On October 24, 1995, Spacehog released their debut album Resident Alien, which spawned the singles "In the Meantime" and "Cruel to be Kind". The band's second album, The Chinese Album, was released on March 10, 1998. Though it did not sell as well as Resident Alien, the band's popularity was increasing as Spacehog opened for popular acts like Pearl Jam and Supergrass. The Chinese Album featured a more "artsy" sound, with Pink Floyd-like piano on the opening track and Michael Stipe of R.E.M contributing vocals to the song "Almond Kisses".
In 2001, Spacehog released their final album, The Hogessy.
In 2002, Spacehog quietly broke up and the band members went their separate ways, but reformed in 2008.
A Real Waste of Food
Spacehog Lyrics
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As he turns the page of a shining new code entitled,
"Kissing with a Stranger"
Fakes a last look down with a saccharine frown
At the cold crass colors of the papers
And with a staggering tone, he exclaims,
Well try and avoid the cracks next time, Sonny,
And you'll maybe do us all a favor
It's his only trick 'til the summer time's over
It's his only trick 'til the tides rise high
It's our only chance for the rest of forever
He's a real waste of food and he's looking at you
He's looking at you
So he looks down into his soul
At a thousand holes and he knows
That he's flirting with disaster
But he can't stop his mind from attracting the flies
But this train don't travel any faster
And with a garrulous croak, he maintains,
"It's just the way I am, I live in the flames."
Well try to avoid being burnt next time,
Sunshine and you'll maybe do us all a favor
It's his only trick 'til the summer time's over
It's his only trick 'til the tides rise high
It's our only chance for the rest of forever
He's a real waste of food and he's looking at you
Looking at you, a real waste of food
Looking at you, a real waste of food
Looking at you, a real waste of food
Looking at you, looking at you
Looking
It's his only trick 'til the summer time's over
It's his only trick 'til the tides rise high
It's our only chance for the rest of forever
He's a real waste of food and he's looking at you
It's his only trick 'til the summer time's over
It's his only trick 'til the tides rise high
It's our only chance for the rest of forever
He's a real waste of food and he's looking at you
He's looking at you
In "A Real Waste of Food," Spacehog tells a cautionary tale of a man who is regularly self-destructive, fooling around with people he doesn't know and not taking responsibility for his actions. The singer of the song is looking down at a newspaper, where the story's plot might be found, as he prepares to kiss a stranger. He understands and considers how reckless he is on a spiritual level, but he cannot cease the gears from spinning. The chorus, "He's a real waste of food and he's looking at you," suggests that this individual is a parasite who is sucking energy and kindness from those surrounding him, causing them to suffer by his actions. By the conclusion of the tune, the singer appears resigned to the idea that this man is a "waste of food" and that he must be avoided.
The first verse sets the stage for the story by describing the singer as he reads the news, with a "saccharine frown" and taking "all the blame." He's a pretty flawed character, and yet he blames everyone but himself for the things that go wrong in his life. He's obviously aware of his issues, but he can't stop living in the flames.
The second paragraph focuses on the singer's internal worries, as he realizes that he's "flirting with disaster," but can't stop his mind from "attracting the flies." He continues to dig his hole, knowing he's being reckless, and blaming it all on his inherent nature, living in the flames, and not taking responsibility for his actions.
Line by Line Meaning
As he turns the page of a shining new code entitled, "Kissing with a Stranger"
He is looking through a new book called 'Kissing with a Stranger'
Fakes a last look down with a saccharine frown At the cold crass colors of the papers
He makes a fake sad face as he turns away from the book with a distaste for the pages
And with a staggering tone, he exclaims, "It's not easy being me, taking all the blame."
With a struggling voice, he says he's not able to handle taking all the responsibility.
Well try and avoid the cracks next time, Sonny, And you'll maybe do us all a favor
He is told to avoid mistakes next time so that he doesn't hurt anyone.
It's his only trick 'til the summer time's over It's his only trick 'til the tides rise high It's our only chance for the rest of forever He's a real waste of food and he's looking at you
He only has one trick that will work for a limited time, and it's our only chance to deal with him. He is useless and he's focusing on you.
So he looks down into his soul At a thousand holes and he knows That he's flirting with disaster
He introspects and realizes that he is at the risk of failure.
But he can't stop his mind from attracting the flies But this train don't travel any faster
He can't help but attract unwanted attention, but he is unable to speed things up.
And with a garrulous croak, he maintains, "It's just the way I am, I live in the flames."
He speaks with a lot of words and insists that he is just that way - he lives life recklessly.
Well try to avoid being burnt next time, Sunshine and you'll maybe do us all a favor
He is advised to avoid future harm to himself and others by someone calling him 'Sunshine.'
Looking at you, a real waste of food Looking at you, a real waste of food Looking at you, a real waste of food Looking at you, looking at you Looking
He is sarcastically called a wasted resource, and his attention is focused on you.
It's his only trick 'til the summer time's over It's his only trick 'til the tides rise high It's our only chance for the rest of forever He's a real waste of food and he's looking at you
Again, it's emphasized that he only has one way to operate till summer, and it's our only chance to save ourselves from him. He's focused on you and deemed worthless.
It's his only trick 'til the summer time's over It's his only trick 'til the tides rise high It's our only chance for the rest of forever He's a real waste of food and he's looking at you He's looking at you
The final chorus repeats the fact that he only has one trick to play, it's our only chance, and he still sees you as insignificant.
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GetawayStix Nineteen 65 Yeah!
Stoner heaven! The airy spacious rythym...aaah.
Tall Cool One
One of their MOST UNDER-RATED TUNES!!!..
Groovy-Snazzy-Sexy-Cool..😉.😎.👍.
Soooo ADDICTED!..😆😄😄.
silvahalo7609
Pretty sure this song was influenced by Tin Machine's "Shopping For Girls". Besides the music not many songs also share the lyric "with a garrulous croak".
maria I
To all the older brothers out there
Marty Smelnek
Pigs in spaaaaaaaacccccce!!!!
Judi Firebreather
This stuff is great ! Really WAAAY OOUUUUT TTHHEERREE !!! LOVE IT ---