1) The Huntingtons were a pop-p… Read Full Bio ↴There are 2 artists using this name:
1) The Huntingtons were a pop-punk band from Baltimore, Maryland.
They formed in 1993-1994 in the Maryland/Delaware area by Cliff Powell (aka Cliffy Huntington), Mike Holt (aka Mikey Huntington) and Mike Pierce (aka Mikee Huntington).
In 1996, their debut Sweet Sixteen was released by Flying Tart Records. A few months later, their first attempt at recording Ramones covers, entitled Rocket To Ramonia saw limited release via the Burnt Toast Vinyl label. At this point the band added a second guitarist, Tom Rehbein (currently of Small Towns Burn A Little Slower). After working with producer Mass Giorgini for the band's next album, Fun And Games, Tom was replaced by Brad Ber. After the album's release in the summer of 1997, the band started touring and gained a cult following. Their big break came in 1998, when they signed to Tooth & Nail Records and released High School Rock.
After touring for the High School Rock release, the band made a conscious decision to take their Ramones sound to the extreme and released five albums in a one year period. Live: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, File Under Ramones and Get Lost all made it into stores before 1999 was over. The band also played the first of what would become two shows as Joey Ramone's backing band at at CBGB's in NYC. Plastic Surgery and Split were both released to stores in January of 2000. During this period the band went through multiple line-up changes before finally settling in for good with Josh Blackway (aka Jonny Huntington) on second guitar and Rick Wise, formerly of Tantrum Of The Muse, on drums.
The band spent the remainder of 2000 on the road touring throughout the US and Europe.
The spring of 2001 saw the release of Rock 'N' Roll Habits For The New Wave (a collection of newly recorded versions of selected songs from the band's pre-Tooth And Nail era). After perfecting their Ramones-meets-90's pop-punk sound, the band went in a much more pop oriented direction for the Songs In The Key Of You album, which was released in late summer 2001.
Cliffy left the band just before the release of the Songs In The Key Of You record and after a short break, the band regrouped with new guitarist, Andy Dibiaso and toured throughout 2002.
2003 brought two more releases from the band: an EP entitled The Soothing Sounds Of... and their final full-length of all new original material, Self-Titled Album.
The band ended their 10-year run in 2005 with a 30 song best-of disc entitled Growing Up Is No Fun: The Standards '95-'05 and played its final show at the Cornerstone Festival, bringing back Cliffy on guitar.
2) The Huntingtons were a late-60s garage rock band from Aberdeen, Washington.
Shut Up
Huntingtons Lyrics
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You've got so much advice to give but I didn't ask for it
I wanna find out for myself were I'll be at today
I'm not some stupid waste of life like you're so fast to say
shut up
I'm sick of you're whole livelehood you're livelyful abuse (?)
I'm not like you and don't want to think I must measure up
And do those adult things you do or else I'm not good enough
The lyrics to the Huntingtons's song Shut Up express frustration towards a person who is constantly negative, critical, and patronizing towards the singer. The person is quick to judge and give advice that is not asked for. The singer wants to find out things for themselves rather than being told what to do by someone who thinks they know best.
The song emphasizes the singer's desire to break away from being controlled by this negative person who seems to have a low opinion of the singer's abilities and potential. The singer insists that they are not a "stupid waste of life" and that they don't need to conform to the expectations of this negative person in order to be worthwhile. They reject the idea that they have to do all the things that adults do to prove their value and self-worth.
The chorus of the song puts it most bluntly: "shut up." The singer is telling this negative person to stop talking and trying to control their life. The song is a call for the singer to be allowed to live their own life and make their own choices without being told what to do by someone who thinks they know better.
Line by Line Meaning
You're always so negative and quick to have a fit
You tend to be pessimistic and prone to losing your temper frequently
You've got so much advice to give but I didn't ask for it
You always provide unsolicited advice even when not needed
I wanna find out for myself were I'll be at today
I want to discover and determine my own path and direction today
I'm not some stupid waste of life like you're so fast to say
You always refer to me as a useless individual without any value or purpose in life
shut up
Please stop talking and cease giving unsolicited advice
I'm sick of you're whole livelehood you're livelyful abuse (?)
I'm tired of your entire way of life that's full of abusive behavior
Tell me I'm not trying but you still say what's the use (?)
You often imply that I'm not making any effort, even when I am
I'm not like you and don't want to think I must measure up
I'm different from you and don't want to feel like I must meet your standards
And do those adult things you do or else I'm not good enough
I feel like I'm not good enough unless I do the things you do that are associated with being an adult
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