First: I'm pretty sure it's "They say we're just not high octane" instead of snide.
It's completely about the music industry.
One of my favorites by them.
high octane
comes from the major label they were on during interventions. While they were making it, producers kept telling them they weren't high octane enough.
After that line I think it's just a joke of people taking hits too seriously and wanting to have hits, where the format wants to make their own music not just aim for hits.
I don't understand the Arthur Lee reference though.
First: I'm pretty sure it's "They say we're just not high octane" instead of snide.
It's completely about the music industry. One of my favorites by them. high octane comes from the major label they were on during interventions. While they were making it, producers kept telling them they weren't high octane enough. After that line I think it's just a joke of people taking hits too seriously and wanting to have hits, where the format wants to make their own music not just aim for hits. I don't understand the Arthur Lee reference though.