Fastbacks were a pioneering Seattle band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/gui… Read Full Bio ↴Fastbacks were a pioneering Seattle band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch (born August 28, 1960), and friends Lulu Gargiulo (guitar and vocals, born October 12, 1960) and Kim Warnick (bass and vocals, born April 7, 1959), they disbanded in 2001. Their sound mixed a generally punk approach to vocals and sound textures with poppy tunes and strong musicianship. Bloch is also a member of The Young Fresh Fellows as well as Thee Sgt. Major III. The Fastbacks reunited for a show in West Seattle in the summer of 2011.

Never Heard of Him
Fastbacks Lyrics

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I heard you talk about your friends about it all
The other night as I tried to sleep, I couldn't sleep at all.
It sounds to me that you speak highly of yourself and how everything wrong in your life is somebody's Fault but not your one.

"Whatever happened, someone else will pay.
I want my money now!"

I thought I heard you on the phone upstairs today

Screaming along, stomping around
A piece of your mind through the window pane.

I went out and saw the world
It revolves around and around.
I went out and saw the world
It revolves around you!

Whatever makes you want to live your life this way?

There's someone there holding you back
Ruining your day after day.

Overall Meaning

The Fastbacks’ song Never Heard of Him tells a story of a person who overhears somebody talking about their life and their problems. The singer of the song cannot sleep while the other person talks about their life, which leads the listener to believe that their troubles are quite significant. However, it becomes clear that the person speaking highly of themselves is what causes their problems. They believe that everything wrong in their life is somebody’s else fault and not their own. The chorus of the song repeats the line, “Whatever happened, someone else will pay. I want my money now!”

Later in the song, the singer hears the same person screaming on the phone, stomping around, and trying to vent their frustration. The singer comments that the world revolves around that person, implying that they are self-centered and only see events in the world that affect them and their life. The song concludes with the singer questioning why someone would choose to live their life this way when someone is holding them back, ruining their day every day.

Line by Line Meaning

I heard you talk about your friends about it all
You talked about your life and problems with your friends.

The other night as I tried to sleep, I couldn't sleep at all.
Your problems kept me up at night and affected my sleep.

It sounds to me that you speak highly of yourself and how everything wrong in your life is somebody's Fault but not your one.
You like to blame others for your problems and take credit for the good things in your life.

"Whatever happened, someone else will pay. I want my money now!"
You demand compensation for anything negative that happens in your life, regardless of who is actually responsible.

I thought I heard you on the phone upstairs today Screaming along, stomping around A piece of your mind through the window pane.
I overheard you angrily expressing your thoughts and feelings on the phone in a disruptive way.

I went out and saw the world It revolves around and around. I went out and saw the world It revolves around you!
You are self-centered and think that the world revolves around you and your problems.

Whatever makes you want to live your life this way? There's someone there holding you back Ruining your day after day.
You are unhappy and blame someone else for holding you back and ruining your life every day.

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Written by: KURT BLOCH

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