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    • July 3, 2008 at 5:47 pm #2636
      chubawuba
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      So, a lot of Reel Big Fish songs seem to be talking about a specific girl, such as "She has a girlfriend now", "alternative, baby", "she's famous now", etc………are there actual stories behind the lyrics of these songs, or something that inspired RBF to write these lyrics?…..While we're on this topic, are there ANY RBF songs that have interesting stories behind their origins??

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    • July 3, 2008 at 6:23 pm #13638
      Sonic Libido
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      I think they're about one girl because the songs are supposed to be relatable…. maybe there are stories though….

    • July 3, 2008 at 10:16 pm #13646
      The Wind
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      She's famous now is about Gwen Stefani.
      So is She Has a Girlfriend Now. And Brand New Song.

    • July 3, 2008 at 10:19 pm #13610
      Desensitized
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      And 'She Broke My Dick' by All.

    • July 3, 2008 at 10:48 pm #13656
      Sonic Libido
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      I didn't know "She Has A Girlfriend Now" was about gwen…. Aaron said on myspace that he got the Idea from "Lyin' Ass Bitch"

    • July 4, 2008 at 2:32 am #13665
      The Wind
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      It's not, I'm just messing around.

    • July 4, 2008 at 4:46 am #13669
      jrock241
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      Isn't 'Snoop Dog, Baby' about the girl from The Goodwin Club? I have never been able to find anything about that band besides a few small mentions on old ska flyers.

    • July 4, 2008 at 9:29 am #13650
      MAX!
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      I heard somewhere a story behind "The Set Up (You Need This)"

      Apparently they couldn't think of a good title for the song and one of the guys at the record company was all like "Come on you guys, we need this let's get the setup" or something like that so they called it "The Set Up (You Need This)"

      That's just what I heard though.

    • July 4, 2008 at 10:19 am #13592
      Kamilla
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      They talk about The Set Up on the 2nd commentary for the live dvd and it was something like what MAX just wrote.

    • July 4, 2008 at 11:43 am #13690
      MAX!
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      that's probably where my friend heard it from.
      I haven't watched the Live DVD that much.

    • July 7, 2008 at 9:20 pm #13994
      Jeanie
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      I think I heard somewhere that they couldn't think of a chorus for "Scott's a Dork", so they just put that line in until they could come up with something else. I guess they never did! Then again, I could be totally wrong!

    • July 7, 2008 at 9:29 pm #13997
      Rock it With I
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      I heard that songs like Boss DJ, New York New York, Another Day in Paradise and Take On Me were written by someone else.

      I dunno, could be all hear-say, but I kind of think I believe the rumor.

      btw-before you all think I am being serious. Take the cock out of your ears and hear the sarcasm. 🙂

    • July 7, 2008 at 10:42 pm #14019
      madamadam
      Member

      Thanks for the heads up!

      That sentence was too subtle for me to realise it was a joke…

    • July 8, 2008 at 2:25 am #14068
      Rock it With I
      Member

      I figured

    • July 8, 2008 at 2:26 am #14070
      MAX!
      Member

      I probably wouldn't have noticed the sarcasm

    • July 8, 2008 at 7:32 am #14084
      Kamilla
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      [quote1215498577=Jeanie]
      I think I heard somewhere that they couldn't think of a chorus for "Scott's a Dork", so they just put that line in until they could come up with something else. I guess they never did! Then again, I could be totally wrong!
      [/quote1215498577]

      They talk about that on the commentary for TSMGO.

      And yes I have heard that commentary too many times. 🙂

    • July 8, 2008 at 3:28 pm #14104
      LyinAss Bitch
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      I heard that Valerie is really about Val Garay, the guy who produced Cheer Up. Aaron reeeeaaaallly hated him. Has nothing to do with a woman named Valerie.

    • July 8, 2008 at 5:37 pm #14106
      chubawuba
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      [quote1215534965=LyinAss Bitch]
      I heard that Valerie is really about Val Garay, the guy who produced Cheer Up. Aaron reeeeaaaallly hated him. Has nothing to do with a woman named Valerie.
      [/quote1215534965]
      Wow are you serious!? If that's true that's pretty damn cool…. haha…

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    • July 8, 2008 at 9:26 pm #14113
      Jeanie
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      [quote1215548746=Kamilla]
      [quote1215498577=Jeanie]
      I think I heard somewhere that they couldn't think of a chorus for "Scott's a Dork", so they just put that line in until they could come up with something else. I guess they never did! Then again, I could be totally wrong!
      [/quote1215498577]

      They talk about that on the commentary for TSMGO.

      And yes I have heard that commentary too many times. 🙂

      [/quote1215548746]

      Well, since that's a DVD, I obviously must have heard it somewhere else. !lol

    • July 8, 2008 at 10:10 pm #14128
      LyinAss Bitch
      Member

      Jeanie, did you ever get a dvd player? You're the only person I know who didn't have one.

    • July 9, 2008 at 5:43 am #14168
      Jeanie
      Member

      Nope. I really never saw the need. I honestly don't think I'd use it enough to make it worth spending money right now on it.

      And your new name threw me off. I was like, who's this poser using Amy's avatar? !lol I like it though!

