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)
In The End
The Like Lyrics
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And no one's safe or sacred now
But isn't that much better than
The limbo we were living in
Diaspora or renaissance
Blame mercury or fate or chance
Changes always come in packs,
And when the words run out
The quiet's just as loud
When the world is upside down
And we're walking on our hands
But we keep on spinning round
And who knows where we'll land
In the end
In the end
The moon it moves in cycles and
We're subject to its will, its whims
The tide, the time, the age, the law
Run back and forth from idle dogs
History is not a highway
Straight an narrow always
But a roundabout and round again
We ride around and hope for change
And when the state's drawn out
The break is twice as loud
Then the world is upside down
And we're walking on our hands
But we keep on spinnin' round
And who knows where we'll land
In the end
In the end
This is the end of stagnant days
Time to give up the way
I stand my ground, oh stand my ground
Then the world is upside down
And we're walking on our hands
But we keep on spinnin' round
And who knows where we'll land
In the end
In the end
The Like’s song In The End speaks to the inevitability of change in life. The opening line, “A shift in shapes has come about,” sets the stage for the rest of the song, indicating that things are changing and there’s no stopping it. The lyrics suggest that change is challenging and that it can be scary to realize that “no one’s safe or sacred now.” But the song's point of view is that uncertainty and flux are better than the limbo of old ways.
The song draws on images of the moon and the tides and other unstoppable natural phenomena to indicate that change is not just a part of human experience but also a part of the universe. The message of the song is that we must keep spinning through all the changes in life and trust that we will land somewhere good. Even when the “words run out” and everything seems to be upside down, we must keep moving forward.
Line by Line Meaning
A shift in shapes has come about
A significant change has occurred
And no one's safe or sacred now
Everyone is vulnerable to the change
But isn't that much better than
The current situation is worse
The limbo we were living in
Uncomfortable state of waiting with no progress
Diaspora or renaissance
Movement or revival
Blame mercury or fate or chance
Assigning cause to something uncertain or unexplainable
Changes always come in packs,
Change brings multiple consequences
Sniffing out your darkened doorsteps
Revealing hidden aspects of one's life
And when the words run out
Silence can be just as powerful
The quiet's just as loud
Silence can be as difficult to handle as noise
When the world is upside down
Chaos and disorder prevail
And we're walking on our hands
Trying to navigate through difficulties
But we keep on spinning round
Continuing despite confusion and uncertainty
And who knows where we'll land
Outcome is unknown
The moon it moves in cycles and
Nature's patterns are unavoidable
We're subject to its will, its whims
Humans are not in control
The tide, the time, the age, the law
Life's forces are beyond our control
Run back and forth from idle dogs
Life can be chaotic and unpredictable
History is not a highway
Life is not always straightforward
Straight an narrow always
Life can be curved and unpredictable
But a roundabout and round again
Life can be cyclical
We ride around and hope for change
Hoping for a different result
And when the state's drawn out
The end of something is prolonged
The break is twice as loud
The end result is more impactful
This is the end of stagnant days
The end of a period of no progress
Time to give up the way
Change is necessary
I stand my ground, oh stand my ground
Taking a firm stance and not giving up
Then the world is upside down
Chaos and disorder prevail
And we're walking on our hands
Trying to navigate through difficulties
But we keep on spinnin' round
Continuing despite confusion and uncertainty
And who knows where we'll land
Outcome is unknown
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Elizabeth Anne Berg
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