College Radio Earworm Help

April 12, 2019 1:39 PM

What song did I hear on the radio?

The other day I heard a pop-punk song on the local college radio station. The chorus sounded something like "Sad rendition for the one-eyed system" and then either "run away run away" or "get away get away." My vague details are making this impossible (for me) to google. Thank you, friends!

posted by mmmbacon to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

Best answer: At the Drive-In - One Armed Scissor ?

Send transmission from
The one armed scissor
Cut away, cut away

posted by namewithoutwords at 1:49 PM on April 12, 2019 [21 favorites]

Which college radio station was it? If you remember what time, they usually have a playlist you can access, like this one at WFMU.
posted by knownassociate at 1:50 PM on April 12, 2019

Oh man, that brings me back to my college radio days. Definitely One-Armed Scissor, which is a song I played on my own show many times.
posted by radioamy at 5:19 PM on April 12, 2019

Definitely "One-Armed Scissor", great song. Fun fact: ATDI's co-lead singer, Cedric, previously played in a band with presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke.
posted by kevinbelt at 5:25 PM on April 12, 2019 [6 favorites]

That IS a fun fact!
posted by sacrifix at 6:27 PM on April 12, 2019 [1 favorite]

It's so rare that I get to say that unironically.
posted by kevinbelt at 8:23 PM on April 12, 2019 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Thank you so much for the ID and the bonus fact!!
posted by mmmbacon at 8:39 AM on April 15, 2019