This is the opening line of "Breakfast in America" by Supertramp. The song was a hit on the airwaves in 1979 but written about 12 years earlier by singer Roger Hodgson. Calling it an "innocent song", Hodgson admits to the lack of depth in the song, simply chalking it up to the fact that he wrote it when he was 17. However, it's a catchy song and now a new generation is taking a listen. You should too:
Sound familiar? It might. A few months ago, hip-hop "band" Gym Class Heroes used the opening line and catchy melody of "Breakfast in America" as the hook to their hit song "Cupid's Chokehold." The hook is sung by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, it was surprising because he has, apart from actually understandable few lines, an uncanny similarity in vocal timbre to Hodgson. Take a listen:I think I may like the Supertramp version better. I think the song is more coherent, lyrically. I don't have anything against hip-hop and I think that the fact Gym Class Heroes use only real instruments to make their music is fantastic. The instrumentation in both songs is very good and very different, I like covers. I feel "Breakfast in America" is an easier, more engaging listen.
What do you think of the songs? Please leave me a comment!
4 comments:
You know how I feel... the more Patrick Stump, the better. Is it telling that I've woken up three days in a row with that song stuck in my head?
Are you kidding me?
Is like comparing Michelangelo's work to Donald Trump's hair!
That's one of the most hilarious things I've read, pmart. Good show.
A better comparison would have been Botticelli, since he's famous for painting, well, beautiful hair.
Why's everybody gotta hate? I LIKE bourgeois music, okay?
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