The Offspring, The Beastie Boys, Van Halen w/DLR, and the B52s. Are there other bands that rock, but are often silly/goofy and funny?
The Offspring, The Beastie Boys, Van Halen w/DLR, and the B52s. Are there other bands that rock, but are often silly/goofy and funny?
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They Might Be Giants
I love how cheerful TMBG can make just about anything sound, regardless of- or maybe BECAUSE of subject matter. Except for them, I wouldn’t expect someone singing something like “I destroyed the bond of friendship and respect Between the only people left who'd even look me in the eye” to make me wanna dance
make me wanna dance
That's how I feel about this:
Is he a dot? / Or is he a speck? / When he's underwater does he get wet? / Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows / Particle Man
They're just nerds, through and through. Music, science and history nerds, even.
They've also just always had good values. Their first show was at a Sandinista rally.
So many great quotes from that last link
They played to a crowd of about 30 people and were the only English-speaking band on the bill. Flansburgh: "We thought it would be a hippie gathering kind of thing, but it was actually a meeting of Sandinistas."
The show was free, and ran from 12pm to 5pm. It was one of the hottest days of the year in New York City. The band's next show took place seven months later, in the middle of a heavy snowstorm.
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...and the world screams "Kiss me, Son of God!"
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