What is this goofy song about everything the band didn't do?
July 2, 2006 12:19 PM Subscribe
What is this goofy song about everything the band didn't do?
I heard a song back in the early 90's where the band was spinning a tall tale about everything they wouldn't do, I remember something like "Then we won't release a boxed set with the special extended acoustic edition of the non-hit that we never got onto MTV" Seems like a Barenaked Ladies thing but I got nowhere searching their songs, any clues?
I heard a song back in the early 90's where the band was spinning a tall tale about everything they wouldn't do, I remember something like "Then we won't release a boxed set with the special extended acoustic edition of the non-hit that we never got onto MTV" Seems like a Barenaked Ladies thing but I got nowhere searching their songs, any clues?
I don't think this is it, but "Not Gonna Make It", a surprisingly great album track from the Presidents of the United States of America, is on this theme: (lyrics.)
posted by escabeche at 12:47 PM on July 2, 2006
posted by escabeche at 12:47 PM on July 2, 2006
Response by poster: Thanks, but neither of these is it. They both look good though!
posted by mattholomew at 1:07 PM on July 2, 2006
posted by mattholomew at 1:07 PM on July 2, 2006
Sounds like it should be a "They Might Be Giants" song to me. I don't recognise it though.
posted by Glum at 1:43 PM on July 2, 2006
posted by Glum at 1:43 PM on July 2, 2006
cacahuete, did the video for "That's a Lie" have one or more fake endings with fake band and album names (in the classic MTV font), one being "Son Of Sam I Am"? I've always wanted to remember who that was....
posted by kimota at 2:09 PM on July 2, 2006
posted by kimota at 2:09 PM on July 2, 2006
Kimota, I don't think I've ever seen the video for "That's a Lie". Would love to, though. Sorry!
And sorry it doesn't seem to be the right song. : (
posted by cacahuete at 3:12 PM on July 2, 2006
And sorry it doesn't seem to be the right song. : (
posted by cacahuete at 3:12 PM on July 2, 2006
Too Much Joy were tons of fun, but "That's a Lie" is a cover of an LL Cool J song.
posted by jeffmshaw at 3:13 PM on July 2, 2006
posted by jeffmshaw at 3:13 PM on July 2, 2006
Best answer: Could it be Todd Snider's "Talking Seattle Grunge Rock Blues", all about the band on Unplugged that wouldn't play acoustical versions of the songs they refused to play in the first place?
posted by tommasz at 3:30 PM on July 2, 2006
posted by tommasz at 3:30 PM on July 2, 2006
Response by poster: No sir, that is the one! That would also explain why I haven't heard it since, the satire is quite outdated...
Thanks!
posted by mattholomew at 3:37 PM on July 2, 2006
Thanks!
posted by mattholomew at 3:37 PM on July 2, 2006
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posted by cacahuete at 12:37 PM on July 2, 2006