Everclear — Santa Monica
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I am still living with your ghost
Lonely and dreaming of the west coast
I don't want to be your downtime
I don't want to be your stupid game
With my big black boots and an old suitcase
I do believe I'll find myself a new place
I don't want to be the bad guy
I don't want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore
I just want to see some palm trees
I will try and shake away this disease
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
I am still dreaming of your face
Hungry and hollow for all the things you took away
I don't want to be your good time
I don't want to be your fall back crutch anymore
I'll walk right out into a brand new day
Insane and rising in my own weird way
I don't want to be the bad guy
I don't want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore
I just want to feel some sunshine
I just want to find some place to be alone
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
Oh, yeah, watch the world die
Yeah, yeah, watch the world die
Whoa, yeah, watch the world die
Yeah, watch the world die
Lonely and dreaming of the west coast
I don't want to be your downtime
I don't want to be your stupid game
With my big black boots and an old suitcase
I do believe I'll find myself a new place
I don't want to be the bad guy
I don't want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore
I just want to see some palm trees
I will try and shake away this disease
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
I am still dreaming of your face
Hungry and hollow for all the things you took away
I don't want to be your good time
I don't want to be your fall back crutch anymore
I'll walk right out into a brand new day
Insane and rising in my own weird way
I don't want to be the bad guy
I don't want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore
I just want to feel some sunshine
I just want to find some place to be alone
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die
Oh, yeah, watch the world die
Yeah, yeah, watch the world die
Whoa, yeah, watch the world die
Yeah, watch the world die
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TLynneHenry wrote:
Not feelin' it today. Fun song but it got overplayed.
I always thought he was singing "I don't wanna be your stool pigg-eon"...
Bumped my rating to 10 - partly because I made the mistake of reading the bad comments, but mostly because this song still slaps.
Not feelin' it today. Fun song but it got overplayed.
I always thought he was singing "I don't wanna be your stool pigg-eon"...
TLynneHenry wrote:
Cool. Works for me!
Bumped my rating to 10 - partly because I made the mistake of reading the bad comments, but mostly because this song still slaps.
Cool. Works for me!
Foreshadowing
Lazarus wrote:
Are you Zaphod Beeblebrox by any chance?
Are you Zaphod Beeblebrox by any chance?
Portland's best contribution to thrash rock. Killer tune.
Bumped my rating to 10 - partly because I made the mistake of reading the bad comments, but mostly because this song still slaps.
I've always found it fascinating when songs don't have the title in the lyrics.
Horrible. Reminds me of the awful Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers.
OH Bill you have such an excellent choice of music throughout the variations which this artform offers.
But this is simply crap... kick it out of the RP playlist - its rotten canned foot among a buffet of delicious homemade food
But this is simply crap... kick it out of the RP playlist - its rotten canned foot among a buffet of delicious homemade food
I like it!!!
adler_dv wrote:
They nailed it a quarter century ahead of everyone
Uhh, what Tinder are you on?
They nailed it a quarter century ahead of everyone
Uhh, what Tinder are you on?
deepwoodskev wrote:
i agree!!!
Fun little rockin' tune.
i agree!!!
Rosie, if you're out there, I'm thinking about you :)
Made me dance in my garage!
Fixing my bike and enjoying Glenlivet's new Caribbean Reserve helped :-)
Fixing my bike and enjoying Glenlivet's new Caribbean Reserve helped :-)
aonley wrote:
How did you get the idea that that's yours to decide?
This song's not good enough to play on this station with this much frequency. Once a year event.
How did you get the idea that that's yours to decide?
I think they were practicing Joe Walsh guitar chord progressions
Fun little rockin' tune.
Sometimes when you go past the breakers at Jones Beach, Long Island - it's very hard to come back. Beware of Rip-Currents and don't swim without a Lifeguard. However It is FUN.
lizardking wrote:
OMG - while I didn't buy any Everclear on Columbia House (what was the other one called, started with a 'B' I think?) - I did the 10 CDs for $.01 MANY times; in my dog's name, my dad's name, my dead fish's name, etc. I had a nice CD collection in the day, more than 300 of them. All digitized now and the CDs discarded. Heck, I don't even listen to the MP3s anymore...thanks to places like RP and YouTube.
