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* MerryInMinorKey: "Bang!" is a bombastic tune in C Sharp Minor. Amusingly, in the "[[https://youtu.be/TA13bQExrh8?si=1r4hXt_OCmNq0ccG Making of Bang!]]" segment from one of their live shows, Ryan describes the bassline of the song as "angry and evil-sounding." However, the song overall has a fun tone that makes it sound perfect for a party. The lyrics seem to be about having fun one last time before leaving your childhood behind and embracing adulthood.
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AJR is an IndiePop[=/=][[SynthPop Electro-Pop]] music trio formed in 2005 consisting of Jack Met, Ryan Met, and Adam Met. Starting originally in an apartment in Chelsea, Manhattan, the group has grown to release a handful of indie-pop albums, including the commercially acclaimed ''Neotheater''.
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AJR is an IndiePop[=/=][[SynthPop Electro-Pop]] music trio formed in 2005 consisting of Jack Met, Ryan Met, and Adam Met. Starting originally in an apartment in Chelsea, Manhattan, the group has grown to release a handful of indie-pop albums, including the commercially acclaimed ''Neotheater''.
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I'll blow up into smithereens\\
And spew my tiny symphony\\
Just let me play my violin for you''
-->--'''World's Smallest Violin'''
AJR is an IndiePop[=/=][[SynthPop Electro-Pop]] music trio formed in 2005 consisting of
The band is best known for their signature bombastic production (often incorporating orchestras and weird samples), and songs that feature lyrics about how GrowingUpSucks and other troubles with romance and mental health.
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* SpecialGuest: [[Music/{{Weezer}} Rivers Cuomo]] and the Music/BlueManGroup have appeared on their songs "Sober Up" and "Ordinaryish People", respectively. The band have also collaborated with indie artist Music/DaisyTheGreat.
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** "God is Really Real" is about the brothers' bedridden, terminally ill father. Much of the lyrical content is Jack begging his father to get up out of bed, offering many excuses for him to be active like being their roadie as they tour or breaking him out of the hospital with the medicine he'll need.
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** ''The Maybe Man'' continues to play with the concept of an overture, as rather than having a traditional one to start of the album, the titular song acts as a "table of contents" for the rest of album, with each verse representing a different song.
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* IronicNurseryTune: "Hole in the Bottom of My Brain" is a darker play on the classic "There's A Hole In The Bottom of The Sea" nursery tune, where the titular hole represents the emptiness Jack feels when he isn't distracting himself with being liked and getting famous.
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* BookEnds: ''Neotheater''. Both the first song "Next Up Forever" and the last song "Finale (Can't Wait To See What You Do Next)" feature the line "Welcome to the [[AlbumTitleDrop neotheater]]".
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** ''Neotheater''. Both the first song "Next Up Forever" and the last song "Finale (Can't Wait To See What You Do Next)" feature the line "Welcome to the [[AlbumTitleDropneotheater]]".neotheater]]".
** ''The Maybe Man''. "2085", the last track of the album, ends with a reprise of "Maybe Man", the first track of the album.
** ''Neotheater''. Both the first song "Next Up Forever" and the last song "Finale (Can't Wait To See What You Do Next)" feature the line "Welcome to the [[AlbumTitleDrop
** ''The Maybe Man''. "2085", the last track of the album, ends with a reprise of "Maybe Man", the first track of the album.
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* TemptingFate: "Birthday Party" is about a newborn enjoying his first minute of life and very obliviously predicting that he'll have no trouble resisting drugs, that his parents will stay in love, that social media will be a nice thing to have, that he'll always have the friends he makes, that the country he's born in will be nice to immigrants, etc., etc. Basically, literally the first minute of his existence will be the only time he ever feels any kind of happiness, hope, and peace.
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** ''The Maybe Man'' (2023)
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** ''Neotheatre'' Was their first album to not contain an explicit overture; instead, the band decided to put bits and pieces of the songs in each other, creating what could be described as an entire-album overture.
