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I was scanning through the stations
Every channel sounded clear
With tempo like a timepiece
You know you are on a grid you just slide the snare
No worries for admission
Because we got you on the list
But when your boy found out we don't put out
You know his face turned red and he got so pissed
Now there is a message on my cell phone every day
"Hi, this is Luke Wood from DreamWorks"
"This is Joel Mark from MCA"
Capitol!
Send the A&R with a firm offer
Interscope!
If the answer is "no" you can write your own
But the frenzy Britt warned me of has begun
Their cash cow killed himself so they're looking for the next one
I was glancing through a glossy
I had to scribble out my face
Because I'm always self-effacing
Or I'm just arrogant, I guess they both are fake
Like when you listen back on headphones
With a trickle in you throat
You know its hard to sing and I've been struggling
But with some Auto-Tune I can hit the note
So its 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
"That first note was flat but the rest I think sounded great"
Capitol!
Trash the mobile home at the festival
Interscope!
Throw that big TV off the balcony
Because the excess excess is drying up
So when the bottom drops out, boys, we will be the lucky ones
Every channel sounded clear
With tempo like a timepiece
You know you are on a grid you just slide the snare
No worries for admission
Because we got you on the list
But when your boy found out we don't put out
You know his face turned red and he got so pissed
"Hi, this is Luke Wood from DreamWorks"
"This is Joel Mark from MCA"
Send the A&R with a firm offer
Interscope!
If the answer is "no" you can write your own
But the frenzy Britt warned me of has begun
Their cash cow killed himself so they're looking for the next one
I had to scribble out my face
Because I'm always self-effacing
Or I'm just arrogant, I guess they both are fake
Like when you listen back on headphones
With a trickle in you throat
You know its hard to sing and I've been struggling
But with some Auto-Tune I can hit the note
"That first note was flat but the rest I think sounded great"
Trash the mobile home at the festival
Interscope!
Throw that big TV off the balcony
Because the excess excess is drying up
So when the bottom drops out, boys, we will be the lucky ones
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It seems like parts of this song could have been written in 2004ish for a second Desaparecidos album that never happened. Conor was being very public around then with his anti-Clear Channel stance.
The label cash cow that killed himself could be Elliott Smith. Britt Daniel and Conor made some music together around that time period, so it seems like he could have given him that advice, then between Lifted and Wide Awake/Digital Urn, Elliott Smith killed himself and record labels were very interested in Conor.
The autotune verse was probably written a bit more recently, since that wasn't really a thing so much back then.
I definitely agree with the Eliott Smith comment, and the "every channel sounded clear" is a pretty obvious Clear Channel reference.
I definitely agree with the Eliott Smith comment, and the "every channel sounded clear" is a pretty obvious Clear Channel reference.
The samples from music execs are great, too. It's just a 'fuck the music industry' song.
The samples from music execs are great, too. It's just a 'fuck the music industry' song.
Spoon shot out!