Story Behind The Song
The music came about initialy as a joke, a parody of of sorts of garage band revivalists like The Strokes & The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but it quickly formed into a slightly more serious statement about conformity & the fuitlity of trying to chase the cool-kid t
Song Description
The narrator is a very arrogant, self-satisfied macho jerk who spouts a stream of lame pick-up lines, but inadvertantly keeps revealing embarrassing tidbits about himself (e.g., he dyes his hair, he's a fad-jumper, et al). The lryics were written in an a
| Song Length |
2:29 |
Genre |
Rock - Indie/Low-Fi, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Very Fast (171 And Up) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Frenzied, Aggressive |
Subject |
Conformity, Arrogance |
| Similar Artists |
The Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
I got a fifth of Jack Daniels & some Luckies rolled up in my sleeve
You look so good in those pants, lil' thing, you bring a man to his knees
I got a jet-black Cadillac with soot bilging outta its ass
Until I jump on the next fad when that ol' wagon rolls on past
It's so totally cheesy how people used to say corny
It's so totally corny how people used to say cheesy
It's so totally cheesy how people used to say corny
Just keep shopping that New York face
I got a clear conscience, sweetie, I'm a straight-shootin' son-of-a-gun
I've been known to dine 'n' dash once in awhile but only for fun
I got a few holes punched in my driver's license here & there
& some black Manic Panic dye to cover up newest grey hairs
It's so totally cheesy how people used to say corny
It's so totally corny how people used to say cheesy
It's so totally cheesy how people used to say corny
Just keep shopping that New York face
I wanna bite that hand that feeds me oh so badly
If this be treason then let's make the most of it
Our lives got ruined by indie credibility
If this be treason then let's 1, 2, 1-2-3-4
I got a long alligator jacket made from the skins of ten
Sometimes I even go in through the "Out" door but that's just now & then
I got a red bandana, girl, you know I'm just a simple man
They put a lot of compression on my vocals in my studio cans
It's so totally cheesy how people used to say corny
It's so totally corny how people used to say cheesy
It's so totally cheesy how people used to say corny
Just keep shopping that New York face