While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets (2006–2007)
Cobra Starship was formed in 2005 after Midtown bassist Gabe Saporta took a trip to the deserts of Arizona. During this time, Saporta went on a "vision quest", spending time with Native American tribes and smoking peyote. He began to create his vision for a new band, a melodic style of music heavily influenced by synthpop and hip-hop. Upon returning home, Saporta rented a house in the Catskill Mountains and began writing what would become the band's debut album, While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets. He posted a parody response to Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" titled "Hollaback Boy" on Myspace. The song gained Saporta notoriety on the internet and he eventually signed to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz's label, Decaydance Records.
Midtown's management company soon set Saporta up with an opportunity to record a song for the soundtrack to the 2006 Snakes on a Plane. Along with members of The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes, and The Sounds, Saporta recorded "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)", which became a minor hit. During the recording of While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets, Saporta began recruiting new members to complete the group's lineup. He first enlisted drummer Nate Navarro, whom he met on tour while Navarro sold merchandise for fellow touring act Hidden In Plain View. After seeing Saporta in Entertainment Weekly, guitarist Ryland Blackinton and bassist Alex Suarez, who lived in the same apartment building as Midtown drummer Rob Hitt, emailed Saporta asking to join the group. The lineup was completed by keytarist Elisa Schwartz, who was later replaced by Victoria Asher.
While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets, was released October 10, 2006. It featured the single "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)", of which a video had been featured during the closing credits of the film Snakes on a Plane earlier that summer.
¡Viva La Cobra! (2007–2008)
Cobra Starship released their second album, ¡Viva La Cobra!, on October 23, 2007. It was produced by Patrick Stump, who was also credited as singing some backup vocals.
The album has been toured heavily worldwide. Cobra headlined the Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour with guests Metro Station, The Cab, and We The Kings from January to March, 2008. They also played on Warped Tour 2008 and headlined the SassyBack tour, which toured from October 7 through November 30, 2008, with guests Forever the Sickest Kids, Hit the Lights, and Sing It Loud.
The album art for the ¡Viva La Cobra! album was used to promote the fourth generation Apple iPod nano in purple.
Hot Mess (2009–2010)
Following the success of Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl", Cobra Starship recorded their own cover version, "I Kissed a Boy", in summer 2008. The song was released on August 25, 2008, on Fall Out Boy's Citizens For Our Betterment mixtape Welcome To The New Administration. Cobra Starship is one of 9 artists who participated in thetruth.com’s Remix Project, where they remixed the Sunny Side song "Magical Amount".
Cobra Starship also began the Believers Never Die Tour Part Deux tour in the beginning of April, opening for Fall Out Boy, with other bands All Time Low, Metro Station, and Hey Monday. They spent time performing many shows in the US mostly all in April and the beginning of May, however they also played a few shows in the UK at the end of May 2009, supported by Sing It Loud, Cash Cash, and UK band Mimi Soya.
In 2009, the band went to a cabin in Pennsylvania, in an attempt to produce new material. They broadcasted live throughout their stay on the live camera feed site Stickam, thus creating the Shelf Kids. After their stay, a new album was announced with a tentative release in the summer. The band worked with Kara DioGuardi, Kevin Rudolf, KarateE! Mouse, S*A*M, Sluggo, and song-writers Benny Blanco and Patrick Stump on Hot Mess. Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is featured on the song "Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)", which is produced by Kevin Rudolf and co-written by Rudolf and Kara DioGuardi.The song is the album's first single, and was added on iTunes on May 11 and available to listen to on the band's official MySpace page. Other songs include "Pete Wentz Is the Only Reason We're Famous", which has been released on their YouTube channel and Vevo page. On May 8, the album title was confirmed as Hot Mess, with a release date of August 11. It debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number four, becoming the band's highest charting album. Guitarist Ryland Blackinton said of Hot Mess, "We just wanted to make music that was fun and kinda make people just forget about whatever shitty problem they might be having during the week."
The band began its tour to promote the new album on August 3. The tour, called Hot Mess Across The US Tour, has 21 stops and features guests such as Friday Night Boys and DJ Skeet Skeet. After The Plasticines dropped off the tour, Cobra Starship listed a number of candidate bands for the fans to vote for online in a blog; The Audition won. On their official video podcast (CobraCam.tv), the band released humorous tentative titles for the album (which parodies several other notable albums) "Griller", "Tha Ryland III", and variations of their ¡Viva La Cobra! album.
They made a stop on the Warped Tour in 2009, playing in Salt Lake City, on August 8, 2009. In Fall 2009, they were signed on to Boys Like Girls' "Love Drunk Tour" along with The Maine and A Rocket to the Moon.
Cobra Starship played at a September 11, 2009 MTV Video Music Awards weekend competition and pre-party at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza. The competition was for The MTV "VMA Best Breakout New York City Artist Award", and took place before MTV Video Music Awards performers and in between performances from MTV Video Music Awards artists.
