The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day!

The Aquabats!, "Red Sweater!" (live) from The Fury of The Aquabats! Live at The Fonda! (Captain Thumbs Up!)

Bonus! Song o' the Day!

The Aquabats!, "Bunny Teeth!" from Finally! (Captain Thumbs Up!)

Commentary: I genuinely do not understand why the song is titled, "Bunny Teeth!" Yes, the girl in the song is twice described as having "bunny teeth," but she is called a "Butterfly, a kamikaze butterfly" far more often, throughout the choruses, in fact. "Bunny Teeth!" should be titled, "Kamikaze Butterfly!"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day!

The Aquabats!, "Hot Sumer Nights (Won't Last Forever)!" from Charge!! Special One Year Anniversary Edition (Captain Thumbs Up!)

Commentary:

"I saw you there
With your pretty blondish hair,
Eating a breakfast burrito,
You seemed so neato,
So we took the bus down to the pier.
Down on the sand
By the metal detector man,
We looked across the bay
As the dolphins swam away,
We held hands
And just imagined.

"But with tears in my eyes
You had to say goodbye,
You had to go, you couldn't tell me why,
You said something about you moving to Alaska!

"I'm gonna miss you!
I'm gonna miss you so much!
Those hot summer nights won't last forever!
I'm gonna miss you!
I'm gonna miss you so much!
Those hot summer nights won't last forever!…"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day!

The Aquabats!, "My Skateboard!" (Live!) from The Fury of The Aquabats! Live at The Fonda! (Captain Thumbs Up!)

Skammentary:

"It's Friday night, I wanted to go out,
I didn't want to go to no show,
Didn't want to cruise Main Street,
I didn't want to to go no disco,
I just wanted you to come over,
Sist on my couch and hold me tight,
But you went out with some dumb jock,
Left me alone with my skateboard tonight!…"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Reel Big Fish, "Scott's a Dork" from Why Do They Rock So Hard? (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"We like pizza but she doesn't eat the crust,
I love her and she loves everyone,
Said she likes my band, but I don't even like my band,
I love her and she loves everyone (uh uh).

"I saw her (I saw her)
Kiss him last night,
I'm sick now (I'm sick now),
But its just a little cold…

"When I say I give up it just means I'm going to try again,
She loves me and I love everyone,
I was kissin' her but she was wishing it was him,
She loves me and I love everyone (uh uh uh uh).

"They told her (they told her)
About you and me,
She's mad now (she's mad now)
But she'll get over it…"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Reel Big Fish, "Alternative, Baby" from Turn the Radio Off (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"But I love you,
Whatever that means,
But I don't want to talk to you,
'Cause I know I'd just say something stupid,
And I know you got better things to do.

"Hey, little alternative girl,
Say, don't you want to be my friend?
You know I'm singing all my songs for you
And it's all right if you don't understand!

Well, maybe I shouldn't be so serious,
Telling you that everything sucks,
'Cause I don't want to bring you down…"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Mustard Plug, "Mendoza" from Evildoers Beware! (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"She took a rusty stiletto and she slaughtered my heart,
Wrapped her finger 'round my mind, that was only the start,
Dumped cement in my stomach just to even the score,
And when she was done I only asked for more (More! More!),
'Cause you're too much woman for a man like me
And my love grows faster than a growing weed,
Mendoza, Mendoza, why can't you see
That you're the only girl, you're the girl for me?…"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day

New Found Glory, "All about Her" from New Found Glory (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: I am a solidly middle-aged man living in the second quarter of the Twenty-first Century, but my preferences were formed around the turn of the millennium; so, I will always appreciate the aesthetic portrayed in the above image, including the faux brass knuckle belt buckle.

"Another chance to fight,
Another way to make it right.

"So, forget all of your chances,
It's up to you to follow through,
Forget the way she was,
'Cause it's the things she does—

"That make me sing about her,
She knows I care about her…"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day

New Found Glory, "Hit or Miss" from New Found Glory (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"Have I waited too long?
Have I found that someone?
Have I waited too long
To see you?…"

The Rebel Black Love Dot Song o' the Day

Wheatus, "Teenage Dirtbag" from Wheatus (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"Man, I feel like mold,
It's prom night and I am lonely.
Lo and behold, she's walkin' over to me,
This must be fake, my lip starts to shake,
How does she know who I am,
And why does she give a damn about—?

"I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby,
Come with me Friday, don't say maybe,
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby, like you…"

The Rebel Black Love Dot Song o' the Day

Avril Lavigne, "Sk8er Boi" from Let Go (Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Rebel Black Love Dot Song o' the Day

Jimmy Soul, "If You Wanna Be Happy" from the If You Wanna Be Happy single (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: Maybe the reason I am not married is that I have not found a girl who agrees with me that it would be hilarious to dance to "If You Wanna Be Happy" at our wedding reception.

