From the ashes of this golden age of confusion,
The denim recruits came to be
Known as the apocalypse dudes.

So you think you had an Opera
So you think you had a Napoli
So you think you had a decent pizza
Well not like this

You got nothing to lose at Pamparius

So you think you had a calzone
So you thought you could make your own
So you thought you could take it home
Well not like this

You got nothing to lose at Pamparius
Gonna wear them happy shoes tonight
You got nothing to lose at Pamparius
Gonna bake a motherfucking pizza tonight
Apocalypse dudes got nothing to lose
Gonna stomp some teenage ass tonight
Apocalypse dudes got nothing to lose
Gonna bake some motherfucking magic
Tonight


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    I'm surprised this song hasn't been properly explained. It's the one true turning point in Turbonegro history and represents not only the evolution of the band in philosophy and appearance, but a change in it's musical direction as a whole. After this album, Turbonegro exploded in popularity and rightfully so. But not only is this song where the change happened, but it tells the story of Turbonegro's transformation. Without the events that unfolded in story told in the lyrics of "The Age of Pamparius", Turbonegro wouldn't be nearly the same band as they are today.

    PÃ¥l Pot Pamparius left Turbonegro to conquer his life long dream of owning a pizza restaurant. The pizza restaurant kicked major ass and they made awesome calzones. This song actually has a time line. The intro is a summary of the complete events: Pamparius Pizza was a bad ass, completely rockin' pizza joint...when Turbonegro lost one of it's founders, it also lost it's direction. There was a "golden age of confusion". They were simple denim recruits. Yes, they were quite the bad ass band, but their full potential wasn't to be known. Everything before the guitar solo represents this era of the band.

    PÃ¥l Pot Pamparius rejoined Turbonegro at 12 midnight. His arrival brought magic back into the Turbonegro recipe...they were no longer denim recruits, but had evolved into full fledged Apocalypse Dudes. And thus, they celebrated by kicking the shit out of teenagers.

    yarpyarpon April 30, 2011   Link
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    This song is written about the return of Pal Pot Pomparius to the band, who, after they broke up after "Ass Cobra" went to start a pizza joint in Oslo called Pamparius Pizza.

    RyleyFon April 07, 2004   Link
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    That guy strikes me as a man who could make a bitchin calzone.

    shadowwiththeeyeson October 02, 2004   Link
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    Definetely the best turbo song

    strokenon June 13, 2005   Link
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    this song is the theme of wild boys? any way this is best turbo negro song

    keiofficeon March 23, 2006   Link
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    turboneger are the only band in the world who are able to make a song about frikkin pizza and calzone, and make it FRIKKIN RAWK

    Ddaduttaon May 22, 2006   Link
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    i love this song, and yes (keioffice) this song is the wildboyz theme

    sugar magnoliaon December 05, 2006   Link
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    So you think you had a decent pizza? Well not like this!

    Rock & Pizza!!

    HansArpon February 24, 2008   Link

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