Great memories - cheating companies out of the money they were trying to cheat me out of!
BMG Music
OMG - while I didn't buy any Everclear on Columbia House (what was the other one called, started with a 'B' I think?) - I did the 10 CDs for $.01 MANY times; in my dog's name, my dad's name, my dead fish's name, etc. I had a nice CD collection in the day, more than 300 of them. All digitized now and the CDs discarded. Heck, I don't even listen to the MP3s anymore...thanks to places like RP and YouTube.
Great memories - cheating companies out of the money they were trying to cheat me out of!
BMG Music
This song's not good enough to play on this station with this much frequency. Once a year event.
lizardking wrote:
Same here brother! Some trivia just lingers but my wife's SSN? Can't remember that between one tax season to the next
Long Live RP and useless trivia!!
1988 Subaru exhaust manifold studs - 14mm deep drive socket, 3/8" drive, 9" long extension to get around the heat shield
Girlfriend's favorite color
Same here brother! Some trivia just lingers but my wife's SSN? Can't remember that between one tax season to the next
Long Live RP and useless trivia!!
1988 Subaru exhaust manifold studs - 14mm deep drive socket, 3/8" drive, 9" long extension to get around the heat shield
Girlfriend's favorite color
bluefrog wrote:
Great album, crazy it is 25 years old, WOW.
jelgator wrote:
This whole album is pretty solid in my opinion.
Just because it got played a lot on the radio doesn't mean it sucks, kids. It's an awesome song.
This whole album is pretty solid in my opinion.
Great album, crazy it is 25 years old, WOW.
jelgator wrote:
This whole album is pretty solid in my opinion.
Just because it got played alot on the radio doesn't mean it sucks, kids. It's an awesome song.
This whole album is pretty solid in my opinion.
EdEastridge wrote:
Bertelsmann Group (BMG). (Frak's sake, I just knew that one. I sooooo need to purge some of this trivlal crap.
Same here brother! Some trivia just lingers but my wife's SSN? Can't remember that between one tax season to the next
Long Live RP and useless trivia!!
Bertelsmann Group (BMG). (Frak's sake, I just knew that one. I sooooo need to purge some of this trivlal crap.
Same here brother! Some trivia just lingers but my wife's SSN? Can't remember that between one tax season to the next
Long Live RP and useless trivia!!
I should be on my way there if have a look up at the sky today in Sactown. Got my swim trunks. 9/10/20
jsjunk wrote:
Bertelsmann Group (BMG). (Frak's sake, I just knew that one. I sooooo need to purge some of this trivlal crap.
lizardking wrote:
OMG - while I didn't buy any Everclear on Columbia House (what was the other one called, started with a 'B' I think?) - I did the 10 CDs for $.01 MANY times; in my dog's name, my dad's name, my dead fish's name, etc. I had a nice CD collection in the day, more than 300 of them. All digitized now and the CDs discarded. Heck, I don't even listen to the MP3s anymore...thanks to places like RP and YouTube.
Great memories - cheating companies out of the money they were trying to cheat me out of!
Britannia Music!!
OMG - while I didn't buy any Everclear on Columbia House (what was the other one called, started with a 'B' I think?) - I did the 10 CDs for $.01 MANY times; in my dog's name, my dad's name, my dead fish's name, etc. I had a nice CD collection in the day, more than 300 of them. All digitized now and the CDs discarded. Heck, I don't even listen to the MP3s anymore...thanks to places like RP and YouTube.
Great memories - cheating companies out of the money they were trying to cheat me out of!
Britannia Music!!
Bertelsmann Group (BMG). (Frak's sake, I just knew that one. I sooooo need to purge some of this trivlal crap.
lizardking wrote:
OMG - while I didn't buy any Everclear on Columbia House (what was the other one called, started with a 'B' I think?) - I did the 10 CDs for $.01 MANY times; in my dog's name, my dad's name, my dead fish's name, etc. I had a nice CD collection in the day, more than 300 of them. All digitized now and the CDs discarded. Heck, I don't even listen to the MP3s anymore...thanks to places like RP and YouTube.
Great memories - cheating companies out of the money they were trying to cheat me out of!
Britannia Music!!
