Their first break came shortly after forming when basist Chris Vinson's newly formed website company was featured on CBC's CityBeat, who's first client was the band itself. By the end of 1998 the band had an independent video on rotation at MusiquePlus(French equivalent to Canada's MuchMusic). After obtaining a government grant, the band self-produced and recorded "Alice's Wonderland", a song that helped "break" the group. Their biggest break though, came through winning Montreal's CHOM FM L'Esprit contest back in 1999. Winning the contest landed them music equipment, recording time and 500 manufactured CDs.
In 2001 Rubberman released their self-titled album, on Donald Tarlton's (a.k.a Donald K. Donald) Aquarius records and was produced by Glen Robinson (Tea Party, David Byrne, Voivod, Tori Amos). Their first single "More Than I Can Chew" remained within the top 10 on Montreal's CHOM FM Top 20 Album Countdown for 11 weeks while the video received heavy airplay on MusiquePlus.
The Band later parted ways, Jonas (http://www.jonas-music.com/) pursued a successful solo career having recorded two albums, self titled (2004) and Suite Life (2006). The only other member known to having pursued their music aspirations is Keith Pun, who now plays for a band called "Playing with Diana" (http://playingwithdiana.com/) .
Happy
Rubberman Lyrics
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Of you
Who is going
To join you
Who is going to be by my side
Who has the power
Who has the pride
Of the monsters
That sleep under your bed
Don't be afraid
Of the clown
That sleeps inside your head
Be happy
What's to come
Of me
Who is going
To join me
Who is to know what's to come next
Who gives a hell man
Life's too complex
The lyrics to Rubberman's song Happy convey a sense of uncertainty about the future, along with the fear that we sometimes experience as we contemplate what's to come. The first two lines of the song seem to be directed toward someone else, asking what's going to happen to them and who is going to be there for them when things get tough. The lines "who has the power, who has the pride" suggest that the person being addressed may have some inner strength they need to rely on to make it through difficult times.
The next two lines of the song offer some encouragement to not be afraid of the monsters under the bed or the clown inside our heads. This may be interpreted as a call to not let our fears hold us back from pursuing the things that make us happy. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "be happy," as if to remind us that we have the power to choose our own emotions and focus on the positive aspects of life.
The final verse of the song shifts the focus to the singer, asking what's going to happen to them and who is going to be there for them. However, the last line "who gives a hell man, life's too complex" suggests that the singer has reached a point of acceptance about the unpredictability of life and perhaps a more carefree attitude towards what the future holds.
Line by Line Meaning
What's to come
Uncertainty looms ahead
Of you
Addressing the listener
Who is going
Wondering who will depart
To join you
Questioning who will be with the listener
Who is going to be by my side
Curious about companionship
Who has the power
Questioning who holds control
Who has the pride
Wondering who carries self-respect
Don't be afraid
Words of encouragement
Of the monsters
Referring to fears outside oneself
That sleep under your bed
Metaphor of hidden fears
Of the clown
Referring to fears within oneself
That sleeps inside your head
Metaphor of hidden self-doubts
Be happy
Final message of song to find happiness despite fears
What's to come
Echoing worries from earlier in the song
Of me
Reflecting on one's own future
Who is going
Acknowledging potential loss
To join me
Questioning who will come along
Who is to know what's to come next
Emphasizing the uncertainty of the future
Who gives a hell man
Expressing nonchalance about the future
Life's too complex
Acknowledging the complexity of life
Contributed by Juliana M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jot6980
Lyrics:
Hand me down my walkin' cane
Hand me down my hat
Hurry now and don't be late
'Cause we ain't got time to chat
You and me we're goin' out
To catch the latest sound
Guaranteed to blow your mind
So high you won't come down
Hey ya'll prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
Oh boy, this dude is outta sight!
Everything he does seems to come out right
Once I went to hear them play
At a club outside of town
I was so surprised
I was hypnotized
By the sound this cat put down
When I saw this short fat guy
Stretch a band between his toes
Hey, I laughed so hard
'Cause the man got down
When he finally reached his goal
Hey ya'll prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
Got that rubber band
Up on his toes
And then he wriggled it up
All around his nose
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Playin' all that music, yet keepin' time
Where in the world did he learn that, oh Lord?
Lord, help him get away
Hey ya'll prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
Rubberband man, rubberband man
How much of this stuff do he think we can stand?