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** ''Neotheatre'' Was was their first album to not contain an explicit overture; instead, the band decided to put bits and pieces of the songs in each other, creating what could be described as an entire-album overture.
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AJR is an IndiePop[=/=][[SynthPop Electro-Pop]] music trio formed in 2005 consisting of Jack Met, Ryan Met, and Adam Met. Starting originally in an apartment in Chelsea, the group has grown to release a handful of indie-pop albums, including the commercially acclaimed ''Neotheater''.
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AJR is an IndiePop[=/=][[SynthPop Electro-Pop]] music trio formed in 2005 consisting of Jack Met, Ryan Met, and Adam Met. Starting originally in an apartment in Chelsea, Manhattan, the group has grown to release a handful of indie-pop albums, including the commercially acclaimed ''Neotheater''.
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* ShoutOut: "Netflix Trip" is an entire song dedicated to [[Series/TheOfficeUS The Office]].
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* DareToBeBadass: "Burn the House Down" is about no longer ignoring the bad news piling up all around us and instead taking a stand and uniting to make real change.
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** From "Come Hang Out": ''Should I go for more clicks this year?/ Or should I follow '''the click''' in my ear?''
** From "Next Up Forever" and "Finale (Can't Wait To See What You Do Next)": ''Welcome to the '''neotheater'''.''
** From "Next Up Forever" and "Finale (Can't Wait To See What You Do Next)": ''Welcome to the '''neotheater'''.''
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** From "Come Hang Out": ''Should I go for more clicks this year?/ Or should I follow '''the click''' in my ear?''
**From "Next Up Forever" and "Finale (Can't Wait To See What You Do Next)": Next)" have ''Welcome to the '''neotheater'''.''
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* BeingGoodSucks: "Karma" concerns Jack feeling that his attempts to be a good and nice person aren't paying off like he expected it to, noting that in spite of "being good this year" he still feels sad and lonely. He asks his therapist if it's even worth trying when he doesn't seem to be seeing any of the [[TitleDrop karma]] his good deeds should be rewarding him.
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* BeingGoodSucks: "Karma" concerns is about Jack feeling that his attempts to be a good and nice person aren't paying off like he expected it to, noting that in spite of "being good this year" he still feels sad and lonely. He asks his therapist if it's even worth trying when he doesn't seem to be seeing any of the [[TitleDrop karma]] his good deeds should be rewarding him.
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** ''Neotheatre'' Was their first album to not contain an explicit overture. Instead, the band decided to put bits and pieces of the songs in each other, creating what could be described as an entire-album overture.
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** ''Neotheatre'' Was their first album to not contain an explicit overture. Instead, overture; instead, the band decided to put bits and pieces of the songs in each other, creating what could be described as an entire-album overture.
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** The ''3 O'Clock Things'' music video contains multiple visual references to their previous music videos (and even references an old band name) but Jack is portrayed by Ezra, their lighting guy, instead.
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** "Sober Up" is a poppy, upbeat song about an alcoholic trying to reach out to friends he's drifted away from and how GrowingUpSucks.
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* PrecisionFStrike: In "3 O'Clock Things" the only lyric in the song to contain a swear is "That if you're fucking racist then don't come to my show".
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* WorldsSmallestViolin: The eleventh track of ''OK Orchestra'' is named after this trope, and also acts a sort of a deconstruction of it, pointing out that even relatively small problems deserve to be heard out and addressed
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* WorldsSmallestViolin: The eleventh track of ''OK Orchestra'' is named after this trope, and also acts a sort of a deconstruction of it, it. Ultimately defied, with the singer pointing out that even relatively small problems deserve to be heard out and addressedaddressed.
