They are managed by Prestige Management, and were signed to the Island Records label from their launch (2004) until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records. McFly is also the youngest band ever to have an album debut at #1.
McFly appeared in the teen comedy film Just My Luck, starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine, in 2006. The band played themselves in the film and released a US album, Just My Luck, which was also used as the film's soundtrack.
Broccoli
McFly Lyrics
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The Broccoli was done
She doesn't know that I'm a virgin in the kitchen
'Cause it's normally my mum
But then she called me
And that's when
She said to me
I should have known much better
But it's so hard, I can't forget her
She keeps playin' me around
But I'm trying so hard to impress her
And she puts me under so much pressure
And I just wanted her to let me know, she cares
Blowin' out the candles now
If that's the way she treats me, I'm a fool
And everyone will tease me now
When rumors start to spread around the school
Yeah, yeah
They say that I'm a loser
But that girls so cruel
But I keep feeding her the fuse
I should have known much better
But it's so hard I can't forget her
She keeps playin' me around
But I'm trying so hard to impress her
She puts me under so much pressure
And I just wanted her to let me know, she cares
I know she cares
(I know she cares)
Yeah, she cares!
She cares, she cares, she cares
She cares, she cares
I should have known much better
But it's so hard I can't forget her
And she keeps playin' me around
But I'm trying so hard to impress her
She puts me under so much pressure
And I just wanted her to let me know
Yeah, I should have known much better
But it's so hard I can't forget her
And she keeps playin' me around
But I'm trying to impress her
She puts me under so much pressure
And I just wanted her to let me know, she cares
The lyrics of McFly's song Broccoli tell a story of a boy who is trying to impress a girl by cooking Broccoli for her. However, things don't go as planned when the girl cancels the plan of coming over to eat. The boy is devastated and feels like a fool since he had put so much effort into trying to impress her. He's frustrated at the fact that she's playing him around, and he's under so much pressure to make her notice him. He just wants her to show that she cares about him.
The song highlights the pressure teenagers feel to impress each other and the insecurities that come with it. It's a relatable song to anyone who has been in a similar situation, trying to impress someone who doesn't seem to care. The reference to broccoli is a metaphor for something that seems harmless but can have a strong impact.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything was going just the way I planned
Things were going smoothly and according to my plans
The Broccoli was done
The Broccoli dish was fully cooked
She doesn't know that I'm a virgin in the kitchen
'Cause it's normally my mum
The girl doesn't know that I am inexperienced in cooking since my mother usually cooks for me
But then she called me
But then she contacted me
And that's when
That's the moment when
She said to me
She spoke to me and said
She wasn't comin' 'round for tea
She informed me that she would not be coming for tea
I should have known much better
I should have been smarter or wiser
But it's so hard, I can't forget her
But it's difficult for me to stop thinking about her
She keeps playin' me around
She keeps toying with my emotions or leading me on
But I'm trying so hard to impress her
But I'm putting in a lot of effort to make her like me
And she puts me under so much pressure
And she's stressing me out and putting high demands on me
And I just wanted her to let me know, she cares
And all I wanted was for her to show me that she cares
Blowin' out the candles now
Blowing out the candles on my own birthday cake
If that's the way she treats me, I'm a fool
If that's how she chooses to treat me, then I am foolish to keep trying to impress her
And everyone will tease me now
When rumors start to spread around the school
And now everyone will make fun of me once rumors about us start spreading around school
They say that I'm a loser
They call me a loser
But that girls so cruel
But that girl is so mean
But I keep feeding her the fuse
But I keep fueling her negative behavior towards me
I know she cares
(I know she cares)
Yeah, she cares!
She cares, she cares, she cares
She cares, she cares
I am convinced that she has feelings for me, she truly cares about me
And I just wanted her to let me know
And I only wished she clearly expressed or demonstrated her feelings towards me
And she keeps playin' me around
And she keeps toying with my emotions or leading me on
But I'm trying to impress her
But I'm persistently doing everything I can to make her like me
She puts me under so much pressure
She's stressing me out and putting high demands on me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JAMES BOURNE
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