Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Now all the secrets of old age
They tell us we should really stop
Now they implore us oh
They should adore us oh
It's been a year and now we find
We're lost behind enemy lines
They're gunning for us oh
But they never even met us oh
Well what happened to our heavy metal?
Now what happened to our coat of arms?
We will find that we're stuck in the middle
Picking up the pieces of our hearts
And there will be no comfort
For all that we have lost
The actors seemed so happy
But somehow ended all washed up
Now what happened to our heavy metal?
Guess what happened to our coat of arms?
We will find that we're stuck in the middle
Picking up the pieces of our hearts
They tell us we should really stop
Now they implore us oh
They should adore us oh
It's been a year and now we find
We're lost behind enemy lines
They're gunning for us oh
But they never even met us oh
Well what happened to our heavy metal?
Now what happened to our coat of arms?
We will find that we're stuck in the middle
Picking up the pieces of our hearts
And there will be no comfort
For all that we have lost
The actors seemed so happy
But somehow ended all washed up
Now what happened to our heavy metal?
Guess what happened to our coat of arms?
We will find that we're stuck in the middle
Picking up the pieces of our hearts
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im not old, and i say what happened to good music...
a lot of times I completely make up what a person is trying to say in a song. I really made up this one: in this song I feel like he's summing up the state of things... we no long have things to be excited about... we used to have people fighting for a cause...we used to have things to be proud of.... now we're just like..floating... wondering what's the point? just not understanding what we are to do here...with the piece of our hearts. well, thats the general idea.
I think its simply about the older generation saying that new age music, new age acting, new age anything needs to stop. You hear older people say all the time "what happend to good music?"
I think its simply about the older generation saying that new age music, new age acting, new age anything needs to stop. You hear older people say all the time "what happend to good music?"
loveleftneverkept is correct, although ieatseeds has a valid opinion, lines that point to what loveleftneverkept explained are riddled all throughout the song. such as..... "Now all the secrets of old age They tell us we should really stop They implore us oh They should adore us oh"-This simply explains that the older generation shuns what the new(young) generation values
"They're gunning for us oh But they never even met us oh"-This part explains how the older generation completely judges the new(young) generation.
"What happened to our heavy metal? What happened to our coat of arms?"-This part is asking what happened to how young people used to be united and defend their new ways against the older generation. The "heavy metal" the singer is referring to is what I believe to be what the young generation USED to use as a way to deviate from the older generation(In the late 80's and 90's per say). So basically the singer asks "why arent we fighting anymore, what happened to our unity, pride, and deviance?" I myself wonder the same....being part of the young generation. I believe the answer lies in the fact that the youth are becoming more and more brainwashed by the older generation, becoming less defiant and less independent due to teachings they see all around them that these kinds of thigns are bad, morals and religion contribute to this and the government uses these kinds of things to herd our youth around like sheep for that purpose.
anyone know what the dudes are saying in the background of the chorus?
for some reason i think the coat of arms is the kiss army coat of arms. what else in older music had a "coat of arms" anyway?
The background chorus vocals are the following:
One two and love baby love me Two to three now hold me hold me Three to four really really need me Four to five now are we still alive, now Five to six we're forgetting six Six to seven I'll need you in heaven Seven to eight we're staying up too late Eight to nine we're having such a good time
(If you want to discern them for yourself and you feel like taking the initiative, open it in an audio editor, split the stereo tracks, and invert the phase on one of the two stereo channels, which will cancel out the center track -- which, on this particular mix, is most of the drums and Alec's voice, leaving the background vocals -- mixed hard left -- very easily heard.)
Now all the secrets of old age They tell us we should really stop Now they implore us oh They should adore us oh
It's been a year and now we find We're lost behind enemy lines They're gunning for us oh They never even met us oh
Well what happened to our heavy metal? Now what happened to my coat of arms? We will find out we are stuck in the middle Picking up the pieces of our hearts
And there will be no comfort For all that we have lost The actors seemed so happy But somehow ended all washed up
Now what happened to our heavy metal? It could happened to my coat of arms? We will find that we're stuck in the middle Picking up the pieces of our hearts
Our generation has so many different likes and tastes. Back in the day it seemed like everyone like the same thing at the same time. But now, we have more individual tastes. I mean sure, we should all as one help defend our generation but sometimes as I see how our outh act I have my doubts.