    • July 9, 2008 at 10:23 am #14161
      MAX!
      Member

      You really should get a dvd player. They're pretty cheap now.

    • July 9, 2008 at 7:06 pm #14260
      LyinAss Bitch
      Member

      [quote1215626738=Jeanie]
      Nope. I really never saw the need. I honestly don't think I'd use it enough to make it worth spending money right now on it.

      And your new name threw me off. I was like, who's this poser using Amy's avatar? !lol I like it though!
      [/quote1215626738]

      Haha! I was starting to get that "cold shoulder" feeling from a few people on here. Maybe I should have said something about the name change 😀

    • July 9, 2008 at 10:16 pm #14288
      Desensitized
      Member

      It's weird, isn't it? That's why I used to randomly create new accounts, just to see what people would say to me.

      What a trip.

    • July 10, 2008 at 2:57 am #14305
      Aldaway
      Member

      I asked Dan in an email what Legend of Alan Guile vs. Peter Bones was about and I laughed when I read this:

      "The title comes from final fantasy 7 on playstation. Scott and i were a little messed up, and made up our own names for all the characters… so Allen Guile is the main blond hero in the game and peter bones was the final baddie. since scott and i wrote most of that song, we got to name it… heh."

    • July 10, 2008 at 3:55 am #14312
      Desensitized
      Member

      FF7 = Awesome.

    • July 10, 2008 at 4:57 am #14319
      jrock241
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      [quote1215662172=Desensitized]
      It's weird, isn't it? That's why I used to randomly create new accounts, just to see what people would say to me.

      What a trip.
      [/quote1215662172]

      Haha, yeah and everbody else would get blamed.

      Also, FIF 7 = Expensive

    • July 10, 2008 at 1:31 pm #14366
      Samu
      Member

      Now I like that song even more.
      FF7=awesomness

    • July 10, 2008 at 11:57 pm #14402
      The Wind
      Member

      You can name Sephiroth in FF7?
      I don't remember that.

    • July 11, 2008 at 2:22 am #14415
      Super Sonic
      Member

      You can't. Thats why you don't remember it. Think they meant just named them in their heads

    • July 12, 2008 at 6:53 pm #14513
      madamadam
      Member

      …So basically, the song is called FF7? I never saw that one coming.

    • July 13, 2008 at 6:07 am #14571
      Jeanie
      Member

      [quote1215925491=MAX!]
      You really should get a dvd player. They're pretty cheap now.
      [/quote1215925491]

      I know. But I don't really watch movies, just TV. And since I'm not home a lot, I like my VCR to tape the shows I can't see. If I got a DVD player, I would have to hook and unhook my VCR and it just seems like a hassle.

    • July 13, 2008 at 6:42 am #14554
      Sonic Libido
      Member

      If you hooked it up right you wouldn't have too…

    • July 13, 2008 at 6:51 am #14581
      Jeanie
      Member

      I'm not savvy technologically. I'm afraid! !lol

    • July 13, 2008 at 11:53 am #14515
      MAX!
      Member

      You should get a DVR, it's so much easier than taping stuff.

    • July 14, 2008 at 7:36 am #14622
      Sonic Libido
      Member

      [quote1216017269=Jeanie]
      I'm not savvy technologically. I'm afraid! !lol
      [/quote1216017269]

      hey, If you don't want to buy a DVD player and you have an iPod & the live album then I could rip "you're all in this Together" to MPEG-4 and send it your way in parts….

      Edit: never mind, I can't

    • July 14, 2008 at 11:08 am #14617
      MAX!
      Member

      She could just play the dvd on her computer…

    • July 14, 2008 at 11:42 am #14629
      Sonic Libido
      Member

      not all computers can play DVDS…..

    • July 14, 2008 at 11:49 am #14635
      MAX!
      Member

      Most do, dont they?
      All the laptops I've had do.

    • July 14, 2008 at 1:10 pm #14642
      The Wind
      Member

      Damn, you ARE young.

    • July 14, 2008 at 1:15 pm #14644
      MAX!
      Member

      I'm 18…

      I've used tons of desktops, but I've never had a desktop.

    • July 14, 2008 at 8:45 pm #14646
      Jeanie
      Member

      I don't know if my computer at home plays DVDs. I suppose I could try it. My computer at work probably does, but that would probably be a little unprofessional! !lol

    • July 15, 2008 at 2:06 pm #14690
      MAX!
      Member

      Yeah, they'd probably get mad.

    • July 15, 2008 at 9:57 pm #14707
      Jeanie
      Member

      Actually, they is me. But if a parent walked in while I was watching an RBF DVD, they'd probably wonder what the heck I was watching. I do have an abbreviated itunes library on my work computer, but I only listen to it when the center is empty and I can click it off at a moments notice.

    • July 16, 2008 at 3:12 am #14722
      MAX!
      Member

      How much longer are you working for the tutoring center?

    • July 16, 2008 at 6:39 am #14727
      Jeanie
      Member

      I'm going back to teaching full time when school starts up in September. Until then, I'm still there. Even though I'm not getting paid, it's better than doing nothing! !lol

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