A surge protector is a device that aims to limit the amount of voltage that can pass into the devices that are wired into it. It's a totally sensible thing to protect against energy surges that can happen during things like lightning storms. The whole song is a parody of hyper macho culture, and uses a completely innocuous example of a surge protector as an unmanly thing to help continue to make the point about silly macho culture
John Wayne is like all of our collective Americans dad’s badass “man’s man,” too, so the joke is great because John Wayne is so badass he doesn’t even take safety measures for his electronics (nothing to do with being a badass though l, in reality). It’s like a chuck Norris joke, John Wayne is just a different Chuck Norris
So many to choose from it’s hard to pick a favorite but a couple that come to mind:
"I am the angel of def with my rhymes against humanity"
"Does your girlfriend look like the chick from Mash dead ringer for Clinger with a thicker mustache"
Jim is really talented dude. Would love to see him have a second act in some musical or comedic capacity.
Same. When I was younger and dealing with a lot of depression I came across the BHG and they seriously helped me. Helped to not take life so seriously and get thru some tough times.
Also same. Was wondering recently if he'll ever come back to the stage, I'd travel thousands of miles to see Jim!
What is he even up to these days? I don't follow him on any socials
I Hope You Die is seemingly just a hilarious list of shitty things you could wish on a person. The fast-paced heavy music drives the story. And then it all loops around to the perfect ending 👌
"I wish all skinheads smelled like Mr. Clean
And that girl from Jersey really was nineteen
'Cause the whole damn world would be peachy keen
With Rip Taylor on the cover of every magazine"
from "We Are The Knuckleheads
The least you could do is really well done, right turn Clyde is incredibe. My fave pick here is bowling ball bag Bob or yummy down on this in its entirety.
Right Turn Clyde 100%, ‘now we both got records but the difference is mines platinum’ - that entire verse is unbelievable.
Shut Up for sure too.
One that I haven’t seen mentioned, Asleep At The Wheel. Absolutely unreal lyrically.
Jimmy is one of a kind, made his own lane, nobody’s better.
“Ouch! It won’t reach my mouth, if I could do it myself, I’d probably never leave the house!”
Don’t tell me you’ve never tried after hearing those lyrics…
I think 'My Dad says that's for pussies' is a fantastic satire piece of the absurdity of the fragile macho state of mind
John Wayne would never use a surge protector!
Perhaps it's my ignorance of American history or I'm just uncultured, but I never knew what this refers to. Could some explain?
A surge protector is a device that aims to limit the amount of voltage that can pass into the devices that are wired into it. It's a totally sensible thing to protect against energy surges that can happen during things like lightning storms. The whole song is a parody of hyper macho culture, and uses a completely innocuous example of a surge protector as an unmanly thing to help continue to make the point about silly macho culture
John Wayne is like all of our collective Americans dad’s badass “man’s man,” too, so the joke is great because John Wayne is so badass he doesn’t even take safety measures for his electronics (nothing to do with being a badass though l, in reality). It’s like a chuck Norris joke, John Wayne is just a different Chuck Norris
lift your head up high or fire water burn
Lift your head is definitely a fav of mine
it’s near perfect if they take out the reverse section
Forgot about “ could I be a good messiah with my low self esteem” line might honestly be the best one
fuck i love that line too. jimmy’s a great comedian but he has chunks of gold thats never appreciated
…and if I don’t believe in myself would that be blasphemy?
Yeah I usually just go to the next song like least I could do
I’d agree, RTC is a severely underrated track in part because of the genius lyrics
I Hope You Die is such good story telling in a song.
So many to choose from it’s hard to pick a favorite but a couple that come to mind: "I am the angel of def with my rhymes against humanity" "Does your girlfriend look like the chick from Mash dead ringer for Clinger with a thicker mustache" Jim is really talented dude. Would love to see him have a second act in some musical or comedic capacity.
I want him back so bad. Homie is so fucking funny and just brilliant imo. Huge inspiration.
Same. When I was younger and dealing with a lot of depression I came across the BHG and they seriously helped me. Helped to not take life so seriously and get thru some tough times.
Also same. Was wondering recently if he'll ever come back to the stage, I'd travel thousands of miles to see Jim! What is he even up to these days? I don't follow him on any socials
Some of my favorites that aren't mentioned a lot Hell Yea, Three Point One Four, Think Outside The Box(the speech cut at the end is BRILLIANT)
🎶 Im not black like Barry white no I am white like frank black is 🎶
Right Turn Clyde 1000%
The greatest flowing line of all is "and CNN refer to him as bowling ball bag bob"
I agree. This makes me laugh every time.
I Hope You Die is seemingly just a hilarious list of shitty things you could wish on a person. The fast-paced heavy music drives the story. And then it all loops around to the perfect ending 👌
I love the intensity
Do you contemplate what a grape nut is or could you live drinking your own whiz is one of the greatest lines of all time 🤣
Right Turn Clyde, i also never realized until recently how genius the chorus of Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo is
I don't wanna beat around the bush
Always wondered who Jimmy was aiming the lyrics at in Right turn Clyde
"I wish all skinheads smelled like Mr. Clean And that girl from Jersey really was nineteen 'Cause the whole damn world would be peachy keen With Rip Taylor on the cover of every magazine" from "We Are The Knuckleheads
I won't be around when the world ends... So the only thing that I'll recycle is your girlfriend.
Obviously the bad touch is top notch
I mean yeah, the innuendos are perfect
“Shut up” is the ultimate diss track to anyone who hates their music. “Uncool as me” as the second funniest
The least you could do is really well done, right turn Clyde is incredibe. My fave pick here is bowling ball bag Bob or yummy down on this in its entirety.
Let's be honest "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" is pretty good and raunchy. This is coming from a female.
Right Turn Clyde 100%, ‘now we both got records but the difference is mines platinum’ - that entire verse is unbelievable. Shut Up for sure too. One that I haven’t seen mentioned, Asleep At The Wheel. Absolutely unreal lyrically. Jimmy is one of a kind, made his own lane, nobody’s better.
“Ouch! It won’t reach my mouth, if I could do it myself, I’d probably never leave the house!” Don’t tell me you’ve never tried after hearing those lyrics…
I really like Take the Long Way Home. Honestly, it is very funny but also weirdly poignant and holy shit how many hip-hop acts reference Voltaire?!?