Running For Your Life
Emerging onto the Southern California music scene with a sound as original … Read Full Bio ↴Emerging onto the Southern California music scene with a sound as original as the band members themselves, the Dirty Heads’ blend of hip-hop and classic reggae rips through the sonic surf with bold beats, fun rhythms and the relaxed vibe of feel-good lyrics.

Rooted in the Orange County community of Huntington Beach, California, founding band members Jared Watson and guitarist / vocalist Dustin Bushnell met in 1996 while in high school, embarking on a friendship based on music, as well as their shared passion for surfing, skating and the endless party of the laid-back SoCal lifestyle.

Early on, they spent many late nights jamming in Bushnell’s soundproof garage with a four-track recorder, writing unique acoustic hip-hop songs that featured reggae inflections. Inspired by the rock and reggae sounds of Bob Marley, Sublime, 311 and The Beastie Boys, the band’s music evolved into their distinct Dirty Heads style.

To complete the Dirty Heads’ sound, the duo added percussionist Jon Olazabal and drummer Matt Ochoa, both talented, experienced musicians. With a set of solid material, the Dirty Heads were further motivated to take their craft to the next level, and they began building a loyal fan base throughout the west coast, while performing acoustically at local bars and small music venues. As they started playing in neighboring Los Angeles, the band found it necessary to charter party buses so their fans could make the 30-mile trek to their shows.

Connecting with sought-after producers Steve Fox and Stan Frazier (Sugar Ray / Ashlee Simpson) the band worked long hours to polish their material and further develop their style. The Dirty Heads also recruited mixing engineer Mario Caldato Jr., best known for his work with the Beastie Boys, to add the finishing touches and create just the right blend.

The band’s highly-anticipated first full-length album is entitled, Any Port in the Storm (Released on EMG through Fontana, a division of Universal Music Group Distribution - September 2008). This debut features 14 tracks that are reminiscent of the upbeat, sun-soaked Southern California party energy. The first single is the optimistic, “Stand Tall.”

Any Port in the Storm also features one of the final recordings of the late music industry icon Billy Preston. Frequently referred to as “The Fifth Beatle,” Preston played on three tracks, including “Stand Tall,” “Chelsea,” and “Driftin.’ ” Other special guests on the album are drummer Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, Sting, The Vandals), and veteran session percussionist Alex Acuna, whose A-list musician resume includes Peter Gabriel, Johnny Clegg, and Jackson Browne, to name only a few.

Recently, the band’s music has been attracting attention throughout the world of entertainment. Their songs have been featured in the movie and soundtrack for Surf’s Up (Sony 2007); and the television drama, Shark staring James Woods (CBS 2007. Actor Matthew McConaughey selected the band’s music to be in his upcoming film, Surfer Dude. In addition, the Dirty Heads can be heard in Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam video game (Activision 2007), and several other music compilations and surf/skate videos. On the marketing side, the Dirty Heads have also been included in campaigns for Etnies Jeans and Vestal Watches.

Dirty Heads vocalist Jared Watson sums up their fun, uncomplicated style, “We want to be positive and entertain,” he says. “We just want to make you feel good.”

And who can’t dig that?

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Running For Your Life
The Dirty Heads Lyrics


We have lyrics for 'Running For Your Life' by these artists:


Beatallica Rather see you dead little girl than see you with…
Coxon Graham In a town where you're never going home And the boys…
Graham Coxon In a town and you're never going home And the boys…


We have lyrics for these tracks by The Dirty Heads:


