To me, this version song means lameness. I don't see how it was necessary to totally castrate the lyrics of the song just because they changed the speed and arrangement. I don't know if it was their choice or not, but the result of cutting "you freak," and the second verse is that the (IMO great) meaning of the song is totally obscured.
mockingsmile, you dink, they changed the lyrics to have a more calm approach about the song. they are a christian band so they wanted to be less offensive.
mockingsmile, you dink, they changed the lyrics to have a more calm approach about the song. they are a christian band so they wanted to be less offensive.
I don't think I'd agree with dooditzaustin. They definitely have a Christian bent about them, and I believe in their very early days they referred to themselves as a Christian band but then probably realized to do so would be suicide for their musical careers. Considering their listener base, it's a very smart move on their parts to not mention anything religious and keep the music secular.
I don't think I'd agree with dooditzaustin. They definitely have a Christian bent about them, and I believe in their very early days they referred to themselves as a Christian band but then probably realized to do so would be suicide for their musical careers. Considering their listener base, it's a very smart move on their parts to not mention anything religious and keep the music secular.
And I know that when you sign with a record label sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do. The band knew that emasculating this song would piss off their...
And I know that when you sign with a record label sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do. The band knew that emasculating this song would piss off their fans, but Warner saw the possibility to make a radio-friendly single, thus this song was born.
To me, this version song means lameness. I don't see how it was necessary to totally castrate the lyrics of the song just because they changed the speed and arrangement. I don't know if it was their choice or not, but the result of cutting "you freak," and the second verse is that the (IMO great) meaning of the song is totally obscured.
mockingsmile, you dink, they changed the lyrics to have a more calm approach about the song. they are a christian band so they wanted to be less offensive.
mockingsmile, you dink, they changed the lyrics to have a more calm approach about the song. they are a christian band so they wanted to be less offensive.
I don't think I'd agree with dooditzaustin. They definitely have a Christian bent about them, and I believe in their very early days they referred to themselves as a Christian band but then probably realized to do so would be suicide for their musical careers. Considering their listener base, it's a very smart move on their parts to not mention anything religious and keep the music secular.
I don't think I'd agree with dooditzaustin. They definitely have a Christian bent about them, and I believe in their very early days they referred to themselves as a Christian band but then probably realized to do so would be suicide for their musical careers. Considering their listener base, it's a very smart move on their parts to not mention anything religious and keep the music secular.
And I know that when you sign with a record label sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do. The band knew that emasculating this song would piss off their...
And I know that when you sign with a record label sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do. The band knew that emasculating this song would piss off their fans, but Warner saw the possibility to make a radio-friendly single, thus this song was born.