Screeching Weasel is an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They wer… Read Full Bio ↴Screeching Weasel is an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They were formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel (aka Ben Foster who also used to be a columnist for the punk fanzine Maximum Rocknroll) and John Jughead (aka John Pierson). The band gained prominence in the early 1990s after signing to East Bay punk label, Lookout! Records and are cited to be a major influence over many bands playing that style of punk music.

Through the years, the band went through many line-up changes, with Ben and John being the only constant members since the band's inception. Screeching Weasel officially broke up for (roughly) the third - and allegedly final - time on July 6, 2001.
The band did a few surprise shows between 2001-2009.

Ben Weasel reformed the group in March 2009 with a new line-up, and without John Jughead. Ben had released solo albums that were the same just in his name. John finally settled for T-Shirt money for being an original member of the band and a royalties for a handful songs he co-wrote, and let Ben play as Screeching Weasel with the hundreds of song lyrics and music has written.

Former Members include renowned punk rock record producer Mass Giorgini on bass guitar, Dan Panic (born Dan Sullivan) on drums, and Danny Vapid (born Dan Schafer,on guitar or bass, depending on the band's necessity. Dan is currently fronting The Methadones and formerly of Sludgeworth)

Members of Screeching Weasel have gone on to form bands such as: The Methadones, The Mopes, Even in Blackouts, and Sweet Black And Blue.

Screeching Weasel has also included members of Green Day, Sludgeworth, Common Rider, Squirtgun, and Teen Idols.

During one of the band's many break-ups, Weasel and Vapid also formed the Riverdales. Additionally, Ben Weasel released a solo record in 2002 entitled Fidatevi.

In 2004 Ben Weasel rescinded all of the Screeching Weasel and Riverdales masters from Lookout! Records in the wake of long-running financial and personal conflicts. The masters were subsequently licensed to and reissued by Asian Man Records.

On December 7, 2010, it was announced that Screeching Weasel will release a new album on March 15, 2011, the band's first album in eleven years. The album will be titled First World Manifesto and will be released on Fat Wreck Chords. It will contain 14 new songs and is produced by Mike Kennerty of The All-American Rejects. It was announced that the label will also be releasing the back catalogs of Screeching Weasel, the Riverdales, and Ben Weasel.

On March 18, 2011, during Screeching Weasel's South by Southwest Festival performance at the Scoot Inn in Austin, Texas, Foster reached from the stage and slapped a female audience member who had spit on him several times. This sent off a fire storm web frenzy from all of the self -righteous non Screeching Weasel fans. Ben apologized for his actions, but all of the perfect people who never loose there cool were not satisfied.

Ben and his hired band had a falling out. He found out who his true friends and fans were. After over a year of spending time with his family and raising a new baby, he released Carnival of Schadenfreude EP in 2011 with huge interest and has resumed his music career again full swing.

I Fall to Pieces
Screeching Weasel Lyrics

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I fall to pieces each time I see you again
I fall to pieces how can I be just your friend
You want me to act like we've never kissed
You want me to forget pretend me never met
And I've tried and I've tried
But I haven't yet you walk by
And I fall to pieces I fall to pieces each time some one speaks your name
I fall to pieces each time someone speaks your name

You tell me to find someone else to love
Someone who'll love me too the way you use to do

But each time I go out with someone new
You walk by and I fall to pieces you walk by and I fall to pieces

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Screeching Weasel's song "I Fall to Pieces" convey the pain and struggle of trying to maintain a friendship with someone you have romantic feelings for. The singer expresses their heartbreak each time they see the person they love, as they are reminded of the deep connection they once shared. The lines "You want me to act like we've never kissed / You want me to forget pretend we never met" suggest that the object of the singer's affection is trying to distance themselves from the romantic aspect of their relationship, asking the singer to play a role and pretend that they were never involved with each other.

The repetition of the phrase "I fall to pieces" creates a sense of desperation and helplessness, as the singer is unable to control their emotional response to the sight or mention of the person they love. The line "But each time I go out with someone new / You walk by and I fall to pieces" shows that the singer is attempting to move on, but is repeatedly pulled back into their feelings for this person.

Overall, the lyrics of "I Fall to Pieces" demonstrate the intense pain and confusion that can come from trying to maintain a relationship with someone who is no longer romantically interested, while still feeling deeply in love with them.

Line by Line Meaning

I fall to pieces each time I see you again
Whenever I catch a glimpse of you, I can't help but feel like I'm falling apart inside.

I fall to pieces how can I be just your friend
It's impossible for me to maintain a platonic relationship with you when I'm head-over-heels in love with you.

You want me to act like we've never kissed
You're hoping that I'll pretend our romantic past never happened.

You want me to forget pretend me never met
You want me to forget you altogether, pretending like we never even crossed paths.

And I've tried and I've tried
I've given it all I've got in trying to move on.

But I haven't yet you walk by
Despite my best efforts, seeing you is still enough to make me lose my composure.

And I fall to pieces I fall to pieces each time some one speaks your name
Even hearing someone mention your name is enough to bring back all of the painful memories and heartache.

I fall to pieces each time someone speaks your name
The mere mention of your name is enough to rip open old wounds and cause me to crumble emotionally.

You tell me to find someone else to love
You're trying to push me towards finding someone else to love, since it's not going to be you.

Someone who'll love me too the way you use to do
You're hoping that I can find someone else who will love me as you once did.

But each time I go out with someone new
Even when I try to move on and find love elsewhere, my feelings for you are still very much present.

You walk by and I fall to pieces you walk by and I fall to pieces
No matter what I do or who I'm with, just seeing you again is enough to send me into a tailspin and completely unravel me emotionally.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, TRAVELLERS HOLLOW MUSIC
Written by: Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard

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