On October 13, 2009, the band performed on Jimmy Kimmel's outdoor stage.
Cobra Starship appeared at "Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009" along with Mexican star Paulina Rubio performing "Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)" and "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes". Cobra Starship and Paulina won an MTV Award for "Best Performance", for "Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)" and "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" at the Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009, voted by the public, beating other artist such as Shakira, Nelly Furtado, and Wisin y Yandel.
On February 4, 2010, Cobra Starship embarked on their first ever European tour named 'Hot Mess Across The EU-Niverse', which included the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and the Netherlands. When the tour ended on February 21, the band then travelled to Japan for a few shows, then onto Australia and New Zealand for the 'Wet Hot Australian Summer' Tour. The group also toured in Germany with I Heart Sharks and One Night Stand!.
On February 5, 2010 it was announced that Cobra Starship and 3OH!3 would be embarking on a co-headlining tour called The Too Fast For Love Tour with opening acts Travis McCoy, The Lazarus Project and I Fight Dragons. The tour ran from April 28 in Milwaukee, WI, until June 13 in Asbury Park, NJ.
In November 2010, Cobra Starship played in Argentina (November 20) and São Paulo, Brazil (November 21). The latter as a part of the Yes! Rock Fest, which also promotes a variety Brazilian bands.
Along 2010 the band collaborated with the UK singer Alexandra Burke in one of the songs of her debut album's Deluxe Edition, "Overcome". The song is called "What Happens On The Dancefloor", and keeps the vibe of their previous single "Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)".
Night Shades (2010–2015)
Cobra Starship cancelled their 2011 Australian tour to finish up their fourth album, which they have been working on with Ryan Tedder and Kara DioGuardi. Gabe Saporta released a song off of the album, "Don't Blame the World, It's the DJ's Fault", on his Tumblr. A video was released of an eggplant with sunglasses and headphones getting made into eggplant Parmesan. The video is supposed to represent the album title. Gabe later announced via Twitter that the new album will be called Night Shades. The first single, " You Make Me Feel...", was released on May 10, 2011. The song features American singer/songwriter and rapper Sabi. The music video premiered on Tuesday, June 28 on MTV. The band's official Twitter and Tumblr announced that the album will be out on August 30, 2011.
Cobra Starship has recently contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue" for the Buddy Holly tribute album, Listen to Me: Buddy Holly (2011).
On September 9th 2011, Cobra Starship headlined the Fueled by Ramen 15th Anniversary show in New York's Terminal 5, with VersaEmerge, The Academy Is... and A Rocket to the Moon in support.
Night Shades was released on August 29, 2011 with the lead single "You Make Me Feel..." and also the three promotional singles. The first promotional single "#1Nite (One Night)" was released on July 26 2011, The second promotional single "Fool Like Me (Feat. Plastiscines)" was released on August 09 2011 and the third and final promotional single "Middle Finger (feat. Mac Miller)" was released on August 23, 2011.
The group released Itunes Session - EP on August 23, containing 4 acoustic songs and an alternative version of "Fold Your Hands Child".
In promotion of the album, the band performed "You Make Me Feel... (feat. Sabi)" on the MTV Video Music Awards pre-show with Sabi on August 28th 2011.
Cobra Starship officially announced its dissolution on November 10, 2015.
Good Girls Go Bad
Cobra Starship Lyrics
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I make them good girls go
Good girls go
(Good girls go)
I know your type (your type)
Yeah daddy's little girl
Just take a bite (one bite)
'Cause just one night couldn't be so wrong
I'm gonna make you lose control
She was so shy
'Til I drove her wild
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go bad
You were hanging in the corner
With your five best friends
You heard that I was trouble but you couldn't resist
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go
(Good girls go bad)
(Good girls go)
I know your type (your type)
Boy you're dangerous
Yeah you're that guy (that guy)
I'd be stupid to trust
But just one night couldn't be so wrong
You make me want to lose control
She was so shy
'Til I drove her wild
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go bad
I was hanging in the corner
With my five best friends
I've heard that you were trouble but I couldn't resist
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go
(Good girls go bad)
(Good girls go bad)
Oh, she got a way with the boys in the place
Treat 'em like they don't stand a chance
And he got a way with the girls in the back
Actin' like they're too hot to dance
Yeah, she got a way with the boys in the place
Treat 'em like they don't stand a chance
And he got a way with the girls in the back
Actin' like they're too hot to dance
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Them good girls go bad, yeah
(Good girls go bad)
I was hanging in the corner
With my five best friends
I've heard that you were trouble but I couldn't resist
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
(Good girls go)
(Good girls go bad)
(Good girls go)
The lyrics of Cobra Starship's song "Good Girls Go Bad" appear to be a story of seduction. The singer boasts in the chorus that he can make good girls go bad, suggesting his immense power of influence. He taunts his prey by stating that he knows their type - from daddy’s little girl to dangerous boy - and he can shake up their world just for one night. The singer’s actions can be seen as reckless, as he seeks to make the girl lose control, and she was so shy until he drove her wild.
