The Hot Toddies met in 2004 while relaxing on a beach in Mexico, heavily un… Read Full Bio ↴The Hot Toddies met in 2004 while relaxing on a beach in Mexico, heavily under the influence of Tecate and tequila. Heidi and Erin began writing songs, and Jessica and Sylvia joined the band in the fall of 2005. Blending 60's pop, doo-wop, and beautiful harmonies, they are a fun loving group of four girls from Oakland who play drums, guitar, bass, and keyboards and sing charmingly about being bad.

The Hot Toddies have played all over with bands like the Lawrence Arms, Northern State, Dear Nora, Street to Nowhere, The Octopus Project, Art Brut, Audrye Sessions, Minipop, the Morning Benders, Port O’Brien, and the Queers. In April 2009, they will be touring the UK and June 2009, they will be touring the US with label-mates The Queers.

The Hot Toddies released their self-titled EP in the summer of 2006, followed by the release of their debut album “Smell the Mitten” on Asian Man Records in September 2007. They are currently working on a second full-length release for 2009.

HTML
The Hot Toddies Lyrics

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HTML is not hard to spell,
When I'm with you, when I'm with you
Binary code is just ones and ohs
I thought you knew

You are so swell, just like DSL
You touched my modem, you touched my modem.
We went to the bop, my heart gigaflopped

When I saw your...

W W W, whoa-oa-oa
dot com

I typed OMG, should be you and me
You wrote LOL, wrote LOL
My browser froze right down to my toes,
I said go to hell.

I should have seen, I'm only 15
And you're 32, you're 32
You don't love me, I went and asked Jeeves
He told me it's true, told me it's...

W W W, whoa-oa-oa
dot com

Last night while you were offline,
I googled your name
And I found out that you're a 40 year old intertube salesman from Ohio!
WTF?! I thought you were the one for me
But you're just a major loser
And now I will always be... lonely girl 15.

W W W, whoa-oa-oa
dot com

Overall Meaning

The Hot Toddies's song "HTML" is a catchy and humorous tune that uses technology references to tell the story of a teenage girl's online crush and subsequent heartbreak. The lyrics are written in a playful manner with exaggerated internet slang like "OMG" and "WTF" to evoke the language of young people in the digital age. The song begins with the title "HTML," which stands for "Hypertext Markup Language," and is something every teenager who has ever coded a website or MySpace page would know. The chorus line "W W W, whoa-oa-oa, dot com" refers to the three letters that precede most website addresses before ".com." The song's subject is smitten with someone she meets online, but it turns out he is much older than she is, causing her to end up feeling betrayed and used.

As the song progresses, the character realizes that the person she met online is not what she thought he was. She discovers he is a middle-aged salesman and, as a result, she is devastated. The lyrics are full of Internet terminology that makes the experience feel authentic and relatable. The song's use of technology references and internet slang is witty and sharp. It's a nod to the way advanced communications have transformed modern relationships, making it both easier and harder to find love.

With the increasing use of technology in our daily lives, "HTML" serves as a fun reminder of the ups and downs of internet love. It’s a relatable story to anyone who's ever experienced the joys and the drawbacks of connecting with people online.

Line by Line Meaning

HTML is not hard to spell,
Creating webpages with HTML is easy, it just requires attention to detail.

When I'm with you, when I'm with you
When I'm working on webpages with you and we're in sync.

Binary code is just ones and ohs
Binary code may seem complicated but it's just a series of 1s and 0s.

I thought you knew
I assumed you were already aware of this.

You are so swell, just like DSL
You're amazing, just like a high-speed internet connection (DSL).

You touched my modem, you touched my modem.
You had a positive influence on my internet connection.

We went to the bop, my heart gigaflopped
We went to a dance and I felt many emotions all at once.

When I saw your...
When I saw something that caused my heart to race and my thoughts to whirl.

W W W, whoa-oa-oa
The three letters that start a website address.

dot com
A common suffix for website addresses.

I typed OMG, should be you and me
I expressed excitement and desire for us to be together.

You wrote LOL, wrote LOL
You dismissed my comment as a joke with laughter.

My browser froze right down to my toes,
My computer became unresponsive, causing me frustration and stress.

I said go to hell.
I was angry and lashed out verbally.

I should have seen, I'm only 15
I should have realized that I am young and inexperienced in matters of love.

And you're 32, you're 32
You are significantly older than me and should have known better than to lead me on.

You don't love me, I went and asked Jeeves
I asked for help from the search engine Jeeves to confirm that you do not have feelings for me.

He told me it's true, told me it's...
Jeeves confirmed that you do not love me.

Last night while you were offline,
Last night when you were not available online.

I googled your name
I searched for your name on the internet.

And I found out that you're a 40 year old intertube salesman from Ohio!
I discovered that you are a middle-aged person from Ohio who sells tubes for floating on water.

WTF?! I thought you were the one for me
I was shocked and upset to learn the truth about you.

But you're just a major loser
I now see you as a pathetic and unworthy romantic partner.

And now I will always be... lonely girl 15.
I will forever be a young, naive girl who is struggling with heartbreak and loneliness.

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