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)
Walk of Shame
The Like Lyrics
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And I can feel it rising up in my throat
It was just one of those days
When you wake up and you think you're still at home
Takes a flash to figure it out
But in your memory you might find some holes
Oh, like the last 6 hours
On someone else's floor
Oh, time to do the walk of shame
Hide your face, the night was calling
Time to do the walk of shame
Hide your face, the day is dawning
Here's another thing to explain
And I've got 25 missed calls on my phone
Oh won't you leave me alone
So I can brutalize my life all on my own
Hello stranger, what is your name?
And can you tell me where we are
Oh god oh no. Tell me we didn't Oh
Thank god ok well now I've gotta go
I've gotta get home
Oh! Time to do the walk of shame
Hide your face, the night was calling
Time to do the walk of shame
Hide your face, the day is dawning
Pick a path, oh any old one
It can't get worse than what I've already done
I know this used to be fun
But party's over now I'm feeling deaf and dumb
Oh what have I become!
Oh! Time to do the walk of shame
Hide your face, the night was calling
Time to do the walk of shame
Hide your face, the day is dawning
The Like's "Walk of Shame" is a song that captures the feelings of regret, guilt, and shame that come after a night of reckless behavior. The song begins with the singer waking up with a hangover and not knowing where she is. As she tries to piece together the events of the previous night, she is filled with a sense of dread and anxiety. She recounts the embarrassing situations she found herself in and the mistakes she made. As she realizes that she has to face the consequences of her actions, the chorus kicks in with the repetition of the phrase "time to do the walk of shame."
The lyrics in this song also touch on the feeling of isolation one can have after a night of partying. The singer seems to be alone, with only a stranger in the room who she doesn't know. She also mentions the 25 missed calls on her phone, which implies that she may have ignored the people who were trying to get in touch with her. This further emphasizes the idea that partying can be a lonely experience, and the feelings of guilt and shame can be amplified when one is isolated.
Overall, "Walk of Shame" is a powerful song that can speak to anyone who has ever woken up with regret and the desire to forget a night of reckless behavior.
Line by Line Meaning
It's another beautiful day
The day is nice and pleasant.
And I can feel it rising up in my throat
I'm feeling nauseous about something that happened.
It was just one of those days
It was just an ordinary day.
When you wake up and you think you're still at home
When you wake up and you're not sure where you are.
Takes a flash to figure it out
It only takes a moment to realize what happened.
But in your memory you might find some holes
There might be some gaps in my memory because of what happened last night.
Oh, like the last 6 hours
I don't remember what happened in the last 6 hours.
That made you realize you're sleeping on the floor
That made me realize that I'm sleeping on someone else's floor.
On someone else's floor
On the floor in a place that isn't my own.
Oh, time to do the walk of shame
It's time to leave this place and feel embarrassed because of what happened.
Hide your face, the night was calling
Try to hide your shameful feelings because of the previous night.
Time to do the walk of shame
It's time to leave and feel embarrassed about the previous night.
Hide your face, the day is dawning
Try to hide your shame because the day is starting.
Here's another thing to explain
There's something else that happened that I need to explain.
And I've got 25 missed calls on my phone
I have 25 missed calls on my phone from people I probably don't want to talk to.
Oh won't you leave me alone
I just want to be left alone.
So I can brutalize my life all on my own
I want to hurt myself without anyone else around.
Hello stranger, what is your name?
I don't know who you are, can you introduce yourself?
And can you tell me where we are
Can you tell me where I am, I don't remember.
Oh god oh no. Tell me we didn't Oh
I'm realizing that something bad may have happened.
Thank god ok well now I've gotta go
Thankfully it's not as bad as I thought, but I still need to leave.
Oh! Time to do the walk of shame
It's time to leave, and I'm feeling embarrassed.
Pick a path, oh any old one
Just choose a direction, it doesn't matter.
It can't get worse than what I've already done
Things can't possibly get any worse.
I know this used to be fun
I used to enjoy myself.
But party's over now I'm feeling deaf and dumb
The party is over and I'm feeling numb.
Oh what have I become!
I am questioning what kind of person I have become.
Hide your face, the night was calling
Try to hide your shameful feelings because of the previous night.
Time to do the walk of shame
It's time to leave and feel embarrassed about the previous night.
Hide your face, the day is dawning
Try to hide your shame because the day is starting.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Elizabeth Anne Berg
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Alan Green
can listen to this band everyday and never get tired of them.i like their retro 1960s sound
wwhemenas WWH
They remind me of The Pippettes. Love girl groups that pay homage to the 50s and 60s in their style and sound. Great song!!!
smoke039
Love, love, LOVE this song! <3 Also the rest on this great album!
mike Reali
Talented band, quite refreshing cause there’s a lot of crap out there ! These girls are talented musicians!!!
Harlem Stutter
First song I heard and I knew I had to get the CD and hear them live :)
snxzzy
Heard this on Mean Girls 2. LOOOVE THIS <3
Imogen Crompton
i think this song is my favourite, i love it!! :D
manorlordy
okay, I'm going to buy the album
Dennis Mathes
I wish I would've heard about them when they broke out on the seen.let me tell ya l am a lifer fan.
I love the way you guys play your songs exhalent l am proud of you girls .it takes balls to do what you do
I love it and you 4 thanks
Nikol Smištíková
love it:))