We didn't have a proper title for this song until sometime after the final mix; we just called it the "tacky pop song," and built a really feel-good tune around a simple chord progression. I've always been an avid fan of sunny, pleasant, pop songs that cover darker territory in a way you might not catch on the first listen...bands like The Smiths or The Velvet Underground. Only after you're already singing along do you realize that the song's about, say, stealing money from your parents to spend on drugs.

I wrote the lyrics about a typical day in the life of a middle class twenty-something college dropout: endless parties, one night stands, boredom, chain-smoking, and restlessness. I began throwing together bits of bar conversations and phone calls, and somehow I ended up with the most accurate portrait I could come up with of what it's like to be young and tired.

My friend Renee still doesn't believe that she's not the "home-schooled hooker" in the first verse.

Now go learn more about the group, check out some songs from the CD and see if you spot something rather interesting about - the band.

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