tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368571080288311958.post5046144601256463450..comments2023-04-27T07:57:37.352-07:00Comments on <center>G&M</center>: moodg+mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16149708861591126952noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368571080288311958.post-75313601690382927122011-12-10T01:08:02.813-07:002011-12-10T01:08:02.813-07:00I can't believe I didn't see this blog ent...I can't believe I didn't see this blog entry before! I almost wrote almost this exact same entry-- I am fascinated by the coolness of the music for "Pumped Up Kicks" vs. the lyrics. <br /><br />My kids kept asking what the song really said after I implied that O. was wrong in her rendition: "Run... faster than my brother." Haha! I told them they could figure it out.Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056345810552731605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368571080288311958.post-86211928794871164072011-12-01T08:49:42.044-07:002011-12-01T08:49:42.044-07:00WHOA! The husband and I listened to that Foster th...WHOA! The husband and I listened to that Foster the People song on our 9-hour-through-the-middle-of-the-night drive up to Wyoming (and then back again). We cranked up the volume to keep us awake, and I kind of felt the same way about it that you did. I'm really bad about just going with the melody and beat of a song and not really paying attention to the lyrics. So I had no idea that's what the song was about! Yikes!<br /><br />Melissa at HandworkMelissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368571080288311958.post-34803290129983362032011-11-23T14:39:36.885-07:002011-11-23T14:39:36.885-07:00I think Foster the People were being ironic, and t...I think Foster the People were being ironic, and the song is genius, in my opinion. "Pumped Up Kicks" reminds me of everything by The Postal Service, which I just loved so completely. But so much of my personality is kittens and blood, so it makes sense that I like happy music with sad lyrics. When my boyfriend showed me <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXO-jKksQkM" rel="nofollow">this</a>, it changed my life.<br /><br />Also, just remembered that I still mean to add you to Facebook. It's great when someone says, "Sure, add me if you're not a creepy stalker," and then you don't add them, thereby solidifying your creepy stalker status.Unapologetically Mundanehttp://www.unapologeticallymundane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368571080288311958.post-73117969637636993562011-11-21T10:33:23.934-07:002011-11-21T10:33:23.934-07:00It's about a school shooting. I had the same r...It's about a school shooting. I had the same reaction when I discovered the meaning of the song. "But why is it so peppy and upbeat if it is about children dying?"Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252259658488460572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368571080288311958.post-54884722798280987692011-11-18T20:06:32.548-07:002011-11-18T20:06:32.548-07:00I had never heard that song until I took a class o...I had never heard that song until I took a class on violence a few weeks ago. The instructor also teaches classes to teachers who run groups on anger management and suicide prevention and things like that, and played the song for us. It bothered her that the song was so happy sounding.<br /><br />At least Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" is obviously dark.Richard C. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807722119564322889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368571080288311958.post-25195824165485512812011-11-18T19:49:31.499-07:002011-11-18T19:49:31.499-07:00That's cool.That's cool.SweetToothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03913096550879964558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368571080288311958.post-68879086279005836642011-11-18T18:54:04.584-07:002011-11-18T18:54:04.584-07:00Yes, but that means your baby boy is singing about...Yes, but that means your baby boy is singing about murdering people!g+mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149708861591126952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368571080288311958.post-36248824475089649342011-11-18T18:36:19.488-07:002011-11-18T18:36:19.488-07:00We love Pumped Up Kicks! Julian and I know most of...We love Pumped Up Kicks! Julian and I know most of the words and sing along. Sometimes he plays it in his CD player as his bedtime music.SweetToothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03913096550879964558noreply@blogger.com