Guttermouth is an American skate punk band formed in 1988 in Huntington Bea… Read Full Bio ↴Guttermouth is an American skate punk band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California, USA and currently recording for Hopeless Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour. They are infamous for their outrageous lyrics and behavior which are deliberately explicit, offensive and intended to shock, though usually in a humorous and sarcastic manner. This behavior has sometimes resulted in high-profile problems for the band, such as being banned from performing in Canada for eighteen months and leaving the 2004 Warped Tour amidst controversy over their political views and attitudes towards other performers.

In 2005 drummer Ty Smith left Guttermouth and was replaced by Ryan Farrell. Bass player Kevin Clark departed the following year and founding member Clint Weinrich returned to the group. This lineup recorded the band's tenth album Shave the Planet, released in 2006 by Volcom Entertainment. The album found the band once again using their brand of humorous punk rock to poke fun at a number of subjects. Although Weinrich remains a member of the band, Clark has since rejoined the group and handles most of the touring. In June 2008 Farrell announced that Sheldon had left the band to focus on his family, having recently had a fourth child. The band's official Myspace profile lists Sheldon's replacement as Dave Luckett, with Donald Horne being replaced by Hunter Munich. In December 2008 Adkins announced that the band had returned to Hopeless Records, one of their first record labels, in celebration of their 20th Anniversary, and that Guttermouth is working on a new album. A further line-up change occurred in 2009, when Munich was replaced by Brandon Zinkil.

After a hiatus and further controversy on a 2013 tour, singer Adkins moved to Mexico and reformed the band in 2015.

Guttermouth with Bird Attack Records and Rude Records released Got it Made, a six song EP.

I Have a Dream
Guttermouth Lyrics

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Hey hey, today's my lucky day
Puff was taken out
By snoop dog and Dr. Dre
Hey hey a plane went down today
The entire cast of friends
Found floating in the bay
Fuck yeah, hooray!
Cancer killed the guy

From sugar ray
Hey hey, its my lucky day
The Canadian government said that
We can play, eh!
Climb the ladder of success
And you'll have loads of friends
Make damn sure that no one
Hears you when you speak your mind
Smile nicely laugh a little
As you slap that back
I'm so happy, ain't it grand
Warren from the vandals isn't very tan
Just jokin, we love ya, warren
Honk honk, your ska
Skank your way right to lock jaw
Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky day
No fuck no
What you gonna do now
No no no
What you gonna do
No no no
What you gonna do now
No fuck no
Lucky me, I found a magic lamp
Send those Eskimos
To a European camp
Raining down from above
I'll receive myself on Courtney Love
Today must be my lucky day
'Cause you got HIV (not me)
I'll take in a movie
I struck oil under my house
While planting magic beans

I only wish these things
Were more than just a dream

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "I Have A Dream" by Guttermouth are a sarcastic and satirical commentary on contemporary society. The song is full of dark humor and twisted imagery, as the singer celebrates a series of unfortunate events and tragedies that happen to other people. The opening lines, "Hey hey, today's my lucky day / Puff was taken out / By snoop dog and Dr. Dre" are a reference to the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls) and the feud between him and fellow rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.

The chorus of the song repeatedly exclaims, "Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky day," reinforcing the irony and sarcasm of the lyrics. The verses also touch on subjects like the cast of Friends drowning, the lead singer of Sugar Ray dying of cancer, and the Canadian government allowing Guttermouth to play their music, all presented in a twisted and absurd way. The final lines of the song, "I only wish these things / Were more than just a dream," add a note of disillusionment to the overall tone.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey hey, today's my lucky day
The singer is expressing excitement and optimism about the current day

Puff was taken out By snoop dog and Dr. Dre
The singer is referencing the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G. and implying that it was carried out by fellow rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre

Hey hey a plane went down today The entire cast of friends Found floating in the bay
The singer is making a tasteless and dark joke about a plane crash and the popular TV show Friends

Fuck yeah, hooray! Cancer killed the guy From sugar ray
The artist is celebrating the death of a member of the band Sugar Ray due to cancer, which is inappropriate and insensitive

Hey hey, its my lucky day The Canadian government said that We can play, eh!
The artist is making a joke about the Canadian government allowing Americans to enter and play in their country without issue

Climb the ladder of success And you'll have loads of friends Make damn sure that no one Hears you when you speak your mind Smile nicely laugh a little As you slap that back
The singer is satirizing the idea that success is all about being well-liked and never expressing controversial opinions, and that one should flatter others to maintain good relationships

I'm so happy, ain't it grand Warren from the vandals isn't very tan Just jokin, we love ya, warren
The singer is making a playful joke about the appearance of musician Warren Fitzgerald, who is part of the band The Vandals, but clarifies that this is done with affection and not malice

Honk honk, your ska Skank your way right to lock jaw Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky day
The artist is making a reference to ska music and implying that listening or dancing to it can be exhausting (and possibly painful), but still finds the day to be very fortunate

No fuck no What you gonna do now No no no What you gonna do No no no What you gonna do now No fuck no
The artist is using profanity to express disapproval or rejection of an unknown situation and questioning what happens next

Lucky me, I found a magic lamp Send those Eskimos To a European camp
The artist is making a racist and offensive joke about an object from Arabian folklore and implying that people of Inuit heritage should be forced to leave their own land and go to Europe

Raining down from above I'll receive myself on Courtney Love Today must be my lucky day
The singer is making a crude and disrespectful sexual joke about musician Courtney Love, but still feels grateful for the day's events

'Cause you got HIV (not me) I'll take in a movie I struck oil under my house While planting magic beans I only wish these things Were more than just a dream
The artist is referencing the AIDS crisis and stating that they themselves are not affected, but also imagining improbable or fantastic events that they wish were real

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