So much rhythm, grace, and debonair for one man
And then he had the nerve to wiggle his left toe
Went to his knee, got the feelin' in his head, y'all
Oh, come on baby
Hey ya'll prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
Rubberband man starts to jam
Moving up and down 'cross the land
Got the people all in his wake
Everything probably seems outta place
Just move it, just move, move, move it, just
Rubberband, rubberband man
Just move it, just move, move, move it, just
Rubberband, rubberband man
Get down, oh, get down low
@quellavenix1262
Hand me down my walkin' cane
Hand me down my hat
Hurry now and don't be late
'Cause we ain't got time to chat
You and me we're goin' out
To catch the latest sound
Guaranteed to blow your mind
So high you won't come down
Hey ya'll prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
Oh boy, this dude is outta sight!
Everything he does seems to come out right
Once I went to hear them play
At a club outside of town
I was so surprised
I was hypnotized
By the sound this cat put down
When I saw this short fat guy
Stretch a band between his toes
Hey, I laughed so hard
'Cause the man got down
When he finally reached his goal
Hey ya'll prepare yourself for the rubberband man…
@MissTruth2019
[Verse 1]
Hand me down my walkin' cane
Hand me down my hat
Hurry now and don't be late
'Cause we ain't got time to chat
You and me, we're goin' out
To catch the latest sound
Guaranteed to blow your mind
So high you won't come down
[Chorus]
Hey, y'all, prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
[Post-Chorus 1]
Oh, this dude is outta sight
Everything he does
Seems to come out right
[Verse 2]
Once I went to hear him play
At a club outside of town
I was so surprised, I was hypnotized
By the sound these cats put down
When I saw this short, fat guy
Stretch a band between his toes
Hey, I laughed so hard
'Cause the man got down
When it finally reached his nose
[Chorus]
Hey, y'all, prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
[Post-Chorus 2]
Got that rubber band, uh
Up on his toes
And then he wriggled it up
All around his nose
[Verse 2]
(Du du du du du du du du)
Guaranteed to blow your mind
(Du du du du du du du du)
Playin' all that music, yet keepin' time
(Du du du du du du du du)
Where in the world did he learn that, oh, Lord
(Du du du du du)
Lord, help him get away
[Chorus]
Hey, y'all, prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
[Bridge]
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, uh
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, uh
Rubberband man, rubberband man, uh
(Du du du du du du du du)
Du du du du
(Du du du du du du du du)
Watch him, keep movin', just movin'
Got em groovin' on the corner, it's burnin' up, y'all
(Du du du du du du du du)
Ohooohooohhh
[Chorus]
Hey, y'all, prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
[Verse 3]
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Rubberband man's a doozy
Move so quick, uh, he make me woozy
(Du du du du du du du du)
And then he stopped to show down
He wiggle it up, he wiggle it down, uh
(Du du du du du du du du)
Got speed to move it
Get rubberband off the ground, uh
(Du du du du du du du du)
He lifted it well high
In the sky, y'all
And then he
Du du du du du
Oh, get with it, y'all
[Chorus]
Hey, y'all, prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband starts to jam
[Verse 4]
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, uh
Turn it up, turn it up
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, uh
Rubberband man, rubberband man, uh
(Du du du du du du du du)
How much of this stuff do he think we can stand, uh, huh?
(Du du du du du du du du)
So much rhythm, grace, and debonair for one man, Lord
(Du du du du du du du du)
And then he had the nerve to twiggle his left toe
Slip it through his knee, got the feeling in his head, y'all
(Du du du du du)
Aw, come on, baby
[Chorus]
Hey, y'all, prepare yourself (won't you prepare yourself, hear me) for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound (never heard a sound)
Like the rubberband man (Aw, he's the man)
You're bound to lose control (and he likes to jam)
When the rubberband starts to jam
[Post-Chorus 3]
Rubberband man starts to jam
Moving up and down cross the land
Got the people all in his wake
Everything probably seems outta place
[Bridge]
Just move it, just move it
(Du du du du du du du du)
Just move, move, move it
Just, rubberband, rubberband man
Just move it, just move it
(Du du du du du du du du)
Just move, move, move it
Just, rubberband, rubberband man
Get down
(Du du du du du du du du)
Oh, get down low
Ah ha
(Du du du du du du du du)
Oh, he can jam, y'all
[Chorus]
Hey, y'all, prepare yourself for the rubberband man
You've never heard a sound (never heard a sound)
Like the rubberband man (never felt the groove)
You're bound to lose control (take a seat and move)
When the rubberband starts to jam
[Verse 5]
Ohwee
What's he doin' to me?
