Wanting to get a chokehold on Gym Class Heroes
I rather dislike the modern trend of sampling from old songs when the original has absolutely nothing to do with the new song. I understand that it may be more about the melody or riff or zeebok or whatever the hell it's called, but for those of us that really liked the original, it is perplexing. Especially when the only thing decent about the new mix is what they stole borrowed from the original.
For example, Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" - (hey...pssst....no...it's not titled "Take a Look at my Girlfriend" -that's just a line in it.) The song is basically about some poor guy dreaming about having a really cool life in America though he's obviously unaware of what it's really like over there. But he's stuck with a crappy life and a crappy girlfriend who doesn't put out, but he feels he couldn't do much better.
It was a successful song on a very successful album, in fact, one of my favourites for years -still love the "Logical Song". And yes, times change, music styles diversify... but come on.
Twenty eight years later, some stupid one-hit-wonder band decides to sample from the original, and granted parts of the remix sound funky, but the lyrics just don't fit with the two different scenarios. In the new song, the guy is going on and on about how wonderful his girlfriend is, she's the best, she's the one and all that. In between verses, the old Supertramp chorus comes in with "not much of a girlfriend". It doesn't make sense! I listened to it intently today waiting for some hint that the guy who is oh-so-much-in-love with his perfect girlfriend walks in on her with the plumber, or that he gets his heart broken some other hideous way...but nothing. The song ends with him in a blissful relationship. That's wonderful, but what the hell is the connection between it and Breakfast in America besides the fact that both are talking about girlfriends?!?!? Is it supposed to be Sing-Off? Duelling Girlfriends?
It annoyed me soooo much that I called the radio station when I heard it on today and had a little chinwag with the DJ. He actually said, "I hadn't realized as I never really listened to the lyrics in the original!" OMG! This is a DJ??? I burst out laughing and said, well I guess when a song has a really good sound, the lyrics just don't seem to matter much, huh?. He did suggest that maybe the singer is being sarcastic because of the song title: Cupid's Chokehold. I wasn't aware of the new name, so I gave him a maybe...just maybe.
After reading the lyrics of the remix...I don't think so.
We talked for a bit, then he realized that he needed to put on more music. On the drive home, I heard snippets from our conversation on the radio. It was pretty funny, but I doubt if anyone will care about the fact that another talentless schmuck is going to get rich from stealing sampling someone else's music. Because the sections of so-called singing in between the Supertramp chorus, suck big time.
EDIT: ok so they've been around since 1997 and have a handful of albums under the belt. Perhaps beyond one-hit-wonder. But I'm still annoyed by the song. End rant. :)
Artist: Supertramp
Song: Breakfast in America
Album: Breakfast in America
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I´m hoping it´s going to come true
But there´s not a lot I can do
Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, Mummy dear
They got to have ´em in Texas
Cos everyone's a millionaire
I´m a winner, I´m a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I´m a loser what a joker
I´m playing my jokes upon you
While there´s nothing better to do
Don´t you look at my girlfriend
She´s the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I´m hoping it´s going to come true
But there´s not a lot I can do.
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Artist: Gym class heroes
feat. Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy
Song: Cupid's Chokehold
Album: The Papercut Chronicles
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
It's been some time since we last spoke
This is gonna sound like a bad joke
But momma i fell in love again
It's safe to say i have a new girlfriend
And i know it sounds so old
But cupid got me in a chokehold
And i'm afraid i might give in
Towels on the mat my white flag is wavin'
I mean she even cooks me pancakes
And alka seltzer when my tummy aches
If that ain't love then i don't know what love is
We even got a secret handshake
And she loves the music that my band makes
I know i'm young but if i had to choose her or the sun
I'd be one nocturnal son of a gun
ba ba da da, ba ba da da
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
It's been awhile since we talked last and i'm tryin' hard not to talk fast
But dad i'm finally thinkin' i may have found the one
Type of girl that will make you way proud of your son
And i know you heard the last song about the girls that didn't last long
But i promise this is on a whole new plane
I can tell by the way she says my name ba ba da da
I love the way she calls my phone
She even got her very own ringtone
If that ain't love then i don't know what love is ba ba da da
It's gonna be a long drive home but i know as soon as i arrive home
And i open the door take off my coat and throw my bag on the floor
She'll be back in my arms into my arms once more for sure
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
She's got a smile that would make the most senile
Annoying old man bite his tongue
I'm not done
She's got eyes comparable to sunrise
And it doesn't stop there
Man i swear
She's got porcelain skin of course she's a ten
And now she's even got her own song
But movin' on
She's got the cutest laugh i ever heard
And we can be on the phone for three hours
Not sayin' one word
And i would still cherish every moment
And when i start to build my future she's the main component
Call it dumb call it luck call it love or whatever you call it but
Everywhere i go i keep her picture in my wallet like you
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
For example, Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" - (hey...pssst....no...it's not titled "Take a Look at my Girlfriend" -that's just a line in it.) The song is basically about some poor guy dreaming about having a really cool life in America though he's obviously unaware of what it's really like over there. But he's stuck with a crappy life and a crappy girlfriend who doesn't put out, but he feels he couldn't do much better.