05-your love Remember the first time that it set in We were in…
Antelope Well, my, hat brim, might be, Warn a little to…
Arrival We found was a place we could go to get…
Believe Well ya never quite forget the first tape you buy Mine…
Best of Us She takes my shoes off when I pass out in…
Burials Thought I'd found a home close to yours On the outside…
Burn By Myself Well the fire's been licking its lips at me And it's…
Burn Slow First time we met I was tripping balls Jeffery shit when…
Cabin By the Sea Well come with me to a place by the sea, If…
Celebrate Mom if you can hear me, I think I made…
Check The Level Her name was Lily, his was Todd She was tall and…
Chelsea I wonder why I wasted all of my time I could've…
Cloudlifter Can I quit? Venom when I spit Let it rip Think I cannabis Ta…
Coming Home I'm coming home It wont be too long And I will be…
Dance All Night You better dance all night You gonna make it right Until we…
Dark Days Lately I've been thinkin' 'bout Things that I don't know abo…
Day By Day All hyped up, ready to begin Styrofoam emcees keep crumbling…
Diamonds & Pearls Ahhhhhh I really want to go out, I really want to…
Dirty Head World's weighing heavy on my shoulders Everything is out of…
Disguise The one life to live so I'ma live it The one…
Doesn't Make You Right This is for my people out there feeling like they're…
Driftin Well I've been driftin' liftin' my mind with these spliffs A…
Easy It's easy I got time to get high I got time…
End Of The World You're searching for a home A place to lay your head But…
Everything I'm Looking For This time I'm sure girl, what I'm looking for. Yes, you're…
Fear & Love Fear and love Sometimes people tend to mix it up Tell me…
Feeling Good Feels good feeling good, man I told you so Just live…
Franco Eyed I'm on that overload over kill I'm redlinin on blue pills Hi…
Garland There was a bright colored garland In the lights of my…
Get Somewhere Sometimes I feel as if I'm out here all-alone Yeah that's…
God Damn Liar You's a God damn liar You's a God damn liar Lady…
Gold to Me Whenever the times get rough Whenever you've had enough Wh…
Headphones When I'm just trying to kill time I got my…
Hear You Coming Yeah, tell me what's your name, who's your daddy Said we…
High Tea Every night feels like another weekend Set me on fire, but…
Hip Hop Misfits Got a ball and a biscuit a bullet and a…
Hipster Well I'm so laid back, I'm my own worst enemy,…
I Got No Time I got no time for y'all, we got to keep…
Insomnia I need some Valium, Zanex, Percaset, Darvaset, Vicodin, Cal…
Know That I She knows that I I'm never ever gonna run away So close…
Lay Me Down Well this is how it starts, Two lovers in the…
Lay Me Down Ft. Rome Well this is how it starts Two lovers in the…
Lift Me Up Cause everyday can be holiday The pusher man he just…
Lonely For Me Your heart is, your heart is, your heart is lonely…
Lonely One Well I been down this road before, down this road…
Love Letters 'Cause if we lived a long time ago These would be…
Mad At It Damn this beat has got me talkin' with a Southern…
Medusa Well it's the high plane's drifter mixed with Jack the…
Mongo Push I took my sixteen bars to outer space so check…
Moon Tower Let's go outside Look up at the stars tonight See 'em in…
Morning Light Well it's that dirty style-y wicked and wiley Come to…
My Sweet Summer My Sweet Summer is gone She left me here With sand in…
Neighborhood (In my neighborhood) I never sweat when I'm (In my neighborh…
Notice I was a fool for playin' it cool, I tell ya You…
One Hand We live like titans we live immortal The uninvited the other…
Oxygen Tornado, I see you coming around Don't let go, you know…
Phantom I sit and wonder Will you discover I need you Yes, you know…
Radio She said she heard me on the radio She said I…
Rains it Pours There's a hole in my heart where your love used…
Realize It Feeling South but you're warm up in your North Face It's…
Red Lights Blurred eyes on the highway Raindrops on the window Don't st…
Sails to the Wind One by one, that them will turn their heads We will…
Shine Tad of a minor threat, born out of a sunset, Been…
Silence Check my haiku Written on bamboo Get another tattoo As I lig…
Sloth's Revenge I am, everything that I said I am Keep my shit…
Smoke & Dream She said she's free after 8 I said that's perfect, not…
Smoke Rings This is ridiculous, I have a sickness The grass is always…
So Glad You Made It Cooler than the winter breeze And rising like the morning su…
Sound Of Change I see you've been chasing your monsters And they've been dri…
Spread Too Thin I, I'm spread way too thin Everybody wants to know what's…
Staloney Oh no, you think that you know me You don't know…
Stand Tall Say what you say I just sail away, She can't stand…
Strike Gently Hit me with your love Strike gently I can't get enough So si…
Taint Well it's the two baddest long haired motherfuckers right he…
That's All I Need Yeah, every crack in the vinyl Takes me back into…
The Truth Remember your armor before you start this war Remember your …
Too Cruel I got an open mind, like a golden child You try…
Under the Water I'm tired, I'm restless I've already said this I might need …
Vacation Ay, ay, ayy, I'm on vacation Every single day 'cause I…
Visions I keep seeing visions of you Visions of, visions of you I…
Viva La Vida I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I…
Warming Sun Picking up slack, you live for it lady You never have…
We Will Rise Oh, we will rise, we will rise, Until we die, until…
West Coast I see the sun rise, I wake up in the morning…



Your Love Remember the first time that it set in We were in…


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The Lanky Legend Show

I know a lot of people say true dirty heads fans would hate this stuff. No, a true fan would respect them for taking this path, whether they think it's art or crap

Camron Glenn

I hate people that act as such. So you are telling me Dirty put out an album people should not like because its a departure from their normal sound. To hell with that.

Jacob J

this is actually my favorite song on the album

i love to tour

Me too!

