2008 Woodie Awards
If there's one thing I hate it's titles that are much longer than it is necessary for them to be
A review
Ashley Johnson
Issue date: 10/23/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
I dig pop, punk, rock, and emo music, or any sour combination of the four, just as well as the next person, but I have a slight reservation. Popular artists of today such as Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Crime In Stereo, Panic At The Disco! and many others see fit to make their song titles unreasonably, yet hilariously excessive. Most of the time the song title has little or nothing to do with what's happening in the actual lyrics; some of these bands have song titles that are upwards of 10 words long. Since the songs are actually good to listen to, trying to recommend a song to a friend gets tiresome.
Fall Out Boy is notorious for this musical abomination, granted they've toned it down since their second album From Under The Cork Tree. The cool thing is that the songs are actually really great ones to listen to. They're good at reinventing their sound, which makes them all the more fun to hear. Here are a few, from both From Under The Cork Tree and their most recent release, Infinity on High, that you should download. Be careful though they are pretty long.
-"I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)"
-"Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued"
-"I'm Like A Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)"
Then there are our friends My Chemical Romance. Known best for their complete obsession with morbidity and mortality, they severed their ties with outrageous song titles and tightened up their sound themes in the their second album release, Welcome to the Black Parade. Since we are talking about the songs, let's rewind to Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge for that throwback goodness. Though MCR isn't as excessive as Fall Out Boy or Panic at The Disco!, they have some pretty long but good songs nonetheless. Download, "You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison."
Speaking of Panic at The Disco!, even though I have absolutely no idea what lead singer Brendon Urie is talking about, I listen faithfully. For example "So testosterone boys and harlequin girls/ Will you dance to this beat/ And hold a lover close." I mean, huh? I think it may just be that I'm captivated by how colorful the sound quality and music is. However, download these confusing gems: "There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet" and "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom And Suicide Is Press Coverage."
I don't recommend you download these next two, (though you are entitled to) but here are a couple more fun song titles just for kicks.
-"When It's Raining Like This It Feels as if We're the Only Ones in the World. I Wish It Would Just Keep Raining So the Three of Us Could Stay Together."
--"We Weren't Stoned When We Thought Up the Title of This and We Didn't Want To Give It a Name That We Had To Explain as 'Oh Yeah We Were Stoned When We Thought of It' So We're Just Calling It Improvisational Jam 11-02-11."
To listen to some of the songs listed above and for other songs and music news, feel free to visit Ashley's blog at www.xanga.com/anjohn234. Remember to download safely and most importantly, legally.
Fall Out Boy is notorious for this musical abomination, granted they've toned it down since their second album From Under The Cork Tree. The cool thing is that the songs are actually really great ones to listen to. They're good at reinventing their sound, which makes them all the more fun to hear. Here are a few, from both From Under The Cork Tree and their most recent release, Infinity on High, that you should download. Be careful though they are pretty long.
-"I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)"
-"Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued"
-"I'm Like A Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)"
Then there are our friends My Chemical Romance. Known best for their complete obsession with morbidity and mortality, they severed their ties with outrageous song titles and tightened up their sound themes in the their second album release, Welcome to the Black Parade. Since we are talking about the songs, let's rewind to Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge for that throwback goodness. Though MCR isn't as excessive as Fall Out Boy or Panic at The Disco!, they have some pretty long but good songs nonetheless. Download, "You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison."
Speaking of Panic at The Disco!, even though I have absolutely no idea what lead singer Brendon Urie is talking about, I listen faithfully. For example "So testosterone boys and harlequin girls/ Will you dance to this beat/ And hold a lover close." I mean, huh? I think it may just be that I'm captivated by how colorful the sound quality and music is. However, download these confusing gems: "There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet" and "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom And Suicide Is Press Coverage."
I don't recommend you download these next two, (though you are entitled to) but here are a couple more fun song titles just for kicks.
-"When It's Raining Like This It Feels as if We're the Only Ones in the World. I Wish It Would Just Keep Raining So the Three of Us Could Stay Together."
--"We Weren't Stoned When We Thought Up the Title of This and We Didn't Want To Give It a Name That We Had To Explain as 'Oh Yeah We Were Stoned When We Thought of It' So We're Just Calling It Improvisational Jam 11-02-11."
To listen to some of the songs listed above and for other songs and music news, feel free to visit Ashley's blog at www.xanga.com/anjohn234. Remember to download safely and most importantly, legally.
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