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Barenaked Ladies - The Old Apartment

Barenaked Ladies - The Old Apartment Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Born On A Pirate Ship
Released: 1996

The Old Apartment Lyrics

Broke into The Old Apartment
This is where we used to live
Broken glass, broke and hungry
Broken hearts and broken bones
This is where we used to live
Why did you paint the walls?
Why did you clean the floor?
Why did you plaster over the hole I punched in the door?
This is where we used to live

Why did you keep the mousetrap?
Why did you keep the dishrack?
These things used to be mine
I guess they still are, I want them back

Broke into the old apartment
Forty-two stairs from the street
Crooked landing, crooked landlord
Narrow laneway filled with crooks
This is where we used to live

Why did they pave the lawn?
Why did they change the locks?
Why did I have to break it, I only came here to talk
This is where we used to live

How is the neighbor downstairs?
How is her temper this year?
I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun
I know we don't live here anymore
We bought an old house on the Danforth
She loves me and her body keeps me warm
I'm happy there
But this is where we used to live

Broke into the old apartment
Tore the phone out of the wall
Only memories, fading memories
Blending into dull tableaux
I want them back

Writer/s: PAGE, STEVEN / ROBERTSON, ED
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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This was the first Barenaked Ladies song to do well in the US. They were popular in their native Canada, but had to tour relentlessly to break into America.

Jason Priestley directed the video. He is also from Canada and a big fan. Later in 1996, Priestley had them on his show Beverly Hills, 90210. Priestley also directed their movie Bare Naked in America, a documentary of their tour. (thanks, Dan - West Hartford, CT)

The line "We bought an old house on the Danforth" refers to Danforth Avenue in Toronto. It is the main street in Toronto's Greektown, popular for its large Greek population and outdoor patios. (thanks, Nick - Toronto, Canada)

A live version was released on a special double-CD of their album Stunt in 1999. The live version was also included on the single to "It's All Been Done."

This was included on their album Rock Spectacle. That album is actually pronounced "Rock Spec-tak" because that is the French pronunciation of that word. Canada is a bilingual country.

In the liner notes for Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits, Steven Page says that "To answer one of the most common questions I get, the protagonist is still with the same woman - it's the new tenants of his old place that he's intruded upon." (thanks, Tara - Parma, OH)

Steve Aoki - Rage the Night Away

Steve Aoki - Rage the Night Away Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Neon Future I
Released: 2014

Rage the Night Away Lyrics

We alive right now
Let's get high right now!

We don't give a damn about money
We alive right now
All we do is party and get high right now
You shot, shot, I'm a take another shot
Get a check when I party, so the money don’t stop
Girl, you want me, just watch, you gonna love it on top
(Tap, tap!) Man I did homie, like pow!
I'm a need y'all to turn the fuck up, now!
I'm a need y'all to roll a blunt up, now!
I'm a need y'all to fill yo' cup up, now!
I'm a need y'all to wild out, get down!
Do it again, lost my mind, I'm a lose it again
Girl so fine, need you and a friend
Got a camera and a light, let the movement begin
Like action

Rage, Rage the Night Away
Forget about the money I spent today
Rage, rage the night away
Forget about the money I spent today
Rage, rage the night away
Forget about the money I spent today
Hope you save everything 'til you in the grave
Ball 'til you fall, throw it all away

Rage, rage the night away
Forget about the money I spent today
Rage, rage the night away
Forget about the money I spent today
Rage, rage the night away
Forget about the money I spent today
Hope you save everything 'til you in the grave
Ball 'til you fall, throw it all away

(Brick Squad) Make yo' money stack

Shake, shake
Shot, shot
Go crazy, go crazy
Done, done

Hangin' like apostrophes you can quote me
Then throw the cake in yo face like Steve Aoki
We go hard in the paint 'cause she need to know me
Her body insane, man, she provoke me, like pow!
I'm a need y'all to turn the fuck up, now!
I'm a need y'all to roll a blunt up, now!
I'm a need y'all to fill yo' cups up, now!
Now I'm a need y'all to wild out, get down (you know!)
Keep it on the low, you a jump on girl, no geronimo
At my condo you know how it go
On the bed, on the couch and on the floor
On the floor, on the floor, on the floor, get on the floor
Don't step nigga back, that's all I know
Don't step nigga back, throwin' all my dough
(Squat!)

