They are also featured on the Stubbs: The Zombie Soundtrack doing a cover of Buddy Holly's "Everyday". A live version of their Out of the Shadow track, "Every Moment", appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Napoleon Dynamite. However, the song never appeared in the movie itself. In addition, the song "Eyes" was featured twice in the Ryan Reynolds movie Just Friends this fall, and the first episode of NBC's Heroes. The Fox show The O.C. has used Rogue Wave songs, "Publish My Love" (DLV) and "Interruptions" (10:1 EP) as well as included "Publish My Love" on The O.C. Mix 5, a collection of songs used in the show. Rogue Wave recently recorded an exclusive song for the new movie, "Spiderman 3".
Until very recently, the band lineup consisted of Zach Rogue (Vocals, Guitar), Pat Spurgeon (Drums, Samples, Guitar, Vocals), Gram Lebron (Keyboards, Guitar, Drums, Vocals) and Evan Farrell (Bass, Vocals). Farrell replaced original bassist Sonya Westcott in Autumn of 2004. Unfortunately, in December 2007, bassist Farrell passed away in a house fire. A link to the memorial paypal fund set up to help support the Farrell family can be found on the band's website www.roguewavemusic.com. Their new bassist is Patrick Abernethy.
Zach Rogue was previously a guitarist in the Bay Area band The Desoto Reds. Pat Spurgeon has played with bands Antenna, Stranded at the Drive In, Ramona the Pest, Brando, Steve Kowalski, and has also released solo work as The Phantom Drummer. Gram Lebron has been involved in the bands: Schrasj, Sad Like Crazy, Conundrum, Jessica Six, All Transistor and has also released solo work as Golden Gram. Evan Farrell has played with the following bands: Japonize Elephants, Mega Mousse, Amaldecor, Big Mule, Hunted Haunted Bazergahn Klezmorchestra, Grande Rouge, Kentucky Nightmare, and Mama HooHoo. Sonya Westcott was in the band Venus Bleeding prior to her time with Rogue Wave and is currently working on an album with her new project.
Most recently, Rogue Wave released Asleep At Heaven's Gate in September of 2007. They are currently wrapping up their US winter tour to start their European tour. They plan to tour the states again in April 2008.
Rogue wave is set to release a new LP in March of 2010 named Permalight.
Are You on My Side
Rogue Wave Lyrics
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I can't propose and I kept you awake
I've looked for your nose unless a mistake (?)
Has been don't matter (?)
Run through checkers and endless designs
Of run down papers and French concubines
Dorian Gray or a rat down the Rhine
But are you on my side?
I hug the friends, it's just needles and pins
Cavalry's here they just won't let you in
They think that it's Greek when it's Pig Latin
A penned in firefight
But are you on my side?
Are you on my side?
I know you been around
The lyrics of Rogue Wave's song "Are You on My Side" describe the singer's uncertain and somewhat desperate attempts to win over someone's affections. The singer is frustrated that they cannot seem to express their feelings in a successful way, and fears that they are making mistakes or misinterpreting the other person's responses. The line "I can't propose and I kept you awake" suggests that the singer is struggling to confess their feelings, and perhaps losing sleep over their attempts.
The verses of the song are full of surreal and dreamlike imagery that suggests the singer's mind is in a state of confusion or turmoil. The references to "checkers and endless designs", "run down papers", and "French concubines" all suggest a sense of disorientation and anxiety. The line "Dorian Gray or a rat down the Rhine" is particularly striking, as it evokes both the literary figure of Dorian Gray and a rat scurrying along a river. These disparate images may be a metaphor for the singer's own fragmented thoughts and emotions.
The repeated refrain of "are you on my side?" underscores the singer's underlying fear of rejection or abandonment. The singer asks this question several times throughout the song, emphasizing their hope that the person they are addressing will be supportive and understanding despite their anxieties and flaws.
Contributed by Nora F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.