The Living End got their first big break in 1995 when, after sending a t-shirt and a demo tape to Billie Joe Armstrong, they landed a support slot in Green Day's upcoming Australian tour. After the tour, the group went into the studio to record their debut EP Hellbound which received moderate support from community radio stations.
In November 1995, the band went back into the studio to record their second EP (It's for Your Own Good which they released several months later. This recording yielded their first major radio airplay with the song From Here On In, which was placed on high rotation on the youth radio network Triple J. Shortly after the release of the second EP, drummer Joe Piripitzi left the band and was replaced with Travis Dempsey who was soon playing with the band at major festivals such as Pushover and the Falls Festival. After a year touring Australia, The Living End again headed into the studio to record something new to sell at their now very popular shows. The result was the Second Solution / Prisoner of Society double single.
Prisoner of Society quickly became a national hit and the band signed on to Modular Recordings for the release of their debut self titled album, The Living End. The album was an instant hit with Australian audiences and resulted in six Australian singles (counting the "Second Solution" release as two because both songs received major airplay). The Living End became the second-highest-selling debut rock album in Australian music history, now five times platinum.
The Roll On album in 2000 was a more creative work, but did not manage to achieve the status of their earlier album. Cheney later stated that he was trying to prove to critics that The Living End were not a band simply defined by their hit Prisoner of Society, and the album showed this by displaying other influences, as well as their traditional fast-paced rockabilly music. The album even garnered comparison, by a few critics, to seminal punk band The Clash's creative breakthrough, London Calling.
The band hit a quiet period after that during which Chris Cheney had a tragic car accident on the Great Ocean Road, rendering him unable to play for a significant period of time. He had been on the road to the house of a member of fellow Australian band Bodyjar.
In 2003, after Chris's recovery and with new drummer Andy Strachan, the band made a comeback, releasing One Said to the Other, Who's Gonna Save Us? and getting air play once again. This was followed by heavy touring (including Big Day Out) and a release of Modern ARTillery.
In late 2004, the band has released a singles collection From Here on In: The Singles 1997-2004 as well as a DVD, which included all video clips and a "supergig", collections of the band's most famous songs performed in Australia, Japan and the USA. The DVD also features the band's history- documented in interviews and home footage.
Recently, Chris performed at the 2004 ARIA awards as part of the supergroup The Wrights, featuring members of many other Australian rock bands.
Chris Cheney and Scott Owen have won the Best Guitarist and Best Bassist awards for 2004 and 2005, in the Jack Awards.
The band performs regularly in Melbourne, one performance recently was for the Channel V Music Bus at Federation Square Melbourne, Australia (15th of December 2005) which saw a capacity crowd of between 4,500 and 5,000 people attend. The event saw many under 18's get the chance to see their idols for free, and for a lucky few, the chance to sing with Chris Cheney, unplanned of course.
The Living End's fourth album, titled State of Emergency, was released on February 4 2006 and was recorded in Byron Bay after they played in the Splendour in the Grass festival. They had finished the recording and the artwork for State of Emergency in mid December 2005. The single "What's on Your Radio was released on November 20, 2005, and debuted at #9 on the ARIA singles chart. The second single, "Wake Up" was released on February 19 and debuted at #5 on the ARIA singles chart. The group is currently signed to Adeline Records, owned and run by Billie Joe and Adrianne Armstrong.
In 2008 The Living End released their fifth studio album titled as White Noise, showing more hard rock influenced sound of The Living End. First single from the album was a double A-side single White Noise/How Do We Know which was released physically and digitally 5 July 2008. The second single Moment in the Sun was released 25 October 2008. The third single, Raise the Alarm, was released 22 December 2008. In 2009 The Living End started the Raise the Alarm Tour.
So What
The Living End Lyrics
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Since I met you
But you drive me up the wall it seems
What more can I do
You're just no good for me
So lock me up and throw away the key
Cause I've just about had all
Well I've been going out of my head
Since I found you
But you turned out to be poison
Now I'm feeling blue
But everything will be alright
If I can keep you out of sight
Six feet under where no one will have a clue
So what, you never even gimme one shot
I don't want to rain on your parade
You're really somethin'
But I'm nearly jumpin'
Well I've been going out of my head
Since I met you
The Living End's song "So What" speaks to a love that has gone sour due to the toxic nature of the relationship. The opening lines, "Well I've been going out of my head since I met you," already allude to the madness that comes with being in love. However, the following lines reveal the cause of the main character's frustration: the love interest has driven them "up the wall" and is "just no good" for them. The main character recognizes this but still feels trapped, asking to be locked up and have the key thrown away because they have "just about had all [they] can take from you."
As the song continues, the main character reveals the extent of the damage caused by this toxic relationship--even describing the love interest as "poison" and admitting to feeling blue. The chorus of the song has the main character throwing their hands up in frustration and saying "so what," recognizing that the love interest is not worth the pain anymore. This section is particularly interesting because it seems to hint at the fact that even the main character recognizes the futility of holding on to this relationship, but continues to do so anyway. However, the song ends on a hopeful note, with the main character acknowledging that everything will be alright once they can "keep you out of sight/six feet under where no one will have a clue."
Line by Line Meaning
Well I've been going out of my head
Since I met you
But you drive me up the wall it seems
What more can I do
I've been going crazy since I met you because you're making my life difficult and I don't know how to handle it.
You're just no good for me
So lock me up and throw away the key
Cause I've just about had all
I can take from you
I know you're bad for me, so please get rid of me before I lose my mind dealing with you any longer.
Well I've been going out of my head
Since I found you
But you turned out to be poison
Now I'm feeling blue
Ever since I met you, you've been toxic and now I'm really sad because of it.
But everything will be alright
If I can keep you out of sight
Six feet under where no one will have a clue
If I can keep you away from me, like six feet under the ground, where nobody will find us, everything will be okay.
So what, you never even gimme one shot
I don't want to rain on your parade
You're really somethin'
But I'm nearly jumpin'
I don't care that you didn't give me a chance; I don't want to ruin your happy mood. You're amazing, but you're driving me crazy.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER JOHN CHENEY
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Abdullah Arief
Well I've been going out of my head
Since I met you
But you drive me up the wall it seems
What more can I do
You're just no good for me
So lock me up and throw away the key
Cause I've just about had all
I can take from you
Well I've been going out of my head
Since I found you
But you turned out to be poison
Now I'm feeling blue
But everything will be alright
If I can keep you out of sight
Six feet under where no one will have a clue
So what - you never even gimme one shot
I don't wanna rain on your parade
You're really somethin'
But I'm nearly jumpin'
Well I've been going out of my head
Since I met you
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