i really like this song, but the lyrical composition kinda bugs me. like, at first it's a song about how all these girls leave him, painting the singer as the victim. but then when the girls start singing, all of a sudden he's the guy who is like a jerk and doesn't give a crap in relationships. like, it switches, somewhat haphazardly. the song is supposed to be about "carol brown," and therefore about the hope that she "sticks around," unlike all the other girls. ("there must be fifty ways that lovers have left me." kinda sounds like he's saying he was an unwilling participant in these break-ups.) but then "he loses interest fast, his relationships never last," and especially "how can we ever know we've found the right person in this world?" suggest that he's the one coming up with lame excuses just to get out. as in, they're not leaving him, he's leaving them. so the song has like an identity crisis.
i know it's a comedy song, but still it should have a steady theme. this just seems like they had a bunch of nonrelated ideas about relationships and decided to put them into one song. the lyrics, by themselves, are clever and witty, but when put together it just sounds forced, even lazy.
i still like the song, and the conchords. i just think they've got other songs that are much more well written. though this tune is pretty catchy.
The theme is the same throughout the song, but seen from two different perspectives. It seems the guy has been involved in a series of relationships that didn't work, possibly for several reasons - one of them being that he is not trying hard enough, which of course the ladies emphasize. And therefore they left him.
The theme is the same throughout the song, but seen from two different perspectives. It seems the guy has been involved in a series of relationships that didn't work, possibly for several reasons - one of them being that he is not trying hard enough, which of course the ladies emphasize. And therefore they left him.
I believe the line "But I'm hoping that you'll stick around" is directed towards the girl after Carol Brown, as Carol has already left him. Actually the music video (or rather the clip from the series) illustrates it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA...
I believe the line "But I'm hoping that you'll stick around" is directed towards the girl after Carol Brown, as Carol has already left him. Actually the music video (or rather the clip from the series) illustrates it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA
I do agree that this isn't their best song, but you can hardly blame the the switching perspective.
The theme is the same throughout the song, but seen from two different perspectives. It seems the guy has been involved in a series of relationships that didn't work, possibly for several reasons - one of them being that he is not trying hard enough, which of course the ladies emphasize. And therefore they left him.
The theme is the same throughout the song, but seen from two different perspectives. It seems the guy has been involved in a series of relationships that didn't work, possibly for several reasons - one of them being that he is not trying hard enough, which of course the ladies emphasize. And therefore they left him.
I believe the line "But I'm hoping that you'll stick around" is directed towards the girl after Carol Brown, as Carol has already left him. Actually the music video (or rather the clip from the series) illustrates it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA...
I believe the line "But I'm hoping that you'll stick around" is directed towards the girl after Carol Brown, as Carol has already left him. Actually the music video (or rather the clip from the series) illustrates it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA
I do agree that this isn't their best song, but you can hardly blame the the switching perspective.
@tinto1123 I see these contrary theme as an interplay, and a very playful one.
@tinto1123 I see these contrary theme as an interplay, and a very playful one.
Strange to think, I'm reminded of how Paul Simon (whom this song refs) could write a song with multiple voices speaking thru the lyrics (Hazy Shade of Winter).
Strange to think, I'm reminded of how Paul Simon (whom this song refs) could write a song with multiple voices speaking thru the lyrics (Hazy Shade of Winter).
i really like this song, but the lyrical composition kinda bugs me. like, at first it's a song about how all these girls leave him, painting the singer as the victim. but then when the girls start singing, all of a sudden he's the guy who is like a jerk and doesn't give a crap in relationships. like, it switches, somewhat haphazardly. the song is supposed to be about "carol brown," and therefore about the hope that she "sticks around," unlike all the other girls. ("there must be fifty ways that lovers have left me." kinda sounds like he's saying he was an unwilling participant in these break-ups.) but then "he loses interest fast, his relationships never last," and especially "how can we ever know we've found the right person in this world?" suggest that he's the one coming up with lame excuses just to get out. as in, they're not leaving him, he's leaving them. so the song has like an identity crisis.
i know it's a comedy song, but still it should have a steady theme. this just seems like they had a bunch of nonrelated ideas about relationships and decided to put them into one song. the lyrics, by themselves, are clever and witty, but when put together it just sounds forced, even lazy.
i still like the song, and the conchords. i just think they've got other songs that are much more well written. though this tune is pretty catchy.
The theme is the same throughout the song, but seen from two different perspectives. It seems the guy has been involved in a series of relationships that didn't work, possibly for several reasons - one of them being that he is not trying hard enough, which of course the ladies emphasize. And therefore they left him.
The theme is the same throughout the song, but seen from two different perspectives. It seems the guy has been involved in a series of relationships that didn't work, possibly for several reasons - one of them being that he is not trying hard enough, which of course the ladies emphasize. And therefore they left him.
I believe the line "But I'm hoping that you'll stick around" is directed towards the girl after Carol Brown, as Carol has already left him. Actually the music video (or rather the clip from the series) illustrates it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA...
I believe the line "But I'm hoping that you'll stick around" is directed towards the girl after Carol Brown, as Carol has already left him. Actually the music video (or rather the clip from the series) illustrates it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA
I do agree that this isn't their best song, but you can hardly blame the the switching perspective.
The theme is the same throughout the song, but seen from two different perspectives. It seems the guy has been involved in a series of relationships that didn't work, possibly for several reasons - one of them being that he is not trying hard enough, which of course the ladies emphasize. And therefore they left him.
The theme is the same throughout the song, but seen from two different perspectives. It seems the guy has been involved in a series of relationships that didn't work, possibly for several reasons - one of them being that he is not trying hard enough, which of course the ladies emphasize. And therefore they left him.
I believe the line "But I'm hoping that you'll stick around" is directed towards the girl after Carol Brown, as Carol has already left him. Actually the music video (or rather the clip from the series) illustrates it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA...
I believe the line "But I'm hoping that you'll stick around" is directed towards the girl after Carol Brown, as Carol has already left him. Actually the music video (or rather the clip from the series) illustrates it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA
I do agree that this isn't their best song, but you can hardly blame the the switching perspective.
@tinto1123 I see these contrary theme as an interplay, and a very playful one.
@tinto1123 I see these contrary theme as an interplay, and a very playful one.
Strange to think, I'm reminded of how Paul Simon (whom this song refs) could write a song with multiple voices speaking thru the lyrics (Hazy Shade of Winter).
Strange to think, I'm reminded of how Paul Simon (whom this song refs) could write a song with multiple voices speaking thru the lyrics (Hazy Shade of Winter).