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If on one hand punk 77 paved the way for the American hardcore of the early 80s, on the other, it forged, thanks to groups much more carefree and irreverent than the others, pop punk. A genre often identified as typical of the 2000s. Wrong. Perhaps it was more or less forgotten in the first half of the 80s but had a powerful comeback in the underground at the end of the decade and the beginning of the next, led by one of the most influential punk bands ever, Screeching Weasel. Just to give an example, if Screeching Weasel hadn't existed, Green Day would never have existed (of course, we’re talking about the early Green Day albums) and perhaps they wouldn't have made the missteps of the last decade and perhaps there wouldn't be the contrast between old fans who grew up with them during the 90s and new 13-year-old fans who only know the singles from the last 2 albums... but let's let them fight freely. What matters is that thankfully Screeching Weasel existed.
If in the genesis of the so-called punk revival on one side we have Bad Religion, on the other we have Screeching Weasel.
"Boogadaboogadaboogada!" the second album by the Chicago band, released in 1988 synthesizes all the characteristics of pop punk: fun, irreverence, madness, and a great vibe. Out of 26 songs, only 5 exceed 2 minutes in length. The backbone is the playful and irresistibly irreverent tones with which topics sometimes serious or semi-serious and often mad, adolescent, or even improbable (Girls and mental health are two very popular topics) are portrayed, tones typical of pieces like "Stupid Over You", "Sunshine", "Dingbat", "I Wanna Be Naked" or "I Hate Led Zeppelin". However, there are also more serious and harsh pieces, tending more towards Hardcore punk and songs more akin to the Descendents (with whom there are many similarities, which is definitely positive).
In short, this is an injection of pure pop punk, irreverent and insanely fun, the best.
Boogaboogadaboogada! to everyone!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Dingbat (01:59)
She's a dingbat (x2)
Always walking in to trees
Wakes me up to ask if I'm asleep
Sits around stares in to space
Oh God I hate her face cause she's a dingbat
Her dumbness really bothers me
Brainless questions constantly
I wish shut her mouth, give me a break
Oh God I hate her face
She lives alone in her own world
Naive wide-eyed little girl
Dosen't care that the world's a mess
She's such a waste of flesh, a waste of flesh
03 Zombie (01:36)
You left me there at the shopping mall
You left me standing
All I had was some potato chips, a can of warm beer, and a face full of zits
Then a barrel full of slime rolled over me
I was burning
So now I am the living dead and
I am gonna have your head tonight
I want your brain!
I'm a zombie now and I'm gonna get you baby
Gonna step on your head, gonna break your bones,
Gonna rip your eyes out from their holes
I'm gonna get you baby
Don't try to give me your excuse
I just wanna get back at you
I want your brain
05 We Skate (00:12)
We skate - we are cool
We skate - we are straight
We skate - helluv raw
We skate - fuck the law
We are skaters tired and true
Lookout we'll run over you
We skate - we are cool
We skate - we can mosh
We skate - thrashin' mad
We skate - helluv rad
06 Police Insanity (01:17)
Another cop another gun
Another way to end my fun
Another fucking power game
Hate in Law enforcement name
Black and white or gold and blue
My good time is a job for you
Do you enjoy the fear you cause
By pulling out your book of laws
Without me you would have no job
You're full of shit you macho cop
Installing paranoia in so called protected citizens
Another badge a not stick
Another chance to get your kicks
Sworn to serve and to protect
Don't ever ask for my respect
Got picked on when you were a kid
Don't take it out on me you dick!
