1.) An American alterna… Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands charting as The Rentals:
1.) An American alternative rock band fronted by Matt Sharp, former bass player for Weezer. The Rentals have released four LPs, Return Of The Rentals (1995), Seven More Minutes (1999), Lost in Alphaville (2014), Q36 (2020) and four EPs, The Last Little Life EP (2007), The Story of a Thousand Seasons Past (2009), It's Time to Come Home (2009), and The Future (2009). The 2009 EPs make up the musical end of the Songs About Time project, which also includes daily photos and weekly short films entitled Resilience (2011).
Band members on Return Of included Patrick Wilson (also of Weezer) on drums, Rod Cervera (guitar), Tom Grimley (moog), Petra Haden (violin, vocals), and Cherielynn Westrich (vocals, moog). Petra's triplet sister, Rachel Haden, appears as an additional vocalist. After Sharp left Weezer, Wilson's studio replacement on the drums was Kevin March and Mike Fletcher was the band's most frequent touring drummer. Maya Rudolph, of Saturday Night Live fame, also briefly toured with the band as a keyboardist. They are known for their quirky Moog-driven melodies. The single "Friends of P" off their first album was a modern rock radio hit, peaking at #7 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart and #92 on the Billboard Hot 100. After touring for Seven More Minutes the band disbanded.
Yet on October 24, 2005, the tenth anniversary of the band's formation, Matt Sharp announced he was bringing back The Rentals after a six year absence. The new lineup includes founding member Rachel Haden on bass/vocals, Sara Radle on vocals/multiple instruments, Ben Pringle (from Nerf Herder and now Yearbook Pictures) on synths/multiple instruments, Lauren Chipman on viola/synth/vocals, and Dan Joeright on drums. Sharp stated on his website that "there are no current plans" for ex-Rental Cherielynn Westrich "to be involved in the future of The Rentals."
Sharp states: The essential elements of The Rentals will be there. Our fascination with vintage synthesizers, violas, violins, female harmonies and all the rest will continue. But, I'm guessing, we'll most likely veer off the path that would lead us into the realm of becoming our own tribute band.
2.) A late '70s Boston area Punk band featuring Jeff Hudson, Jane Hudson, and Pseudo Carol. As a trio, they released the songs "Gertrude Stein", "Low Rent", "New York", "I Got A Crush On You" and "Elephants".
In 1980, Jeff & Jane joined The MANHATTAN PROJECT, followed by the Electro-Punk act simply known as Jeff & Jane Hudson in 1981.
My Summer Girl
The Rentals Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
She was my world
He's got her now
Charmed her somehow
I know I'm not your type
I know I'm not your type
I know I'm not your type
I'll never be your type
Feelings grew strong
All through that time
I was not lying
I know I'm not your type
I know I'm not your type
I know I'm not your type
I'll never be your type
My summer girl
My summer girl
My summer girl
My summer girl
I know I'm not your type
I know I'm not your type
I know I'm not your type
I'll never be your type
I'll never be your type
I'll never be your type
I'll never be your type
I'll never be your type
The song "My Summer Girl" by The Rentals is a poignant reflection on a lost love. The singer is lamenting the fact that he once had a girl who was everything to him during the summer, but who has since moved on to someone else. He recognizes that he was never really her type, but that doesn't make the pain any less real. The repetition of the lines "I know I'm not your type" and "I'll never be your type" underscores the singer's sense of resignation and acceptance that the girl he loved is now gone.
The song captures the bittersweet feeling of a summer romance that never quite made it beyond the season. The upbeat melody and catchy chorus contrast with the melancholic lyrics, creating a sense of longing and regret. The emphasis on the phrase "My summer girl" reinforces the temporality of the singer's relationship, as if he knew all along that it was never going to last.
Overall, "My Summer Girl" is a poignant and relatable exploration of lost love and the pain of unrequited affection. The Rentals capture the sense of inevitability that sometimes accompanies summer romances, as well as the sense of sadness that lingers long after the season has ended.
Line by Line Meaning
My summer girl
The girl I spent the summer with
She was my world
She was the most important thing to me
He's got her now
Someone else is with her
Charmed her somehow
He somehow made her fall for him
I know I'm not your type
I understand that I am not the kind of person you would be interested in
All summer long
Throughout the entire summer
Feelings grew strong
My emotions became intense
All through that time
During that whole period
I was not lying
I was always telling the truth
My summer girl
The girl I spent the summer with
My summer girl
The girl I spent the summer with
My summer girl
The girl I spent the summer with
My summer girl
The girl I spent the summer with
I know I'm not your type
I understand that I am not the kind of person you would be interested in
I'll never be your type
I will never be what you are looking for
I'll never be your type
I will never be what you are looking for
I'll never be your type
I will never be what you are looking for
I'll never be your type
I will never be what you are looking for
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CHERIELLYN WESTRICH, MATTHEW KELLY SHARP
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind