This is probably turning out to be my favorite Does it Offend You, Yeah song. Some of the songs on this album have a great 80s vibe to them – like if the synth sound of the 80s never happened and Mr. Moog started doing his thing a little later.

I have to say this is a lame video for such an energetic song though… Really not what I had in my head. Mom was always right about music videos being stupid. Of course at the time she was saying that staying up till 2am on Sunday nights/Monday mornings was the only way I could get exposed to new music…

Anyway, for a better example of the obvious 80s influence listen to the great synth and exageratted Robert Smith British vocals on this (another one of my favorite songs on this album):

If you really want to see what I’m talking about skip ahead to 1:40 and you’ll hear the crazy 80s cowbell and plangy plucked bass guitar sound effects straight out of the 80s. But it fits… it fits really well.

This is another great song. Skip to the 2:10 mark and listen to the throaty “ooof” noises in the background and kettle drums.

By the way, I work down the street from the headquarters of Moog. But, living in Los Angeles I guess I’m a hop, skip and a jump away from a lot of things, huh?

Not this band though, they’re bri- -ish.