The name of the band comes from the girls tendency to frequently use the word “like” in the style of the valley girls of LA. The band has released two albums, "Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?" (2005) and "Release Me" (2010).
Over a period of three years, the band independently released three EPs (I Like The Like, …and The Like, and Like It or Not), which they sold at shows and on their website. Their song “(So I’ll Sit Here) Waiting” was featured on the soundtrack of the film Thirteen. Soon a diverse fan base developed and magazines around the world began to take notice. Following their high school graduations in 2004, The Like signed to Geffen Records and toured with Phantom Planet and Maroon 5, bands which, like The Like, are part of a Los Angeles music scene that also includes bands such as Rooney and Giant Drag. Since forming, The Like have drawn major media attention and have been featured in magazines such as Teen People, ELLEgirl, Nylon Magazine, and Rolling Stone.
They toured with Tori Amos on her Summer of Sin tour, and with Kings of Leon. The Like released their first album, Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?, through Geffen on September 13, 2005. The album is a combination of reworked songs previously released on their independent EPs as well as new material. The band performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and at the O2 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, London. In September 2006 The Like supported Muse on a short string of tour dates in the U.S., before heading to Europe to support Razorlight.
The band, original members Z Berg and Tennessee Thomas plus new recruits Laena Geronimo and Reni Lane, have left the studio and headed straight out on tour with the Arctic Monkeys in the US.
The band starred in a short film commissioned by designer Zac Posen as a way to promote his Target fashion collection. The film shows the band hanging out in a hotel room and then performing the single “Fair Game”. The film was directed by Gia Coppola (granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola)
Catch Me If You Can
The Like Lyrics
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Now that I've got the prize, I've lost the plot
I'm done
Now that the fight is gone, we've lost the fun
It started with fire, now we're just cinders
Covered in ash and burning out fingers
Trying to hold on but I'm just falling faster
I don't hate you, but I don't love you at all
So let's stop pretending.
So long
Feel bad for all the pain I might have caused
My fault
Guess I'm just not the girl you thought I was
I'm all about chances, madness and mayhem
Try to sit still, now I miss the chase
And now that it's over, I just can't run fast enough
I promise
I don't hate you, but I don't love you at all
So let's stop pretending
I don't hate you, but I don't love you at all
It's not the way I planned
But nothing is
It's an age-old story
Starting to bore me
So I'll keep run, running away
Catch me if you can
Catch me if you can
Catch me if you can
It started with fire, not it's just embers
Once the sparks fly, they're hard to remember
Gotta move on so I just keep on moving
I'm sorry
I don't hate you, but I don't love you at all
So let's stop pretending
I don't hate you, but I don't love you at all
It's not the way I planned
But nothing is
The Like's song Catch Me If You Can is about the fallout of a relationship after the initial excitement and passion has dissipated. The singer has won the prize of being in the relationship but has lost the plot and is now done with the fight. They describe feeling like they are just cinders covered in ash, trying to hold on but falling faster. The relationship started with fire, but now there are just embers and the sparks are hard to remember. The singer admits that they don't hate their partner, but they don't love them either and that they need to stop pretending. The chorus features the repeated refrain "Catch me if you can," suggesting that the singer is trying to escape the relationship.
The second verse highlights the singer's reckless nature, describing themselves as being all about chances, madness, and mayhem, and how they miss the chase now that it's over. They feel bad for any pain they might have caused their partner and acknowledge that they're not the person their partner thought they were. The singer realizes that nothing is going according to plan and that all they can do is keep running away.
The chorus repeats again, with the added line "It's not the way I planned, but nothing is," highlighting the singer's sense of disappointment and disillusionment. The song ends with the repetition of the line "Catch me if you can," emphasizing the singer's desire for freedom and escape.
Line by Line Meaning
I won
Now that I have succeeded, I realize that I have lost sight of what really mattered
Now that I've got the prize, I've lost the plot
My focus on winning blinded me to the importance of the journey and the people who accompanied me
I'm done
The battle is over and the thrill is gone
Now that the fight is gone, we've lost the fun
Without a challenge to overcome, we lose the joy that comes with working towards a goal
It started with fire, now we're just cinders
Our passion has burnt out, leaving behind only the remnants of what once was
Covered in ash and burning out fingers
Our efforts have left us exhausted and with nothing to show for it
Trying to hold on but I'm just falling faster
Despite my best efforts, I am losing my grip and slipping away
I promise, I don't hate you, but I don't love you at all
I care for you, but my feelings are not strong enough to sustain a relationship
So let's stop pretending.
We should be honest and acknowledge the truth rather than trying to maintain a façade
So long
Farewell; it is time for me to move on
Feel bad for all the pain I might have caused
I regret any hurt that my actions may have inflicted on others
My fault
I take responsibility for my mistakes and their consequences
Guess I'm just not the girl you thought I was
I have failed to meet your expectations or live up to your perception of me
I'm all about chances, madness and mayhem
I am adventurous and impulsive, always seeking new experiences
Try to sit still, now I miss the chase
After a period of calm, I am restless and crave excitement and challenge
And now that it's over, I just can't run fast enough
With the game or relationship at an end, I feel the need to escape and start anew
It's not the way I planned, but nothing is
Life is unpredictable, and things often turn out differently than we expected or hoped
It's an age-old story
This situation of winning and losing love is a common human experience
Starting to bore me
I am tired of repeating past mistakes and patterns
So I'll keep run, running away
Rather than confronting my issues, I would rather avoid them and escape
Catch me if you can
I am actively avoiding capture, metaphorically or literally
It started with fire, not it's just embers
Our relationship or passion has fizzled out and faded away
Once the sparks fly, they're hard to remember
The initial excitement of a new relationship or endeavor fades with time and is difficult to recapture
Gotta move on so I just keep on moving
In order to grow and progress, I must leave past experiences behind and keep moving forward
I'm sorry
I apologize for any hurt I may have caused
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Elizabeth Anne Berg
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Alan Green
I LIKE HOW THE BAND PLAYS IN A RETRO STYLE OF THE 1960s
Thomas Alber
The instrument in the beginning of this song is...I think it's a synthesizer, or a very good keyboard.
jedielliott
what's the name of the instrument apart from the drum in the very beginning
2D Ronin
That is a synthesizer.
TheWatcher328
Reddit brought me here
dailyflash
In the 80s and 90s, when there were still bands, we got a lot of those "Who cares if the music sucks? They're hot girls" bands. Derivative and forgettable.
John Doe 878393719
+dailyflash Some of us enjoy good-quality kitsch, thank you very much, not to mention hot girls, for that matter, besides.
Taylor
horrible.