MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

On March 19th of 1990…

Depeche Mode released

their 7th and most successful album –

Violator.

(Music Cut #2)

One of the songs on the album “Personal Jesus” marked a shift –

built around a guitar riff

instead of a synthesizer.

But the way they introduced the song…

that was even stranger.

(Music Cut #3)

Before the song was released,

the band placed a classified ad

in UK newspapers.

It simply read:

“Your own personal Jesus.”

And included a phone number.

If you called it—

you heard the song.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Lift up the receiver, I’ll make you a believer
I will deliver, you know I’m a forgiver.” – Depeche Mode

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By March 18th of 1998…

Marcy Playground’s
“Sex and Candy”

was sitting at the top of alternative radio.

(Music Cut #2)

The song has almost has a hippie-like feel to it.

And that goes back to how lead singer John Wozniak grew up.

His father was a psychologist,

and his parents were deeply involved

in the spiritual movement of the 70s.

(Music Cut #3)

So as a kid,

it wasn’t that strange for him

to walk into the kitchen at 2:00 AM—

and see a monk, medicine man, or shaman

standing at the counter

with a spoon

and ajjar of Skippy.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Hanging ’round
Downtown by myself
And I had too much caffeine.” – Marcy Playground

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

With St. Patrick’s Day here…

it feels like the perfect time to talk about

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

(Music Cut #2)

In March of 1997,

just days after releasing
Let’s Face It,

they were breaking through

with “The Impression That I Get.”

(Music Cut #3)

So yeah… they were probably playing it

on St. Patrick’s Day.

But one thing they weren’t doing –

wearing green.

They stuck to their signature plaid suits

which Dicky Barrett once called it

“the punk rock version of a family crest.”

As for green?

That was for amateurs.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high
You need a strength most don’t possess?” – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By March 16th of 1993…

Cypress Hill’s
“Insane in the Brain”

was on every radio station – rock, alternative, hip-hop

Maybe not country.

(Music Cut #2)

The song came from their second album,

Black Sunday.

And it had a sound

that helped introduce a lot of alternative rock fans

to hip-hop.

(Music Cut #3)

But the most recognizable sound in the song—

that high-pitched screeching wail—

is actually a horse neighing.

Producer
DJ Muggs
pulled the sample from the 1968 song
“Melting Pot”

by Booker T. & the M.G.’s.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Crazy insane, got no brain
Insane in the membrane.” – Cypress Hill

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By March 15th of 1995…

Weezer’s
“Buddy Holly”

was blowing up on MTV.

(Music Cut #2)

For the song’s video,

the band suddenly appeared

inside the classic sitcom

Happy Days.

Hanging out with the Fonz.

But it wasn’t the Fonz

who made sure “Buddy Holly”

made the album.

(Music Cut #3)

Rivers Cuomo thought the song was

too cheesy

and actually pulled it

from the tracklist.

Thankfully, producer
Ric Ocasek (of The Cars)
stepped in and told him:

“You’re stupid.
This is a great song.
Put it back on the record.”

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I look just like Buddy Holly
and you’re Mary Tyler Moore
I don’t care what they say about us anyway.” – Weezer

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – “Gel” intro)

On March 14th of 1995…

Collective Soul released their second album.

It was creatively titled –

Collective Soul

(Music Cut #2 – more “Gel”)

The band actually had another title in mind.

But the label thought their first album name –

Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid –

was already confusing enough.

(Music Cut #3)

So the label pushed them

to keep things simple.

Just call it

Collective Soul.

Because of the cover, though,

fans still call it

“The Blue Album.”

Kind of like
Weezer’s debut
only a year earlier.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“And I laugh at myself
while the tears roll down
’Cause it’s the world I’ve known.” – Collective Soul “The World I Know”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – “The Bends” intro)

On March 13th of 1995…

Radiohead released their second album in the U.S.

The Bends.

(Music Cut #2 – “The Bends”)

After the success of “Creep,”

the band was fighting the fear of becoming

a one-hit wonder.

One of the album’s defining songs,

“Fake Plastic Trees,”

almost wasn’t working.

(Music Cut #3 – “Fake Plastic Trees”)

So the band went to see
Jeff Buckley
play a small club.

His voice completely floored them.

They went back to the studio.

Thom Yorke recorded two acoustic takes—

and burst into tears.

That take became the song.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“If I could be who you wanted
If I could be who you wanted
All the time.“ – Radiohead “Fake Plastic Trees”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

This song was in heavy rotation by March 12th of 1995

as it was climbing towards #1 on the Modern Rock chart.

Toadies.

“Possum Kingdom.”

(Music Cut #2)

Over the years, this song kind of turned into

a ghost story. Fans still argue about it.

Is the narrator a vampire?

A serial killer?

Or something even stranger.

(Music Cut #3)

One theory says

he was actually part of a cult.

Already dead.

Reduced to “just smoke.”

Now he’s haunting Possum Kingdom Lake…

in search of someone

to burn with him

and stay beautiful forever.

(Music Cut #4)

Certainly sounds like a vampire but – lead singer Vaden Todd Lewis denies this

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Don’t be afraid
I didn’t mean to scare you
So help me Jesus.” – Toadies

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – “All Mixed Up” opener)

On March 11th…

it only feels right to talk about this band.

311.

(Music Cut #2 – “All Mixed Up, You Don’t Know What To Do” lyric)

The group formed in Omaha in the late 80s,

blending rock, reggae, funk, and rap

into a sound that didn’t really fit

any one genre.

But the band name?

That came from something completely different

(Music Cut #3)

While growing up,

the band learned that “311” was a police code

used in Omaha

for indecent exposure.

So they kept it for themselves.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“You’ve got to trust your instinct
And let go of regret
You got to bet on yourself now.” – 311 “All Mixed Up”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By March 10th of 1994 …
this song was starting to explode on modern rock radio.

The Offspring.

“Come Out and Play.”

(Music Cut #2 – “You gotta keep ’em separated)

That one line helped turn this track

into one of the biggest hits of the decade.

But Dexter Holland didn’t think his voice sounded right for it.

So they brought in a friend –

Jason “Blackball” McLean.

(Music Cut #3)

Since they couldn’t afford a session singer,

they paid him…

with a Double-Double from In-N-Out.

And they helped him get a photo

with the guy recording next door –

Snoop Dogg.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“You gotta keep ’em separated.” – The Offspring

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