Never Wanted to Dance - The Birthday Massacre With Guest Vocals By Chibi (Remix)
Mindless Self Indulgence (or MSI) are an American Industrial rock band that… Read Full Bio ↴Mindless Self Indulgence (or MSI) are an American Industrial rock band that found its origin in New York City, NY in 1997. The current lineup is Jimmy Urine (vocals), Steve Righ? (guitar), Lyn-Z (bass) and Kitty (drums). Though considered electropunk, they are heavily influenced by jungle, industrial, electronic dance music, and hip-hop. Intentionally iconoclastic, James Euringer (who uses the stage name Little Jimmy Urine) owes sartorial influence to the New York Dolls, wearing fishnet shirts at concerts, and is occasionally seen in shorts or pants with the inside cut out similar to how a skirt looks, and neon stockings.
Before starting the band Mindless Self Indulgence, James Euringer launched a solo album in 1995, called Mindless Self-Indulgence, which he had produced by himself and was limited to 500 copies. Contrary to popular belief, this was not an album by the band Mindless Self Indulgence, however, Steve Righ? played guitar for the track "Bed of Roses".
Another large influence in the band's music comes from early 1980s culture. Frequently the music contains samples of early 80's hip-hop or rock, as well as Atari-style beeps and tones. Their second album as a band, 1999's Tight, was even allegedly mixed on Atari equipment. Many of Urine's dress styles consist of the juxtaposition of popular 1980s clothing or bastardized versions thereof.
Later in February 2000, MSI launched the album Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy, featuring 30 tracks that were sorted alphabetically. Kitty (Drummer) designed and ran the official site of MSI when the album came out.
After Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy , Vanessa YT (Bass player) decided to leave MSI to start a family. Her replacement in the band was Lyn-Z (Bass player).
Mindless Self Indulgence is distinguished from mainstream punk, however, by their incorporating lyrics about being gay and related topics into nearly all of their songs - even titling one of their songs Faggot. Also, Euringer and Steve, Righ? (Guitarist) possess wide vocal ranges, stretching from tenor to high falsetto. The band also has no qualms about using words deemed offensive by some, such as nigga (Jimmy Urine argues that he doesn't say the word out of anger, and often it is more or less used in the sense that it is used in the hip-hop world), and faggot heavily in many of their songs. Many critics have used their word choice to dismiss the band as juvenile.
And although this may be the case, with some songs being of a 'juvenile' subject and tone, they also use clever lyrics and stance to give meaning to songs, such as You'll rebel to anything, which is a song that talks about how punk culture is being exploited by misdirected youths as a way to be unique or get noticed.
In keeping with their confrontational posture, Euringer has been arrested for pulling his penis out of his pants and attempting to set his pubic hair on fire, allegedly succeeding on one such occasion. Other notable stage antics include him drinking his own urine, inviting audience members to punch him in the face and/or throw objects at him, making out with both genders during the show, and roaming through the audience after the set blaring hip-hop music from a boom box perched on his shoulder.
The band's energetic live shows have gained them much recognition. The band is known to stay after the show has finished, signing whatever fans want until not one person is left wanting an autograph. They also take photographs with all desiring fans. They have opened for a number of popular bands, including System of a Down, KoRn, Staind, Sum 41, Mushroomhead, Insane Clown Posse, My Chemical Romance, and Rammstein. They have also played many large musical festivals including Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans in October of 2003 (and in Memphis, TN after Hurricane Katrina in 2006), as well as headlining the Mojave tent at the 2004 Coachella Festival, and the main stage of 2007's Give It A Name. They also headlined the second stage of the Projekt Revolution tour in Summer 2007.
Their DVD, called Our Pain, Your Gain, was released on September 11, 2007, featuring one of their concerts in New York.
On 29th April 2008, their 4th studio album, If, was released. The standard edition contains 15 tracks, the deluxe edition has the same tracklist and a bonus DVD. The Clean version has 16 tracks, Uncle being the additional track. The International edition (UK version) has 21 tracks; 3S as bonus track and four Never Wanted To Dance remixes.
On 25th October 2012, they began a Kickstarter to crowdfund their next studio album, which reached its goal by December 24th of that year. Digital downloads for their fifth studio album, How I Learned To Stop Giving A Shit And Love Mindless Self Indulgence, were released on 13 March 2013. There are three different versions of the album, with each including the standard 13-song tracklist as well as bonus tracks. The Kickstarter exclusive downloads include the bonus tracks Angel, I Am Not Here to Make Any Friends, and Last Gay Song. The Kickstarter exclusive digipak CD includes the bonus track Sex for Homework. The tour edition CD includes the bonus track Seven Minutes in Heaven. The Metropolis Records released CD includes the bonus cover, The Logical Song (originally by Supertramp).
