Current members:
Adrain Estrella - Rhythm Guitar, co Lead vocals (2021–present)
Ali Tabatabaee - co Lead Vocals (1996–present)
Dan Palmer - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals (2013–present)
Ben Osmundson - Bass, Backing Vocals (1996–present)
Ed Udhus - Drums (1996–present)
Zebrahead spent summer 2006 on the Warped Tour while their new album Broadcast to the World was released in Europe on July 3 through the German based record company SPV. The album which had come out in February of the same year in Japan, went gold in just over a month's time.
Due to Zebrahead's growing popularity in Japan, Matty Lewis and Zebrahead bandmate Ali Tabatabaee were asked by SEGA to record vocals for a new theme song, entitled "His World", which appears in the game Sonic The Hedgehog for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The entire band later recorded an alternate version of the song for the vocal soundtrack.
The rest of 2006 was spent touring Europe and the US as part of the Broadcast To The World Tour.
In March 2007, the band took two months off to begin writing new material for their, currently as of yet, untitled new studio album. The band later returned to Europe in May on a co-healine tour with MxPx and a headline UK tour. From June - July of the same year, Zebrahead toured America, supporting Unwritten Law with the band Bullets and Octane. On completion of the tour, Zebrahead spent more time writing material for their new album which had a planned release date of February, 2008.
Recently, after several of the active users at MFZB.com made it apparent they were in need of update from the band during this 'quiet' period, Zebrahead responded by posting a video update to YouTube which was promised as "the first of many". The video talks about the writing/recording process and has an update on Zebrahead's official fanclub.
October 2007 saw the return of Zebrahead to the UK as part of the annual Get Happy Tour where they shared the stage with Army of Freshmen, The Bloodhound Gang and Bowling For Soup. Zebrahead will be returning to Download 2008 (UK) after their first appearance in 2006. For the rest of 2007 the band continued to write songs for the new album. Demos were recorded and received input from Jason Freese of Green Day fame.
In March 2008 Zebrahead entered the studio and recorded 18 songs for their new album. The first two songs, including "Art Of Breaking Up" were recorded with Howard Benson, while the remaining 16 were recorded with Cameron Webb. Zebrahead released clips giving an insight into the making of the album the same month.
June saw Zebrahead return to the UK and Europe to headline a tour and play certain festival dates including Download, Leeds Slam Dunk Festival and Greenfield Festival. Several new songs from the upcoming album are likely to make their debut appearance in live form.
On May 17th 2008, it was revealed via the band's MySpace tagline that the upcoming album would be entitled "Phoenix". A day later, Zebrahead's fan blog, Postcards From Hell, revealed that the first single from the album would be entitled "Mental Health" and its music video was be directed by Elliot Dillman of Pandaworks.
In August 2010, Zebrahead has confirmed through video updates on their website that they have begun writing a new studio album. In the video, Ali Tabatabaee said that the band intends on entering the studio to record before the end of the year, and it has been mentioned through Twitter that the projected release date is early 2011.
Official Zebrahead Site: www.zebrahead.com
Surrender
Zebrahead Lyrics
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I'd meet girls like you
She also told me stay away
You'll never know what you'll catch
Just the other day I heard
Of a soldier's falling off
Some Indonesian junk
That's going 'round
Mommy's alright (right), Daddy's alright (right)
They just seem a little weird
Surrender, surrender
But don't give yourself away (hey)
Hey, (hey), hey
Father says "your mother's right
She's really up on things
Before we married, Mommy served
On the WACs in the Philippines"
Now I had heard the WACs recruited
Old maids for the war
But Mommy isn't one of those
I've known her all these years
Mommy's alright (right), Daddy's alright (right)
They just seem a little weird
Surrender, surrender
But don't give yourself away (hey)
Hey, (hey), hey
Whatever happened to all this season's
Losers of the year?