It was a successful song on a very successful album, in fact, one of my favourites for years -still love the "Logical Song". And yes, times change, music styles diversify... but come on.
Twenty eight years later, some stupid one-hit-wonder band decides to sample from the original, and granted parts of the remix sound funky, but the lyrics just don't fit with the two different scenarios. In the new song, the guy is going on and on about how wonderful his girlfriend is, she's the best, she's the one and all that. In between verses, the old Supertramp chorus comes in with "not much of a girlfriend". It doesn't make sense! I listened to it intently today waiting for some hint that the guy who is oh-so-much-in-love with his perfect girlfriend walks in on her with the plumber, or that he gets his heart broken some other hideous way...but nothing. The song ends with him in a blissful relationship. That's wonderful, but what the hell is the connection between it and Breakfast in America besides the fact that both are talking about girlfriends?!?!? Is it supposed to be Sing-Off? Duelling Girlfriends?
It annoyed me soooo much that I called the radio station when I heard it on today and had a little chinwag with the DJ. He actually said, "I hadn't realized as I never really listened to the lyrics in the original!" OMG! This is a DJ??? I burst out laughing and said, well I guess when a song has a really good sound, the lyrics just don't seem to matter much, huh?. He did suggest that maybe the singer is being sarcastic because of the song title: Cupid's Chokehold. I wasn't aware of the new name, so I gave him a maybe...just maybe.
After reading the lyrics of the remix...I don't think so.
We talked for a bit, then he realized that he needed to put on more music. On the drive home, I heard snippets from our conversation on the radio. It was pretty funny, but I doubt if anyone will care about the fact that another talentless schmuck is going to get rich from stealing sampling someone else's music. Because the sections of so-called singing in between the Supertramp chorus, suck big time.
EDIT: ok so they've been around since 1997 and have a handful of albums under the belt. Perhaps beyond one-hit-wonder. But I'm still annoyed by the song. End rant. :)
Artist: Supertramp
Song: Breakfast in America
Album: Breakfast in America
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I´m hoping it´s going to come true
But there´s not a lot I can do
Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, Mummy dear
They got to have ´em in Texas
Cos everyone's a millionaire
I´m a winner, I´m a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I´m a loser what a joker
I´m playing my jokes upon you
While there´s nothing better to do
Don´t you look at my girlfriend
She´s the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I´m hoping it´s going to come true
But there´s not a lot I can do.
=====================================================================
Artist: Gym class heroes
feat. Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy
Song: Cupid's Chokehold
Album: The Papercut Chronicles
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Ba ba da da
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
It's been some time since we last spoke
This is gonna sound like a bad joke
But momma i fell in love again
It's safe to say i have a new girlfriend
And i know it sounds so old
But cupid got me in a chokehold
And i'm afraid i might give in
Towels on the mat my white flag is wavin'
I mean she even cooks me pancakes
And alka seltzer when my tummy aches
If that ain't love then i don't know what love is
We even got a secret handshake
And she loves the music that my band makes
I know i'm young but if i had to choose her or the sun
I'd be one nocturnal son of a gun
ba ba da da, ba ba da da
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
It's been awhile since we talked last and i'm tryin' hard not to talk fast
But dad i'm finally thinkin' i may have found the one
Type of girl that will make you way proud of your son
And i know you heard the last song about the girls that didn't last long
But i promise this is on a whole new plane
I can tell by the way she says my name ba ba da da
I love the way she calls my phone
She even got her very own ringtone
If that ain't love then i don't know what love is ba ba da da
It's gonna be a long drive home but i know as soon as i arrive home
And i open the door take off my coat and throw my bag on the floor
She'll be back in my arms into my arms once more for sure
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
She's got a smile that would make the most senile
Annoying old man bite his tongue
I'm not done
She's got eyes comparable to sunrise
And it doesn't stop there
Man i swear
She's got porcelain skin of course she's a ten
And now she's even got her own song
But movin' on
She's got the cutest laugh i ever heard
And we can be on the phone for three hours
Not sayin' one word
And i would still cherish every moment
And when i start to build my future she's the main component
Call it dumb call it luck call it love or whatever you call it but
Everywhere i go i keep her picture in my wallet like you
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one i got ba ba da da
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da