Rhythms I ain't felt before
Just groovin' up loudly
Gotta move, I gotta groove
Rubberband man
(Du du du du du du du du)
Achoo, achoo, achoo
(Du du du du du du du du)
The way he twiddles his toes with the band [?]
[Chorus]
Hey, y'all, (I don't know) prepare yourself for the rubberband man (Aw, prepare yourself, y'all)
You've never heard a sound (Can see his show)
Like the rubberband man
You're bound to lose control (Throwing his hat)
When the rubberband starts to jam
[Outro]
Ready to jam
Do my Rubberband
Ready to jam
I gotta do my Rubberband
(Du du du du du du du du)
A-twang, a-twang, a-twang, a-twang
Lord, have mercy
(Du du du du du du du du)
A-twang, a-twang, a-twang, a-twang
Just strike me in my bones
A-twang, a-twang, a-twang, a-twang
Maked a move, y'all
I kinda groove when I did
Hey, y'all, prepare yourself for the rubberband man (ya gotta believe me)
You've never heard a sound (He's a [?] cat )
Like the rubberband man (he moves and grooves)
You're bound to lose control ([?])
When the rubberband starts to jam
He's a big fat man that moves me good
Everybody oughta knock on wood
When you see the man do his stuff
I done see enough
(Du du du du du du du du)
Movin' his shoulders
Got his head movin' side to side
(Du du du du du du du du)
Dig him crimpin' with a [?]
(Du du du du du du du du)
Oh, he's the man, rubberband man
(Du du du du du)
@tjimmer428
Rubberband Man (Lyrics)
Hand me down my walkin cane
Hand me down my hat
Hurry now and don't be late
'Cause we ain't got time to chat
You and me, were goin out
To catch the latest sounds
Guaranteed to blow your mind
So high, you won't come down
Hey, yall prepare yourself for the Rubberband Man
You never heard a sound like the Rubberband Man
You're bound to lose control
When the Rubberband starts to jam
Oh, Lord, this dude is outta sight
Everything he does
Seems to come out right
Once I went to hear them play
At a club outside of town
I was so surprised, I was hypnotized
By the sound this cat's puttin down
When I saw this short fat guy
Stretch a band between his toes
Hey, I laughed so hard cause the man got down
When he finally reached his goal
Hey, yall prepare yourself for the Rubberband Man
You never heard a sound like the Rubberband Man
You're bound to lose control
When the Rubberband starts to jam
Got that rubberband
Up on his toes
And then he wriggled it up
All around his nose
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Playin? all that music, yet keepin? time
Where in the world did he learn that, oh, Lord
Lord, help him get away
Hey, yall prepare yourself for the Rubberband Man
You never heard a sound like the Rubberband Man
You're bound to lose control
When the Rubberband starts to jam
Rubberband Man, Rubberband Man
How much of this stuff do he think we can stand
So much rhythm, grace and debonair from one man, Lord
And then he had nerve to wiggle his left toe
To his knee, got the feelin in his head, yall
Oh, come on, baby
Hey, yall prepare yourself for the Rubberband Man
([Incomprehensible])
You never heard a sound like the Rubberband man
(Never heard a sound, oh, he's my man)
You're bound to lose control
(And he likes to jam)
When the Rubberband starts to jam
Rubberband Man starts to jam
Movin up and down across the land
Got people all in his ways
Everything about him seems out of place
Just a movin, just a movin, just a move, move, movin
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband Man
Just a movin, just a movin, just a move, move, movin
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband Man
Get down
Oh, get down lover
@emperorbooglitch8540
Now this, this is a great song, and I loved it the second I heard it on the movie scene. There's just one issue that I'll tell in the form of a pocket dimension mini-Marvel animated story.
The StoryTeller watching the scene in his studio with gLiTcH and EmperorBoo: Let's go, that's class! Hears the Groot scene. Flashbacks to being called out as being similar to that version of Groot by his parents
gLiTcH: Loads an inky, cartoony gun and aims it at Groot in the TV
The StoryTeller and EmperorBoo: Put that down, now. I am not messing around, gLiTcH.
gLiTcH: Puts it down but then pulls out dynamite kaboom?
