Additional Info:
Under the name Arm of Roger, Grandaddy recorded a joke album entitled The Ham and its Lily in 2002.
A.M. 180, which was released as a single, is featured prominently in the British film 28 Days Later.
On the 27th January 2006, Jason Lytle confirmed that the band would split following the release of their final album, Just Like The Fambly Cat.
Jason Lytle has since toured the US as a solo artist, playing Grandaddy songs from the last album and others. He is said to plan a solo career of new material.
On March 2, 2012, Grandaddy announced their reunion with news of a headline slot at the End of the Road Festival in Dorset, England on 2 September. Further dates are expected.
09. Stray Dog And The Chocolate Shake
Grandaddy Lyrics
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So the robots have to work in the dark.
And there's a car load of kids, with beer and cigarettes,
Burning out and doin' lawn jobs in the park.
And there's a shitty limousine parked in front of the bar,
It never got to drive, any movie stars.
But the guy in the drivers seat don't care,
With his weird cologne and his magic hair, its magic!
The sofa and the fringe are on the car,
But they're not strapped down,
And we are drivin' all over town.
And the used up krylon cans that the farmer found,
Were used to paint the foot-hills brown.
So there's a high school football coach sittin' on the couch,
With a tooth pick in his mouth.
And the stray down won't forget the day,
He tricked him with a chocolate shake, a little trick!
The lyrics to Grandaddy's song Stray Dog And The Chocolate Shake tell a story of youthful rebellion and mischief, set against the backdrop of a gritty suburban landscape. The opening lines describe a scene in which a supervisor turns off the factory lights, leaving the robots to work in the dark. This sets the tone for a theme of disillusionment with the modern world, a feeling that is echoed by the image of a shitty limousine parked outside a bar that never got to drive any movie stars.
The song then takes us on a joyride with a carload of kids who are drinking beer and smoking cigarettes, doing burnouts and lawn jobs in the park. The sofa and fringe on top of the car are not strapped down as they drive all over town, leaving a trail of used up krylon cans that were used to paint the foot-hills brown. Amid this chaos sits a high school football coach, calmly picking his teeth on the couch. But the real star of the story is the stray dog, who outsmarts the coach with a chocolate shake, suggesting the possibility of triumph over a system that seems rigged against them.
Overall, the lyrics of Stray Dog And The Chocolate Shake paint a vivid picture of youth culture in suburbia, offering a sense of rebellion and defiance against a world that can feel suffocating and oppressive. Through its clever use of imagery and evocative storytelling, this song captures the longing for freedom and escape that is so often a hallmark of youthful energy.
Line by Line Meaning
Supervisor guy turns off the factory lights,
The person in charge turns off the lights of the factory, forcing the robots to work in the darkness.
So the robots have to work in the dark.
The robots are compelled to work in the absence of light due to the supervisor's switch-off.
And there's a car load of kids, with beer and cigarettes,
A group of young people is cruising in a car, carrying alcoholic drinks and cigarettes.
Burning out and doin' lawn jobs in the park.
They are recklessly tearing up grass and perhaps indulging in other misadventures in the park.
And there's a shitty limousine parked in front of the bar,
There's a cheap and unfavorable limousine stationed outside the bar.
It never got to drive, any movie stars.
The car never became the ride for any movie royalty.
But the guy in the drivers seat don't care,
The man who is in the driver's seat is not concerned or fazed.
With his weird cologne and his magic hair, its magic!
The driver has a strange fragrance and hairdo that is unusual and intriguing at the same time.
The sofa and the fringe are on the car,
A couch and decorative trimmings are sitting atop the car.
But they're not strapped down,
However, they aren't secured with any fastenings or bindings.
And we are drivin' all over town.
The individual(s) is/are traversing around the place in the car.
And the used up krylon cans that the farmer found,
The farmer stumbled upon emptied Krylon spray cans.
Were used to paint the foot-hills brown.
They were utilized to color the foothills to a brown hue.
So there's a high school football coach sittin' on the couch,
On the couch is seated a coach for high school football.
With a tooth pick in his mouth.
He has a toothpick resting within his lips or teeth.
And the stray down won't forget the day,
The stray dog won't be able to get out of its mind the moment in time when
He tricked him with a chocolate shake, a little trick!
It pulled off a clever maneuver with a chocolate shake to outsmart the football team coach.
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