The Queers are a pop-punk/punk rock band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fo… Read Full Bio ↴The Queers are a pop-punk/punk rock band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, formed in 1982. Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter Joe King has been the principal member of the group, with a vast number of musicians cycling in and out of the band over the years. Supposedly, the band name 'Queers' was used simply to poke fun at what he called the "Art Fag" community in NH. That same brand of humor and inanity has become a staple of The Queers music, who have produced songs such as "Can't Stop Farting", "Born To Do Dishes", and "I Didn't Get Invited To The Prom" in their own Ramones-esque style. While some punk rock bands attempt to use their music to impart a social or political message, King has made it clear that The Queers exist simply to play punk rock for the fun of it.

The Queers play a Ramones style of pop punk with songs about girls and beer. King has often collaborated with Ben Weasel, from Screeching Weasel. The band begun with a notoriety primarily in their own backyard, but with the release of Love Songs for the Retarded, recorded by legendary punk producer Mass Giorgini, their following grew to international proportions. They have collaborated with Mass Giorgini several times since.

Along with his casual acquaintance Ben Weasel, Joe King has criticized the re-emergence of the street punk scene and what he sees as the glorification of violence and class warfare by certain bands. The song, "Little Rich Working Class Oi Boy" from the album Beyond the Valley of the Assfuckers takes aim at the working class pretensions and bellicose attitudes of some members of the Oi! scene. In a 2005 post to The Queers official website, King criticizes the effect of Boston punk band, the Dropkick Murphys. Writes King, "With all this stupid fucking Irish/Dropkick BS these days the whole punk scene (what's left of it) is full of assholes that just wanna fight."

Fuck The World
The Queers Lyrics

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I called in sick to work today and stayed in bed 'til noon
And now I just don't care what's going on outside this room
Things aren't getting better
My future's not too bright
Fuck the world I'm hanging out with you tonight

Me and you will walk around so pointlessly
Smashing things, jacked up on way too much caffeine
I'm really going no nowhere
I hate this shitty life
Fuck the world I'm hanging out with you tonight

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Queers' song "Fuck The World" criticize the uncertainties and disappointments of life. The opening lines of the song reveal the singer's decision to skip work and spend the day in bed. The apathy and disengagement is evident when he says, "And now I just don't care what's going on outside this room." The singer fails to see any improvement or hope for the future and concludes that his future is bleak. The phrase "Fuck the world" in the chorus represents the frustration and rage with life, and the need for recklessness and living in the moment. The song encourages the listeners to forget their worries, remain apathetic and rebellious, and take pleasure in the company of others who feel the same.

Line by Line Meaning

I called in sick to work today and stayed in bed 'til noon
I skipped work and stayed in my bed till noon today

And now I just don't care what's going on outside this room
I am disconnected from the outside world and its happenings

Things aren't getting better
The circumstances around me are not improving

My future's not too bright
I don't have much hope for the future

Fuck the world I'm hanging out with you tonight
I don't care about anything else except for spending time with you tonight

Me and you will walk around so pointlessly
We will aimlessly wander around

Smashing things, jacked up on way too much caffeine
We will break things while being overly stimulated by caffeine

I'm really going no nowhere
I feel like my life isn't moving forward

I hate this shitty life
I am unhappy with my current existence

Fuck the world I'm hanging out with you tonight
The only thing that matters to me is hanging out with you tonight and forgetting everything else

Contributed by Liam T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.