Them: ... do we look like we're joking around?
Anyway,
So, here's my idea for an animation just in case you're interested in reading it
Hand me down my walking cane
Hand me down my hat (grabs his walking cane and hat)
We're going out and do not be late
Because we haven't got time to chat (beckons all of the kids and his younger brother, EmperorSheep to come out)
You and me
We're going out
To catch the latest sound (Points to them and himself before pointing outwards towards the blimp and catching a gLiTcHeD note just floating by and eats it)
Guaranteed to blow your mind
So high you won't come down (Then, an explosion happens on his head as the head proportions get exaggerated, lifting him high into the air onto his blimp and then deflates as he comes back down inside of it)
Hey you all
Prepare yourself
For the rubberband, man! (The blimp is slowly lifting upwards with its TV screen on the side of its lifting part turning on)
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband, man! (The blimp is slowly floating over a town towards a nearby Public school district)
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband
Starts to jam! (The TV then turns on to showcase The StoryTeller, gLiTcH and EmperorBoo each appear on the screen, with the StoryTeller having his face covering most of the camera as he slowly comes back to show everyone else much clearer, including his little brother)
Oh, this dude is out of sight! (He seems to get excited at the fact that the camera's on, just holding all of the excitement in as he jumps around in place before dropping a whole load of tests with straight As on them)
Everything he does (Then I come close to the camera with my hand near my cheek as though I'm telling a secret)
Seems to come out right (Then I back away with all of the papers surrounding everyone in a rainbow-like formation thanks to gLiTcH picking them all up which looks like I'm levitating them, but there are streaks of colors that show each of the ghosts actually picking each of the papers up and going into them to turn them into a rainbow around as I beam at the camera)
Once I've went to hear him play
At a club right outside of town
I was so surprised
I was hypnotized
By the sound
This cat put down
Once I've seen this short, plump man
Stretch the band between his toes
Hey I laughed so great
Cause he finally reached out through his goal (The Camera then buzzes out to a montage of the kids just trying to survive in school)
Chorus repeat (It shows him dancing as the kids each in the background showcase a much bigger screen playing an animation in the background of the kids greivances against the school's lack of responsibility for the kids)
Hey you all
Prepare yourself for the rubberband, man
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband, man
You're bound to lose control
When the rubberband
Starts to jam
Got that rubberband (Flashbacks to more montage situations on the screen)
All around his toes
And then he wriggles it up
All around his nose
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Playing all of that music and keeping time.
Where in the world did he learn all of that oh
Lord!
Lord, come help him get away!
Chorus repeats the same thing as before, except this time it can be shown what the principle thinks of the blimp along with the rest of the teachers for a few watchable frames here and there
Rubberband man, Rubberband man
How much more of this stuff, does he think we can stand
So much rhythm, grace and debonair for one man, no
And then he had to move his left toe, and move it through his knee, got to get it through his head, you all
Oh, come on baby
Chorus
Rubberband man loves to jam
Moving on up and down across the land
Got all his people in his wake
Everything must seem out of place
Just moving, just moving, just moving, just moving, just moving, just
Rubberband man, Rubberband man
Just moving, just moving, just moving, just moving, just moving, just
Rubberband Man, Rubberband Man
Oh get down, get down low yeah!
I really and honestly can't 100% hear what the guy is saying though, but I think I understand him well enough, and anyway there's a comment down below that I can use.
@georgerollinmud5953
This song is awesome no matter how old it gets. It's a classic 👌
@bigwillietheb
46 years old & it never get's old , you can play it over & over & I can't get enough of it
@johnbarron2269
@@bigwillietheb I feel you William B.
@DAVIDSKATEish
🌅🏍
@KhalidAun1
Guardians of the Galaxy are my favorites, I love them even more than the Avengers they're like a family I was so happy to see them in Infinity War
@EagleBuilder
Agreed! Infinity War really needed them!
@lonewriterblues
...needed them to let Thanos win. @Star Lord
@corbinanderson5718
AcieTheLoneWriter well that was the only they could win was star doing that
@rosemarie2185
Oh, I see, you are a man of culture as well.
@rounakmahato67866
Avengers are like a Team, whereas Guardians are family