Skammentary: I only became aware of ska because a few bands gained nationwide attention during the Summer of Ska (1997); I will never know what it was like in the SoCal ska scene before that nationwide attention. But the awful paradox in "Don't Worry" is that The Hippos themselves started to abandon ska on their sophomore album, 1999's Heads Are Gonna Roll.
"So you know that everybody's going to
The ska shows when it used to be just you,
You feel betrayed, alone, left out,
All your favorite bands have all sold out.
"Don't worry, I, I still love you.
Don't worry, I, I still love you.
"And now you see them on M.T.V.,
No way they're gonna remember little old me!
What's become of your ska scene?
All the bands want money, all the bands are mean.
"Don't worry, I, I still love you.
Don't worry, I, I still love you.
"So please come out to the show tonight,
I promise everything is gonna be all right,
The boys are gonna go and start a pit,
But all you wanna do is dance, you're sick of this punk bit.
"Don't worry, I, I still love you.
Don't worry, I, I still love you."
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