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Here we go\\
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Here we go\\go!\\
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-->''If it's my final album, and if I am forgotten''\\
''I hope I made you smile, that's all I've ever wanted''
''I hope I made you smile, that's all I've ever wanted''
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''Iforgotten\\
I hope I made you smile, that's all I've ever wanted''
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->''(Bang bang bang)''\\
''Here we go''\\
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''Here we go''\\
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->''(Bang bang bang)''\\
''Herebang)\\
Here wego''\\
''(Bang,go\\
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* AppealToWorseProblems: The crux of "World's Smallest Violin" is that pointing out that somewhere, someone having it worse doesn't make one's own problems easier at all.
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* BeingGoodSucks: "Karma" concerns Jack feeling that his attempts to be a good and nice person isn't paying off like he expected it to, noting that in spite of "being good this year" he still feels sad and lonely. He asks his therapist if it's even worth trying when he doesn't seem to be seeing any of the [[TitleDrop karma]] his good deeds should be rewarding him.
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* BeingGoodSucks: "Karma" concerns Jack feeling that his attempts to be a good and nice person isn't aren't paying off like he expected it to, noting that in spite of "being good this year" he still feels sad and lonely. He asks his therapist if it's even worth trying when he doesn't seem to be seeing any of the [[TitleDrop karma]] his good deeds should be rewarding him.
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** ''Bang!'' references a number of previous songs in its lyrics, most noticeably "Pretender", "Come Hang out", and "Karma", which they reference in the chorus.
** The ''3 O'Clock Things'' music video contains multiple of these to their previous music videos (and even references an old band name) but Jack is portrayed by Ezra, their lighting guy instead.
** The ''3 O'Clock Things'' music video contains multiple of these to their previous music videos (and even references an old band name) but Jack is portrayed by Ezra, their lighting guy instead.
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** ''Bang!'' references a number of previous songs in its lyrics, most noticeably "Pretender", "Come Hang out", Out", and "Karma", which they reference in the chorus.
** The ''3 O'Clock Things'' music video contains multipleof these visual references to their previous music videos (and even references an old band name) but Jack is portrayed by Ezra, their lighting guy guy, instead.
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** "Humpty Dumpty" is arguably the happiest song sound-wise in ''OK Orchestra'', but holds some of the most depressing lyrics in the album. Considering its about someone hiding their pain and pretending to be happy because they think that people only like them when they're happy, this actually fits the point of the song quite well.
** "Karma" has a rather energetic, grand tone to it, but the lyrics are about how BeingGoodSucks and how doing good things hasn’t been doing anything to make them happy. Though this is subverted in the final part to the song, which is appropriately orchestral and somewhat melancholy as the singer rapidly vents his frustration, before the song ends rather abruptly.
** "Karma" has a rather energetic, grand tone to it, but the lyrics are about how BeingGoodSucks and how doing good things hasn’t been doing anything to make them happy. Though this is subverted in the final part to the song, which is appropriately orchestral and somewhat melancholy as the singer rapidly vents his frustration, before the song ends rather abruptly.
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** "Humpty Dumpty" is arguably the happiest song sound-wise in ''OK Orchestra'', but holds some of the most depressing lyrics in the album. Considering its it's about someone hiding their pain and pretending to be happy because they think that people only like them when they're happy, this actually fits the point of the song quite well.
** "Karma" has a rather energetic, grand tone to it, but the lyrics are about how BeingGoodSucks and how doing good things hasn’tbeen doing done anything to make them happy. Though this is subverted in the final part to the song, which is appropriately orchestral and somewhat melancholy as the singer rapidly vents his frustration, before the song ends rather abruptly.
** "Karma" has a rather energetic, grand tone to it, but the lyrics are about how BeingGoodSucks and how doing good things hasn’t
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** "Don't Throw Out My Legos" is about the fears of finally moving out of your parents' home and living on your own. The title refers to Jack begging his parents to not toss out his old stuff because he feels he might change his mind and come back home if he feels his fears turn out to be validated. He's basically half-pleading himself to not leave.
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** "Don't Throw Out My Legos" is about the fears of finally moving out of your parents' home and living on your own. The title refers to Jack begging his parents to not toss out his old stuff because he feels he might change his mind and come back home if he feels his fears turn out to be validated. He's basically half-pleading with himself to not to leave.
