The band released their self-titled first album in March 1995 via PopLlama Records. After they garnered massive acclaim, Columbia Records quickly signed them. The album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and has shipped over three million copies. The RIAA has certified it as triple platinum. Songs "Peaches", "Kitty", "Lump", and "Dune Buggy" received major airplay.
Their 1996 follow-up album, "II", did not reach the same acclaim, though it reached the top forty on the Billboard 2000. Single "Mach 5" also garnered some airplay. The band then fell of the radar for many listeners, dropped by their major label. However, their albums of the new millennium, 'Freaked Out and Small' followed by 'Love Everybody' and 'These Are the Good Times People' (released in 2000, 2004, and 2008, respectively), picked up positive critical reviews, such as from the All Music Guide. Although their touring schedule became more sporadic into the 00s and 10s, they continue to perform and satisfy audiences with their off-beat humor and catchy hooks.
Body
The Presidents of the United States of America Lyrics
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Where did you go?
Edge of the yard
I found you, you know
All brown and hard
I can't get your body out of my mind
Can't get your body
I can't get your body out of my mind
Can't get your body
She goes smooth through my body, yea
Through my body she goes smooth
She goes smooth through my body, yea
Through my body she goes smooth
Little killer froggy
Where did you hop?
Under the entertainment center
Realize you just couldn't stop
Worms found a hole in your booty they could enter and
Hey little lizard,
Where did you slink?
Left your cage door open
Under the basement sink
The drippin' water made your mouldy body eyes open and
The lyrics of The Presidents of the United States of America's song "Body" depict the discovery of dead animals by the singer - a little salamander, a killer froggy, and a little lizard. The first stanza describes the discovery of the little salamander lying at the edge of the yard, with its brown and hard body stuck in the singer's mind. The second stanza talks about a killer froggy found under the entertainment center, with worms entering its booty. The last stanza describes a little lizard that escaped from its cage and was found under the basement sink, with its moldy body coming to life due to the dripping water.
The lyrics are often interpreted as a reflection on mortality and the inevitability of death, especially the sudden and unexpected nature of it. Each animal was going about its life, hopping, slinking, or simply lying around, only to meet an untimely end. The discovery of their dead bodies serves as a reminder that life is fragile and that death can come at any moment.
Line by Line Meaning
Little salamander
Addressing a little salamander creature
Where did you go?
Asking where the salamander went
Edge of the yard
Referring to the location where the salamander was found
I found you, you know
Confirming that the artist found the salamander
All brown and hard
Describing the physical appearance of the salamander
I can't get your body out of my mind
Expressing the singer's preoccupation with the memory of the salamander's body
Can't get your body
Repeating the statement of the singer's inability to forget the salamander's body
She goes smooth through my body, yea
Referring to a feeling that moves through the artist's body
Through my body she goes smooth
Repeating the previous line about the feeling movement
Little killer froggy
Addressing a little frog creature
Where did you hop?
Asking where the frog hopped to
Under the entertainment center
Referring to the location where the frog was found
Realize you just couldn't stop
Speculating about the frog's fate
Worms found a hole in your booty they could enter and
Describing how the frog met its demise
Hey little lizard,
Addressing a little lizard creature
Where did you slink?
Asking where the lizard slinked to
Left your cage door open
Referring to how the lizard escaped
Under the basement sink
Referring to the location where the lizard was found
The drippin' water made your mouldy body eyes open and
Describing how the singer came across the lizard's body and how it appeared
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JASON S. FINN, CHRIS BALLEW, DAVID MICHAEL DEDERER
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@bobsmith1405
Name him, The Presidents of the United States of America. Then you rock their song “Body”
Little salamander
Where did you go?
Edge of the yard
I found you, you know
All brown and hard
I can't get your body out of my mind
Can't get your body
I can't get your body out of my mind
Can't get your body
@allthebeernoidea180
What a great album this is 👍👍👍
@danfran13
It's a perfect album.
@carpo719
Its epic
@joannewilson5226
Smooooth,
@BellsofNevermore
Ah, yes, my misspent youth spent imagining some guy eating a dead salamander...
@pennyvanderheyden4031
And all the moldy frogs under the VCR!!!!!!! Soo smooth🐸
@Fausto_4841
Or booty hole worms.
@shenbapiro
Banger
@mikeysurfzz
What a brilliant, groovy song.
Anyone spotted any guitar lesson/cover of this song? I’d love to learn it
@jaysharpESQ
Imma figure it out... It's probably my favorite one from this album