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)
Quick Check Girl
The Bouncing Souls Lyrics
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there smiling at me with here blue eyes
and curly hair i couldn't wait till next week
to make the stop see her at the
quick check paper drop.
Every wedensday we'd count the papers
we'd have a laugh at the people in their suits
but i did and i knew. Another wedensday came and it
seemed it was right so i wrote her a note that i
hoped she would like dear
Kiah would you like to go with me to the boardwalk
what fun it will be
we'll eat cotton candy and we'll get french
fries with vinegar and get a
plate of funnel cake then we'll go on the
zipper look out on the ocean
and puke it all up all the people will scream
we can have a laugh what do
you say? that's what it said in the note.
Another week went by
and she never called another week came and
she wished she had she just
broke up with her fiance and things were kinda crazy
with her i said i understood, another week went by
and she never called but i thought
about the way she looked at me and said to myself maybe..
i pulled into the quick check at 6am to see the sun coming up
when i walked in Kiah wasn't there. The manager said
she quit she isn't here do you want me to
help you count the papers?.
The Bouncing Souls's song "Quick Check Girl" is a heartwarming tale of unrequited love. The singer falls for a girl he sees every Wednesday at the Quick Check when he drops off the papers. He is smitten with her blue eyes and curly hair and looks forward to seeing her every week. They share a laugh at the people in suits who come in to grab their newspapers, but no one else seems to notice her differences. He sees her for who she is, and he knows she's special.
The singer writes her a note, asking her to go with him to the boardwalk. He paints a picture of a fun day filled with cotton candy, French fries with vinegar, and funnel cake. He even suggests they go on the zipper and puke it all up, which they can both laugh about. Sadly, she never calls him. He waits for weeks, hoping she might change her mind. He even goes to the Quick Check early one morning to see her, but she's not there. The manager tells him that she quit. The song ends on a bittersweet note, with the singer realizing that his chance at love with her is over.
The lyrics capture the longing and uncertainty of a young person's first love. The singer doesn't know if she likes him back, and he's too nervous to ask her directly. He tries to express his feelings in a note, but he's not sure if she even read it. The imagery of the boardwalk and the rides creates a romantic atmosphere, but it's undercut by the reality that she's just broken up with her fiance. The song is a reminder that sometimes we miss our chances at love, but we're left with the memories of what might have been.
Line by Line Meaning
The first wedensday i saw her
On a Wednesday, I saw her for the first time
there smiling at me with here blue eyes
She was smiling at me with her blue eyes
and curly hair i couldn't wait till next week
I couldn't wait for the next Wednesday because of her curly hair
to make the stop see her at the quick check paper drop.
I wanted to make a stop at the Quick Check just to see her dropping off papers
Every wedensday we'd count the papers
Every Wednesday, we would count papers together
we'd have a laugh at the people in their suits
We found humor in the people in their suits
no one seemed to notice how she was different
Nobody else seemed to notice what made her unique
but i did and i knew.
But I noticed and knew what made her different
Another wedensday came and it seemed it was right
Another Wednesday came and it felt like the right time
so i wrote her a note that i hoped she would like dear Kiah would you like to go with me to the boardwalk
I wrote her a note inviting her to go to the boardwalk with me and hoped she would accept
what fun it will be we'll eat cotton candy and we'll get french fries with vinegar and get a plate of funnel cake then we'll go on the zipper look out on the ocean and puke it all up all the people will scream we can have a laugh what do you say?
We'll have a great time eating cotton candy, French fries doused in vinegar, and funnel cake. Then we'll ride on the Zipper, look out at the ocean, and get sick. It'll be funny and enjoyable. Will you come with me?
that's what it said in the note.
That's what I had written in the note
Another week went by and she never called
A week went by and she didn't reach out
another week came and she wished she had she just broke up with her fiance and things were kinda crazy with her
Another week passed, and she regrets not calling because she recently ended her engagement and things are complicated for her right now
i said i understood, another week went by and she never called but i thought about the way she looked at me and said to myself maybe..
I reassured her that I understood and another week passed without contact. However, I remembered the way she had looked at me and thought maybe she had feelings for me too
i pulled into the quick check at 6am to see the sun coming up when i walked in
I arrived at Quick Check at 6 am and saw the sun coming up when I entered
Kiah wasn't there. The manager said she quit she isn't here do you want me to help you count the papers?
Kiah wasn't there, and the manager informed me that she had quit her job. However, he offered to help me count the papers instead
Contributed by Isabella S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Si D.
one of the greatest songs of our lifetime.
Andrew Ruziecki
Such a classic punk love song. This song and Supermarket Fantasy ( Screeching Weasel ) are definitely my favorite 2, check that song out if you never heard it, classic! đ€
George Cross
Such an amazing album!!!!! E.C.F.Uâ€ïžâïž
RukiKatiakicz
This album is awesome, everyone. Please, go pick it up, you won't regret it. It's my favorite album at the moment. Can't wait until How I spent... comes in the mail! =)
Jairo A.H.
I love it when songs tell a story
happymike420
Love these guys! Making love songs for punk rockers
Your Mom's Daddy
Such a great song! This one and Freaks....are my favorites. And Lamar...and Argyle...and the entire album!
Owen Gayzur
Goddamn. Never fails. Long live The Bouncing Souls!
crymoreemobish
This is the first bouncing souls song i ever heard, summer of 1996 on the Weekly midnight punk show called "interference" on quad 106.5 Sacramento,ca. And its still my favorite song by them
pumpinmynuts
crymoreemobish I reply now so if you have forgot about them to see the notification and come back to listen to them.