![]() Just the way DeLonge’s vocals play off the backing music, coupled with the subject matter, this is arguably Blink’s saddest song.īlink finally matured in 2003 with the release of its self-titled album – easily the band’s best release to date. Sure, “Dick Lips” is a silly title for a song the topic covered in said song is quite serious - abuse. Take what was just said about “Dammit” and song titles same rules apply here. 11 on the Billboard Alternative Rock chart. “I know that you’re leaving/you must have your reasons” - who can’t relate to that? Extra props for being the first real taste mainstream audiences got of the band “Dammit” peaked at No. Hell, the song itself is about love and loss, of growing up. Blink-182 always thrived on simplicity this track is a textbook case.ĭon’t let the title fool you this is among Blink’s more mature tracks. It’s a pretty straightforward breakup song, but perhaps that’s what’s so good about it. Not only is “Adam’s Song” among its most poignant tracks it’s among the band’s best.įormer co-front man Tom DeLonge (he’s since been replaced by Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba) has a high-pitched, nasally voice, which can make it hard to take his lyrics seriously. There’s no subtlety in this tale of teenage suicide, as evidenced by lyrics like “I’m too depressed to go on/ You’ll be sorry when I’m gone.” This was Blink-182 announcing to the world that it was a band to (occasionally) be taken seriously. “Adam’s Song” turned that notion on its head. However, sprinkled throughout that juvenile output is a band that was more than capable of going serious.Ĭoming off “What’s My Age Again?” and “All the Small Things,” Blink-182 had established itself as a mainstream force, one that relied on juvenile humor in catering to its audience of high-school students. Blink-182, which plays Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Sunday night, has certainly cranked out its share of tunes pulled from the dick-and-fart joke book. The trio offers up song titles like “Apple Shampoo” and “Dysentery Gary.” Hell, dudes are in their forties now, and even lyrics from their latest release, California, go something like this: “I wanna see some naked dudes/ That’s why I built this pool.”Ĭlearly, this is not a band with maturity in mind. Blink-182 broke into the mainstream via a music video that features its three members - all grown men, mind you - running naked through a city street.
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