Mr Brightside Playing at the Stadium

[C.Biscuit97]

It’s jumped the shark. Only the pink hat bills fans like it now. 
 

also a song I loved but I can’t listen to it anymore. Besides getting played out, it’s about a guy getting cucked and it just repeats the same verse twice!

Edited 5 hours ago by C.Biscuit97

[Coach Tuesday]

1 minute ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

It’s jumped the shark. Only the pink hat bills fans like it now. 
 

also a song I loved but I can’t listen to it anymore. Besides getting played out, it’s about a guy getting cucked and it just repeats the same verse twice!

 

It is horrible.  BASIC in every sense of the word.

Edited 5 hours ago by Coach Tuesday

[sullim4]

I loved the energy from it on Sunday, but I thought the specific choice of song was strange.  My 67 year old dad wasn't quite sure what to make of the lyrics as it seemed rather... explicit?  It was kind of weird to be there with my dad while that was blaring.  I am not a music guy so I had never heard the song before.

 

There are better choices... Enter Sandman?  Final Countdown?  I do like that it isn't forced but otherwise it was kind of awkward for me.

[boyst]

6 minutes ago, Slippery Rubber Mats said:

 

I don't see why. If you are in the stadium you can obviously see how effective the train whistle is. We're like pavlov's dogs, that ***** goes off and people lose their minds.

 

And I like the song, most people know some of the words already, and it's a fun experience. It could be any song, I don't care what it's about lol

 

People on message boards overthink things.

just pretending i didn't know you know the take on the train whistle.... most people including Bills fans, hate it.

[Mat68]

11 minutes ago, JPL7 said:

That’s exactly what I’ve been saying. It’s dumb to do at a football game 

Most rock song are stupid when you think about them.  Fun sing along song.  Thats about as deep as it goes. You want to find meaning in the lyrics go for it.  Been out for 20ish years.  Dont stop believing is about a hooker and lonely guy. Similar reason for the popularity. 

[WotAGuy]

59 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I do agree with those that say that maybe the lyrics don’t entirely matter. The issue though is some of the lyrics are just plain awkward. “Her hand on his chest. Taking off her dress.” Awkward for a stadium anthem. 

Waddya mean?  Those lyrics are played out in parking lot jersey purchases all the time. 

[WotAGuy]

31 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

 No need to be a Rhodes Scholar wannabe and do a deep dive. 
 

😂

I’m offended.  There are 13 incredibly insightful pages about a Kermit the Frog effigy you are missing out on. 

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

24 minutes ago, boyst said:

just pretending i didn't know you know the take on the train whistle.... most people including Bills fans, hate it.

no way. You weigh internet opinions too high. It’s really a very small portion of the fanbase

[muppy]

4 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I am torn on the Mr. brightside thing. It is a catchy song, but the lyrics/meaning are so unbelievably out of place to be played at a football game.

 

It just feels bizarre that that is the Bills song. It’s about some dude catching his girlfriend cheating! 

anyone have a similar reaction? 

Yes. You almost NEED the backstory for it to make any sense IMO. So I concur with your sentiments. It's kind of corny but fun. I LOVE CORNY

 

lol

[ExiledInIllinois]

It's the "Millennial Anthem."

[17islongenough]

If the Bills win it all this year can The Killers be invited to the parade and play this song over and over again?

[Just Jack]

If you want something more football related, there is Get Back Up by Barenaked Ladies, but it's not well known, and not quite a sing along except for these lyrics...

 

"Get back, get back up
You gotta get back, get back up
You got a whole stadium on their feet, it's not about a victory or a defeat
See you gotta get back, get back up
You gotta get back, get back up"

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Just Jack

[Talley56]

Might need a change of pace:

 

[Your Brown Eye]

I used to like it as a potential Bills anthem, but soured on the thought when I found out other teams outside the NFL have played it far longer than the Bills have been playing it. It is kinda like when Bills fans got their nuts in a monkey wrench when "Bills Mafia" took off and fans of other teams tried to call themselves " _____ Mafia". It loses it originality, kinda like Mr. Brightside with the Bills.

[Einstein]

3 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Damn young people wanting their own rally songs, get off my lawn! 😁👍🍸🚬

 

Im surprised so many here hadn’t heard it before. It’s not new. A lot of the young people singing it weren’t alive when it was on the radio 21 years ago.

[Fleezoid]

Whatever happened to the wave?

[Goin Breakdown]

47 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

 

It is horrible.  BASIC in every sense of the word.

People have said the same about AC/DC and it's just not true. There are so many nuances about this song that artistically are very clever. Is it the best song ever? Nah but it's for sure not horrible or basic.
funny thing. I happened upon a video of Megadeth's drummer playing along to this song after hearing it for the first time. He was a little humbled by the style and energy of the song and its technicality within its simplicity. 

 

[TheFunPolice]

4 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I am torn on the Mr. brightside thing. It is a catchy song, but the lyrics/meaning are so unbelievably out of place to be played at a football game.

 

It just feels bizarre that that is the Bills song. It’s about some dude catching his girlfriend cheating! 

anyone have a similar reaction? 

 

For sure...

 

It sounds so weird hearing 60,000+ people singing "She's touching his chest now, he takes off her dress now..."  in unison at a football game

 

But it seems to fire everyone up so whatever works! 

[Coach Tuesday]

27 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

People have said the same about AC/DC and it's just not true. There are so many nuances about this song that artistically are very clever. Is it the best song ever? Nah but it's for sure not horrible or basic.
funny thing. I happened upon a video of Megadeth's drummer playing along to this song after hearing it for the first time. He was a little humbled by the style and energy of the song and its technicality within its simplicity. 

 

 

Who has said that about AC/DC they can meet me in the parking lot.

 

35 minutes ago, Your Brown Eye said:

I used to like it as a potential Bills anthem, but soured on the thought when I found out other teams outside the NFL have played it far longer than the Bills have been playing it. It is kinda like when Bills fans got their nuts in a monkey wrench when "Bills Mafia" took off and fans of other teams tried to call themselves " _____ Mafia". It loses it originality, kinda like Mr. Brightside with the Bills.

 

Yeah like I said they've been playing it at Ranger games in the Garden for years.  Bills fans think it's their own special li'l thing?  LOL.

Edited 4 hours ago by Coach Tuesday

[finn]

5 hours ago, jimmynunn said:

Just a great tradition that apparently sprung up organically, not one forced on the game, like that train whistle. 

Am I the only one who finds the train whistle utterly obnoxious?