1. Pretty Boy Floyd is a glam metal… Read Full Bio ↴At least two bands have this name:
1. Pretty Boy Floyd is a glam metal band that formed in 1988 in Hollywood, California. After play only eight shows, they were snapped up by MCA Records. Starting out at the tail end of the 80s' sleazy rock scene, they're best known for their 1989 debut album 'Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz'.
Not too long ago, when a movement rose saying that rock was about having a good time, letting your hair down, and trying to create a little chaos and anarchy to have fun, four guys got together in Hollywood and formed a band. NYC guitarist Kristy Majors hooked up with west coast front man Steve Summers and laid the foundation for their dream band. They jammed, wrote songs together, and played constantly to get their sound right. The band chose the name “Pretty Boy Floyd” because it seemed to describe them well, being four teen toughs armed with guitar licks and teenage angst who set out to conquer the musical world.
The group signed to MCA records and released 'Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz', a 1989 album whose very name was a tongue-in-cheek tip of the hat to the group's glamorous heroes such as Kiss, the New York Dolls, and Sweet. Those previous bands had also believed that rock music wasn't just music, being part show, part spectacle, and part lifestyle (“a prostitute to be trumped up and tarted around like a band aid or cheap whore” in the words of David Bowie). The Howard Benson-produced album made a significant impact, being named one of the hottest albums of its genre by the 'Metal Edge' and 'Spin' magazines.
Pretty Boy Floyd landed on the cover of metal bible Kerrang! and their two Top 20 videos “I Wanna Be With You” and “Rock and Roll is Gonna Set the Night on Fire” hit MTV, back when MTV ran videos instead of reality shows. The band toured the world and were recognized as the kings of the Sunset Strip, breaking attendance records held by Van Halen and Warrant. Their album would go on to sell 750,000 copies worldwide.
As the new millennium rolled in, new music fans began to wonder what they had missed. While most Pretty Boy Floyd fans were at an age that you wouldn’t commonly associate with concert goers, a whole new breed of young fans who weren’t even out of school when the band first emerged began to rediscover their music. The original fans and the new fans meshed on their common ground - a love of Pretty Boy Floyd’s music, sleazy shows, and fun times. Never mind what the critics think, or what trends may have come and gone.
Having outlasted many of the critics who cried “they’ll never make it,“ Pretty Boy Floyd continues to record and tour the world. Their current lineup: Steve Summers - Vocals ~ Kristy Majors - Guitar ~ Criss 6 - Bass ~ Ben Graves - Drums
2. Canadian hard rock/glam metal band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada active in 1987-1990. They released Bullets & Lipstik EP in 1988 and Bullets & Lipstik LP in 1989. They eventually renamed the band to Tommy Floyd.
Shut Up
Pretty Boy Floyd Lyrics
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Uh oh, oh oh oh
Shut up
You've got the gift of gab
You think you got me all locked up
Trapped in a meager world of fake silence
You think your not alone, you say it's only in my head
Uh oh oh oh oh shut up
Uh oh oh oh oh shut up
Around the block and back
You got a death threat in your bed
Drowning in a swirling sea of fake friends
Sent on a paisley trip, you got a check in your baggage
Delusionary conscisousness how'd it ever get to this
World of masturbation
Uh oh, oh oh oh shut up
I don't wanna hear you not anymore
I just wanna get you outta my sight
Can you take it somewhere else
Or shut up
Shhhhhhhh, keep it down
Shhhhhhhh, I don't wanna get kicked out
I don't wanna hear you not anymore
I just wanna get you outta my sight
Can you take it somehwere else
Or shut up
The Pretty Boy Floyd song "Shut Up" is a fast-paced and energetic track that seems to be directed at someone who talks too much or whose words are false or without value. The repeated refrain of "Shut up" is a clear indication that the singer has grown tired of hearing the other person's voice. The opening lines, "You've got the gift of gab / You think you got me all locked up," imply that the singer is trapped or being manipulated by the other person's words. Yet, they quickly assert their independence, saying "you think you're not alone, you say it's only in my head," suggesting that they are aware of the other person's tactics and are not taken in by them.
The song moves on to describe the other person's situation, which seems to involve them being overwhelmed by fake friends and deluding themselves with a false sense of consciousness. The line "Sent on a paisley trip, you got a check in your baggage" suggests that the other person is caught up in a hippie-like lifestyle that is ultimately empty or fake. The singer's frustration comes to a head in the final lines: "I don't wanna hear you not anymore / I just wanna get you outta my sight / Can you take it somewhere else / Or shut up." This blunt statement expresses a clear desire for the other person to leave the singer alone and stop talking.
Line by Line Meaning
Uh oh oh oh oh
Expressing a sense of surprise, confusion or disappointment
Uh oh, oh oh oh
Continuing to express a sense of surprise, confusion or disappointment
Shut up
Request to stop talking or making noise
You've got the gift of gab
You are talkative and chatty
You think you got me all locked up
You believe you have control or dominance over me
Trapped in a meager world of fake silence
Being confined to a world where fake or insincere silence is expected
You think your not alone, you say it's only in my head
Believing that you are not alone in what's happening with you and thinking that it's just in my head
But who cried the night the music died
Questioning who was emotionally affected when something important ended
Around the block and back
Going away and then coming back
You got a death threat in your bed
Threat of imminent danger while you sleep
Drowning in a swirling sea of fake friends
Feeling overwhelmed by a crowd of insincere friends
Sent on a paisley trip, you got a check in your baggage
Being sent somewhere with a fancy luggage and feeling out of place when you get there
Delusionary consciousness how'd it ever get to this
Wondering how you got to this state of confusion and delusions
World of masturbation
A world where there is only self-pleasure or self-indulgence
I don't wanna hear you not anymore
I don't want to listen to you anymore
I just wanna get you outta my sight
I want you to leave or get away from me
Can you take it somewhere else
Can you please take your conversation or noise somewhere else
Or shut up
If you cannot leave, then stop talking
Shhhhhhhh, keep it down
A reminder to be quiet or not make noise
Shhhhhhhh, I don't wanna get kicked out
A reminder to be quiet to avoid being kicked out
Can you take it somewhere else
Can you please take your conversation or noise somewhere else
Or shut up
If you cannot leave, then stop talking
Contributed by Camden N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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