For over a decade, Plain White T's have been playing to packed audiences craving for that perfect pop-punk punch. Their journey, which began in a small suburban basement playing covers, has taken the band to Warped Tour three times, and landed them opening slots for bands like Jimmy Eat World and AFI. Plain White T's are road warriors in the truest sense and with their first major label album, Every Second Counts, the band is ready to rock in a big way.
PWT's story started back in high school, when frontman Tom Higgenson first stepped into Chicago's famed rock club the Metro and saw his future on the stage. With the local music scene exploding nationally courtesy of bands like Smashing Pumpkins and Veruca Salt, he decided the time was ripe for his own dreams to be realized. Armed with paper, pen, and guitar, Tom went to task, experimenting with lyrics and melodies on a four-track in his parents' Villa Park, Illinois home. Once he'd reached a level of comfort with his songwriting, he worked up the courage to hand off a tape to Christian Lane, singer of 90's buzz band Loud Lucy, and to his surprise, Christian actually listened to it.
Once he'd recruited a group of school pals, including guitarist Dave Tirio, it was only a matter of a couple years before Plain White T's, who'd attracted a loyal following thanks to Tom's ridiculously melodic tales of teen angst and loveless nights, were playing the Metro themselves.
The music industry took notice of that success and after selling thousands of copies of their self-released 2002 debut, Stop, PWT's were picked up by Fearless Records who re-issued the album along with 2005's All That We Needed. But it was their heartfelt, acoustic-tinged "Hey There Delilah" that cemented their status as potential hitmakers.
Tom's songwriting evolved after the success of the romantically frank "Delilah," which really was a departure for a band known for their energetic powerpop. On Hollywood Records debut, Every Second Counts, Tom, along with bandmates Mike Retondo (bass and vocals), De'Mar Hamilton (drums), and Tim Lopez (guitar, vocals), continues to turn the personal into the universal. Throughout the album, he sings of hook-ups and break-ups and the emotional rollercoaster in between. A prime example is lead single "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)." In a similar vein, the lyrics for "Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk" also showcases Tom's offbeat take on love and life, while its melody sucks you in with every turn of phrase. Delving slightly deeper into emotional territory are upbeat tracks like "Our Time Now" and "Come Back to Me" as well as one of the album's quieter numbers, "Write You a Song."
In 2008, the group released the album 'Big Bad World'. The album had two hit singles: "1, 2, 3, 4" and "Natural Disaster". Both were on the American Top 40 at numbers 1 and 2 for three consecutive weeks. By late 2008, the band had joined the Rock Band Live tour with Panic! at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional and The Cab. Later that year, the band played at the Give It a Name festival in the UK. In 2007, the band performed the single "Our Time Now" on an episode of the Nickelodeon television series, iCarly. "Our Time Now" was also the theme song of the ABC Family dramedy series, Greek.
The band's "Rhythm of Love" single was the first to be released from the group's 2010 album, The Wonders of the Younger.' The song reached number five on the Hot AC chart, and was in the top ten in 2010 as well. In 2012, the band also covered The Ramones' "Pet Sematary" for the song soundtrack of the 2012 Disney film Frankenweenie. Should've Gone to Bed, a four-song EP, was released on April 9, 2013.
The band left Hollywood Records after creative conflicts with the label during the production of the American Nights album. 'American Nights' was released by Megaforce Records on March 31, 2015.
In 2015, they also appeared on Blues Traveler's album Blow Up the Moon, co-writing the song "Nikkia's Prom." On November 22, 2015, the band released a music video for "American Nights" featuring Higgenson's son, Lennon.
In May 2017, Plain White T's released a music video for their song "Land of the Living." The band, which had left their label Fearless Records in 2005, returned to the label. As of April 2017, the band have said that they are currently writing new music.
