MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By April 13th, 1996…

you couldn’t escape this one.

Alanis Morissette –

“Ironic.”

(Music Cut #2)

And this song…

drove people crazy.

Especially English teachers.

Because none of it is actually ironic.

“Rain on your wedding day…”
That’s just bad luck.

(Music Cut #3)

Alanis wasn’t writing a definition.

She was trying to make you feel something.

And she even later admitted…

the most ironic thing about a song called “Ironic”…

is that there’s no irony in it.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Life has a funny way of helpin’ ya out
When you think everything’s gone wrong
And everything blows up in your face.” – Alanis Morissette

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By April 12th, 1995…

this one was starting to move…

beyond its Delaware roots.

The Caulfields –

“Devil’s Diary.”

(Music Cut #2)

Yeah… Delaware.

Newark.
Wilmington.

The Stone Balloon.
The Deer Park.

That’s where this all started.

(Music Cut #3)

And that line –
“I’m bigger than Jesus now…”

not random.

That goes back to John Lennon…
and that infamous Beatles quote from 1966.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Here in hell’s hammock just thinking up deviltry
Planet-wide panic’s a hat that’s so old.” – The Caulfields

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Today is the 30th anniversary of this song’s release.

It’s also crazy to think that a band with a name like this has been a household name for three decades.

“Pepper” from the Butthole Surfers.

(Music Cut #2)

That bassline almost feels like something from Primus…

but the real hook are the vocals — that laid-back, spoken-word delivery.

A lot of people compared it to Beck’s “Loser.”

(Music Cut #3 – from “Loser”)

But the lead singer said that wasn’t it.

It actually came from Texas — that dry, almost conversational style.

Artists like Townes Van Zandt and the 13th Floor Elevators.

I just like how Gibby Haynes himself did his here:

(Music Cut #4 – back to “Pepper”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“You never know just how to look
Through other people’s eyes.” – Butthole Surfers

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – intro to “Brain Stew”)

Back on April 10th, 1996…
Green Day gave us a two-for-one single –
“Brain Stew”… and “Jaded.”

(Music Cut #2 – intro to “Jaded”)

These two songs are basically inseparable —
twins from the same moment.

At the time, Billie Joe had just become a father…
and was dealing with insomnia.

That’s “Brain Stew.”

(Music Cut #3 – line from “Brain Stew” – “I’m having trouble trying to sleep”)

And then “Jaded” is what comes next –
the aftermath.

When you’ve been awake too long…
and everything starts to feel a little off.

(Music Cut #4 – line from “Jaded” – “Somebody keep my balance, I think I’m fallin’ off
Into a state of regression”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Always move forward
Goin’ straight will get you nowhere” – Green Day – “Jaded”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By April 9th, 1993…

this was one of the biggest songs in the country.

Spin Doctors –

“Two Princes.”

(Music Cut #2)

And the sound…

wasn’t polished.

lead singer Chris Barron once said…

they wanted it to feel like something you’d find…

in a dumpster behind a club.

(Music Cut #3)

Because that’s where they came from.

New York bars.

CBGB.

Playing for hours…

just to keep people from walking out.

So that long, loose intro to “Two Princes”?

That was survival.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I ain’t got no future or family tree, but
I know what a prince and lover ought to be” – Spin Doctors

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By April 8th of 1996…

this one was starting to break through.

Poe and her song

“Angry Johnny.”

(Music Cut #2)

But this wasn’t just a rock song.

Poe called it…“audio cinema.”

Pulled from that dark, mid-90s film energy.

like Natural Born Killers and Se7en

But the real reference?

(Music Cut #3)

The Honeymooners.

That line -“I want to blow you away…”

She has said that’s her modern day version of:

“One of these days, Alice…
POW! Right in the kisser!”

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Where did your pleasure go
When the pain came through you?
Where did your happiness go?
This force is running you around now” – Poe

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By April 7th 1992,

this song was blowing up.

Ugly Kid Joe –

“Everything About You.”

(Music Cut #2)

It had just come out…

But the real push?

A movie.

Released on Valentine’s Day.

(Music Cut #3)

It’s a song about hating everything…

but it ended up in one of the most upbeat comedies of the decade.

Wayne’s World.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“if you think this might be bringing me down
Look again ’cause I ain’t wearing no frown!” – Ugly Kid Joe

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released in December of 1995…

By April 6th, 1996…

this song was still all over the charts.

“California Love” –

2Pac.

(Music Cut #2)

But it wasn’t supposed to be his.

Dr. Dre had the beat.
His verses were done.

This was his comeback single.

Then one night…

at a house party…

he played it.

(Music Cut #3)

Fresh out of prison…

2Pac heard it, Loved it, Wrote his verses…

on the spot.

And just like that…

it wasn’t Dre’s song anymore.

It became 2Pac’s comeback.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Let me serenade the streets of L.A
From Oakland to Sac-town, the Bay Area and back down
Cali is where they put their mack down” – 2Pac

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

April 5th, 1992…

just days after its album’s release…

“Thunder Kiss ’65” was out.

White Zombie.

(Music Cut #2)

But for over a year…

nothing.

Radio didn’t bite.

until one night…

it showed up on MTV.

(Music Cut #3)

While watching Rob Zombie in the video…

Butt-Head goes:

“Is that Herman Munster?”

Yes – the show was Beavis and Butt-Head.

And just like that…

it simply took off.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I make it look easy, that’s what I said
Blast of silence explodes in my head.” – by White Zombie

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By April 4th, 1996…

this song was charging all over alternative radio.

“Bulls on Parade” from

Rage Against The Machine

(Music Cut #2)

And I know you know that guitar solo…

Sounds like a DJ…

scratching a record.

(Brent makes a sound effect)

But it’s not – no turntable, no samples

(Music Cut #3)

Just a guitar.

with Tom Morello…

using his hands…

and the wiring inside the guitar.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“They don’t gotta burn the books, they just remove ’em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells” – Rage Against The Machine

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