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.
Summer Please
Chixdiggit! Lyrics
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In the back of that dump truck
Miss Earth Day in ‘98
I hate parades but I didn't that day
Musta been something I ate
We spent that summer
Just with each other
Didn't do anything twice
In the east for the winter
You come back home
It should be like the last time
Let's have that summer again
Let's have that summer again
Let's have that summer
Let's have that summer
Let's have that summer again
Let's have that summer
Let's have that summer
Let's have that summer again
Let's have that summer again
The song "Summer Please" by Chixdiggit! is a nostalgic and wistful ode to a past summer romance. The song starts with the singer recalling the first time he saw his love interest, who was in the back of a dump truck during an Earth Day parade in 1998. Despite previously hating parades, seeing her changed his perspective. The chorus echoes the sentiment of wanting to relive that summer again and again.
The lyrics paint a picture of a carefree summer fling where the two of them spent every moment together and did not repeat any activity. However, as time passed, the love interest moved away for school during the winter, leaving the singer feeling like something is missing. The singer longs to go back in time and relive that summer romance and experience that feeling of joy and freedom again.
Overall, "Summer Please" is a sweet and emotional song that captures the feeling of reminiscing about a past romantic relationship and wanting to relive it all over again.
Line by Line Meaning
The first time I saw you
Memorizing the moment when I first saw you
In the back of that dump truck
Recalling the location where we were together
Miss Earth Day in ‘98
Reflecting on the day when we both missed an event
I hate parades but I didn't that day
Breaking the routine and enjoying the day with you
Musta been something I ate
Trying to justify why I enjoyed that day so much
We spent that summer
Recalling the entire summer spent with you
Just with each other
Emphasizing how we were both always together
Didn't do anything twice
Experiencing new things every time we were together
Now you go to school
Addressing the fact that you left for school
In the east for the winter
Clarifying the location of the school
You come back home
Expressing anticipation of your return
It should be like the last time
Hopeful that everything will be the same when we are together again
Let's have that summer again
Expressing the desire to relive the summer we spent together
Let's have that summer
Repeating the desire to relive the summer spent together
Let's have that summer again
Continuing to express the desire to relive the summer spent together
Let's have that summer
Repeating the desire to relive the summer spent together
Let's have that summer again
Continuing to express the desire to relive the summer spent together
Let's have that summer
Repeating the desire to relive the summer spent together
Let's have that summer again
Continuing to express the desire to relive the summer spent together
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