Re: Holden Caufield Song

Ah, fellow Bananafish, finally an area where I can lend a bit of a hand as a
pretentious high school music afficionado! The song MDoran refers to is
likely "If You Really Want To Hear About It" by a band called the Ataris,
off of their 2000 album, _End is Forever_. The Ataris are a Southern
California band known for their somewhat hackneyed, yet hauntingly evocative
pop-punk blend. Certainly, of course, this band ought be set apart from the
current mix of bands like Blink 182 and Sum 41 that place themselves under
the same umbrella; the group instead seems to be reviving expressionism as a
form in American rock music in an intelligent way that still manages to
avoid pedantry.

Despite their sometimes hopelessly clichéd lyrics, they're really an
incredible band. Besides, you can't beat the allusions to Holden in "If You
Really Want To Hear About It," a fantastic song about cynicism in general.
Enjoy!

~

another lonely seaside town
where the seasons closed it down.
but if you close your eyes
you can almost hear the sounds of crowds gone by.

another year you'll all be here
falling in love and watching sunsets and sunrises.
it'll be grand and just what you planned
'til tomorrow comes and you've said your last goodbyes.
he says he'll write, but he won't write
and you will waste your time
so stay the fuck home and greet everyone with goodbye.

on this lonely winter's day
while all the crowds were still away
I realized the attraction
to temporary miles and holidays.

boardwalk dreams all boarded up
another souvenir made to be broken.
chasing the sun isn't my kind of fun.
I'd rather sit and catch snowflakes on my tongue.
when summers gone I won't be sad
as you cling on to all the good times that you've had
'cause being alone isn't really all that bad.

don't ever tell anyone anything
or else you'll wind up missing everybody.
don't ever tell anyone anything.

>MDuran originally wrote:

> Hello all. I was listening to a punk rock song called Holden Caufield and
in the song, they used several quotes from Catcher including "Don't ever
tell anyone anything..." Don't you have to secure permission for this stuff?
It seems that old JD is very protective of his genius and I doubt he is a
punk afficionado (although it continues to be a great genre of music).
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Received on Sun Dec 8 05:08:18 2002