Happy Halloween everyone! This week we came across one of the strangest, most outlandish, most theatrical, and most fun music videos we’ve ever discussed. The line time is as long as the song name and features damn near every member on the Fueled by Ramen roster.
Fall Out Boy really swung for the fences in their dramatic vampire short film that has absolutely nothing to do with the theme of the song, but the payoff was huge. This is truly a work of art, directed by the great Alan Furgeson, that is hella getting us in the mood for Halloween, but in a way that doesn’t make us soil our pants.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me" Music Video
HUGE Collaborative Spotify Playlist
Songs of the week:
In Violet by Grayscale
Trouble by Death by Unga Bunga
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While Wake Me Up When September Ends was originally written in remembrance of Bill Joe’s father, the sheer reach and gravity of the song allowed for many different interpretations. The one that Green Day really seemed to run with was the 9/11 theme, and holy hell did they lean in for the music video. This thing is over 7 minutes long people, with nearly 4 minutes of dialogue embedded in the video. It’s a big one, but allow Tom to lighten the mood a bit with a weird outdoor sex story.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
Wake Me Up When September Ends Music Video
Wonderwall // Boulevard of Broken Dreams Mashup
Songs of the week:
Swimming Pool Song by Laura Jane Grace
I Fall In Love Every Night by Born Ruffians
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Listen people.. We’ve got long flowing hair, we’ve got aviator sunglasses, we’ve got Fu Manchus, we’ve got thong sandals, collars under sweaters, suburban goths, eyebrow rings, and one absolute hell of a chorus. Nothing that happens in this video matters as much as how absolutely insane this song is. The guys talk about the banger of a chorus that is ‘Punk Rock Princess’, the beautiful message of the video, polite Mid-Western ways to describe sandals, and Easter Sunday in a Norma Jean shirt. It’s a weird one, but definitely a fun one. Thanks for being here everybody!
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
Punk Rock Princess Music Video
The System Is Down Techno by Homestarrunner
Something Corporate v. Linkin Park Episode
Songs of the week:
Eventide by Forhill & VIQ
America (You’re Freaking Me Out) by The Menzingers
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If you were an edgy 12-year-old growing up in a depressed former steel town in rust belt Pennsylvania in the early 2000s, you probably listened to a lot of Linkin Park. Hell, if you were alive in any capacity in the early 2000s, you probably listened to a lot of Linkin Park, whether by choice or as a victim of terrestrial radio.
When Hybrid Theory dropped in 2000, In The End just kind of took over the airwaves, and seemingly continued to do so for at least another 4 years. Middle school band teachers played the piano riff to impress students, theater kids awkwardly belted the refrain in the corridors, prepubescent kids dressed just as goth as their mother would allow blasted it on $12 Sony headphones for 10 months at a time. It was inescapable, but why would anyone want to escape this incredible and timeless masterpiece.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
The Guys Discussing From First to Last on The Vinyl Countdown
The Linkin Park v Something Corporate Episode
Songs of the week:
Take It Easy by Surfaces
Title Track by Machine Gun Kelly
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Simple Plan was really on to something when they wrote I’m Just a Kid almost 20 years ago. If we’re being honest, we’re 29 and our lives still feel like a nightmare most days. The guys take some time to discuss how they resonated with this song back in the day, how they perpetually feel like dumb, lost kids, the movie New Guy, long pinchy sunglasses, writing on a rock that made the neighbor/child therapist very concerned, and Pat introduced a new game, but at the time of writing these show notes, I sincerely forget what the game was. Sorry, and thank you as always.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
September Songs of the Week Playlist on Apple Music
September Songs of the Week Playlist on Spotify
r/peoplef***ingdying on Reddit (trust me… click it)
Songs of the week:
New Jersey by Blue Deputy
Waves by Division Street
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