After the 2014 tour concluded, Mindless Self Indulgence began a hiatus from touring to spend time with their families. On 18 September 2015, the band released the supposed "lost" album Pink, a 19-song album of remastered versions of the "Pink Demos" from 1990-1997, including covers Personal Jesus (originally by Depeche Mode and Girls On Film (originally by Duran Duran). The album includes redone versions of tracks from the self-titled EP from 1995. It’s also known that there are 31 “lost” tracks from 1990-1997 (“Pink Demos” era), and that 15 of those tracks were added onto Pink, then also implying that there are another 16 “lost” tracks that could be released in future, however chances are slim due to recent events.
Before starting the band Mindless Self Indulgence, James Euringer launched a solo album in 1995, called Mindless Self-Indulgence, which he had produced by himself and was limited to 500 copies. Contrary to popular belief, this was not an album by the band Mindless Self Indulgence, however, Steve Righ? played guitar for the track "Bed of Roses".
Another large influence in the band's music comes from early 1980s culture. Frequently the music contains samples of early 80's hip-hop or rock, as well as Atari-style beeps and tones. Their second album as a band, 1999's Tight, was even allegedly mixed on Atari equipment. Many of Urine's dress styles consist of the juxtaposition of popular 1980s clothing or bastardized versions thereof.
Later in February 2000, MSI launched the album Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy, featuring 30 tracks that were sorted alphabetically. Kitty (Drummer) designed and ran the official site of MSI when the album came out.
After Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy , Vanessa YT (Bass player) decided to leave MSI to start a family. Her replacement in the band was Lyn-Z (Bass player).
Mindless Self Indulgence is distinguished from mainstream punk, however, by their incorporating lyrics about being gay and related topics into nearly all of their songs - even titling one of their songs Faggot. Also, Euringer and Steve, Righ? (Guitarist) possess wide vocal ranges, stretching from tenor to high falsetto. The band also has no qualms about using words deemed offensive by some, such as nigga (Jimmy Urine argues that he doesn't say the word out of anger, and often it is more or less used in the sense that it is used in the hip-hop world), and faggot heavily in many of their songs. Many critics have used their word choice to dismiss the band as juvenile.
And although this may be the case, with some songs being of a 'juvenile' subject and tone, they also use clever lyrics and stance to give meaning to songs, such as You'll rebel to anything, which is a song that talks about how punk culture is being exploited by misdirected youths as a way to be unique or get noticed.
In keeping with their confrontational posture, Euringer has been arrested for pulling his penis out of his pants and attempting to set his pubic hair on fire, allegedly succeeding on one such occasion. Other notable stage antics include him drinking his own urine, inviting audience members to punch him in the face and/or throw objects at him, making out with both genders during the show, and roaming through the audience after the set blaring hip-hop music from a boom box perched on his shoulder.
The band's energetic live shows have gained them much recognition. The band is known to stay after the show has finished, signing whatever fans want until not one person is left wanting an autograph. They also take photographs with all desiring fans. They have opened for a number of popular bands, including System of a Down, KoRn, Staind, Sum 41, Mushroomhead, Insane Clown Posse, My Chemical Romance, and Rammstein. They have also played many large musical festivals including Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans in October of 2003 (and in Memphis, TN after Hurricane Katrina in 2006), as well as headlining the Mojave tent at the 2004 Coachella Festival, and the main stage of 2007's Give It A Name. They also headlined the second stage of the Projekt Revolution tour in Summer 2007.
Their DVD, called Our Pain, Your Gain, was released on September 11, 2007, featuring one of their concerts in New York.
On 29th April 2008, their 4th studio album, If, was released. The standard edition contains 15 tracks, the deluxe edition has the same tracklist and a bonus DVD. The Clean version has 16 tracks, Uncle being the additional track. The International edition (UK version) has 21 tracks; 3S as bonus track and four Never Wanted To Dance remixes.
On 25th October 2012, they began a Kickstarter to crowdfund their next studio album, which reached its goal by December 24th of that year. Digital downloads for their fifth studio album, How I Learned To Stop Giving A Shit And Love Mindless Self Indulgence, were released on 13 March 2013. There are three different versions of the album, with each including the standard 13-song tracklist as well as bonus tracks. The Kickstarter exclusive downloads include the bonus tracks Angel, I Am Not Here to Make Any Friends, and Last Gay Song. The Kickstarter exclusive digipak CD includes the bonus track Sex for Homework. The tour edition CD includes the bonus track Seven Minutes in Heaven. The Metropolis Records released CD includes the bonus cover, The Logical Song (originally by Supertramp).