"If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life,
Never make a pretty woman your wife,
Go for my personal point of view:
Get an ugly girl to marry you…"

The Rebel Black Love Dot Song o' the Day

Nil Lara, "Fighting for My Love" from Nil Lara (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: I know this song from the television series Scrubs.

The Rebel Black Love Dot Song o' the Day

Ben Folds, "Zak and Sara" from Rockin' the Suburbs (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: Yes, "Zak and Sara" was part of Zach & Sarah's wedding.

The Rebel Black Dot Love Song o' the Day

Blink-182, "Josie" from Dude Ranch (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"Yeah, my girlfriend takes me home when I'm too drunk to drive,
And she doesn't get all jealous when I hang out with the guys,
She laughs at my dumb jokes when no one does,
She brings me Mexican food from Sombrero just because,
Yeah, just because.

"And my girlfriend likes UL and DHC*,
And she's so smart and independent, I don't think she needs me,
Quite half as much as I know I need her,
I wonder why there's not another guy, that she'd prefer.

"And when I feel like giving up,
Like my world is falling down,
I show up at 3:00 A.M.,
She's still up watching Vacation,
And I see her pretty face
It takes me away to a better place…"

*Unwritten Law & Dance Hall Crashers

The Rebel Black Dot Song against Valentine's Day

Caro Emerald, "Black Valentine" from The Shocking Miss Emerald (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"Love can't conquer anything
If it's lost without a trace,
You might be tough, you might even be strong,
But not when you're in this place…

"Love can't conquer anything
If it's hurting in the deep,
You'll be awake, you'll twist your fate,
That's not someone you should keep…"

The Rebel Black Dot Anti-Valentine's Song o' the Day

The A-OKs, "Jessiska" from Words Are Not for Eating (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"Now, I'm not sayin' she's wrong in her ways,
But she talks for days,
And it's never good.
And I'm not one to doubt that you're Don Juan,
But maybe you're wrong,
And it's her attitude,

"Well, she better be funny and she better be quick,
'Cause she's first in line for the ugly stick,
And in the end the lesson's learned:
You fall in love and you're gonna get burned…"

The Rebel Black Dot Anti-Valentine's Song o' the Day

The Ting Tings, "Shut Up and Let Me Go" from We Started Nothing (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"Shut up and let me go!
This hurts, I tell you so,
For the last time you will kiss my lips
Now shut up and let me go!
Your jeans were once so clean, I bet
You changed your wardrobe since we met.

"Now, oh, so easily you're over me
Gone is love, it's you that ought to be
Holding me, I'm not containable,
This time, love is not sustainable…

"Shut up and let me go!
This hurts, what I can't show,
For the last time you have me in bits
Now shut up and let me go!
For fear of living in regret
I've changed since from when we first met.

"Now, oh, so easily you're over me
Gone is love, it's me that ought to be
Moving on, you're not adorable,
I want something unignorable…"

The Rebel Black Dot Anti-Valentine's Song o' the Day

Reel Big Fish, "I Dare You to Break My Heart" from Candy Coated Fury (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"My latest dream girl,
My latest nightmare,
Could this be the start of another
Long, long, hateful love-affair?…

"When all is said and done,
And we have had our fun,
You won't have your chains on me,
You won't claim me as your only one.
I've got one thing to say,
As I push you far away:
Do you think someone like you
Could make someone like me love you anyway?
The most important thing
That I have ever learnt
Is if you're not doing the hurtin'
You're the one who's getting hurt…"

The Rebel Black Dot Anti-Valentine's Song o' the Day

Beverly D'Angelo, Dan Castellaneta, & the company, "Your Wife Don't Understand You" from The Simpsons: Songs in the Key of Springfield—Original Music from the Television Series (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: Even amidst the bitterest week of the R.B.D.S.O.T.D.'s whole year, I want to be fair, even to fictional characters. Lurleen Lumpkins (D'Angelo) does try to seduce Homer Simpson (Castellaneta), to induce him to betray his wife, Marge. That is a wicked act, & to his credit Homer is never seriously tempted by Lurleen & remains faithful to Marge. Lurleen's act of seduction is wicked, but her affection for Homer appears to be genuine; later episodes show her in a series of doomed romances with men who physically resemble Homer.

"Your wife don't understand you,
But I do,
No, your wife don't understand you,
But I do,
I said, no one understands you,
But I do!"