They made a name for themselves by consistently touring over the United States. Rather than signing with a known label, they initially decided to found their own, Chunksaah Records (named after their long-time friend Timmy Chunks), but are now releasing their albums on Epitaph Records.
The Bouncing Souls are one of the best selling and longest lived of the punk bands from New Jersey, following the legacy of previously successful punk bands Adrenalin OD and the Misfits.
DISCOGRAPHY
Studio albums
The Good, The Bad & The Argyle (1994)
Maniacal Laughter (1996)
Bouncing Souls (1997)
Hopeless Romantic (1999)
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2001)
Anchors Aweigh (2003)
The Gold Record (2006)
Ghosts on the Boardwalk (2010)
Comet (2012)
Live and Compilation albums
The Bad the Worse and the Out of Print (2002)
Live (2005)
Splits
BYO Split Series, Vol. 4 (With Anti-Flag) (2002)
EPs
The Greenball Crew (1993)
Tie One On (1998)
Fight to Live (1999)
Gone (2001)
DVDs
Do You Remember? 15 Years of the Bouncing Souls (2003)
Live at the Glasshouse (2005)
""7" Records"
Ugly Bill (1991) (pressed on black and also transparent green wax)
"The Argyle e.p. (1993) (pressed on black, yellow, green, and red wax, some had green and yellow covers)
"Tales Of Doomed Romance" (1994) (split ep with the band Buglite pressed on red and black wax)
"Neurotic" (1994) (pressed on black and yellow wax)
"Bouncing Souls/Weston split" (1994) (pressed on black and red wax)
"Split EP" (1995) (pressed on black with the bands basic skills, youth gone mad, and the reviled, some have red stamped cover some black)
"Johnny X" (1995) (pressed on black wax)
"Fight to Live" (1999) (pressed on orange wax, distributed by epitaph europe)
"Tales Of Doomed Romance" (2001) (reissued split ep with the band ZeroZero pressed on yellow and black wax)
"Bouncing Souls/Lucky Stiffs Split" (2005) (pressed on splatter wax and 1500 picture disks)
Bullying the Jukebox
The Bouncing Souls Lyrics
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Because I know people's taste in music sucks
About four hours had passed,
forty picks and my empty glass,
a tasty number all dressed in black tried to rock us
with her wack attack
There was no fuss we knew her game
you look good but all your songs are lame
Bullying the jukebox because it's fun,
you can't get near it until we're done
Bullying the jukebox because we rule
all the songs we like are really cool
Songs of punk and songs of joy,
love songs about girls and boys;
songs of metal and English stuff and some hardcore
songs to make us feel tough
but we all agreed that the songs of woe,
and the songs of loved ones had to go
Churned up memories of time we dreamt that got us all
verklempt
We drank until our last song
We paid our tab and we said so long swerwing in and out of cars...
it's off to rock another bar
The Bouncing Souls's song Bullying the Jukebox is all about taking control of the music in a bar or a club and deliberately forcing your own taste in music on everyone present. The singer walks into a bar and puts twenty dollars into the jukebox because he knows that the other people's taste in music sucks. He spends four hours playing forty songs and drinking from his empty glass. Then a lady dressed in black comes wearing who tries to impress everyone with her bad music taste. But the singer and others are not fooled by her and reject her choice of songs. They try to take control of the jukebox by bullying it, essentially locking others out until they are done. They only play songs that they like, songs of punk, love songs about girls and boys, and songs to make them feel tough.
The lyrics of the song advocate the idea of taking control by force and showing people what great music is all about. It is the band's way of encouraging people to value good music and making sure that those who have no taste or who are too lazy to make an effort, are forced to listen to something better. By bullying the jukebox, people can create a better atmosphere and enjoy their time without having to listen to bad music.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I walked into the bar and I put in twenty bucks
I entered the bar and deposited $20 to play my favorite songs on the jukebox.
Because I know people's taste in music sucks
I am aware that most people have poor choices in music.
About four hours had passed, forty picks and my empty glass
After playing 40 songs and finishing my drink, four hours had passed.
a tasty number all dressed in black tried to rock us with her wack attack
A woman dressed in black tried to play her music loudly and impress us.
There was no fuss we knew her game, you look good but all your songs are lame
Without any argument, we recognized her intention to impress us with her appearance but came to the conclusion that her music choice was unimpressive.
Bullying the jukebox because it's fun, you can't get near it until we're done
Our act of dominating the jukebox is an enjoyable experience, and others cannot intervene until we finish our picks.
Bullying the jukebox because we rule, all the songs we like are really cool
The reason we are forcefully playing our preferred songs is that we have control over the jukebox, and we believe that our choice of songs is excellent.
Songs of punk and songs of joy, love songs about girls and boys;
We selected songs of different genres such as punk, happy, and love songs for both genders.
songs of metal and English stuff and some hardcore, songs to make us feel tough
We added metal, English songs and some hardcore to our picks to evoke a sense of toughness.
but we all agreed that the songs of woe, and the songs of loved ones had to go
We mutually decided to remove songs that revolve around negative emotions and love themes because they triggered depressing or sensitive memories.
Churned up memories of time we dreamt that got us all verklempt
The removed songs induced feelings of nostalgia and made us feel emotional.
We drank until our last song, We paid our tab and we said so long
We drank until we played our final song, cleared our tab, and said goodbye.
swerwing in and out of cars... it's off to rock another bar
We left the bar and went to another one to continue our musical domination.
Contributed by Declan C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Junior Gomez
this song brings me back to good times!! love bouncing souls
Kevin Green
I FUCKING LOVE THESE GUYS!!!
I met Greg at Warped '01 at the Gorge, and got him to sign my shirt!
I know Mr Chi Pig from SNFU, and will be able to meet the guys whenever they play Vancouver next!!
beatthecrowd001
reminds me being next to the jukebox at a usual bar with my boys with every other one of us sporting doc martens XD
joseph derosa
All the songs we like are pretty cool
Lindsay Maughmer
I work at an Irish Pub and I own the jukebox all night cause people's taste in music does suck.
Ashlyn Nicole
BECAUSE WE WOO ALL THE SONGS WE LIKE ARE REALLY COOL
maceikobrandon83
Play the Pogues baby
Smallzee Scales
Because I can and it's also fun
Hamish V
I washed my smegma this morning
BreadCasket
Alright alright alriiiiight