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Birds sing there's not a cloud in the sky August 8th
I see a bunch of hippies crying yeah
August 8th is a beautiful day
Like waking up from a real bad dream
suddenly everything is ok
The storm has passed the sun is shining yeah
August 8th is a beautiful day
What's goin on what's goin on
is something bummin your scene
There's something wrong there's something wrong
I'm not trying to be mean
The air is sweet the summer flowers bloomin
nowhere in that is anything gray
Feelings of joy are filling the street yeah beautiful day
Like waking up from a fucked up dream
suddenly everything's looking good
There's been no permanent damage done
Yeah August 8th came right when it should
Poor Jeff
Poor little
Timmy turtle
Staying home on such a beautiful day
I see a bunch of hippies crying yeah
August 8th is a beautiful day
Like waking up from a real bad dream
suddenly everything is ok
The storm has passed the sun is shining yeah
August 8th is a beautiful day
What's goin on what's goin on
is something bummin your scene
There's something wrong there's something wrong
I'm not trying to be mean
The air is sweet the summer flowers bloomin
nowhere in that is anything gray
Feelings of joy are filling the street yeah beautiful day
Like waking up from a fucked up dream
suddenly everything's looking good
There's been no permanent damage done
Yeah August 8th came right when it should
Poor Jeff
Poor little
Timmy turtle
Staying home on such a beautiful day
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer
Mike Burkett
Duration
1:35
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punk_in_drublic99 On Jan 08, 2002
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Quote from Fat Mike:
"This is pretty funny. I wrote this song about Jerry Garcia dying, cuss I fucking hate the Grateful Dead, but it turns out I had the date wrong. He really dies on August 9th. Whoops. I guess I'm lame."
@MikeDawg Thanks for the Info!
@MikeDawg Thanks for the Info!
@MikeDawg This is fucking the best... those Poser Grateful Dead lot kids... who claim to be so punk rock. Can fucking kick rocks!!
@MikeDawg This is fucking the best... those Poser Grateful Dead lot kids... who claim to be so punk rock. Can fucking kick rocks!!
This song is about the day Jerry Garcia died. Mike (Like most punks) hates hippies, so he wrote this song because he hates the guy. The real day of his death is the 9th, and Mike screwed up, but yea... you get the idea.
I always thought it was about the Sherron Tate murders done by the Manson family. The Manson family single handed (almost) destroyed the hippie culture-hence the hippie tears...I'm probably wrong though.
I always thought it was about the Sherron Tate murders done by the Manson family. The Manson family single handed (almost) destroyed the hippie culture-hence the hippie tears...I'm probably wrong though.
@Squall3600 Did you read that somewhere? Well just Fan Data: But I don't think it's about it! It's about the Events through History, on August 8th; Fat Mike is a Genius, August 8th was the day of the London Treatment to do the followed: Nuremberg Trials! It is also, and I guess must be about it, this song: The day Richard Nixon Resigned in Shame! But you could be right!
@Squall3600 Did you read that somewhere? Well just Fan Data: But I don't think it's about it! It's about the Events through History, on August 8th; Fat Mike is a Genius, August 8th was the day of the London Treatment to do the followed: Nuremberg Trials! It is also, and I guess must be about it, this song: The day Richard Nixon Resigned in Shame! But you could be right!
I just don't think Grateful Dead to be Hippies; on the contrary; that Psychedellic Movement from the West Coast; like Doors and Jefferson Airplane, and also Grateful Dead and a...
I just don't think Grateful Dead to be Hippies; on the contrary; that Psychedellic Movement from the West Coast; like Doors and Jefferson Airplane, and also Grateful Dead and a whole lot of other groups like Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Inventions; they were fed up with the Hippie Movement of Flower Power and fighting against the War that was not going anywhere, and it was pointless their naive ideas, instead "of Living the Good Life Provided by Punk" (as Fat Mike said!)! So they created the Psychedelic Rock, against the New York Hippie Movements and Flower Power, that's the intruduction of the Electric Guitar in it's Greatness! While on the East Coast, they were playing mandolin and sitting in the grass around John Lennon or Dylan before him! No disrespect for neither!
So I don't belive it is about that! But I read your comment and went to do some research! I didn't find anything saying his meaning... And he always have double puns, like Liberal Animation = Anumal Liberation or Punk in Drublic = Drunk in Public...
but i gues the free speech movement didn't mean much to him.
Oh yeah and the line "nowhere in that is anything gray" is most likely a reference to Touch of Grey.
In "Heavy Petting Zoo" there is a song called 8th August, what does it mean for you this day?
This is pretty funny. I wrote this song about Jerry Garcia dying, cuz I fucking hate the Grateful Dead, but it turns out I had the date wrong. He really dies on August 9th. Whoops. I guess I'm lame. -FAT MIKE
that was taking straight from the nofx website go on q&a about page 10 11 or 12 and look for the question.... so i guess that answers the question...
I was born on August 8. Therefore, this is my theme song.
:o)
I hate hippies too:)))
Svendalina , GlOWiNg? this song id seffinatly about jerry Garcia no if's and or butts.
He he he... it's about me. I know it.
;)
i was born on august 8th 1984 so its my song too LindzyMarie :) its an excellent day, although here in australia its bloody freezing as its winter here, i usually get a bit of sun if im lucky though :P
@faded_punk_girl hey I was born on the same day that you but on the other side of the world in sunny México
@faded_punk_girl hey I was born on the same day that you but on the other side of the world in sunny México
@faded_punk_girl happy 40th birthday to you both!
@faded_punk_girl happy 40th birthday to you both!