The song can be interpreted in different ways, but the most dominant message seems to be that of temptation and undoing. The lyrics suggest that even the most virtuous of individuals can be swayed by a momentary lapse of judgment. The song speaks of testing boundaries and giving in to desires. Overall, "Good Girls Go Bad" encourages listeners to let loose and embrace their inner wild child.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll make them good girls go bad
I have the ability to turn good, innocent girls into bad girls
I make them good girls go
It is my influence which causes these girls to change
Good girls go
The original, innocent version of the girls
(Good girls go)
Repeated reminder of the good nature of the girls before they were impacted by the artist
I know your type (your type)
I recognize who you are and where you come from
Yeah daddy's little girl
You've grown up sheltered and privileged
Just take a bite (one bite)
Try something new and step outside your comfort zone
Let me shake up your world
I am going to disrupt your stable and predictable lifestyle
'Cause just one night couldn't be so wrong
It won't hurt to try something different for just one night
I'm gonna make you lose control
I will be the cause of the change in you and make you do things you normally wouldn't do
She was so shy
The girl was timid and hesitant
'Til I drove her wild
But I have made her come out of her shell and become more adventurous
You were hanging in the corner
You were keeping to yourself and staying out of the party
With your five best friends
You were surrounded by the people closest to you
You heard that I was trouble but you couldn't resist
Despite warnings about me, you were drawn to see what I was all about
Boy you're dangerous
You are a bad influence and a potential threat
Yeah you're that guy (that guy)
Everyone knows who you are and what you're about
I'd be stupid to trust
It would be foolish to rely on you or believe in your sincerity
You make me want to lose control
Your influence has a similar effect on me as mine does on the girls
Oh, she got a way with the boys in the place
One of the girls at the party is successful in charming the guys
Treat 'em like they don't stand a chance
She is confident and playful, making the guys feel inferior
And he got a way with the girls in the back
Another attendee at the party is able to attract the girls who are not in the center of attention
Actin' like they're too hot to dance
These girls are also feeling confident and untouchable
Them good girls go bad, yeah
The artist has successfully corrupted these previously good girls
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Gabe Saporta, Kara Dioguardi, Kevin Rudolf, Jacob Kasher Hindlin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@billy981
Poorly Marketed by her Manager more like it.
Meester had success as a singer then they focused short term on film instead of longterm on music.
They had the heat and they let it extinguish.
This happened just before Party Rock Anthem came out and if he was worth a shit
He would have had a collaboration with Meester and LMFAO while she threw together an album to promote after it .
they Zagged when they should have Zigged
@txzombie8282
@@KepperKleen
Precisely!
Very well put. Too bad the majority are easily swayed by majority rule of the status quo when it comes outward appearances amongst many other things or like this song.
I clicked on it knowing of that actress & seeing her in films. Didn't know she sings. Upon clicking on this video & hearing it once more it jogged my memory & I remembered this song but at first didn't recognize it at all even by its title.
I now remember this song & remember it being played heavily & I remember how I thought it was HOT GARBAGE pop 💩 back then & still do now upon hearing it again.
It has something like 54 million views if I'm correct so that majority rule thing kinda applies to music as well among other facets of life & how easily humans are conditioned & easily influenced by others.
Anyway I may have got off track there & lost you in my rant.
The main point I was driving at is that I agree very much with your keen observation & your initial post.
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@myercristoria1331
Leighton Meester is seriously so underrated. Her acting, singing and style is iconic. MAKE THIS BLUE
@rodmont2263
John Myer i totally agree
@areejobaid1425
And she's literally flipping gorgeous
@billy981
Poorly Marketed by her Manager more like it.
Meester had success as a singer then they focused short term on film instead of longterm on music.
They had the heat and they let it extinguish.
This happened just before Party Rock Anthem came out and if he was worth a shit
He would have had a collaboration with Meester and LMFAO while she threw together an album to promote after it .
they Zagged when they should have Zigged
@patriciabalint5802
Just remember her in gossip girl
@NathaliaSthovik
her acting in "roommate" is amazing
@tylerp239
Does anyone remember when this song played in the background of an episode of Gossip Girl while Blair was at a party? Truly felt like a "full circle" moment.
@Sophia-ly7so
which episode ?
@tylerp239
@@Sophia-ly7so Season 2, Episode 2 “The Freshmen”
@helena-ff3pi
Yes! That was such a great scene for me. The way Dan and Blair walked in that roof party and the song started playing. It was beautiful and nostalgic