The Trucks have played several large festivals including Sasquatch, Bumbershoot, CMJ, and SXSW. They have been on several regional and national tours - but have played the most around Seattle and New York/Brooklyn.They were featured on the popular NPR radio program "Fresh Air" with a review by Milo Miles. They also appeared in articles on Spin.com, Blender.com and Keyboard Magazine. More recently their song Shattered was featured on the t.v. show "The L Word". Their song Zombie was used in a TV trailer for the major motion picture "Resident Evil 5 in 3D". They are not to be confused with Trucks, a one-hit wonder from Norway/England (who had the hit "It's Just Porn Mum").
Kristin Allen-Zito (Vocals/Keyboards/Guitar) has a solo career and also has albums out on Clickpop Records.
Faith Reichel has a new band called Shit Machine
Marissa Moore (vocals/keys/mallets) & Faith Reichel (Bass/Vocals) are active in the visual arts.
Drummer Lindy McIntyre was previously in the Bellingham band Everybody's Debbie.
Original drummer Liz Whitmore (a member of Ash and the Widowmakers) passed away at an early age from a rare cancer.
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It's Just Porn Mum
The Trucks Lyrics
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situation is the same over again
Mum she wants to watch the news
but I just want to watch the film at ten
so I get my way again
Halfway through the movie
naked bodies getting groovy on the screen
Mum she changes channels, turns away
embarrassed she starts to clean
It's just porn mum
You're running away
You wouldn't believe
what the kids see today
It's just porn mum
And it wont go away
Wherever you turn
you find porn everyday
It's just...
billboards on the way to school
use porn to make their shit look really cool
So cool
Girls I see on MTV
cover the fact their bands all look like fools
But their videos make me drool
It's just porn mum
You're running away
You wouldn't believe
what the kids see today
It's just porn mum
And it wont go away
Wherever you turn
you find porn everyday
It's just porn mum
Just porn mum
It's just...
Mum I know that you're embarrased
but just face it
we can leave the movie on
Don't think that I am so naive
that I don't have a clue where I came from
It's just porn mum
You're running away
You wouldn't believe
what the kids see today
It's just porn mum
And it wont go away
Wherever you turn
you find porn everyday
It's just porn mum
You're running away
You wouldn't believe
what the kids see today
It's just porn mum
And it wont go away
Wherever you turn
you find porn everyday
It's just porn mum,
just porn mum
Porn mum,
it's just porn mum
it's just porn mum
just porn mum
it's just porn
The Trucks' song It's Just Porn Mum is a commentary on the prevalence of pornography in popular culture and the way it has become normalized in society. The song begins with a scenario where the singer wants to watch a film with nudity, but his mother changes the channel, unable to handle what she sees. This scene is meant to illustrate how even something as seemingly benign as a movie can be a vehicle for sexual content. The song goes on to describe other ways that pornography has infiltrated our lives, such as billboards on the way to school, which use scantily clad models to sell products, and music videos that objectify women. The chorus repeats the phrase "It's just porn mum" over and over again, implying that we should not be surprised by the prevalence of pornography in our culture and that we cannot escape it.
One interesting interpretation of the song is that it is a critique of the commodification of sex in modern society. The singer observes that even something as basic as his biological origins have been turned into a marketing opportunity, as pornography becomes a ubiquitous presence in popular culture. The repetition of the phrase "It's just porn mum" also suggests a kind of resignation or acceptance of this fact, as though there is nothing we can do about it.
Another significant element of the song is its use of irony and humor to address a serious issue. The title itself, "It's Just Porn Mum", is delivered so casually that it belies the seriousness of the issue at hand. This kind of dark humor is used throughout the song, with lines like "Girls I see on MTV/cover the fact their bands all look like fools/But their videos make me drool." By juxtaposing serious social commentary with humor, the song manages to effectively communicate its message without becoming too preachy or didactic.
Line by Line Meaning
Friday after dinner
The song starts by setting the scene on a Friday night after dinner.
situation is the same over again
The singer is implying that every Friday night is the same conversation over again.
