Snippets from the mind of an American hero. Random observations about life, love, fishing, dementia, music, sports, and yodeling. General strangeness. Intellectual badassery.
I hold on so nervously
To me and my drink
I wish it was cooling me
But so far, has not been good
It’s been shitty
And I feel awkward, as I should
This club has got to be
The most pretentious thing
Since I thought you and me
Well I am imagining
A dark lit place
Or your place or my place
Well I’m not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
Well I’m not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you’re standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
I hold out for one more drink
Before I think
I’m looking too desperately
But so far has not been fun
I should just stay home
If one thing really means one
This club will hopefully
Be closed in three weeks
That would be cool with me
Well I’m still imagining
A dark lit place
Or your place or my place
Well, I’m not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you’re standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
Well, I’m not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you’re standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
I’m not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you’re standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
Hailing from Ontario, Canada, this quintet of Canuck rockers began their rock and roll lives—and I swear, I am not making this up—as the Rainbow Butt Monkeys. Under that moniker, the band released a single album—Letters from Chutney—in 1995. While we’re sad that the band ditched this colorful and festive name, we suspect that the radio gods have treated them more favorably because of their sacrifice.
In 1996, the band changed its name to Finger Eleven and released Tip, its first album under that anonym. Finger Eleven enjoyed its earliest success in Canada with the release of The Greyest of Blue Skies, which spawned the single, First Time, which climbed to number 11 on the Canadian rock charts. Eventually, Finger Eleven drew enough following to open for 1990s post-grunge rockers, Fuel and Creed. (By the way, the staffers here would like to point out that rather innocuous reference to Creed is the closest we’ll ever get to talking about Scott Stapp and his Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs ways. Just sayin’.)
Finger Eleven’s U.S. success came with the release of its eponymous third record in 2003. The single, One Thing, reached number 1 in Canada and number 5 in the U.S. (see the official video for this single below). In 2007, the band dropped Them vs. You vs. Me, which spawned today’s single, Paralyzer. This funk dance–infused rocker hit number 1 on the U.S. charts and led to the album being certified double platinum.
Video:
Here is the official video for Paralyzer:
Also, here is the video for One Thing from Finger Eleven’s 2003 self-titled album:
In 1996, the band changed its name to Finger Eleven and released Tip, its first album under that anonym. Finger Elev
