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Clams Have Feelings Too (Actually They Don't) Lyrics
Birds are dumb cause small bird brains
But so are kids and old people
Some birds talk, most others sing
I don’t see you eating a talking bird
Pigs smell bad and roll in pooh
But so do kids and elderly
I don’t see you chop of an old man’s feet
Put them in a mason jar and pickle them
No chowder for you, cause clams have feelings too
Actually they don’t have central nervousness
No manhatten style, clams have the right to smile
Come to thin about it they don’t have a face
They have no face, no place for ears
There’s no clam eyes to cry clam tears
No spixal cord, they must get bored
Might as well just put them out of misery
Although the world could be more selfish
I guess it’s alright to eat shellfish
No chowder for you, cause clams have feelings too
I could happen to you, clams have feelings too
I don’t think they do, clams have feelings too
this song is actually about animal rights. fat mike is taking the things meat eaters say to justify killing animals (pigs smell bad and roll in poo) and then apply them to humans (so do kids and elderly) to show that it doesnt make sense (i dont see you chop off an old man's feet, put them in a mason jar and pickle them). the song actually points out the hypocracy of the arguments people make to justify eating meat.
yeah, apparently Fat Mike is now vegetarian ([Er. has been since at least 1997] He said he doesn't have enough discipline to be total vegan &that he eats shellfish and freerange poultry). NOFX's older songs mock vegetarians though. So yeah, I thought this song was making fun of vegetarians, but then I read an interview where he said that he only did that back in his "punky snot-nosed kid" days. So um. yeah. I guess he's being serious &giving the reasons why he can eat clams. or something. Reading peoples interpretations on NOFX songs is really giving me a headache, they're not that hard to figure out.
I couldn't have said it better myself.
I couldn't have said it better myself.
There is a little problem with the lyrics. It is not:
"Although the world could be more selfish I guess it’s alright to eat shellfish"
It actually is:
"I don't believe it's selfish To eat defenseless shellfish"
@FacebookLoginIsBroken It was, in the early demo version (b-side of The Decline 12").
@FacebookLoginIsBroken It was, in the early demo version (b-side of The Decline 12").
Just saw an interview w/ Fat Mike put on by PETA and yes, he is a vegetarian and mentions that he has songs about animal rights.
Think about it, he's associating the features of animals we eat with the features of human beings, but clams don't have the same features.. so is it okay to eat them?
Just like Kurt Cobain said "It's ok to eat fish 'cause they don't have any feelings" - Something in the way.
'No chowder for you / cause clams have feelings too' This is a great song!
"pigs smell bad, they roll in poo but so do kids and elderly... i don't see you chop off an old man's feet put them in a mason jar and pickle them"
hahaha! god this song is just too funny!
I absolutly love this song....!!
NoFX forever! this is the BEST song by them ever! Hey I'm having trouble finding tabs for this song tho, our band does a lot of cover songs, and we wanna learn this one, but there aren't any tabs!!! anyone got some?
yea and if u have some tabs or sumthin, u could also email them to me xxkrash182xx@yahoo.com thanx a bunch
this song is great....its great!