Brick Squad
Rage, rage the night away
Forget about the money I spent today
Rage, rage the night away
Forget about the money I spent today
Rage, rage the night away
Forget about the money I spent today
Hope you save everything 'til you in the grave
Ball 'til you fall, throw it all away

Rage, rage away
I've come too far to lose my way
Rage, rage away
I wanna feel stronger
Forget each day (Squad!)

Bam, bam, bam, bam
(Hey!)

Make yo' money stack

Take a, take a
Shot, shot
Go crazy, go crazy
Make yo' money stack

Writer/s: AOKI, STEVEN HIROYUKI / MALPHURS, JUAQUIN / SIKORA, JOSEPH
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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This song is a collaboration with Waka Flocka Flame, who Aoki toured with in 2013. The DJ explained to Radio.com : "We spent two months on the road together. Sometimes on a tour like that, they play, and then you play, and everyone goes their own way. When he plays, I'm at his show. When I play, he's in my show. We were always interacting with each other. The song is really about our experiences together on the road."

Styx - Babe

Styx - Babe Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Cornerstone
Released: 1979

Babe Lyrics

Babe I'm leaving
I must be on my way
The time is drawing near
My train is going
I see it in your eyes
The love, the need, your tears
But I'll be lonely without you
And I'll need your love to see me through
So please believe me
My heart is in your hands
And I'll be missing you

'Cause you know it's you babe
Whenever I get weary
And I've had enough
Feel like giving up
You know it's you babe
Giving me the courage
And the strength I need
Please believe that it's true
Babe, I love you

You know it's you babe
Whenever I get weary
And I've had enough
Feel like giving up
You know it's you babe
Giving me the courage
And the strength I need
Please believe that it's true
Babe, I love you

Babe, I'm leaving
I'll say it once again
And somehow try to smile
I know the feeling we're trying to forget
If only for a while
'Cause I'll be lonely without you
And I'll need your love to see me through
Please believe me
My heart is in your hands
'Cause I'll be missing you
Babe, I love you
Babe, I love you
Ooh, babe

Writer/s: BARLOW, GARY
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Dennis DeYoung wrote this as a birthday present for his wife Suzanne. At first, she did not want it released because she felt it was too personal.

This is the only #1 US hit for Styx, and their only song that did well in the UK.

Dennis DeYoung sang lead on this track and also played keyboards on the track. The opening bit was done on a Fender Rhodes electric piano, a very popular instrument in the '70s that can be heard on Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years" and many Steely Dan songs.

Vérité - Echo

Vérité - Echo Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Echo
Released: 2014

Echo Lyrics

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The title track of Vérité's debut EP, the New York singer-songwriter penned the song with her producer Elliot Jacobson.

"'Echo' is a moment that summarizes the sentiment of the EP," she told Billboard magazine. "It was an idea Elliot Jacobson and I passed back and forth for a while. One day, we took the initial song, which was more of a flat, traditional pop song arrangement and literally chopped it up and removed all the instrumentation. We built it up from that place which left the vocal raw and exposed for the sentiment to shine through."

Van Halen - You Really Got Me

Van Halen - You Really Got Me Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Van Halen
Released: 1978

You Really Got Me Lyrics

Girl, You Really Got Me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know where I'm goin', yeah
Oh girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Please, don't ever let me be
I only want to be by your side
Please, don't ever let me be
I only want to be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', yeah
Oh yeah, you really got me now
Got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Oh no, no, ah
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Ah girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know where I'm goin', yeah
Oh yeah, you really got me now
Got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Oh oh oh

Writer/s: DAVIES, RAY
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This is a cover of the 1964 song by The Kinks. It was the first hit for The Kinks, and became famous for its distorted guitar sound, which many bands began to copy.

This was Van Halen's first single.

There is a track before this on the album called "Eruption," which is an Eddie Van Halen guitar solo that leads into it. Disc jockeys often played the 2 songs together, but as computerized playlists and corporate programmers took control of radio stations, "Eruption" is rarely played.

This was used in an animated ad for a Nissan sports car. It featured G.I. Joe stealing Barbie away from Ken and driving off with her.

The Kinks got the dirty guitar sound on their version by slashing their speaker with a razor blade.

The album was cheap and easy to record. The band used very little overdubbing, and simply played in the studio as if they were live.

