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In 2004 Ben Weasel rescinded all of the Screeching Weasel and Riverdales masters from Lookout!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.
Someday
Screeching Weasel Lyrics
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They're gonna start thinking I'm a mental case
For a while people my age well we're people my age
They're gonna look inside me and say
"What a waste"
A waste
Someday
Look under stove
Everytime I look at the paper tonight it's not welcome news
I'm not a smart man, but it's all a packet of lies
I swear to god I wish I could deal with separate news
For some reason I can't figure out why
Someday
Look under stove
Turn on the stove
Someday
Someday
Look under stove
Turn on the stove
Someday
Someday
Someday
Someday
(Someday, someday, someday, someday)
The lyrics to Screeching Weasel's song "Someday" speak to the feeling of being misunderstood by society and the fear of being dismissed as a "mental case." The singer notes that people who don't understand him are using "poison pens" to write about him in a way that makes him seem crazy. He acknowledges that people his age may see him as a "waste," which highlights the feeling of societal pressure to conform and succeed.
The repeated refrain of "someday" throughout the song adds a sense of hopelessness and resignation, as if the singer has accepted that this is his fate. The final lines of the song, "someday, someday, someday, someday," emphasize this feeling of inevitability and hopelessness.
The lines "turn on the stove" and "look under stove" are repeated several times throughout the song, and their meaning is unclear. It's possible that they are meant to be a nonsensical distraction, or they could be interpreted as a reference to self-harm or suicide. The ambiguity of these lines adds to the overall feeling of confusion and despair in the song.
Overall, "Someday" is a poignant exploration of the isolation and fear that can come from feeling misunderstood and out of step with society.
Line by Line Meaning
Anyday now people who are useless are using poison pens
At any moment now, meaningless individuals will begin using harmful words against me
They're gonna start thinking I'm a mental case
Their negative words will cause others to view me as mentally unstable
For a while people my age well we're people my age
For a certain period of time, individuals my age will be the ones causing me harm
They're gonna look inside me and say
"What a waste"
These individuals will examine me closely and conclude that I am a wasted effort
A waste
I am a wasted effort
Everytime I look at the paper tonight it's not welcome news
Whenever I read the news today, it's never anything desirable
I'm not a smart man, but it's all a packet of lies
I am not particularly intelligent, but I can see that everything in the news is fabricated falsehoods
I swear to god I wish I could deal with separate news
Honestly, I wish I could process news that is genuine and truthful
For some reason I can't figure out why
However, I am uncertain as to why currently that is not the case
Turn on the stove
The phrase 'turn on the stove' is repeated unnecessarily
Look under stove
The subject is asked to look under the stove
Someday
One day, at some point in the future
Someday
One day, at some point in the future
Someday
One day, at some point in the future
Someday
One day, at some point in the future
Contributed by Jake B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
bodiddleybodiddley
Love how the bass drops out
Leahflower
I love these angrier sounding Weasel songs
caleb basile
This doesn’t sound like a strokes cover
Leahflower
😂