OMG - while I didn't buy any Everclear on Columbia House (what was the other one called, started with a 'B' I think?) - I did the 10 CDs for $.01 MANY times; in my dog's name, my dad's name, my dead fish's name, etc. I had a nice CD collection in the day, more than 300 of them. All digitized now and the CDs discarded. Heck, I don't even listen to the MP3s anymore...thanks to places like RP and YouTube.
Great memories - cheating companies out of the money they were trying to cheat me out of!
Britannia Music!!
Just because it got played alot on the radio doesn't mean it sucks, kids. It's an awesome song.
SmackDaddy wrote:
Facebook - LinkedIn - Tinder?
They nailed it a quarter century ahead of everyone
Facebook - LinkedIn - Tinder? They nailed it a quarter century ahead of everyone
Facebook - LinkedIn - Tinder? lizardking wrote:
OMG - while I didn't buy any Everclear on Columbia House (what was the other one called, started with a 'B' I think?) - I did the 10 CDs for $.01 MANY times; in my dog's name, my dad's name, my dead fish's name, etc. I had a nice CD collection in the day, more than 300 of them. All digitized now and the CDs discarded. Heck, I don't even listen to the MP3s anymore...thanks to places like RP and YouTube.
Great memories - cheating companies out of the money they were trying to cheat me out of!
BMG?
OMG - while I didn't buy any Everclear on Columbia House (what was the other one called, started with a 'B' I think?) - I did the 10 CDs for $.01 MANY times; in my dog's name, my dad's name, my dead fish's name, etc. I had a nice CD collection in the day, more than 300 of them. All digitized now and the CDs discarded. Heck, I don't even listen to the MP3s anymore...thanks to places like RP and YouTube.
Great memories - cheating companies out of the money they were trying to cheat me out of!
BMG?
I am still dreaming of your face,
Hungry and hollow for all the things you took away.
I don't want to be your good time.
I don't want to be your fall back crutch anymore.
The perfect post-divorce song?
Hungry and hollow for all the things you took away.
I don't want to be your good time.
I don't want to be your fall back crutch anymore.
The perfect post-divorce song?
I have been in a bar when this came out and the whole place started singing it...
it'll be a short swim soon, to watch the world die
This Everclear track is OK to me, I wasn't much a fan of the grunge or post-grunge acts back then, though I do have a strong memory associated with their only top 40 hit (Wonderful) so it gets a 6+1 for the other song...Long Live RP!!
I dunno. I think of Redondo Beach when I hear this song, not Santa Monica ...
Grayson wrote:
Good gawd this song is almost as awful and wanker-dull as NPR describing Game of Thrones but for us this morning. Ugh.
That's an outstanding comparison. This isn't the greatest song but I can feel your pain when I imagine NPR's dry-wit commentary trying to capture the bloodbaths of GoT.
I always get annoyed when the guy sings "stupid game"--it always sounds like "stool pigeon" with a hard "g". I just want to kick the slacker in the shins or throw one of his shoes at him.
Good gawd this song is almost as awful and wanker-dull as NPR describing Game of Thrones but for us this morning. Ugh.
Ah, rats! It’s not “I’m still livin’ with your goat...”
Worshipped these guys in my late teens... Even met the lead singer after a gig in 1997.... Ahhhhh to be young again
aaronm wrote:
I dunno...it continues to grow on me. Maybe because I'm aging and the romantic regret seems poetic? Oh geez...I'm old.
This may be 90's schlock, but it's among the best 90's schlock that has ever existed. Gets an 8 from me!
I dunno...it continues to grow on me. Maybe because I'm aging and the romantic regret seems poetic? Oh geez...I'm old.
This band and all their songs reminds me of the years I spent living in California. Excellent song!
This may be 90's schlock, but it's among the best 90's schlock that has ever existed. Gets an 8 from me!
cool song
This song makes me want to go surfing...
Tylersmyler wrote: kcar wrote:
And you honored the entirety of that Columbia House agreement faithfully, just like the rest of us.
One of the first CDs I got on Columbia House .. For just a penny!
And you honored the entirety of that Columbia House agreement faithfully, just like the rest of us.
OMG - while I didn't buy any Everclear on Columbia House (what was the other one called, started with a 'B' I think?) - I did the 10 CDs for $.01 MANY times; in my dog's name, my dad's name, my dead fish's name, etc. I had a nice CD collection in the day, more than 300 of them. All digitized now and the CDs discarded. Heck, I don't even listen to the MP3s anymore...thanks to places like RP and YouTube.
