so fake when they shake your hand
(And they kiss your ass 'cause you're makin' cash)
And the business end will turn every friend
(To an enemy, oh you will see!)

"Turn your backs & they'll be gone,
Faster than you can say, 'What did I do wrong?'

"Don't start a band!
Nobody really cares,
Nobody understands,
Don't start a band!
You will sign your life away
And then you will be working for the Man.
Don't start a band, oh yeah, yeah, yeah!
The message will get lost,
You will be double crossed!

"And if you think that the joy of playing
Will keep you going through the years,
Wait 'til you're poor & frustrated
And the fun just disappears.

"Nobody cares what you have to say,
No one's gonna listen anyway,
Rock & roll will bring you down,
It will kick you while you're on the ground.

"Don't start a band!
Don't even try,
You will regret it, yeah.
Don't start a band!
You will be so disappointed
That it was nothin' like you planned,
Don't start a band, oh yeah, yeah, yeah!
So, just give up now,
I'll show you how!

"Don't start a band!
Don't start a band!
Don't start a band!
Don't start a band!"

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