The Rentals
The Rentals are a rock band fronted by Matt Sharp, former bass player for W… Read Full Bio ↴The Rentals are a rock band fronted by Matt Sharp, former bass player for Weezer. The band is best known for their mid-1990s hit single, "Friends of P". The group has released two albums, Return of the Rentals and Seven More Minutes on Maverick Records. The band quietly dissolved following the world tour for their second album, but in 2005 Sharp reformed the band with intentions of touring and recording a new record. In 2007, The Rentals released The Last Little Life EP.

The group is known for their quirky Moog-driven melodies and a mix of male and female vocals. The single "Friends of P" off their first album was a modern rock radio hit, peaking at #7 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart and #92 on the Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video was shot with antiquated equipment, on black and white film stock, for a total budget of less than $1,000. Upon its release, the video was added to MTV's playlist in early November of 1995.

Early the next year, "Waiting" was released as the follow-up single, and it was also chosen to be featured on the soundtrack to the MTV Films comedy Joe's Apartment. The music video that had already been shot for "Waiting" was edited together with clips of footage from the movie, and this version made its debut on 120 Minutes. The track did not do as well as "Friends of P" had previously, and received substantially less airplay at radio stations (and on MTV).

Band members on Return Of The Rentals included Patrick Wilson (also of Weezer) on drums, Rod Cervera (guitar), Tom Grimley (keyboards), Petra Haden (violin, vocals), and Cherielynn Westrich (vocals, moog). Petra's triplet sister, Rachel Haden, appears as an additional vocalist. After Sharp left Weezer, Wilson's studio replacement on the drums was Kevin March and Mike Fletcher was the band's most frequent touring drummer. Maya Rudolph, of Saturday Night Live fame, also handled keyboard and backing vocals for the group's first tours in support of its debut album. The group headlined its own club shows, and also hit larger venues as the opening act for Alanis Morissette, Garbage, Blur, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, amongst others.

Sharp reformed The Rentals in 1997 and 1998 to record their second album Seven More Minutes. He recruited Petra Haden to replace Cherielynn Westrich as the main female vocalist, and Jim Richards replaced Tom Grimley on Moog synthesizer; Kevin March was again on drums and Rod Cervera on guitar. Maya Rudolph made a guest appearance on two songs. Members of Blur, Ash, Elastica and Lush also made guest appearances. The album was released in April 1999. It was well received by fans and critics but The Rentals' record company, Reprise and Maverick, didn't properly promote due to disagreements with Sharp on the mixing. Sharp formed a completely new lineup including former Elevator Drops guitarist Josh Hager (AKA Garvy J), replacing Rod Cervara, for a brief tour of Japan. The tour in Japan consisted of an acoustic set featuring no moogs or female harmonies and then an electric set. This tour resulted in the internet-only double live album Live in Japan.
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The Rentals Lyrics


06. My Summer Girl My summer girl She was my world He's got her now Charmed …
1. Getting By Kawaba, kawaba, kawaba, hey! I know a girl, lives off…
1. The Love I'm Searching For (I dont think I'll find the love I want, The love…
1000 Seasons So I hope you'll keep these memories In a diary On…
9th Configuration I arrive at the asylum, a makeshift funny farm An old…
A Thousand Seasons Past So I hope you'll keep these memories In a diary On…
Above This Broken World Lift up the blinds look out (the window) I don't believe…
Another World To wake up inside another world To breakdown beside another …
Barcelona Got Absinthe Got Gaudi And I got Jamboree Got my…
Bàrcelona Got absinthe, got Gaudi And I got Jamboree Got my chicas Mar…
Barcelona (early a Got absinthe Got Gaudi And I got Jamboree Got my chicas …
Big Daddy C Here comes Big Daddy C. and his cronies New York…
Breaking and Breaking and Breaking Anybody calling, anybody calling, anybody calling, anybody c…



Brilliant Boy Virginia backyards, suburban life Don't wake the parents of …
California I need your huggin' I'm here my fears close guarded…
Conspiracy I don't know about our institutions the fairytales they taug…
Crumblin' You're ten years older than I I bet you think…
Elon Musk Is Making Me Sad You have the power to save, you have the power…
Forgotten Astronaut We're high above the tranquil sea I take a big deep…
Friends of P I'm a good guy for a gal, So won't you look…
Friends of P. I'm a good guy for a gal, So won't you look…
Frisbee Days Go down to centeral park Play frisbee with my friends…
Getting By Kawaba, kawaba, kawaba, hey! I know a girl, lives off…
Goodbye Steve Q2 Q4 Q6 Q8 Q10 Q12 Q14 Q16 Q18 Q20 Q22 Q24 Q26 Q28 Q30 Q32 …
Great Big Blue Frigid Tuesday morning, waiting for the winds to die Shake t…
Hello Hello Hello, hello, hello, hello You know it's good to see…
I Don't Love This Babe When I was 14 I listened to ray and the kids News everyday S…
Information This desperate need to constantly share The comfort we take …
Insomnia Well, it's five in the morning And I'm pacing down…
Invasion Night Here's the story of how we became friends We met on…
Irrational Things Let's return to a place that we used to know An…
It's Alright Well, it's alright She says it's alright (alright, alright…
It's Time To Come Home What a strange day, Put your head out the door way Into…
Jumping Around Sometimes I feel like being young Jumpin' around, jumpin' a…
Keep Sleeping It's about time you made a choice of when you're…
Last Romantic Day It's a bright day It's the right view Central Park right i…
Life Without A Brain Everybody writes Everybody reads Everybody learns faster t…
Little Bit of You In Everything Here's a little bit of the day we met; a…
Machine Love High above is a plastic dove Watch it fly above the…
Move On et's get up and leave this town i just wanna go…
Mrs. Young Jaime says Sense you called yesterday I have felt so…
Must Be Wrong Nice surprise; I haven't seen you in so long We…
Must Be Wrong. Nice surprise; I haven't seen you in so long We…
My Head Is in the Sun Silence in the air At the end of the affair End of…
My Summer Girl My summer girl She was my world He's got her now Charmed her…
Naive Is this it? Are we done? Must we carry on? Like such fools S…
Nowhere Girl We were wandering down by the river, that day, just…
Overlee It is the saddest day When ya find you're alone…
Please Let That Be You Lost out in the machine, away Lifeless, slow and cold Alone …
Say Goodbye For Ever Come here and pick me up (I'll take you out)…
Say Goodbye Forever Come here and pick me up (I'll take you out)…
Shake Your Diamonds My soul is not at peace under the blood red…
She Looks at Me She looks at me, oh so pretty Touching me with her…
She Says It Return to the city, lookin' for a friend She shouldn't be…
So Soon I've thought about this one too much I know you…
Song Of Remembering I have written enough I've enough to sing For a song of…
Spaceships We are mad schizophrenic drifters We hitchhiked across the m…
Summer Girl My summer girl She was my world He's got her now Charmed her…
Sweetness and Tenderness I need to figure this out And find where my place…
Teen Beat Cosmonaut Stranded out in the cosmos Just an ancient astronaut, floati…
The Cruise And we sing (out of tune) Come on! There's so…
The Love I (I dont think I'll find the love I want, The love…
The Love I'm Searching For (I dont think I'll find the love I want, The love…
The Man With Two Brains Well, then the man with two brains says: Been thinkin'…
The TV Is On The TV is boring me I wish I hadn't turned…
These Days Is this it These days I may not be so happy After…
Thought Of Sound There’s nothing more beautiful right now Than the thought o…
Waiting I'm waiting For something to come through I'm hoping I can …
We Have a Technical We have a random on the west side Personality malfunction…


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