1) Mixing four-chord R… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Mixing four-chord Ramones-inspired rock anthems with an unadulterated pornography fixation, the Nobodys have sprung forth from the fertile grounds of Colorado Springs to become the reigning Ron Jeremys of the punk rock world!
It all began with their 1996 debut album on Hopeless, "Short Songs for Short Attention Spans." Produced by Joe Queer of The Queers, the record, full of two- minute gems, had fans getting it up from coast to coast as the band brought their live show across the country and around the world, touring the US, Europe and Canada several times over. Of course, this only made fans wet for more, so the Nobodys came again with their 1997 tour de force, "Smell of Victory" (produced by Warren Fitzgerald of The Vandals).
Tours with The Queers, Chixdiggit and Guttermouth won over even more converts. By now, collectors were going crazy trying to snatch up all the Nobodys material they could, so the band made it easy by compiling their numerous 7", compilation and demo songs onto one CD, appropriately titled "Greatasstits." (The cover, a close up on the enormous chest of renowned porn star Taylor Wayne, is as unforgettable as the music.) Soon to follow was the inevitable Generation XXX, produced by Donnell Cameron (Bad Religion, Rocket from the Crypt, NOFX) with twenty-five tracks of, what some would call ...sloppy, loud, perverted, snotty, annoying and not to mention overbearing punk rock from Colorado springs... Yeah, that's about right.
2) The Nobodys are a band that had their single "No Guarantees" appear on the TV series Miami Vice.
3) Nobody was a garage rock band from Seattle, WA during the 90's and featured pro skateboarder Scott Smiley on drums.
High Balls
Nobodys Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
The bar keep resigns cause there won't be more rye
Trade lies with your mates then you have a good cry
It's finally happened no more good times
What would you do and what would you say?
If some bloody bastard took the high balls away
My God the world would insist that we cannot
Day by day they take our freedom
Who the hell gives them the right?
Hold your glass up high and we'll
Drink on and on and on and on
If I'm happy or I'm sad
Jack Daniel's makes me feel alright
Raise your glass up high and we'll sing
On and on and on and on
All we want all we want all we want
Is high balls for everyone
And then, this fucked up world would seem alright
Hold on Jacky, save me your goodbye's
Hold on Jacky, need a double rye
We got your back jack baby no more feelin' dry
So cheers to you my dear old friend
Come on Jacky, gimme the good times
Come on Jacky, don't wanna walk the line
We got your back, jack baby no more feeling dry
So cheers to you and all our/your friends tonight
Day by day they take our freedom
Who the hell gives them the right?
Hold your glass up high and we'll
Drink on and on and on and on
If I'm happy or I'm sad
Jack Daniel's makes me feel alright
Raise your glass up high and we'll sing
On and on and on and on
All we want all we want all we want
Is high balls for everyone
And then, this fucked up world would seem alright
The song "High Balls" by Nobodys is a lamentation of the loss of the simple pleasure of having a glass of high balls, which the singer believes is a loss of freedom. The lyrics describe a world where the well has run dry and the barkeeper has resigned because there is no more rye to serve. The singer and his friends trade lies, have a good cry, and realize there will be no more good times. They question what they would do and say if someone took the high balls away, declaring that the world would insist they cannot be happy until they are drunk.
The song goes on to express the idea that day by day, people are losing their freedom, and the singer wonders who gives them the right. But in the meantime, they hold their glasses up high and sing on and on and on, drinking to forget their problems. They express their love for Jack Daniel's, which makes them feel alright, and they dream of a world where high balls are for everyone, where the fucked-up world would seem alright.
Overall, "High Balls" is a song about the joy of simple things and how they contribute to our sense of freedom. It speaks to the idea that life can be tough, but a simple glass of whiskey can make it all seem better.
Line by Line Meaning
Imagine my friend that the well has run dry
Picture a scenario where we are out of alcohol to drink.
The bar keep resigns cause there won't be more rye
The bartender quits because there is no more rye, a type of alcoholic beverage.
Trade lies with your mates then you have a good cry
Tell false stories to your friends and then cry about the lack of good times due to the lack of alcohol.
It's finally happened no more good times
With no more alcohol left, there are no more good times to be had.
What would you do and what would you say?
Reflecting on one's actions if their alcohol was taken away.
If some bloody bastard took the high balls away
If someone took away the alcoholic drinks.
My God the world would insist that we cannot
The world would believe that it is impossible to be happy without alcohol.
Be happy until we are pissed off our ass!
The only way to be happy is to be completely drunk and intoxicated.
Day by day they take our freedom
Everyday people lose their freedom to drink alcohol.
Who the hell gives them the right?
Questioning the authority that takes away their right to drink alcohol.
Hold your glass up high and we'll
Raise your glass as a token of solidarity.
Drink on and on and on and on
Drink continuously.
If I'm happy or I'm sad
Whether someone is happy or sad.
Jack Daniel's makes me feel alright
Drinking Jack Daniel's alcohol can make someone feel good.
Raise your glass up high and we'll sing
Raise your glass and sing together.
On and on and on and on
Continuously singing while drinking alcohol.
All we want all we want all we want
All we desire is to have enough alcohol for everyone.
Is high balls for everyone
Everyone should be able to have alcoholic drinks.
And then, this fucked up world would seem alright
With alcohol available, the world would seem more tolerable or better.
Hold on Jacky, save me your goodbye's
Asking Jack Daniel's not to leave them without alcohol.
Hold on Jacky, need a double rye
Asking for a double portion of rye, an alcoholic drink.
We got your back jack baby no more feelin' dry
Assuring Jack Daniel's that they will not feel dry or dehydrated without alcohol.
So cheers to you my dear old friend
Toasting to Jack Daniel's like he is an old friend.
Come on Jacky, gimme the good times
Asking Jack Daniel's to provide good times through his alcoholic drinks.
Come on Jacky, don't wanna walk the line
Asking for more alcohol, not wanting to be sober anymore.
So cheers to you and all our/your friends tonight
Toasting to Jack Daniel's and friends who drink alcohol together.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Matty Reimel
So up until 5 minutes ago I only knew of the guttermouth version of this song, i've never even heard of the nobodys, but who's covering who? I assume these guys are covering guttermouth, but does anybody know?
wastnTIMEwastnTIME
I'm drinking Jack and Coke right now. That's why I'm here. Well, that and I read in the Guttermouth version in the comments that Nobodys covered this song and I really wanted to hear it :-D