Every time I got to thinking
Then they disappear
When I woke up, Mom and Dad
Were fuckin' on the couch
Rolling numbers, rock and rollin'
Got my Kiss records out
Mommy's alright (right), Daddy's alright (right)
They just seem a little weird
Surrender, surrender
But don't give yourself away (hey)
Hey, (hey), hey
Away, away
Mommy's alright (right), Daddy's alright (right)
But don't give yourself away (hey, hey, surrender)
Mommy's alright (right), Daddy's alright (right)
But don't give yourself away (hey, hey, surrender)
Mommy's alright (right), Daddy's alright (right)
But don't give yourself away (hey, hey, surrender)
Mommy's alright (right), Daddy's alright (right)
But don't give yourself away (hey, hey, surrender)
Hey, (hey), hey, away
The song "Surrender" by Zebrahead tells the story of a young man who is warned by his mother to stay away from women like the one he ends up falling for. The mother's warnings become a reality as he hears about a soldier's death due to a sexually transmitted disease. As the song progresses, we learn more about the young man's parents and their strange behavior. The father agrees with the mother's warnings but talks about how his wife served in the WACs, which is a contradiction to the idea that she warned her son against getting involved in risky situations. The song then takes an unexpected turn as the young man wakes up to find his parents engaging in sexual activities on the couch while listening to their Kiss records.
The lyrics of the song speak to the rebellion of youth and the contradictions that arise when the older generation tries to impart wisdom to the younger generation. The young man is told to stay away from risky behavior, but he observes his own parents engaging in it, forcing him to question the validity of the advice he has been given. The use of "surrender" in the chorus is a nod to the idea that giving in to one's desires and impulses can be seen as a form of surrendering. Overall, the song speaks to the complexity of navigating the guidance of older generations and trying to live one's own life.
Line by Line Meaning
Mother told me, yeah, she told me I'd meet girls like you
The singer's mother warned him that he would meet girls like the subject of the song.
She also told me stay away, You'll never know what you'll catch
The singer's mother told him to avoid the subject of the song.
Just the other day I heard of a soldier's falling off, Some Indonesian junk that's going 'round
The singer heard about a soldier who fell ill from an STD that is common in the area.
Father says 'your mother's right, She's really up on things'
The singer's father agrees with the singer's mother's warnings and knowledge.
Before we married, Mommy served, On the WACs in the Philippines
Before marrying the singer's father, the singer's mother served in the Women's Army Corps in the Philippines.
Now I had heard the WACs recruited, Old maids for the war
The singer had heard that the Women's Army Corps recruited unmarried women for the war effort.
But Mommy isn't one of those, I've known her all these years
The singer believes his mother was not an unmarried woman recruited by the Women's Army Corps because he has known her for so long.
Whatever happened to all this season's, Losers of the year?
The singer wonders what happened to the people who were considered losers during the current time period.
Every time I got to thinking, Then they disappear
Whenever the singer starts to think about the losers of the year, they seem to vanish.
When I woke up, Mom and Dad, Were fuckin' on the couch
The singer woke up to find his parents having sex on the couch.
Rolling numbers, rock and rollin', Got my Kiss records out
The singer's parents were smoking marijuana and listening to Kiss records.
Mommy's alright (right), Daddy's alright (right), They just seem a little weird
The singer thinks his parents are strange but overall okay.
Surrender, surrender, But don't give yourself away (hey), Hey, (hey), hey, away
The singer advises listeners to surrender to the weirdness but to not get too caught up in it.
Mommy's alright (right), Daddy's alright (right), But don't give yourself away (hey, hey, surrender)
The singer again repeats the message of surrendering to the weirdness but keeping oneself intact.
Contributed by Lucy B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
DownUnderPunk
This is a rad cover of Surrender! Love it.
CthulhuDarkLord
WOW! I've listened to this band for years and somehow never heard this cover.
Tommy Johnson
Same
bboyflextonuk
zebrahead are amazing live and funny fuckers long live zebrahead
Danthology24
Let's be honest Zebrahead covers this amazingly but will never be as good as Cheap tricks version xD
RoXaSXIII
if god had a Ipod zebrahead would b in it MFZB!!!!!
blastcampairsofter
awsome!
Jesus PunkSka
this is less than jake dude! very nice cover!
Ben Danner
i like this one and less than jakes covers there both really good
suburu goseki
My music of Best10! !