The song was also released in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and PLAYLIST〜PUFFY 25th Anniversary〜.
JOINING A FAN CLUB
PUFFY Lyrics
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He stared back with green crayola eyes.
She traced his likeness on the back of a disc.
Next to the promise of the biggest prize.Oh!
She's joining a fan club with her friends.
Filling her bathtub with tee shirts and 8 x 10's.
He looks so dreamy,
She's in love from afar.
Downstairs the late show's got the 'age of the rock'.
The monks on from last Sunday at the milky way.
Mom's writing checks to the priest on the corner singing 'dig down deep'.
'Cause if you wanna get to heaven all you gotta so is pay to pray.
She's joining a fan club with her friends.
Filling her bathtub with Holy water and amens.
He looks dreamy,
She's in love from afar.
When she's picking up a fallen star.
She's joining a fan club with her friends.
Filling her bathtub with tee shirts and 8 x 10's
He looks dreamy,
She's in love from afar.
When she's picking up a fallen star,
picking up a fallen star.
Shake that woody.
Shake it St. Pinocchio.
You've paid your money, now watch that money grow.
Joining a fan club, with her friends.
Filling her bathtub with Tee shirts & 8x10's
He looks dreamy,
She's in love from afar.
When she's picking up a fallen star.
Joining a fan club big mistake.
I still get heartburn thinking of the stamps I ate.
I wished I'd loved him,
Before fate crashed his car.
Say a prayer for the fallen star.
A wished for a fallen star
Oh(x5)
The lyrics of PUFFY's song JOINING A FAN CLUB describe a young girl who falls in love with a celebrity and joins a fan club to express her admiration. She has a crush on him and traces his likeness on the back of a disc. She fantasizes about him, filling her bathtub with tee shirts and 8 x 10's of him. She's in love from afar, and when she's picking up a fallen star, she's still thinking of him. The lyrics also highlight the contrast between the girl's innocent infatuation with the celebrity and the greed and corruption of the outside world. While the late night show is airing the "age of the rock," a program about music's past, her mom is working on writing checks to the local church. The verse "if you wanna get to heaven all you gotta so is pay to pray" is a commentary on the commercialization of religion.
The chorus is repeated several times and emphasizes the girl's admiration for the celebrity. The bridge makes a reference to Pinocchio, telling the girl to shake her "woody" and watch her money grow after joining the fan club. However, the song ends on a sad note with the regret that the singer wishes they had loved the person they lost before it was too late.
Line by Line Meaning
She turned her nightlight on a blew him a kiss.
She turned on her light and threw a kiss towards the picture of her celebrity crush.
He stared back with green crayola eyes.
The picture of her celebrity crush, which she is looking at, is drawn with green colored pencils, possibly a childish drawing.
She traced his likeness on the back of a disc. Next to the promise of the biggest prize. Oh!
She traced the drawing of her celebrity crush on the back of a disc, next to the words 'biggest prize', which may imply that she'll win a prize by joining the fan club.
She's joining a fan club with her friends. Filling her bathtub with tee shirts and 8 x 10's. He looks so dreamy, She's in love from afar. When she's picking up a fallen star.
She's joining a fan club with her friends, and filling her bathtub with merchandise of her celebrity crush. She has a crush on him but is not close to him. The line 'When she's picking up a fallen star' may mean that she's still waiting for him, even though he's out of reach.
Downstairs the late show's got the 'age of the rock'. The monks on from last Sunday at the milky way. Mom's writing checks to the priest on the corner singing 'dig down deep'. 'Cause if you wanna get to heaven all you gotta so is pay to pray.
There are various things happening around her. There's a late night show on TV about rock music. Monks are singing somewhere in her town. Her mom is writing checks to the priest, who's singing about paying to get to heaven.
She's joining a fan club with her friends. Filling her bathtub with Holy water and amens. He looks dreamy, She's in love from afar. When she's picking up a fallen star.
She's joining the fan club with her friends and filling her bathtub with religious items. She's still in love with her celebrity crush from afar, while dreaming of him and waiting for a chance to meet him someday.
Shake that woody. Shake it St. Pinocchio. You've paid your money, now watch that money grow.
This line is unclear, but it may mean that by joining the fan club, she's investing her money to help her celebrity crush, and she's excited to see the club grow in popularity.
Joining a fan club big mistake. I still get heartburn thinking of the stamps I ate. I wished I'd loved him, Before fate crashed his car. Say a prayer for the fallen star. A wished for a fallen star Oh(x5)
Joining a fan club was a big mistake, and the artist regrets it. They still have heartburn from eating stamps, which may mean they spent all their money collecting stamps related to the fan club. They wished they loved their celebrity crush before something tragic happened to them. They pray for their celebrity crush, as if they're a fallen star. The last line may mean that they still wish upon a star to have their wish come true.
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Cartoon Network Fridays: December 31, 2004 - January 1, 2005 Show: New Year's Eve Special with Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
7:00 - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
7:30 - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi - NEW!
8:00 and 8:30 - Codename: Kids Next Door
9:00 and 9:30 - Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
10:00 and 10:30 - Atomic Betty
11:00 to 4:00 - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Jason Beam
I love that they played such a dark song on a kid’s network
eeveefennecfox
what do you mean? I never thought this song was dark
Jason Beam
@eeveefennecfox you don’t think the lyrics about joining a religious cult, about getting suckered in by corporate pop music merch culture, and the lyric about the pop star the narrator is idolizing crashing his car and praying for “a falling star” aren’t dark?
Nora Snatch
Love the time changes-- must've had Andy's blessing
gayrand thumb
Found out he was actually their producer for a while! Helped them on a few albums, producing and composing most of their Nice album
Arcanista
Es precioso
Dronk_64
What year was this? I'm curious!
Nicholas Morales
January 1, 2005 on Cartoon Network fridays
CaliD0LL
Wasn’t there a music video of this?