That bit about RF getting prickly is how we know this anecdote is true! But yeah, it's hard to conceive of a more Fulksian compliment for a fellow songwriter than this song, I reckon.

You can find videos of youtube of him doing basically half a show's worth of FOW covers. He definitely loves FOW. As we all should.

Apparently Fountains of Wayne heard he was doing this song and threatened to sue him and then realized it was actually a tribute to them. I think was put out as a single.

No dis has this depth

Thanks for the explanation. I too thought it was a dis. Glad to see it’s not. Whatever way you take it, it’s really funny.

Been listening to this song for YEARS and that line makes me laugh out loud to this day. My friends and family have also told me that I have morphed into Grant. I used to be Gerald. I swear.

That's a line that any stand-up comedian would kill for.

@@kinseymilkbone Can't beat the setup!

Came here after the news and listening to some other FOW songs. Love this little homage. RIP

I was so sad to see the news and the first article I saw that somehow managed to say that FOW was a one-hit-wonder. I immediately thought of this song and that no "one-hit-wonder" gets a song like this written for them.

@@robayre I mean...let's not pretend that Fountains of Wayne was NOT a one-hit wonder. They had one hit, that everybody knows. That's a one-hit wonder. There's no shame in that. You can be a great band full of musical geniuses and still be one-hit wonder, that's OK.

Nicholus Yee "Radiation Vibe" was a hit too.

@@Raulbikcube I mean...I guess it depends on your definition of hit. Pick 100 people off the street and ask them to name a second FoW song and how many would you think say "Rradiation Vibe"?

What makes it great is that final rhyme isn't stressed at all - it just shows up.

"Oh, *that* Gerald".

@@brianpanulla7061 Even better, the guy who voiced that is actually named Gerald. I have known Gerald Dowd (a Chicago drummer who occasionally backs Dowd live) for about 10 years, and that bit is vintage Dowd.

Sounds like a Grant Tye one (although Robbie's no slouch, so it could be him) - dude's a fret-beast.

It’s pretty much perfect. Love it.

it's scrumptious

Have you heard of Cotton Mather? If not, listen to “Kontiki”. It’s an absolute masterpiece. If you like this you’ll love it.

Absolutely!

Oof. This one hurts for real

I didn't know about it till Chris mentioned it on Twitter some months back. He gets the joke, definitely.

Fogg yeah, I found an interview where he said they thought it was funny

Best part of the song! Or at least the funniest :-) I can imagine myself sounding like that if I had to work the same job for 15 years, haha. Even an awesome one like that - wish it existed for real! Would certainly beat the hell out of my last corporate slave job! Make it happen, Adam :-)

Good call!

Thanks for that reference - top shelf!

this would be the time . . .

It's hard to do it without thinking about this song

I'd say he is deeply admiring.

How did it fail?

And its not like FOW are even that one dimensional at all in terms of songwriting formula compared to most bands out there, popular or otherwise. I actually wish they'd use this formula more (not that I understand it...I'm an aspiring/wannabe songwriter just starting with guitar and "music theory", so most of the words go completely over my head - didn't realize power pop was rocket science!) lol Plus, Adam could just as easily write a song skewering country music cliches, I'm sure (probably already been done many times over, though). But yeah, big FOW fan and I love this song, sounds just like them (wish it was theirs), so I'd like to think its a loving tribute :-) Have to admit I'm not familiar with Fulks outside this song...does his voice always sound just like Chris Collingwood? If all his songs are this good, I'd love to check out more :-)

@@ShyLivesMatter Robbie is the epitome of the musical chameleon. He can go from Al Jolson to Al Green at the drop of an E chord.

I think Chris is a genius too. He wrote a lot of FOW songs too

ShyLivesMatter he wrote Roots Rock Weirdos about the Americana scene, that was fun

@@PassiveNights i swear that song was about a show in Bloomington IN in the late '90s....fucking swig dancers...

It only has palm muted guitar and lead vocals - in this case broken down means the same thing as stripped down. Often mid-song breakdowns (hence broken down) have that stripped back sound before a band comes in for the final hurrah.

@@vidiia Thanks - that's sort of what I thought, but it's always good to have it confirmed by someone who knows what they're talking about.