Police insanity don't take it out on me (x2)
12 Sunshine (02:45)
Well it might seem like we're not ones to tell you
But who's in charge of your destiny
Some dumb fucker or is it you
Know it's not what's in between your legs
But what's inside your head that counts
You say you're worthless
But I see through the bullshit
I see through the bullshit
You're not helpless
You can stand on your own two feet
So why do you let yourself be treated like a fucking piece of meat
You call it life, I call it rape, I call it prostitution
I don't know why you hate yourself
Cause you're not ugly at all
So let the sunshine in
And chase away your blues
Cause smilers never lose and frowners never win
So let the sunshine in
I know it's fucking hard
But now it's time to try to start
To let the sunshine in
So when you feel fucked up
Your life is in the gutter
Think about it for a minute
It's what you say that matters
Don't call it life, just call it rape, just call it prostitution
And you won't have to hate yourself
Cause you know you're a beautiful person
Let the sunshine in
And chase away your blues
Cause smilers never lose and frowners never win
So let the sunshine in
I know it's fucking hard
But now it's time to try to start
To let the sunshine in
The suns gonna shine on you
The suns gonna shine on you
Suns gonna shine on you
So let the sunshine
Let the sunshine through...
14 Ashtray (02:00)
I can't pay the rent,
The 20 bucks i made last week's already spent.
The landlord's at the door
And there's dried beer and cigarette butts on the floor
Can't seem to go to work
and let some fucker treat me like a piece of dirt!
Get out of bed at noon, my head is fucking screwed
My life is really going down the tubes
I don't know what the fuck to do
Got half a pack of cigarettes
And my wallet is completely bare again
I might be broke but i don't care,
I just watch tv in my baggy underwear
Monday morning nine o'clock,
I gotta get out and start looking for a job
I don't want a career I think the end is drawing near
And I spent all of my last money on beer
I don't know what the fuck to do
I see the room before my eyes,
A piece of rotten pizza covered up with flies.
This just ain't the life for me,
Don't wanna end up like any sucker I see
Can't seem to go to work
And let some fucker treat me like a piece of dirt
Get out of bed at noon,
My head is fucking screwed
My life is really going down the tubes
I don't know what the fuck to do
15 American Suicide (01:13)
Black asphalt rolling mile after mile
Getting bruised in awe and honor
Running out of things to say
Machine chaos and custom fitted cancer
Searching for an answer
Suburban kiddies?fear
When your pager reads 911
American suicide is so much fun
Lost passion along a tombstone landscape
Cosmetic surgeon's out-take
Retching on the floor
Plastic pop stars and make believe romance
Not even given a chance
The joke's on everyone
When your pager reads 911
American suicide is so much fun
20 Supermarket Fantasy (01:30)
I went through the automatic doors
My shopping cart ran in to hers
Our eyes met for a second, then she turned away
And after just a little while
I went in to the canned goods aisle
And there she was just standing there smiling
I was hoping she'd look at me
But she was checking out the lima beans
And artichoke, my heart was broken in pieces
By my supermarket fantasy
I didn't want to seem obsessed
I checked Farina off my list
But I couldn't keep my mind off those perfect lips
I saw her start to walk my way
Thought that everything would be ok
Then I ran in to the cocoa puffs display
I hurried to the checkout line
Wishing I could push back time
I looked around and she was right behind me
My supermarket fantasy
I wanna clip your coupons girl
I wanna squeeze your charmin too
I wanna be your grocery bagger forever
And we'll go shopping every night
Up and down the empty aisles
And I'll always make sure your melons are ripe
But I can't get up the nerve
I can have the best buys in the world
But I'll never share a shhopping cart with her
My supermarket fantasy
24 Hunter (00:22)
God's creatures carcasses
Laying all around
Some stupid hick shot them all down
Not for food, not for life, just for fucking fun
I can't wait to see the day when animals carry guns
when animals carry guns
26 Hey Suburbia (01:57)
Try and tell us our future's at stake
We're gonna slamdance on your grave
Cause we don't give a shit about tomorrow
Say we're a bunch of lazy bums
We just wanna act stupid and have some fun
Cause we don't give a shit about tomorrow
Hey suburbia
Hey suburbia
Hey suburbia
We're in love with you
Won't end up like you want us to be
But so what cause we're always gonna be happy
Cause we don't give a shit about tomorrow
Tell us we'll regret those things we did
But we're just gonna give you a big wet kiss
Cause we don't give a shit about tomorrow
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