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Army of Freshmen is a keyboard-heavy power pop band from Ventura, CA.
The Army of Freshmen is Chris Jay (vocals), Aaron Goldberg (guitars/vocals), Owen Bucey (keyboards/vocals), Dan Clark (moog/hammond), Kai Dodson (bass) and Mike Milligan (drums).
The band started when a New Jersey teenager (Chris Jay) fresh from high school graduation drove cross-country by himself in a minivan with the intentions of starting a band. After sitting in a one-bedroom apartment for a year and writing over 500 songs, he eventually made some friends. With newfound allies and way too many songs, he formed The Army of Freshmen.
The Army of Freshmen have opened for Bowling For Soup, Sum 41, They Might Be Giants, Reel Big Fish, The Aquabats, Fenix TX, Midtown, Something Corporate, Fountains of Wayne, Homegrown, The Specials, Sugarcult, The Cherry Poppin Daddies, Yellowcard, The Starting Line, Nerf Herder, The Impossibles, No Motiv and many more, including dates on the Warped Tour for the past three years and also recently featured on THE GET HAPPY TOUR as well as playing at Download Festival in the UK.
Fan Base:
They have a national mailing list of over 5,000 people, their website averages over 1,200 hits a week, they've played in 35 states and they've appeared on a syndicated TV show in Japan. All of which is pretty amazing for a band with only one record on a small independent label and no booking agent. You can consider it a testament to the band's remarkable hard work and unwavering determination.
Last Dance
Army of Freshmen Lyrics
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They'd hire this baby sitter named Dawn
I'd stay up late, watch MTV
Opened up a whole new world to me
She always used to say that ever Friday
The whole high school would go, let's go
Over to the school's gymnasium to bask in the rocknroll
There were mullets, heshers, skaters, jocks
They'd all get together, dance forever
Cause the music made them the same
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
BEFORE I PULL THE PLUG WOULD YOU SET ME FREE
MY LIFE SUCKS IT'S NOT THE ONE I SEE ON MTV, YEAH
I grew up, Dawn got knocked up, MTV got huge
By the time it was my turn to rock and roll
I realized we were used
Cause the fable on the cable made it able for the label
Turn the table on the music scene
When you're just 13 what the hell's that mean
How are you supposed to know
Mullets, heshers, skaters, jocks
Punk rock kids with chains
They couldn't stay together and dance forever
Money made the music change
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
BEFORE I PULL THE PLUG WOULD YOU SET ME FREE
MY LIFE SUCKS IT'S NOT THE ONE I SEE ON MTV
it was the old rock and roll under brand new control
And a holy war was waged
But the billions of civilians they forgot who were the villains
And the underdog died on stage
I want my MTV, yeah, yeah
But don't it want me
I want my MTV but it' don't want me, yeah
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
BEFORE I FALL APART WOULD YOU SET ME FREE
I STILL KNOW THE WAY THAT WE COULD
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
BEFORE I PULL THE PLUG WOULD YOU SET ME FREE
THE REAL WORLD SUCKS IT'S NOT THE ONE I SEE ON MTV
THE ONE I SEE ON MTV, YEAH
The song "Last Dance" by Army of Freshmen talks about the vocalist's reminiscence of his babysitter Dawn, who would introduce him to the world of music through MTV. The singer talks about how every Friday night, the high school kids would come together at the gymnasium and bond over their love for rock 'n' roll. He mentions how the music brought together various groups of people like mullets, heshers, skaters, and jocks.
The chorus suggests that the singer's life didn't turn out the way he had hoped, and he feels stuck in a different reality than the one portrayed on MTV. He expresses his disappointment in the music industry, where record labels control the artist's music to commercialize it further. The lyric "they forgot who were the villains, and the underdog died on stage" hints at the exploitation of artists by record labels, making them unable to retain creative control over their music.
This song highlights the changing trends in the music industry over the years, where corporate greed replaced artistic creativity. The singer's yearning for the past and nostalgia for the music scene captures the desperation of the music industry's artists.
Line by Line Meaning
Every time my parents were gone
Whenever my parents left me alone
They'd hire this baby sitter named Dawn
They used to hire Dawn as the babysitter
I'd stay up late, watch MTV
I used to stay up late and watch MTV
Opened up a whole new world to me
It introduced me to a completely new world
She always used to say that ever Friday
She used to say every Friday
The whole high school would go, let's go
All high school students would go and enjoy themselves together
Over to the school's gymnasium to bask in the rocknroll
They would go over to the school's gymnasium to enjoy rock and roll music
There were mullets, heshers, skaters, jocks
There were people with different interests like mullets, heshers, skaters, and jocks
New wave band geek brains
There were people from different backgrounds, like new wave band geeks
They'd all get together, dance forever
They would all come together and dance all night
Cause the music made them the same
They all felt the same because of the music
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
Save the last dance for me
BEFORE I PULL THE PLUG WOULD YOU SET ME FREE
Before I give up, can you let me go?
MY LIFE SUCKS IT'S NOT THE ONE I SEE ON MTV, YEAH
My life is not like the one I see on MTV
I grew up, Dawn got knocked up, MTV got huge
I grew up, Dawn got pregnant and MTV got really popular
By the time it was my turn to rock and roll
When it was my turn to enjoy rock and roll music
I realized we were used
I realized we were taken advantage of
Cause the fable on the cable made it able for the label
Because of the story on the TV, the record label was able to take control
Turn the table on the music scene
They changed the music scene completely
When you're just 13 what the hell's that mean
When you are still young, what does that even mean
Mullets, heshers, skaters, jocks
Different types of people with different interests
Punk rock kids with chains
Kids who listened to punk rock music and wore chains
They couldn't stay together and dance forever
They couldn't stay together and dance all night anymore
Money made the music change
Money caused the music to change
it was the old rock and roll under brand new control
It was the same old rock and roll, but with new people in charge
And a holy war was waged
A conflict or a war was fought
But the billions of civilians they forgot who were the villains
The people forgot who the true villains were
And the underdog died on stage
The person with less power or money suffered the consequences on stage
I want my MTV, yeah, yeah
I want MTV
But don't it want me
But maybe it doesn't want me
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
Save the last dance for me
BEFORE I FALL APART WOULD YOU SET ME FREE
Before I break down, can you let me go?
I STILL KNOW THE WAY THAT WE COULD
I still remember the way we used to be
THE REAL WORLD SUCKS IT'S NOT THE ONE I SEE ON MTV
The real world sucks, it's not like the world I see on MTV
THE ONE I SEE ON MTV, YEAH
The world I see on MTV
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