3.15.2009

The worst song ever written?

These are The Hotcakes, and their song "Paint the Town Red" was chosen by the Reds PR department as the Reds theme song this year. The band is comprised of a cute blonde singer, a nerdy guitarist who's timidness causes him to raise his hands towards his neck when the camera is on him (much like Ricky Bobby), a saucy black keyboardist who majors in keepin' it real, and the drummer, in his spare time, does TV commercials for UPS where he does quick line drawings on a white background.

Here are the lyrics from what I can decipher:

When the cops come, we're gonna run right at them (really?)
Because they'll never expect it (over and over)
We'll paint the town red (8 times too many)

And the next time that your mother calls, we're gonna shout shout shout at the way it feels (what?)
Because she'll never expect it (0ver and over)
We'll paint the town red (8 times too many)

The next time the dogs are out, we're gonna search for a snapshot (applesauce pajama bunches--wait a second, just making up random phrases is kinda fun!)
Because they'll never expect it (over and over)
We'll paint the town red (shoot me in the face)

From what I gather, this song is about rioting against the police, yelling at your mother, searching for snapshots when the dogs are out (?), and all the while you are on a violent murder spree. Couldn't we have just paid the rights to John Fogerty's Centerfield and gotten on with things. Here's a link to their myspace page, where you can hear a studio version of the song, and posted below is a live video from the only New York bar they play in.



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