Re: Holden Caufield Song

Please. Are the Ataris better than Sum 41 and Blink 182? Yes. But the only
thing setting them apart from any other pop-punk band is that they are still
relatively obscure. They aren't reviving anything in an intelligent way,
they're doing whatever you say they're doing through songs about breakups
and heartache that all high schoolers who have been in "love" can relate to.

I regress though, this isn't a list for music discussion, correct?

meghan

>From: "Kevin Carter" <kevvsan@attbi.com>
>Reply-To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>To: <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
>Subject: Re: Holden Caufield Song
>Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 03:08:59 -0700
>
>Ah, fellow Bananafish, finally an area where I can lend a bit of a hand as
>a
>pretentious high school music afficionado! The song MDoran refers to is
>likely "If You Really Want To Hear About It" by a band called the Ataris,
>off of their 2000 album, _End is Forever_. The Ataris are a Southern
>California band known for their somewhat hackneyed, yet hauntingly
>evocative
>pop-punk blend. Certainly, of course, this band ought be set apart from
>the
>current mix of bands like Blink 182 and Sum 41 that place themselves under
>the same umbrella; the group instead seems to be reviving expressionism as
>a
>form in American rock music in an intelligent way that still manages to
>avoid pedantry.
>
>Despite their sometimes hopelessly clichéd lyrics, they're really an
>incredible band. Besides, you can't beat the allusions to Holden in "If
>You
>Really Want To Hear About It," a fantastic song about cynicism in general.
>Enjoy!
>
>~
>
>another lonely seaside town
>where the seasons closed it down.
>but if you close your eyes
>you can almost hear the sounds of crowds gone by.
>
>another year you'll all be here
>falling in love and watching sunsets and sunrises.
>it'll be grand and just what you planned
>'til tomorrow comes and you've said your last goodbyes.
>he says he'll write, but he won't write
>and you will waste your time
>so stay the fuck home and greet everyone with goodbye.
>
>on this lonely winter's day
>while all the crowds were still away
>I realized the attraction
>to temporary miles and holidays.
>
>boardwalk dreams all boarded up
>another souvenir made to be broken.
>chasing the sun isn't my kind of fun.
>I'd rather sit and catch snowflakes on my tongue.
>when summers gone I won't be sad
>as you cling on to all the good times that you've had
>'cause being alone isn't really all that bad.
>
>don't ever tell anyone anything
>or else you'll wind up missing everybody.
>don't ever tell anyone anything.
>
> >MDuran originally wrote:
>
>
> > Hello all. I was listening to a punk rock song called Holden Caufield
>and
>in the song, they used several quotes from Catcher including "Don't ever
>tell anyone anything..." Don't you have to secure permission for this
>stuff?
>It seems that old JD is very protective of his genius and I doubt he is a
>punk afficionado (although it continues to be a great genre of music).
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