Samuel murzea

No such thing as a bad dirty heads song

Jared

Forever my favorite song on this album! 🤟🏻🤟🏻

Julian Gulley

Whenever i hear this song I wanna doing something fun or think of good times

Michael Buchanan

Such a great band , makes me feel positive about life

Kirk Crenshaw

Love this song. Great album

Kevin Rossi

Why is this song getting so much hate? It's one of my favorites! If you're a true DH fan, then you've been following them from the beginning, from the Dirty Demo to Sound of Change. I'd like to make a few lengthy points, but true fans are encouraged to read on. 1) Does nobody understand that BANDS EVOLVE? it's like us growing up. Bands change and decide they want to move in different ways, but they're still the same band. Nobody argued with the Red Hot Chili Peppers but they've played rap, funk, jazz, rock, reggae, indie and alternative, and all of their albums have different moods and influences. Thousand Foot Krutch even went from rap to metal in like four albums and have always kept the same Christian fan base! 2) With them evolving comes them honing their skills, and their vocals are on a whole other level on this album, guys! Their lyrics are awesome and original, their flow is improved, and Dirty J's singing ability has become extremely respectable! How can you expect them not to improve and utilize it? 3) The album is called Sound of Change, you're gonna hear the change. Please watch some of the Youtube videos from Five Seven Music where they talk about the album in interviews, and also the ones where Dirty J talks about each individual song. They expected to lose a huge amount of their fan base, and if you're hating because you don't like one bloody album, well we don't need you. This is what the band wants to do. 4) In the beginning they were reggae, hip hop, alternative, right? Actually, they still are. As a musician, I can hear the reggae elements incorporated into these hip hop, alternative songs, mostly in the drums but also in the guitar, which now seems somewhat of a minor instrument here. 5) Quit ragging on Rome! Yes he produced the album but he wasn't the only producer, plus, they're still DH songs. DH has been playing with him for years and Lay Me Down is one of their most popular songs partly because of him, and one of the reasons they got big. All this hate for Rome in general is pointless as well, you can't expect him to be Bradley. He was a fantastic reggae musician before he joined Sublime with Rome, and he still is a fantastic reggae musician, so the members of Sublime chose him to learn their songs and carry on with them to write new ones as a new band. He has incredible original music. He is not Bradley, he is not Sublime, and he should not be expected to be like them, they are a completely different band and he took on a huge commitment when he joined Sublime with Rome because you all expect him to be Sublime but that's not what he is. If they called themselves something different and then became famous, you guys would love them when you found out that the bassist and drummer were the original band members from Sublime. But it went the other way and now you original fans are giving Rome and Sublime static. I love the album they created, if you forget who plays it, it's fantastic reggae, very upbeat, consistent and well written, but nobody gave them a single chance and now the bassist is quitting. Music is not something to be battled you guys! 6) Sound of Change is so complex and wonderful! Try not to be so close-minded when you listen to the songs. Like I said before, the vocals are the best we've ever seen them here. They keep their original message/attitude of having fun and partying and smoking with songs like Franco Eyed and My Sweet Summer, but for a good half of the album, the Dirty Heads got real. Like, really real. It's incredibly artistic. In songs like End of the World, One Hand, Sound of Change and Dark Days, they paint incredible pictures, tell real stories. Even more so than in the early days with what they did in songs like Driftin', Knows that I, Believe, and Chelsea. Oh God, Chelsea. Chelsea still stands as my favorite song by them of all time. But to add on to the point of them 'growing up', this band is getting more and more serious. They're making songs that pertain more and more to life, making them more meaningful. At the same time, as we hear in this song, they maintain some of the things that made them so great in the beginning, such as Duddy B and Dirty J rapping back and fourth between lines. They did that so well in Got No Time for Y'all, and they did it better here. 7) The entire album is filled with featured artists which is something they've never done before but is making it great, but when one of them is female you 'fans' are going to blow up on them? And I KNOW it's not because she does the entire chorus instead of rapping in a verse, because Rome started that in Lay Me Down and you all ate it up, loved it. 8) Last one. A lot of people like to listen to reggae for the image. People trying to rock the 'stoner' or 'hipster' looks will listen to less popular, upbeat, and chill forms of music also written by hipsters and stoners. Reggae fits that description well, but the Dirty Heads fit that description perfectly. So people who listen to reggae just so they can say they listen to reggae, and get mad when the new stuff isn't all reggae, just stop. Reggae's not a very easy genre to play or maintain (guitar chords are usually strummed on the off notes only, literally the opposite of every other genre, plus soloing is difficult because there's very few specifically reggae guitar scales. Bass has absolutely no guidelines but must fit to make the song. Drums are different from any other genre in that they have to be minimalistic and almost quiet, which Drums are not good at being). However, they have still given you reggae in Radio, Burials and Dark days. Plus, you still have their older reggae songs to go back on. They have so many. Don't tell me you're bored of them. They offer you so much. Welp, there's my rant, sorry it's so long but I've made arguments good enough to write about in college. This is my defense for the Dirty Heads, one of my favorite bands. I'll ask you once again. Why is this song getting so much hate? Why is this ALBUM getting so much hate???

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