Come On Over
Plain White T's Lyrics
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Life gets colder, we'll both have a shoulder to cry on
Come on over, there's so much to do and if
It gets boring, I'll smile just knowing I've got you
We can make it all through the night and baby
It'll be okay but if you can't make it over tonight
Then promise you'll be by someday, be by someday
Come on over, there's a boy that likes you
And where I come from, that's just gotta mean
Something to you, come on over, we can't live forever
If we gotta grow older, we might as well do it together
We can make it all through the night and baby
It'll be okay but if you can't make it over tonight
Then promise you'll be by someday, you'll be by someday
It's just something, a little bit of loving, you could
Never understand and I don't know what I'd do
If I had to see you in the arms of another man
If I had it my way, you'd be here today, no mistake
Would shake it, make it, take it out of the way
You can do it baby, it'll be okay
Come on over, there's a bed to lie on and when
Life gets colder, we'll both have a shoulder to cry on
Come on over, we can't live forever, if
We gotta grow older, we might as well do it together
We can make it all through the night and baby
It'll be okay but if you can't make it over tonight
Then promise you'll be by someday, you'll be by someday
It's just something, a little bit of loving, you could
Never understand and I don't know what I'd do
If I had to see you in the arms of another man
If I had it my way, you'd be here today, no mistake
Would shake it, make it, take it out of the way
You can do it baby, it'll be okay
So come on over baby, it'll be okay
The lyrics of Plain White T's's song Come on Over convey a message of love and support to the intended recipient. The singer is inviting the recipient to come over, offering them a bed to lie on and a shoulder to cry on when life gets tough. The message is reinforced with a promise to stand by the recipient and make it through any difficult times together.
The second verse of the song emphasizes the strength of their connection, with the suggestion that there is someone who likes the recipient where the singer comes from. The singer is confident that this means something to the recipient and uses it as further encouragement to come over. The lyrics also express a fear that the recipient could find someone else who would take them away from the singer, causing them to feel lost without them.
The chorus is a repeated message of encouragement and support, calling the recipient to come over and join them. The singer emphasizes that together they can make it through anything and suggests that the recipient make a promise to be there someday, whenever they can't make it over tonight.
Overall, the message in the lyrics of Come on Over is one of love, support, and a desire to be together no matter what life brings.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on over, there's a bed to lie on and when
Come to my place, I have a comfortable bed for both of us when everything is tough.
Life gets colder, we'll both have a shoulder to cry on
When life gets hard, we both can support each other and wipe tears together.
Come on over, there's so much to do and if
My place has plenty of things to do that will keep us occupied and interested.
It gets boring, I'll smile just knowing I've got you
Even if we run out of things to do, I'll still be happy knowing you are with me.
We can make it all through the night and baby
We can spend the whole night together and make it through anything.
It'll be okay but if you can't make it over tonight
If you can't come over tonight, it's okay, but please promise to come over some other time.
Then promise you'll be by someday, be by someday
Please promise you will visit me eventually.
Come on over, there's a boy that likes you
There is a boy where I live who has a crush on you and that should appeal to you.
And where I come from, that's just gotta mean
Where I live, this is considered significant and should be taken seriously.
Something to you, come on over, we can't live forever
You should come over because life is finite and we should enjoy it while we can.
If we gotta grow older, we might as well do it together
We are both getting older so we might as well spend our time together.
It's just something, a little bit of loving, you could
What I am offering is just a little bit of love, something you may not fully comprehend.
Never understand and I don't know what I'd do
You may never fully appreciate what I am offering and I can't imagine what I'd do if I saw you with another man.
If I had to see you in the arms of another man
If I had to see you with someone else, it would hurt me deeply.
If I had it my way, you'd be here today, no mistake
If things worked out the way I wanted, you'd be with me right now without any uncertainty or hesitation.
Would shake it, make it, take it out of the way
I would do anything to remove any obstacles that stand in the way of us being together.
You can do it baby, it'll be okay
You can overcome anything, and everything will be okay as long as we are together.
So come on over baby, it'll be okay
Please come over, everything will be fine as long as we are together.
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AdriBby93
I'm so happy I was able to find this album <3 I love them. If you guys ever get the chance you should read the history of the band, it's amazing.
jertje
I love this song =)
karenalyse
How do you have this album?!?! I've been looking EVERYWHERE! I REALLY want this one! There are so many good songs on it!!! <3 Please help me!!!!
David Roy
Your best bet would be to find somebody from the Chicago suburbs in the late 90s, early 2000s when it came out.
The one that is really hard to track down is the song xoxofufu which was only released on myspace
Night kiwi the collector / the bloxer / Glas5Watre
I found it immediately when I searched it
karenalyse
@Night kiwi the collector / the bloxer / Glas5Watre nah dude. not digitally. they had to have a physical copy of it in order to be able to upload it. you didn’t understand what i meant
Night kiwi the collector / the bloxer / Glas5Watre
@karenalyse oh, that makes sence
Benet Simon
Impossible to buy this song digitally online
Kevin Dore
Benet Simon mp3 million