The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Yeah, yeah-uh
Yeah, yeah-uh
Yeah, yeah-uh
People
Yeah, yeah-uh
Yeah, yeah-uh
Yeah, yeah-uh
People
Yeah, yeah-uh
Yeah, yeah-uh
People
Yeah, yeah-uh
Yeah, yeah-uh
Yeah, yeah-uh
People
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this is obviously the artist's out cry for a better means of portraying their better means of expression. problems which are quite common among beings who are coming to terms with their own existence .
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people is the strangest word to me.
whats a people?
Yeah, I don't think it's 'obviously' anything, other than screaming the word people- which to me seems powerful somehow. I don't know if they're trying to snap People awake out of frustration, trying to celebrate them, or just wondering about them... This song is why I love Animal Collective anyways.
notice the amount of intellect we have compared to this arch nemesis guy who posted on the wrong song somehow. it's funny to see us and him juxtaposed like that haha.
Awesome song though. sounds to me like it should be in a movie for some reason