Mum she wants to watch the news
The singer's mother wants to watch the news on TV on this particular Friday night.
but I just want to watch the film at ten
The artist wants to watch a movie that starts at 10 PM instead of the news.
so I get my way again
The artist got to watch what they wanted to because their mother gave in.
Halfway through the movie
While watching the movie, they are suddenly at the halfway point.
naked bodies getting groovy on the screen
The movie the singer is watching is pornographic in nature, depicting sexual activity and nudity.
Mum she changes channels, turns away
The mother changes the channel because she is uncomfortable with the movie.
she can't believe what I just seen
The mother is shocked and surprised by the sexual content the artist was watching.
embarrassed she starts to clean
The mother begins to clean something, possibly to distract herself from what she saw on the TV.
billboards on the way to school
The singer now talks about the prevalence of pornography in daily life and mentions billboards he sees on his way to school.
use porn to make their shit look really cool
Advertisers use pornographic images to sell their products because they think it will be popular or eye-catching to young people.
Girls I see on MTV
The singer talks about seeing sexualized female performers on MTV.
cover the fact their bands all look like fools
The singer believes the performers' music is not good and they rely on their looks to sell records.
But their videos make me drool
Despite his distaste for the music, the singer finds the sexualized videos arousing.
Mum I know that you're embarrased
The artist directly addresses his embarrassed mother.
but just face it
The artist encourages his mother to confront the reality of pornography's prevalence in society instead of ignoring it.
we can leave the movie on
The singer tries to convince his mother to continue watching the pornographic movie they were previously viewing together.
Don't think that I am so naive
The singer insists that he is not ignorant of sex and pornography despite his mother's discomfort.
that I don't have a clue where I came from
The artist acknowledges that sex and pornography are a part of life and he is aware of their role in the human experience.
It's just porn mum
The chorus repeats the idea that what the mother saw was simply pornography and nothing new or unusual.
You're running away
The artist accuses his mother of avoiding the conversation and running away from the issue of pornography.
You wouldn't believe what the kids see today
The singer suggests that his mother is unaware of how pervasive pornography is in modern society.
And it wont go away
The artist emphasizes that pornography is a persistent issue that cannot be ignored or avoided.
Wherever you turn
The singer again emphasizes the omnipresent nature of pornography in society.
you find porn everyday
Pornography is present in everyday life, even if we are not always aware of it.
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@lukemoon4466
This is a song that me and a close friend randomly remembered for years after we heard it (even though it wasn't played that much)..........sadly he passed away this year but songs like this remind me of him and the good times we had. This song also reminds me of all the cool American culture we had over here in Britain throughout my teenage years, a lot of it was alternative and yet it was pumped out everywhere by the media to the point it was just like another (cooler) mainstream culture........and I loved it...........American Pie..................Malcolm in the Middle.............Jackass.............bands like Linken Park/System of a Down/Blink 182 to name a few...............we had plenty of our own good bands/films..............but I loved all the U.S stuff too...........the 90s was my childhood years and I'll always love them but there was something about the early-mid 2000s that was so cool.............I pray society becomes half as interesting and vibrant again as it was back then.
@gabriellasuhanic1857
beutiful
@jamietaylor8841
Listen to this song everyday it's ridiculous and it's been nearly 20 years!
@TecraFury
my gosh man, here we are...and we can say 20 years later....just yesterday(it feels like) we were those curious kids, cellphones just landed, internet got introduced. Thing is, we are still the more Clued up generation and I think seeing what was dropped on us with internet, we handled it pretty well. Song is nostalgic...makes me remember those good times as a teenager/young man
@blackmetaldragon5752
The most addictive cheery song that I ever heard that man does it take me back 😀😀😀😍😍😍
@jamesv.9950
I wondered how far i have been digging in youtube
@Tommysimonsen
Not very deep if you haven't gotten past standard hitlist musik.
@mrThorleifsen
Same, I thought I'll never find it
@alpha-1990
Too long
@awesomeon1800
4 years