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* PopularSayingBut: From "Break My Face": "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_does_not_kill_me_makes_me_stronger What doesn't kill you]], makes you ugly, life gives you lemons, at least it gave you something."
* PrecisionFStrike: In 3 O'Clock Things, the only lyric in the song to contain a swear is "That if you're fucking racist/ then don't come to my show".
* RevisitingTheRoots: After foregoing an overture for ''Neotheatre'', they put one in their next album, ''Ok Orchestra''.
* PrecisionFStrike: In 3 O'Clock Things, the only lyric in the song to contain a swear is "That if you're fucking racist/ then don't come to my show".
* RevisitingTheRoots: After foregoing an overture for ''Neotheatre'', they put one in their next album, ''Ok Orchestra''.
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* PopularSayingBut: From "Break My Face": "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_does_not_kill_me_makes_me_stronger What doesn't kill you]], you]] makes you ugly, life ugly / Life gives you lemons, at least it gave you something."
* PrecisionFStrike: In3 "3 O'Clock Things, Things" the only lyric in the song to contain a swear is "That if you're fucking racist/ racist then don't come to my show".
* RevisitingTheRoots: After foregoing an overture for''Neotheatre'', ''Neotheater'', they put one in their next album, ''Ok Orchestra''.
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* SeriesFauxnale: "Finale (Can't Wait To See What You Do Next)" is all about the possibility of ''Neotheater'' being their final album, with the brothers considering just ending their musical career on a high note only for a choir of fans, friends, and family singing out a desire to see more of their work. Of course, this ended up being untrue with the announcement of ''OK Orchestra''.
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* SeriesFauxnale: "Finale (Can't Wait To See What You Do Next)" is all about the possibility of ''Neotheater'' being their final album, with the brothers considering just ending their musical career on a high note only for a choir of fans, friends, and family singing to sing out a desire to see more of their work. Of course, this ended up being untrue with the announcement of ''OK Orchestra''.
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I kinda feel like 2 things can be sad"
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I kinda feel like 2 two things can be sad"
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** “Karma” has a rather energetic, grand tone to it, but the lyrics are about how BeingGoodSucks and how doing good things hasn’t been doing anything to make them happy. Though this is subverted in the final part to the song, which is appropriately orchestral and somewhat melancholy as the singer rapidly vents his frustration, before the song ends rather abruptly.
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** “Karma” "Karma" has a rather energetic, grand tone to it, but the lyrics are about how BeingGoodSucks and how doing good things hasn’t been doing anything to make them happy. Though this is subverted in the final part to the song, which is appropriately orchestral and somewhat melancholy as the singer rapidly vents his frustration, before the song ends rather abruptly.
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** "The Good Part"'s violin melody is sampled from the beginning of [[Music/JohannSebastianBach "Air on the G String"]].
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** "I'm Ready" samples ''[[{{WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants}} SpongeBob Squarepants]]'', of all things.
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** "Birthday Party" features a sample of [[{{Film/Eraserhead}} "In Heaven"]], of all things.
** "Way Less Sad" contains a sample from [[Music/SimonandGarfunkel "My Little Town"]].
** "Way Less Sad" contains a sample from [[Music/SimonandGarfunkel "My Little Town"]].
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** "Birthday Party" features a sample of the beginning of the song [[{{Film/Eraserhead}} "In Heaven"]], of all things.
played over the bridge.
** "Way LessSad" contains a sample Sad"'s main brass hook is copied directly from the end of [[Music/SimonandGarfunkel "My Little Town"]].
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* PopularSayingBut: From "Break My Face": "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_does_not_kill_me_makes_me_stronger What doesn't kill you]], makes you ugly, Life gives you lemons, at least it gave you something."
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* PopularSayingBut: From "Break My Face": "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_does_not_kill_me_makes_me_stronger What doesn't kill you]], makes you ugly, Life life gives you lemons, at least it gave you something."