Van Halen's producer, Ted Templeman, recorded this as soon as he could because he was worried that a rival band called Angel would try to release their version of this ahead of Van Halen.

After releasing this album, they toured as the opening band for Journey, and then Black Sabbath. Ozzy Osbourne thought Van Halen blew away Sabbath every night.

Eddie was 21 when this was released.

The album has sold over 5 million copies. Most were bought a few years after it was released as Van Halen picked up fans through constant touring and increased radio play.

On their 1982 "Hide Your Sheep" tour, they played this as their second encore, stopping in the middle to sing some of "Happy Trails" before finishing the song.

Contrary to popular belief, Eddie used an Ibanez Destroyer for most of this album, as well as several songs on their next 2 albums. This guitar is featured on the cover of Woman and Children First. Ed later took a large chunk out of the guitar, which ruined the tone. (thanks, Jay - Carlisle, PA)

Ray Davies once said the he liked the Van Halen version better than the Kinks' own, saying that their original version (the Kinks) was like a prop plane and Van Halen's was like a jet fighter. Eddie later responded by saying he was flattered but that the original was better. His version was just more modern. "Ray, that prop stuff is the real sh-t," he said. (thanks, Stephen - Durango, CO)

Firehouse - All She Wrote

Firehouse - All She Wrote Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: FireHouse
Released: 1990

All She Wrote Lyrics

I got home late on a Saturday night
And I knew right away something wasn't right
I knew she was gone

She took all I had but, left a hole in my heart
Should've known it would go bad, right from the start
What did I do wrong?

I can't understand why she would leave me this way
With nothing to say
Then I found the note on the door
It said good-bye and she don't want me no more

[Chorus]
"Bye bye baby, bye bye....", She said in her letter
And that was All She Wrote
Guess this is goodbye, guess this is forever
And that was all she wrote

I called on the phone, but she wasn't there
Should've know all along that she just didn't care
Why did she have to go?

Now I look at her picture and I wonder why
She left me this way...-Why did she say goodbye?
I guess I'll never know

I can't understand why she would leave me this way
With nothing to say
I remember the note on the door
It said good-bye and she don't want me no more

[Chorus]

Writer/s: SNARE, CARL / LEVERTY, BILL
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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"All she wrote" is a phrase meaning the end - it's something you might say after a sporting event has been decided or a party is ending. In this song, the phrase has a double meaning, as it indicates the end of a relationship, and also what the girl who leaves him wrote in her note announcing her departure.

The song was the fourth and final single from FireHouse's debut album, which was a hair metal landmark featuring their biggest hit, "Love of a Lifetime."

FireHouse lead singer CJ Snare wrote this song with guitarist Bill Leverty. Some of the band's songs are inspired by personal experience, but not this one. Snare says that he heard someone utter the phrase "And that was all she wrote," which gave him the idea for the song. He wrote the story backwards, starting with the premise that the poor guy should have known it was coming when he found the letter saying his girl was leaving. (For more, check out our interview with CJ Snare .)

Van Halen - Ice Cream Man

Van Halen - Ice Cream Man Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Van Halen
Released: 1978

Ice Cream Man Lyrics

(Dedicate one to the ladies...)
Now summertime's here babe, need somethin' to keep you cool
Ah now summertime's here babe, need somethin' to keep you cool
Better look out now though, Dave's got somethin' for you
Tell ya what it is
I'm your Ice Cream Man, stop me when I'm passin' by
Oh my my, I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Hold on a second baby
I got good lemonade, ah, dixie cups
All flavors and push ups too
I'm your ice cream man, baby, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Hold on, one more
Well, I'm usually passin' by just about eleven o'clock

H huh, I never stop, I'm usually passin' by, just around eleven o'clock
And if you let me cool you one time, you'll be my regular stop
All right boys
I got good lemonade, ah, Dixie cups

I'll flavors and push ups too
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Yes I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Ah, one time
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
One time, boys
I'm your ice cream man
I'm your ice cream man
Be-be-be-be-be-be-be-baby
Ah my, my, my
All my flavors are guaranteed to satis-uh-fy
Ow

Writer/s: JOHN BRIM
Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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This was written and originally recorded by the Chicago blues musician John Brim. Born in 1922, Brim recorded this at Chess Records in 1953. In 1994, he released a compilation album called The Ice Cream Man.

