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For People Who Don't Dig Rock
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Tongue in cheek criticism of tastes of music industry people.
poprock rock music environmental songs posers cartoon band nouveau retro stone marmot
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Nouveau retro pop rock music: Definitely rock, fairly pop, somewhat retro, and a bit more experimental. http://www.stonemarmot.com
Our music is the result of not watching TV for over 40 straight years. That's right! The person who writes all our songs hasn't had a working television in his house since January, 1982. Scary, isn't it! That could explain the somewhat retro, rather experimental feel to the music, which has been described as sounding somewhere between Buddy Holly, The Ramones, The B-52s, and They Might Be Giants. This CD is an object lesson in how warped and depraved a television-starved mind can get. And that's not all! To make matters worse, since no self-respecting human would stoop low enough to play this stuff, he suckered four poor, innocent cartoon characters into recording his music. Cartoon characters have it tough enough as it is, with people laughing at them all the time, without having to be subjected to this! His poor, unfortunate victims, who refer to themselves collectively as Stone Marmot, are: Cindy: Guitars Sid: Keyboards, guitars, lead and backup vocals Sammy: Bass, lead and backup vocals Bruce: Percussion, backup vocals This quartet played their little paper hearts out as the ignoble fiend who created them and their music practically produced and engineered them to death. Therefore, for the sake of the cartoons, we hope you give their music a good listen and try to appreciate their tireless and selfless efforts. Please! Don't let this happen to you or someone you love! Be sure you and your loved ones receive a healthy minimum dose of television each and every day.
Song Info
Genre
Rock Rock General
Charts
Peak #627
Peak in subgenre #113
Author
A. Karpinski
Rights
2006 A. Karpinski, BMI, all rights reserved
Uploaded
November 05, 2006
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MP3 3.1 MB 128 kbps 3:22
Story behind the song
We were getting a better response from Nashville for our rock music than in LA. That has since changed so that we are now also getting positive responses from the people in LA.
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Intro chant: (Nashville gets it, LA don't Na-na-na-Nashville gets it, LA don't Na-na-na-Nashville gets it, LA don't) Verse 1: Pimp my prides to the powers in LA Tunes bounce back, message is “No way” Labeled retro rock Tell me my stuff ain't what's sweet They want clones of chart's elite Don't want retro rock But on Billboard rock's a no show Rare events are brooding emo Lighten up, people, music should be fun! Chorus: (I must be) writing rock'n'roll for people who don't dig rock Making my music twenty years behind the clock Nashville gets it, LA thinks it's schlock (I must be) writing rock'n'roll for people who don't dig rock Repeat intro chant Verse 2: So I head to the home of country Hoots and hollers sure surprise me Love my retro rock Even unplugged at a folk fair Clappin' and tappin', all the folks there Love my retro rock All the X's, Z's, and Edges on the airwaves Full of whiners, anger, and outrage Lighten up, people, music should be fun! Repeat chorus and intro chant Bridge: Aren't retro rockets for deceleration My groove pocket shouts of facination To your feet which succumb to the beat of the drums and screaming strings End chorus: (I must be) writing rock'n'roll for people who don't dig rock Making my music twenty years behind the clock Nashville gets it, LA thinks it's schlock (I must be) writing rock'n'roll for people who don't dig rock (Writing rock'n'roll for people who don't dig) Writing rock'n'roll for people who don't dig rock (Nashville gets it, LA don't Na-na-na-Nashville gets it, LA don't) I'm writing rock'n'roll for people who don't dig . . . rock
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