The band was started after Kyle "KJ" Jansen, Mark O'Flaherty and Mike Egger… Read Full Bio ↴The band was started after Kyle "KJ" Jansen, Mark O'Flaherty and Mike Eggermont started selling Chixdiggit! T-shirts at their high-school, although at this stage the band did not officially exist. Eventually the shirts started selling well, which provided the band with enough money to purchase a drum kit. However none of the band members had any musical experience nor did any of the members own instruments (except Mark who owned a classical guitar). Mike took up playing Bass and because "KJ couldn't sit still long enough to be drummer" he took up playing guitar as well as becoming the lead vocalist for the band. The band in its early stages went through many drummers, however, Jason Hirsh is currently the drummer for the band.

Officially the band started in 1991 and started playing shows in 1992. However, they only played a small number of shows at this stage and decided to concentrate their efforts on practicing. In 1993 the band started playing regularly in venues around Calgary.

In 1996 Chixdiggit! were signed to Sub Pop records. They released their first self-titled album on the record label, however they only lasted a short time on the label. The band left the label as they felt as though they didn't fit in with the record label's ideals. As stated by Mike from the band: "the people that actually had to sell our records and deal with us on a day to day basis were not quite so fond of us".

At this stage Chixdiggit was touring worldwide. They were quickly picked up by Honest Don's Records, a Fat Wreck Chords subsidiary from San Francisco.

After the release of 2000's From Scene to Shining Scene, the band took a hiatus, from which they returned in 2003 and in 2005 the band started writing and recording its fourth full length album, Pink Razors. The album was released April 19, 2005 on Fat Wreck Chords in North American and Bad Taste Records in Europe.

Founding member Mike Eggermont left the band in 2002 and started Blatant Media, a software company. In 2003, drummer Dave Alcock (owner of Sundae Sound recording studio) left the band, and was replaced by the band's original drummer, Jason Hirsch.

On October 31st, 2007, the band released a re-recording of their debut album, Chixdiggit!, on Bad Taste Records. The re-recorded album was titled Chixdiggit! II.

Going To The Peelers?
Chixdiggit! Lyrics

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Ten calls won't make no difference
'Cause I ain't seeing you tonight
Since you and that guy got going,
Well I just ain't been feeling right

I can't be with you tonight
It ain't right
Got home,

One message for me,

Our song was on the machine
Now I got a song in my head,
A combination of Glen Campbell and Queen
Can't think about you tonight

That's right
I can't think about you
You really think about me?
Basically I gotta go to

Where you ain't gonna be
Can't think about you
Can't think about you
I'm going to the peelers

I left my car, took the train downtown,
I didn't really feel like a drive
A friend once said there's nothing
Like the maid to make you feel you're alive

Can't say he's exactly right tonight
Can't think about you
You really think about me?
Basically I gotta go to

Where you ain't gonna be
Can't think about you
Can't think about you
I'm going to the peelers

Can't think about you
You really think about me?
Basically I gotta go to
Where you ain't gonna be

I can't think about you
Can't think about you
You really think about me
You came

What did you see?
I ask someone I know
How can you pick me?
I can't think about you

I can't think about you

You really think about me?
You really think about me?

Overall Meaning

The song “Going to the Peelers” by Chixdiggit is a song about a man who can't stop thinking about his ex-girlfriend who has moved on with someone else. He tries to distract himself and forget about her by going to a strip club, but even there, he can't seem to escape his thoughts about her. He ignores her calls and messages, knowing that he needs to move on himself, but it's not easy. He talks about how their song was on his answering machine, and now he has a song in his head, a combination of Glen Campbell and Queen, which shows how music reminds him of her.

The chorus is repetitive, emphasizing the fact that he can't stop thinking about her and needs to find a way to cope with his emotions. He ends up going to the strip club to distract himself but finds that he still can't stop thinking about her despite his efforts.

The song touches on the themes of heartbreak, moving on, and trying to divert attention from painful memories. Despite his best efforts, he is still struggling to get over his ex-girlfriend and is searching for a way to distract himself from his feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

Ten calls won't make no difference
Even if I called you ten times, it wouldn't change the fact that I won't see you tonight.

'Cause I ain't seeing you tonight
Because we won't be seeing each other tonight.

Since you and that guy got going,
Since you started a relationship with that guy,

Well I just ain't been feeling right
I haven't been feeling great ever since.

Got home,
I arrived home,

One message for me,
There was one message waiting for me.

Our song was on the machine
Our song was saved on the answering machine.

Now I got a song in my head,
Now that song is stuck in my head,

A combination of Glen Campbell and Queen
A mix of the styles of Glen Campbell and Queen.

Can't think about you tonight
I can't stop thinking about you tonight.

That's right
That's correct.