The Flaming Lips are known for their lush, multi-layered arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song titles. They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which typically feature animal suits, puppets, streamers, video projections and complex stage light configurations.
In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die". In 2006, Oklahoma City named a street Flaming Lips Alley in their honor.
The group recorded several albums and EPs for Restless Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers, they scored a #9 hit on the Billboard Alternative charts (and #55 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart) in 1994 with "She Don't Use Jelly". Although it would be their only hit single, the band has maintained critical respect and, to a lesser extent, commercial viability with sonically majestic albums such as 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic, 1999's The Soft Bulletin, 2002's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and 2006's At War with the Mystics. The Flaming Lips' 12th studio album, Embryonic, was released in October of 2009. A complete cover of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon was released in May 2010. The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, their collaborative album which features artists like Ke$ha, Bon Iver, Nick Cave and Erykah Badu, was released on Record Store Day, April 2012.
Their next studio album, tentatively titled The Terror, will be released in January 2013.
Their song "Do You Realize??" is the official State Rock Song of Oklahoma.
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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Flaming Lips Lyrics
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Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play,
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you will enjoy the show,
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sit back and let the evening go.
Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely,
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's wonderful to be here
It's certainly a thrill
You're such a lovely audience
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to take you home
I don't really like to stop the show
But I thought that you might like to know
That the singer's going to sing a song
And he wants you all to sing along
So let me introduce to you
The one and only Billy Shears
And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
The lyrics to The Flaming Lips feat. My Morning Jacket Fever The Ghost & J Mascis's song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" are a tribute to the classic Beatles album that shares the same name. The song reminisces about the past and how Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play twenty years ago. The band has been "going in and out of style" but they are still able to "raise a smile." The song then introduces the audience to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a fictional band created by the Beatles for their album. The band then welcomes the audience and invites them to sit back and enjoy the show.
As the song progresses, the band expresses their gratitude for the audience and how wonderful it is to be performing for them. They even express a desire to take the audience home with them. Before the song ends, the band introduces the one and only Billy Shears, who is going to sing a song and invites the audience to sing along. The song concludes with one final tribute to Sgt. Pepper and his Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Overall, the song pays homage to the Beatles and their iconic album, while providing a new take on the classic tunes. It celebrates the music and the memories associated with it, encapsulating the joy and nostalgia of the era.
Line by Line Meaning
It was twenty years ago today,
Two decades ago from this very day,
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play,
The band was instructed to play by Sgt. Pepper,
They've been going in and out of style
The band's popularity has been fluctuating,
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
One thing is certain, they will bring a smile to your face.
So may I introduce to you
Allow me to present to you,
The act you've known for all these years
The band that you've been familiar with for years
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
The group is the infamous Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We, the members of the band, are Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
We hope you will enjoy the show,
We hope that you will have a good time as we perform.
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Once again, we are the musicians from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Sit back and let the evening go.
Relax and enjoy the show.
Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely,
Sgt. Pepper is alone, very alone,
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
But still performing as the acclaimed Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
It's wonderful to be here
We are delighted to be here performing for you.
It's certainly a thrill
We are definitely excited.
You're such a lovely audience
We are in luck to have such a delightful audience.
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to have you join us even after the show ends.
We'd love to take you home
We'd definitely take you home with us if we could.
I don't really like to stop the show
I hate to interrupt the show, but
But I thought that you might like to know
I think you'd appreciate being informed
That the singer's going to sing a song
That our vocalist has chosen to perform another song
And he wants you all to sing along
And he'd love you all to join in the singing
So let me introduce to you
So it's my pleasure to introduce to you
The one and only Billy Shears
Our one and only Billy Shears, everyone!
And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
And our ever so prominent band, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, JOHN WINSTON LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, PAUL JAMES MCCARTNEY
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