Great memories - cheating companies out of the money they were trying to cheat me out of!
Nothing like a good power trio...
Tylersmyler wrote:
And you honored the entirety of that Columbia House agreement faithfully, just like the rest of us.
One of the first CDs I got on Columbia House .. For just a penny!
And you honored the entirety of that Columbia House agreement faithfully, just like the rest of us.
I love Everclear. I don't care who knows it. I love Everclear.
One of the first CDs I got on Columbia House .. For just a penny!
kcar wrote:
Kinda wish Bill had left this song back in that day. Haven't heard this in over five years and it still feels overplayed.
This song sure, but the rest of the album is outstanding.
Kinda wish Bill had left this song back in that day. Haven't heard this in over five years and it still feels overplayed.
This song sure, but the rest of the album is outstanding.
I understand that this must have been played into the ground in California but in the rest of the world (eg. YVR) Everclear is criminally absent from the airwaves. ..
Fun to hear this again after a very long time....great tune before killed by radio.
kcar wrote:
Kinda wish Bill had left this song back in that day. Haven't heard this in over five years and it still feels overplayed.
Kinda wish Bill had left this song back in that day. Haven't heard this in over five years and it still feels overplayed.
Agreed. 
Top 40 radio absolutely killed it.
I want to hear Jackie Wilson now for some reason...
sirdroseph wrote:
Kinda wish Bill had left this song back in that day. Haven't heard this in over five years and it still feels overplayed.
One of the best albums of the 90s!
Kinda wish Bill had left this song back in that day. Haven't heard this in over five years and it still feels overplayed.
I just wanna feel some SUNSHINE
Yeah !
Nice to get the blood pumping now and then.
Nice to get the blood pumping now and then.
going through opiate withdrawl
Everybody in my churches loves this song...
Play Heartspark Dollarsign from this album please?
And just like that, I'm 17 years old again...
underrated band imo-
love it.
love it.
This song was good enough to lure me to purchase the album. Don't listen to it much, but still like this song.
It's nice to shake things up every now and then, and a little punk rock never hurt anyone! My friend and I used to jam on this when we where first learning to play (me drums, him gutiar). Great memories...
hencini wrote:
hencini wrote:
Huh. I wouldn't have pegged these guys as RP music. And I see that Prince got played a few minutes ago. Does Bill have the week off? : )
I mean, don't get me wrong— I really like a lot of stuff these guys did, especially early on, and it goes without saying that The Purple One is a genius....... I just never thought I'd hear either one of them on here... : )
I mean, don't get me wrong— I really like a lot of stuff these guys did, especially early on, and it goes without saying that The Purple One is a genius....... I just never thought I'd hear either one of them on here... : )
PSD please??
great segue from kristin hersh! 
such a fun song. saw them a long, long time ago when this first came out. fun band.
such a fun song. saw them a long, long time ago when this first came out. fun band.
Woop!
First song I ever heard from Everclear - Bought their greatest hits album and loved it! More Please!!
Huh. I wouldn't have pegged these guys as RP music. And I see that Prince got played a few minutes ago. Does Bill have the week off? : )
I mean, don't get me wrong— I really like a lot of stuff these guys did, especially early on, and it goes without saying that The Purple One is a genius....... I just never thought I'd hear either one of them on here... : )
I mean, don't get me wrong— I really like a lot of stuff these guys did, especially early on, and it goes without saying that The Purple One is a genius....... I just never thought I'd hear either one of them on here... : )
Swear on someone I saw an interveiw/perfomence with this Dude and he had an interesting road traveled to get where he was. this new internet is very enlightening..........sorry 'bout that........What I meant to say is: We all could learn from Everclear :0
great song and fun guys to hang with...
totally agree - such a great song - this paints a picture of the California coast line every time I hear it.
theforgiventeen wrote:
theforgiventeen wrote:
"We can live beside the ocean, leave the fire behind, swim out past the breakers, watch the world die."
Love the Chorus
Love the Chorus
One of the best albums of the 90s!
Love how the guitar builds on this tune. Headphones to 11!!!
Danimal174 wrote:
I'd think if you could put up with this song, you could put up with all of their songs. They all sound about the same, don't they?
