As far as "song meanings" go, I believe Mr. Easdale commented that this was written largely about himself as an imagined future where he could wind up homeless following the lack of success with Dramarama.
@RogerRyan: The first time I saw them play this song (possibly the first time they ever played it live), that's pretty much exactly how he described it.
@RogerRyan: The first time I saw them play this song (possibly the first time they ever played it live), that's pretty much exactly how he described it.
Late one night, walking down Sunset near the all-night Ralph's supermarket, he saw a homeless guy pushing a shopping cart, and it struck him: "In 10 it 15 years, I'm going to be a one-hit wonder that nobody remembers, all my friends and family back on the east coast, and I'll be living out of one of those shopping carts." But for some reason, it didn't seem nearly as depressing as it should...
Late one night, walking down Sunset near the all-night Ralph's supermarket, he saw a homeless guy pushing a shopping cart, and it struck him: "In 10 it 15 years, I'm going to be a one-hit wonder that nobody remembers, all my friends and family back on the east coast, and I'll be living out of one of those shopping carts." But for some reason, it didn't seem nearly as depressing as it should have. So the next day, he wrote these lyrics.
As far as "song meanings" go, I believe Mr. Easdale commented that this was written largely about himself as an imagined future where he could wind up homeless following the lack of success with Dramarama.
@RogerRyan: The first time I saw them play this song (possibly the first time they ever played it live), that's pretty much exactly how he described it.
@RogerRyan: The first time I saw them play this song (possibly the first time they ever played it live), that's pretty much exactly how he described it.
Late one night, walking down Sunset near the all-night Ralph's supermarket, he saw a homeless guy pushing a shopping cart, and it struck him: "In 10 it 15 years, I'm going to be a one-hit wonder that nobody remembers, all my friends and family back on the east coast, and I'll be living out of one of those shopping carts." But for some reason, it didn't seem nearly as depressing as it should...
Late one night, walking down Sunset near the all-night Ralph's supermarket, he saw a homeless guy pushing a shopping cart, and it struck him: "In 10 it 15 years, I'm going to be a one-hit wonder that nobody remembers, all my friends and family back on the east coast, and I'll be living out of one of those shopping carts." But for some reason, it didn't seem nearly as depressing as it should have. So the next day, he wrote these lyrics.