This is one of David Lee Roth's favorites. He pushed to get it on Van Halen's first album as a tribute to the blues.

The first verse is just Roth singing and playing acoustic guitar. The full band joins in after that.

Like many American blues songs, the lyrics are loaded with double entendres, making it a perfect song for David Lee Roth to sing. At the beginning of the song, Roth says, "Dedicate one to the ladies," making it clear that when he brags that his "flavors are guaranteed to satisfy," he's not talking about the frozen treat.

This was one of two covers on Van Halen's first album. The other, "You Really Got Me," was their first single.

Van Halen included this on a cassette they gave Gene Simmons before they had a record deal. Simmons didn't like this song, but let them record it anyway when he flew them to New York to make a demo. They didn't get a deal out of it, but when Warner Brothers finally signed them, the songs on the demo, including this, made up much of their first two albums.

In 1659 the Sicilian chef Francesco Procopia dei Coltelli perfected the making of ice cream. Twenty seven years later dei Coltelli opened Le Procope, the first cafe in Paris. Here after being considered a dessert for royalty alone, ice cream was made available to the general public for the first time. (From the book Food for Thought: Extraordinary Little Chronicles of the World by Ed Pearce)

Firehouse - When I Look Into Your Eyes

Firehouse - When I Look Into Your Eyes Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Hold Your Fire
Released: 1992

When I Look Into Your Eyes Lyrics

I see forever when I look in your eyes
You're all I ever wanted
I always want you to be mine
Let's make a promise till the end of time
We'll always be together
And our love will never die

So here we are face to face
And heart to heart
I want you to know we will
Never be apart
Now I believe that wishes can come true
'Cause I see my whole world
I see only you

When I Look Into Your Eyes
I can see how much I love you
And it makes me realize
When I look into your eyes
I see all my dreams come true
When I look into your eyes

I've looked for you all of my life
Now that I've found you
We will never say goodbye
I can't stop this feeling
There's nothing I can do
'Cause I see everything when I look at you.

Writer/s: SNARE, CARL / LEVERTY, BILL
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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When it came time to write songs for FireHouse's second album, their primary songwriters set out to compose something similar to the big hit from their debut album, "Love of a Lifetime." CJ Snare (vocals) and Bill Leverty (guitar).

Once again, they came up with a big, romantic ballad, this time about seeing forever staring into a lover's eyes. It did the trick, becoming nearly as big a hit and fitting in very well among the hair metal power ballads of the early '90s.

Van Halen - Runnin' With The Devil

Van Halen - Runnin' With The Devil Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Van Halen
Released: 1978

Runnin' With The Devil Lyrics

I live my life like there's no tomorrow
And all I've got I had to steal
Least I don't need to beg or borrow
Yes I'm living at a pace that kills
Runnin' With The Devil
Runnin' with the devil
I found the simple life ain't so simple
When I jumped out on that road
I got no love, no love you'd call real
Ain't got nobody waiting at home
Runnin' with the devil
Runnin' with the devil
You know I, I found the simple life, weren't so simple, no
When I jumped out on that road
Got no love, no love you'd call real
Got nobody waiting at home
Runnin' with the devil
Runnin' with the devil
Runnin' with the devil
Runnin' with the devil
[repeat and fade]

Writer/s: VAN HALEN, EDWARD/VAN HALEN, ALEX/ANTHONY, MICHAEL/ROTH, DAVID LEE
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is the first song on the first Van Halen album. It starts with a backwards blare of car horns, which was made by a contraption Eddie Van Halen put together using a bunch of horns, a car battery, and a footswitch. They used to use it when they played at clubs.

Van Halen included this song on a demo Gene Simmons produced for them in 1977. After seeing them in concert, Simmons flew the band to New York, bought them clothes, and set up a recording session. They didn't get a record deal out of it, but gained valuable experience.

Gene Simmons had the idea for the car horns at the beginning. He had the band do this on the 1977 "House Of Pain" demo he produced for them.

At one point, David Lee Roth says, "Goddamn it lady, you know I ain't lyin' too ya, I'm gonna tell you one time." Roth was never eloquent, but he was occasionally introspective (see "Hang 'Em High"), and even poetic (see "Secrets"). (thanks, Doug - Appleton, WI, for above 2)

The song contains many of the things Van Halen became famous for: David Lee Roth's squeal, Eddie's guitar solo, and Michael Anthony's backup vocals.