About the only song of theirs I can put up with.
I'd think if you could put up with this song, you could put up with all of their songs. They all sound about the same, don't they?
justlistening wrote:
That's funny - I find some of the contemporary music to be a bit cheap and cheesy.
Only some?
That's funny - I find some of the contemporary music to be a bit cheap and cheesy.
Only some?
I LOVE THIS SONG! There, I've said it... 
God, how I love this album. This is probably my least favorite track off of it only cause of overexposure, but man what a romp!
Sloggydog wrote:
That's funny - I find some of the contemporary music to be a bit cheap and cheesy.
May be better thought of at another time but a bit cheap and cheesy in the company it finds itself in today.
That's funny - I find some of the contemporary music to be a bit cheap and cheesy.
May be better thought of at another time but a bit cheap and cheesy in the company it finds itself in today.
About the only song of theirs I can put up with.
this sound is not for me, similar to the nasal sound of Sun Volt
bindi wrote:
my thoughts exactly... love this song
Everclear on RP??? Awesome! 
my thoughts exactly... love this song
bindi wrote:
Totally!
Everclear on RP??? Awesome!
Totally!
theforgiventeen wrote:
yeah, gotta love this song!
"We can live beside the ocean, leave the fire behind, swim out past the breakers, watch the world die."
Love the Chorus
Love the Chorus
yeah, gotta love this song!
.... #8 !Great freekin album! The whole thing!
"We can live beside the ocean, leave the fire behind, swim out past the breakers, watch the world die."
Love the Chorus
Love the Chorus
Everclear on RP??? Awesome!
perfect song for how i am feeling right now.
i don't want to be your fall-back crutch.
i don't want to be your fall-back crutch.
The kid on the right is overdue for a diaper change...
ACK! I had to turn the volume down on this one. I guess I'm just not in the mood for this type of song tonight.
Roto wrote:
You guys are nuts. It's got a great hook, but I particularly love the lyrics. Everclear is a grunge band with more of an upbeat attitude. He's picking himself up after getting dumped. Dump me? Screw you! I'm going to the beach!
F'ing A right on. The hook on this song rocks.
featherriver wrote:
I think a remake of this song by Elmer Fudd is appropriate...I would listen to it while "widding in my cawr"
Firstt Elmer has to do a cover of David Bowie's Let's Dance
Put on your wed shoes and dance the bwoooos
stickytylertoo wrote:
Agreed. Never liked this song, its as formulaic as the rest of the songs I've heard by this band.
Whatever substance that is, its not alcohol, this song always makes me dizzy when I hear it. 
You guys are nuts. It's got a great hook, but I particularly love the lyrics. Everclear is a grunge band with more of an upbeat attitude. He's picking himself up after getting dumped. Dump me? Screw you! I'm going to the beach!
This song has been played to death by main stream music outlets.
CompuTech wrote:
dum,dum...dumdumdumdumdumdum (repeat, ad nauseam). What ingested substance makes this one sound like music?! 
Agreed. Never liked this song, its as formulaic as the rest of the songs I've heard by this band.
Whatever substance that is, its not alcohol, this song always makes me dizzy when I hear it.
I remember the first time I heard this song. I thought it was boring then, and figured it wouldn't be around for long. It's still boring, but now it's also been horribly overplayed. Ugh.
why does bill have the single to wonderful up for this, instead of the full album (sparkle and fade) up?
fab song, btw. the only good album everclear ever did.
terrific video too - anyone know who the actoress (who play\'s Art\'s girlfriend) is? She looks so familiar...
Love it. Love the album and the one after.
dum,dum...dumdumdumdumdumdum (repeat, ad nauseam). What ingested substance makes this one sound like music?!
\"Out in California\", \"California\", then \"Santa Monica\" - sounds like the Bill needs to play some Beach Boys next (\"California Dreaming\")
A good example of how boring rockmusic can be. Kept waiting for something to happen or develop, but they only added some more distorted guitars, so the singer had to shout a bit more. Meaningless to shout \'watch the world die\' and hold nothing against it, by the way. Gone after you hear it.
:D
Just simple and fun. Upbeat! (well the music anyway)
Horrible. Reminds me of the awful Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers.
regardless, i love this blast from the past. great tune.