1. Short Stack is an… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 2 bands called Short Stack:
1. Short Stack is an Australian pop punk band, formed in 2005. The band consisted of members Shaun Diviney, Andy Clemmensen and Bradie Webb. Shannon Hotchkins was also a member of Short Stack before any song was ever performed or recorded. Short Stack have twice been named channel [V]'s Oz Artist of the year, and produced two gold-selling albums, three top ten singles, and ARIA number one chart award and a platinum-selling single. They have also shared the stage with many big name artists such as McFly, Hellogoodbye, Simple Plan, Good Charlotte and The Veronicas, many of which while still completing their HSC. However, in 2012, the group split. Their third album was released in October 2013, with no promotion or comments made concerning the release. In April 2014, the band announced their reformation.
Shaun Diviney, Andy Clemmensen and Bradie Webb met on the train to the Hunter School of Performing Arts in Newcastle, New South Wales. Eventually, they decided to form a band and named it Short Stack. Originally, Shannon Hotchkins played drums, Webb played guitar, Clemmensen played bass and Diviney was the lead vocalist. However, after Hotchkins left, Diviney heard Webb playing on the drums and realised that he had the talent. So, Diviney became the lead vocalist and guitarist, Clemmensen stayed on bass, and Webb became the drummer
2. Short Stack was a punk band from Brooklyn, New York active during the mid '00s. Members went on to play in other bands such as Dead Dog, Raw//War, Sleepwalk, Six Pack Four and Beer Garden.
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Short Stack Lyrics
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Shoots me through the chest
Yeah, everytime everytime
Maybe, we can only pray, pray
I want to digress
Yeah everytime
And I'm gone to
Here we go again
My dearest to my love
We write these letters, pump the stereo
(Here we go again)
(Go, go, go again)
(Here we go again)
(Go, go, go again)
[Chorus:]
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead, anyway.
(Anyway)
Baby, everything you do, do
Dries my lonely lips
Yeah, everytime everytime
Could you
Collide with my lies, lies
Crashing with my stitch
Yeah everytime
And I'm gone to
Pretending this way out, to
Here we go again
My dearest to my love
We write these letters, pump the stereo
(Here we go again)
(Go, go, go again)
(Here we go again)
(Go, go, go again)
[Chorus:]
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you watch me hit that..
HIGH (woo)
You know it's all because of you
(Here we go again)
(Go, go, go again)
(Here we go again)
(Go, go, go again)
When he goes away..
Away!
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you die to hear me say
(I just don't care)
Hope you die to hear me say
(I just don't care)
Hope you die to hear me say
(I just don't care)
Hope you die to hear me say
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous.
The lyrics to "Drop Dead Gorgeous" by Short Stack chronicle the singer's conflicted emotions surrounding a relationship. The song opens with the line "Baby, everything you say, say / Shoots me through the chest," conveying the power the person has over the singer's emotions. The repeated phrase "Here we go again" suggests a cycle of pain and attraction, and the singer reveals a desire to "digress." The chorus includes the lines "Hope you drop dead gorgeous / Hope you drop dead, anyway," expressing anger and frustration with the situation.
The second verse explores the physical impact the relationship has on the singer, with lyrics like "Baby, everything you do, do / Dries my lonely lips." The chorus changes slightly, adding the lines "Hope you watch me hit that...HIGH (woo)" in between repetitions of "Hope you drop dead gorgeous."
Overall, the song conveys a complicated and tumultuous emotional landscape, with feelings of attraction and anger intertwined. The lyrics suggest a deep emotional pain that the singer cannot escape from, even though they wish they could.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, everything you say, say
Shoots me through the chest
Yeah, everytime everytime
Your words hurt me deeply.
Maybe, we can only pray, pray
I want to digress
Yeah everytime
I wish I could forget you, but I can't.
And I'm gone to
Pretending this way out, to
Here we go again
My dearest to my love
We write these letters, pump the stereo
I distract myself from the pain of missing you by listening to music and writing letters to you.
[Chorus:]
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead, anyway.
(Anyway)
I don't care what happens to you, I just want you out of my life.
Baby, everything you do, do
Dries my lonely lips
Yeah, everytime everytime
Your actions make me feel even more alone and unhappy.
Could you
Collide with my lies, lies
Crashing with my stitch
Yeah everytime
I wish you would see through my lies and recognize the hurt I'm feeling.
[Chorus:]
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you watch me hit that..
HIGH (woo)
I hope you see how much better off I am without you and how much happier I am on my own.
You know it's all because of you
You are the reason for my pain and my desire to move on.
When he goes away..
Away!
When you are out of my life, I will finally be free from the pain you have caused me.
[Chorus:]
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
Can you turn off the lights and radio
(and up the stereo)
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous
(I just don't care)
Hope you die to hear me say
(I just don't care)
Hope you die to hear me say
(I just don't care)
Hope you die to hear me say
(I just don't care)
Hope you drop dead gorgeous.
I want you to know how little you mean to me and how much I want you out of my life.
Contributed by Penelope N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Becca Fickel
I just found Short Stack, and I feel like I've missed something big. THEY ARE SO GOOD
Scarlett Buttler
i moved to australia in january this year, and my friend are in love with short stack! we have watched all the episodes of short stack TV and i LOVE them now! THANKYOU AUSTRALIA,
Goro Akechi
Throwback to when I was 11-12 starting my scene phase and I can't believe I thought this music was the shit HAHA thanks Shaun for getting me into panic at the disco
Dela2031
this song reminds me of sooooo many memories!
susie robb
throwback when I was 8 and this was my favourite song
Sakura Fujioka
Never to be forgotten, RIP Short Stack
Gaming with xGrimlin
They're still around.
Ashleigh Georgina
OMG OMG OMG I LOVE THIS BAND
sultanatwins
Wow, at least we know that Shaun can go high!!
clary fray
Fucking Fantastic. Love them so much. Andy <3