Rico

its a littel story. i love how apparitions and this song tie into one another - videos and all

I think this song is basically as it sounds. Its just a story about this lowlife-type of dude, Rico, and the sort of situations he constantly puts himself into, and how people are always judging him, while they can't see how much he enjoys what he's doing. At the same time it tells of how he's used to being at such a low point in his life, and that he doesnt wish to go any higher, until everything comes crashing down on him, and he eventually gives up and stops. Whatever it means, its an awesome song. Defintiely one of the better ones they made before they broke up.

The song that got me hooked my Matt. cheeky munkee your absolutely right. My favorite part of the song is if your friends don't like you can tell them for me to fuck off fuck off fuck off fuck off. Perfect example of how you and others are always being jugded.

I love love love this MGB song!

apparently he hates this song, because his record company wanted to create a hit.

This is a fun little song about an intelligent person looking at the life of one of these halfwit losers and wondering what it's like to be them. But also looking at the women that subject themselves to a life with such miscreants and trying to figure out why they hang around, sleep with and otherwise let themselves be used by them when they can do much better.

It's not a direct attack, it's much more tactful which is the true genius of the lyric. Matthew is putting himself into the role of Rico so that as Rico he can blatantly call attention to his own character flaws without appearing vindictive or mean spirited against the other Ricos of the world.

Not only that but it appeals to the Rico-like losers everyone grew up with, because they aren't conscientious enough to understand that the song isn't celebrating their lifestyle, but cleverly making a hilarious mockery of it. It's the ultimate insiders joke that goes over the heads of the very people it's poking fun at. And yet there is no real proof that it's not just harmless fun at someone's expense.