After the 2014 tour concluded, Mindless Self Indulgence began a hiatus from touring to spend time with their families. On 18 September 2015, the band released the supposed "lost" album Pink, a 19-song album of remastered versions of the "Pink Demos" from 1990-1997, including covers Personal Jesus (originally by Depeche Mode and Girls On Film (originally by Duran Duran). The album includes redone versions of tracks from the self-titled EP from 1995. It’s also known that there are 31 “lost” tracks from 1990-1997 (“Pink Demos” era), and that 15 of those tracks were added onto Pink, then also implying that there are another 16 “lost” tracks that could be released in future, however chances are slim due to recent events.
Never Wanted to Dance
Mindless Self Indulgence Lyrics
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There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
No there is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
Never wanted to dance with nobody not you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch
Be nice
Be nice to me don't let me bleed
Be nice
Be nice to me don't let me go (don't let me go)
I am to cool for the second grade
I'm amazed I'm afraid
I am to cool for the second grade
There is nothing you can do
That I have not already done to myself
Hey
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
No there is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
Never wanted to dance with nobody not you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch
Be nice
Be nice to me don't let me bleed
Be nice
Be nice to me
Don't let me go (don't let me go)
I am to cool for the second grade
I'm amazed I'm afraid
I am to cool for the second grade
There is nothing you can do
That I have not already done to myself
Never wanted to dance with nobody But you
Wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch
Never wanted to dance with nobody not you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Never wanted to dance with nobody But you
Wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
No there is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
Never wanted to dance with nobody not you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Be nice
Be nice to me don't let me bleed
Be nice
Be nice to me don't let me go (don't let me go)
I am to cool for the second grade
I'm amazed I'm afraid
I am to cool for the second grade
There is nothing you can do
That I have not already done to myself
Hey
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
No there is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
Never wanted to dance with nobody not you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch
Be nice
Be nice to me don't let me bleed
Be nice
Be nice to me
Don't let me go (don't let me go)
I am to cool for the second grade
I'm amazed I'm afraid
I am to cool for the second grade
There is nothing you can do
That I have not already done to myself
Never wanted to dance with nobody But you
Wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch
Never wanted to dance with nobody not you
Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Never wanted to dance with nobody But you
Wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch
The lyrics to "Never Wanted to Dance" by Mindless Self Indulgence can be interpreted in many ways. The repetition of "There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself" indicates a sense of self-deprecation or self-harm, as if the singer has already harmed themselves so much that no one else can do any more damage. The verses imply a desire to avoid dancing with anyone but "you", but that the "you" in question wouldn't take no for an answer, implying some sort of coercion or lack of control over the situation. The chorus repeatedly begging "be nice to me" and the declaration of being "too cool for the second grade" can be seen as a complex mix of insecurity and arrogance.
Additionally, the use of "fucking bitch" suggests a deep-seated anger towards someone or something, perhaps further contributing to the theme of feeling out of control. The use of the word "amazed" can further be interpreted as shock at the singer's own actions. Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of someone who has already become his or her own worst enemy.
Line by Line Meaning
There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself
I have already experienced everything you could possibly do to me
Never wanted to dance with nobody not you
I didn't want to dance with anyone else, but not specifically with you
Wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch
You didn't respect my refusal and persisted with a derogatory insult
Be nice
Treat me with kindness
Be nice to me don't let me bleed
Don't hurt me emotionally or physically
Be nice to me don't let me go (don't let me go)
Don't leave me alone
I am to cool for the second grade
I am too good for basic things
I'm amazed I'm afraid
I'm both excited and scared at the same time
Lyrics © JAMES IS A GIRL MUSIC C/O CITRIN COOPERMAN, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: James M Euringer
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@mariaj.2593
Seriously tho, these 2 bands need to merge together to make one amazing album
@HollowHeartsDie
Couldn't agree more!!
@jadeghast1804
Five years later and I still agree with this. Sad now.
@mariaj.2593
@Jade Gast fr fr
@PhilCheSteak
Anything combining The Birthday Massacre and Mindless Self Indulgence is a win
@MrAnihilate
Очень люблю обе группы, но этот трек... это просто великолепно. Забавно что я узнал о нём только сейчас XD
@AirplaneBandit
My very first concert, saw MSI with The Birthday Massacre in NOLA. I missed a LOT of shows growing up that I wish I could have seen.. but I saw this one. Forever grateful for witnessing Jimmy climb up the speakers with security losing their shit
@totalmess
Still gives me shivers all over <3
@ziifly
My absolute FAVORITE version of this song. Wish it was the version they chose for the "if" album. Oh well.
@racheldavies6860
Always loved Birthday Massacre and MSI as a teenager. Imagine how amazed I was when I heard this all those years ago