Eddie's guitar is on the cover of the album. He pieced it together using parts of different guitars until he got the sound and feel he wanted. It is striped black and white on the album, but Eddie later painted it red.

This was easy for the band to record because they did not use many studio tricks. They pretty much recorded what they had been playing live for years. Later Van Halen albums became much more complicated.

Van Halen opened concerts for Journey and Black Sabbath after releasing this album, helping it sell over 5 million copies as more people found out about them.

This gets constant play on classic rock radio. It was not played a lot when it first came out because nobody had heard of Van Halen, so it was never burned out.

Adam Sandler pretends to play this with a devil-horned blade he uses as a guitar at the beginning of the 2001 movie Little Nicky. The song also appears in the pilot for the 1999 TV series Freaks and Geeks, and in the movies Lost & Found (1999) and Ready To Rumble (2000).

This bears a strong resemblance to Pink Floyd's similarly titled song "Run Like Hell," particularly in the intro (one note on the bass played over and over interrupted by a guitar with echo). Both songs were released within a year of each other, so it is probably just a coincidence. (thanks, Eric - Suffern, NY)

This was featured in a 2016 commercial for the Acura NSX that first aired during the Super Bowl.

Firehouse - Don't Treat Me Bad

Firehouse - Don't Treat Me Bad Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: FireHouse
Released: 1990

Don't Treat Me Bad Lyrics

I never thought you'd hurt me
I guess you live and learn
That when you're playin' with fire you're bound to get burned
I've been mistreated, I've been used before
I get kicked in the face still I come back for more

But I won't cry no more 'cause the tears are all in vain
We can pick up the pieces and start it all again
Let's just get back to the way it was before
Oh, girl I can't take anymore

[Chorus]
Baby, Don't Treat Me Bad
Well, this could be the best thing that you'll ever have
Baby, don't treat me bad
(Well) you can do anything, but baby, don't treat me bad
Oh, don't treat me bad

I gave it everything, but you threw it all away
I can't take anymore of these games that you play
I've been through heartache and I've been through pain
And it's hard to believe you still treat me this way

But I won't cry no more 'cause the tears are all in vain
We can pick up the pieces and start it all again
Let's just get back to the way it was before
Oh, girl I can't take anymore

[Chorus]

Oh girl, I can't take anymore, oh yeah, now listen to me

[Chorus]

Writer/s: SNARE/ELLIS/LEVERTY/FOSTER
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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FireHouse is best-known for their sweeping power ballads, but before "Love of a Lifetime" came this song, which is an upbeat rocker about a guy who gets mistreated by his girl but can't give her up. Released as the band's debut single, it made an impressive showing on the US charts, but it soon became clear that these hair metal upstarts would be known for their love songs.

A band composition, this one was not about a specific person. In our interview with FireHouse frontman CJ Snare , he explained: "Sometimes songs really are personal and sometimes they really, really aren't. I remember sitting down at the piano and coming up with that chord progression, but it sounds really different on piano, obviously, than it did on guitar. I had the first verse, bridge, and chorus, and then I brought it to the other guys in the band and we hammered out the rest of the song. Mostly Bill [Leverty, guitarist] and myself."

The women in hair metal songs were often either heartbreaking vixens or deceitful dames getting a kiss-off. This song is a combination of both, as the singer can't give her up, but also warns her that he might be the best thing she's ever had. These songs blending swagger and vulnerability could help bolster a band's male fansbase, offsetting the wuss factor of their ballads.

FireHouse was clearly trying to introduce a devious and somewhat psychotic female character with this song, as evidenced by the video (directed by Mark Rezyka), which intercuts concert footage of the band with a girl destroying his stuff (Not my Hendrix poster!). The album cover also portrayed a lady of the unhinged variety, showing her in the foreground with a smoldering match while a house burns down behind her.

No Doubt - Just A Girl

No Doubt - Just A Girl Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Tragic Kingdom
Released: 1995

Just A Girl Lyrics

Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This world is forcing me
To hold your hand
'Cause I'm Just A Girl, little ol' me
Well don't let me out of your sight
Oh, I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh, I've had it up to here!

The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things
I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear

'Cause I'm just a girl
I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive
Late at night
Oh I'm just a girl
Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their eyes
Oh I'm just a girl
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh, I've had it up to here!

