MxPx started as three 15-year-old kids calling themselves Magnified Plaid pounding out music inspired by and similar to The Descendents and other Southern California punk rock bands. They didn’t really love their band name, however, which was a tribute to the original guitarist’s penchant for wearing one particularly loud plaid shirt. Consequently, the name was abbreviated to M.P., but in Yuri’s handwriting, periods become “X“‘s and since he made up the show posters for the band, the four-letter moniker stuck.
Andy Husted, the former guitarist, left the band in 1995 to continue college.
Andy was replaced by Tom to solidify the line-up that would take the band into their post-teen years. Maybe Tom’s background as a drummer made up for his relative inexperience playing guitar (he had only played for a year at the time). He and Yuri lock into backbreakingly fast rhythms that rank with vintage Minor Threat for speed and percussive attack. Mike then adds to the mix his signature sing-along melodies that call to mind SoCal punk bands from the early ’80s.
Bremerton had been a town most famous for its naval shipyards until MxPx caught the attention of Tooth & Nail Records when they played a “showcase” for the T&N label in 1993 in Herrera’s parents’ garage. Mike Herrera had practiced so much before the first show, he lost his voice.
MxPx released three albums with Tooth & Nail Records: Pokinatcha in 1994, Teenage Politics in 1995, and Life in General in 1996. After a falling out with Tooth & Nail, MxPx left the label and signed with A&M Records.
In July 2010 drummer Yuri Ruley announced he would be retiring from the band to focus on his family. Ruley played his last show with the band in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 18, 2010. In a recent video message from Mike, he stated that Tom and Yuri have both finished touring full time, but will continue to play one-off shows with the band.
Do Your Feet Hurt
MxPx Lyrics
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If I had your number you'd be getting a phone call
Can I leave you a message on your machine?
Letting you know that you're the bomb
And you blew up on me
Are you anxious to see me
After your next class?
Do you care when I tell you
Can I see you after you get out of school?
I won't even mind if you treat me cruel
Take a ride on my Vespa, I'll take you home
I'll climb up to your window and read you a poem
I know that you believe in the one true God above
And that's why you're waiting
For your one and only love
Do your feet hurt? Did you fall from heaven?
'Cause you've been running through
My mind all day
My mind don't mind
I don't know what to say or do
I can't eat when I'm with you
Goodnight sweetheart I gotta go
And you won't come to my next show?
The song "Do Your Feet Hurt?" by MxPx appears to be a romantic proposition from one person to the other. The lyricist tries to seek permission to call the person by different names - including sweetheart or baby doll - and even asks if they can leave a message on the person's answering machine. The song's lyrics further suggest the lyricist's interest in the person's presence, asking if they care when they point out broken glass or seek to hang out after class. The person being addressed seems to be religious, and the lyricist notices this, saying "I know that you believe in the one true God above, and that's why you're waiting for your one and only love."
Despite the apparent interest from the lyricist, there is a sense of nervousness and apprehension in the song. They ask if the person's feet hurt or if they fell from heaven, implying that the person is out of their league. The lyricist also admits that they can't eat when they're with the person, conveying how they feel around them.
Overall, "Do Your Feet Hurt?" appears to be a lighthearted and slightly nervous confession of interest from the lyricist to another person, showcasing the vulnerability and anxiety that often come with expressing romantic feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Can I call you sweetheart or even baby doll?
Asking permission to use a term of endearment for the person being addressed.
If I had your number you'd be getting a phone call
Expressing interest in forming another means of communication with the person being addressed.
Can I leave you a message on your machine?
Asking for permission to leave a message on the person being addressed's answering machine or voicemail.
Letting you know that you're the bomb
Stating that the person being addressed is impressive or amazing.
And you blew up on me
Acknowledging the impact the person being addressed has had on the artist's emotions.
Are you anxious to see me after your next class?
Inquiring about the person being addressed's interest in meeting up after their next class.
Do you care when I tell you step around that broken glass?
Asking if the person being addressed values the singer's advice and concerns for their safety.
Can I see you after you get out of school?
Asking to meet up with the person being addressed after they are done with school.
I won't even mind if you treat me cruel
Assuring the person being addressed that the artist will still want to see them even if they do not reciprocate the artist's feelings.
Take a ride on my Vespa, I'll take you home
Offering to give the person being addressed a ride home on the artist's Vespa.
I'll climb up to your window and read you a poem
Suggesting a romantic gesture of reading poetry to the person being addressed outside their window.
I know that you believe in the one true God above
Acknowledging the person being addressed's religious beliefs.
And that's why you're waiting for your one and only love
Assuming that the person being addressed is waiting for a specific person who is their one true love.
Do your feet hurt? Did you fall from heaven?
Using a pick-up line to complement the person being addressed's beauty and flirt with them.
'Cause you've been running through my mind all day
Explaining why the person being addressed is on the singer's mind.
My mind don't mind
Expressing that the artist does not mind thinking about the person being addressed all day.
I don't know what to say or do
Admitting uncertainty about how to proceed in expressing their feelings to the person being addressed.
I can't eat when I'm with you
Describing the singer's inability to eat or concentrate on anything else when spending time with the person being addressed due to their feelings for them.
Goodnight sweetheart I gotta go
Saying goodbye to the person being addressed.
And you won't come to my next show?
Asking if the person being addressed will attend the artist's next performance or event.
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Written by: MICHAEL ARTHUR HERRERA
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