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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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Sitting at number one

on April 3rd of 1994 and then dominating the rest of the month

was Ace of Base and their song –

“The Sign”

(Music Cut #2)

And if you were a kid in the 90s…

you most definitely remember this one

from your Friday Night TV line-up.

TGIF.

(Music Cut #3)

Stephanie Tanner’s band…

performed this at the talent show.

And just like that…

the song was everywhere.

Thank you, Full House.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“No one’s gonna drag you up
To get into the light where you belong.” – Ace of Base

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By April 2nd of 1996…

Primitive Radio Gods had this song

in heavy rotation for both radio and MTV

(Music Cut #2)

And that title…

you don’t forget it.

“Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand.”

Most of that…

was “borrowed.”

(Music Cut #3)

Flipping through his records…

Chris O’Connor found –

A song title
on a Bruce Cockburn album.

“Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand.”

He added one word.

“Standing.”

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“We sit outside and argue all night long
About a god we’ve never seen
But never fails to side with me.” – Primitive Radio Gods

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – :04 intro to “Kill Your Television”)

Released on April Fool’s Day, 1991…

Godfodder
was anything but a joke.

This was the debut album from…

Ned’s Atomic Dustbin.

(Music Cut #2 – rest of the intro to “Kill Your Television”)

And the sound…

wasn’t typical.

Two bass players.
One guitarist.

Because when they started…

almost all of them played bass.

(Music Cut #3)

And the name…

They just needed something
for a flyer.

First show.
So they picked one.

They planned to keep it…

for 24 hours.

They never changed it.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Say I must be in a mess
Well let me guess what you suggest
You want me to smile
Well I’ll try.” – Ned’s Atomic Dustbin “Less Than Useful”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By March 31st of 1995…

one of the new wave of UK bands breaking through-

was Elastica and their song

“Connection.”

(Music Cut #2)

The song’s iconic, jagged intro –

wasn’t actually played

by anyone in the band…

Instead, it was done by the lead singer’s boyfriend.

(Music Cut #3)

In the liner notes,

he shows up as:

Dan Abnormal.

He couldn’t use his real name.

Because he was under contract

with another label.

That boyfriend – Damon Albarn of Blur

(Music Cut #4 – “Woo-hoo” of “Song 2” – Blur)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I don’t understand how the last card is played
But somehow, the vital connection is made.” – Elastica – “Connection”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By March 30th of 1995…

on its way to number one –

was Better Than Ezra

with their song “Good.”

(Music Cut #2)

By the late ’90s,

this song was heard anywhere and everywhere.

Especially…

in grocery stores.

(Music Cut #3)

It became known as

the unofficial

“King of Grocery Store Music.”

And lead singer Kevin Griffin

totally embraced it by

telling crowds,

“You might know this one
from the frozen food aisle.”

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Sitting around the house
Watching the sun trace the shadows on the floor
Searching for signs of life
But there’s nobody home.” – Better Than Ezra “Good”

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