Oh, am I making myself clear?

I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world
That's all that you'll let me be!

Oh I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Make me worry some
Oh I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to
Is making me numb
Oh I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
Oh I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison

Oh, I've had it up to!
Oh, I've had it up to!!
Oh, I've had it up to here

Writer/s: THOMAS DUMONT, GWEN STEFANI
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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This was written by Gwen Stefani after her brother Eric, No Doubt's primary songwriter up to then, left the band. She wrote it about being frustrated at her father being overprotective due to her gender, saying at the time: "I wouldn't trade being female, for anything, but the guys don't understand what a burden it can be sometimes."

For years the band was trying to get played on Los Angeles radio station KROQ, but were ignored. Finally KROQ began playing this song, and got massive amounts of requests for it, fulfilling the band's dream.

No Doubt made their late night TV debut on The Conan O'Brien Show playing this song. They later performed the song on David Letterman's show.

No Doubt were touring as the opening act for Bush when this became a hit. Stefani started going out with Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale, and they got engaged in 2001. They tied the knot on September 14th, 2002. Even Gavin's dog was in attendance. (thanks, Dani - Regina, Canada)

The band is from California. The album title is a play on "Magic Kingdom," the nickname for Disneyland.

This was played over the opening credits of the '97 box office hit Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, starring Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe from Friends) and Oscar winner Mira Sorvino. (thanks, Britney - Calabasas, CA)

No Doubt performed this at the 2003 Super Bowl between the Bucs and Raiders. Unlike Shania Twain, who was on before her, Gwen Stefani did not lip-sync. After they performed the song, Sting came out and sang "Message In A Bottle" with them. The game aired on ABC, which is owned by Disney, who was either willing to overlook the "Tragic Kingdom" album title or didn't know about it.

This plays in Clueless at the beginning of the movie when Cher goes to pick up Dionne and she just rolls over everything.

Regarding the video, Stefani recalled to MTV News that she bought the red, white and blue tennis top she wore during her performance of the song in the bathroom at a thrift store. She then applied fake diamonds to it, an early indicator of her talent for clothes designing. Did you spot the very pregnant girl, who has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo? That’s Stefani’s younger sister, Jill.

When playing this at a Virgin Megastore in Costa Mesa, California, lead singer Gwen Stefani's mother asked her not to swear because their relatives were present. When Gwen swore, her mother refused to speak to her for a week.

Patti Smith - People Have the Power

Patti Smith - People Have the Power Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Dream of Life
Released: 1988

People Have the Power Lyrics

People Have the Power Song Chart

This song was written by Patti Smith and her late husband, Fred "Sonic" Smith. Patti told NME how they tried to infuse the spirit of the '60s into a modern protest song: "We had both protested the Vietnam War when we were young. We had been part of the '60s, where our cultural voice was really strong, and we were trying to write a song that would reintroduce that kind of energy. It's sad for me but quite beautiful. It was really Fred's song - even though I wrote the words, he wrote the music; the concept was his, and he wanted it to be a song that people sang all over the world to inspire them for different causes. And he didn't live to see that happen, but I have. I've seen people. I've walked in marches all over the world where people spontaneously started singing it, you know, whether it's been in Paris or with the Palestinians or, you know, in Spain or New York City, Washington D.C. - and it's so moving for me to see his dream realized."

Patti remembers the moment Fred burst into their kitchen with the idea for this song: "It was around 1986. I was in the kitchen. My late husband was writing music, and he was a great songwriter, Fred "Sonic" Smith, and we were writing some songs together. And I was peeling potatoes, and I remember I was in a bad mood because I had, you know, I was making dinner and washing the clothes and peeling potatoes. And in the middle of it, Fred came in and said, 'Tricia, people have the power, write it.' And I was standing there with a potato peeler thinking I'd like to have the power to make him peel these potatoes, that's what I'd like... but I kept him.

So for the next few nights, I really contemplated - because Fred was very political, and we talked about it, what we wanted to do with this line, which was Fred's. And what we wanted to do was remind the listener of their individual power but also of the collective power of the people, how we can do anything. That's why at the end it goes, 'I believe everything we dream can come to pass, through our union we can turn the world around, we can turn the earth's revolution.' We wrote it consciously together to inspire people, to inspire people to come together."

This song hit #19 on the Mainstream Rock chart.