Current Events > Pumped up kids is a good song but why write about something so fucked up?

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PenultmateGohan 08/20/23 4:24:17 PM #1:	Why didn't they catch any flak for it? <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975561482] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Why didn't they catch any flak for it? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommonStar 08/20/23 4:24:46 PM #2:	kicks not kids <cite>CommonStar posted [p:975561488] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>kicks not kids</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 08/20/23 4:25:35 PM #3:	Can't always sing about butterflies and rainbows :V --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:975561503] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Can't always sing about butterflies and rainbows :V </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PenultmateGohan 08/20/23 4:26:12 PM #4:	CommonStar posted... kicks not kids I know. Auto correct and I'm talking to a customer rn <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975561509] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>CommonStar posted... </cite><quote>kicks not kids</quote>I know. Auto correct and I'm talking to a customer rn </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boomgetchopped3 08/20/23 4:26:30 PM #5:	Took me a while to learn the meaning of the lyrics <cite>boomgetchopped3 posted [p:975561515] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Took me a while to learn the meaning of the lyrics</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 08/20/23 4:26:34 PM #6:	Damn, you shit posting while ignoring a customer? Pretty based, ngl --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:975561517] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Damn, you shit posting while ignoring a customer?Pretty based, ngl </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 08/20/23 4:26:38 PM #7:	Music is crazy like that --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:975561518] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Music is crazy like that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PenultmateGohan 08/20/23 4:28:39 PM #8:	Smashingpmkns posted... Music is crazy like that It's fucked up. Why not sing about something else? And again I like the song but it seems insensitive to me. <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975561560] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite><quote>Music is crazy like that</quote>It's fucked up. Why not sing about something else? And again I like the song but it seems insensitive to me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kimbos_Egg 08/20/23 4:31:45 PM #9:	i mean, why is this really that shocking to you? The police sang about stalking some woman, suicide and murder has been a staple since the 70's, but this is where you draw the line? --- You think you've Got problems? https://imgur.com/OnEOsdT <cite>Kimbos_Egg posted [p:975561634] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>i mean, why is this really that shocking to you? The police sang about stalking some woman, suicide and murder has been a staple since the 70's, but this is where you draw the line? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kimbos_Egg 08/20/23 4:32:09 PM #10:	PenultmateGohan posted... Why not sing about something else? And again I like the song but it seems insensitive to me. Ah, okay. Its because you're old and too sensitive/trolling. Never mind. --- You think you've Got problems? https://imgur.com/OnEOsdT <cite>Kimbos_Egg posted [p:975561642] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>PenultmateGohan posted... </cite><quote>Why not sing about something else? And again I like the song but it seems insensitive to me.</quote>Ah, okay. Its because you're old and too sensitive/trolling. Never mind. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/20/23 4:33:02 PM #11:	What happened? Did someone die? <cite>Zikten posted [p:975561662] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>What happened? Did someone die?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PenultmateGohan 08/20/23 4:34:53 PM #12:	Kimbos_Egg posted... Ah, okay. Its because you're old and too sensitive/trolling. Never mind. It's okay to ask questions and have an opinion. You probably call your co workers in real life trolls too, weirdo. <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975561686] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Kimbos_Egg posted... </cite><quote>Ah, okay. Its because you're old and too sensitive/trolling. Never mind.</quote>It's okay to ask questions and have an opinion. You probably call your co workers in real life trolls too, weirdo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PenultmateGohan 08/20/23 4:35:01 PM #13:	Zikten posted... What happened? Did someone die? Kids <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975561687] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>What happened? Did someone die?</quote>Kids</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
manhookcardoor 08/20/23 4:36:10 PM #14:	I never knew the song was about this until now lol. It's such a good sounding song. --- man hook hand hook car <cite>manhookcardoor posted [p:975561705] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>I never knew the song was about this until now lol. It's such a good sounding song. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PenultmateGohan 08/20/23 4:36:11 PM #15:	Kimbos_Egg posted... i mean, why is this really that shocking to you? The police sang about stalking some woman, suicide and murder has been a staple since the 70's, but this is where you draw the line? Uh.. Kids getting murdered is worse than that. Maybe think before you write next time. <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975561706] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Kimbos_Egg posted... </cite><quote>i mean, why is this really that shocking to you? The police sang about stalking some woman, suicide and murder has been a staple since the 70's, but this is where you draw the line?</quote>Uh.. Kids getting murdered is worse than that. Maybe think before you write next time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
angeleyes94 08/20/23 4:36:27 PM #16:	I don't like Mondays. --- You aren't even really reading my posts; you're just staring at your e-mail client and fondly reminiscing about that hobo you stabbed to death. :P <cite>angeleyes94 posted [p:975561711] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>I don't like Mondays. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kitt 08/20/23 4:39:23 PM #18:	Houdini > --- What is up, my sister!? https://m.imgur.com/pmc9XsI https://m.imgur.com/hfzvdPe <cite>Kitt posted [p:975561760] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Houdini > </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
radical_rhino 08/20/23 4:41:38 PM #19:	Lyrics with adult content?! Jesus Christ! --- .____ [____]===0 . . . . Ye olde beating stick. <cite>radical_rhino posted [p:975561790] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Lyrics with adult content?! Jesus Christ! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IceCreamOnStero 08/20/23 4:49:02 PM #20:	How is it 2023 and people are still flabbergasted that artists do weird shit that doesn't align with your personal sensibilities. --- Dokkan ID: 2365415872 <cite>IceCreamOnStero posted [p:975561902] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>How is it 2023 and people are still flabbergasted that artists do weird shit that doesn't align with your personal sensibilities. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 08/20/23 4:49:37 PM #21:	Get upset, too. --- updated 5/22/2023 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1568-100-presidents <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:975561913] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Get upset, too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PenultmateGohan 08/20/23 4:49:48 PM #22:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] You've got nothing. If I'm missing something explain it that way I can counter it for you and you'll learn why you're actually wrong. <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975561918] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> You've got nothing. If I'm missing something explain it that way I can counter it for you and you'll learn why you're actually wrong. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PenultmateGohan 08/20/23 4:55:16 PM #24:	IceCreamOnStero posted... How is it 2023 and people are still flabbergasted that artists do weird shit that doesn't align with your personal sensibilities. It's about killing kids. Don't strawman something simple. All of you argue the same way. "I'm gonna strawman and make this guy look like he's saying something ridiculous" Some opinions are just valid. Get over it. It starts as a discussion and then people get butthurt and try to attack lmao. <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975561997] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>IceCreamOnStero posted... </cite><quote>How is it 2023 and people are still flabbergasted that artists do weird shit that doesn't align with your personal sensibilities.</quote>It's about killing kids. Don't strawman something simple. All of you argue the same way. "I'm gonna strawman and make this guy look like he's saying something ridiculous" Some opinions are just valid. Get over it. It starts as a discussion and then people get butthurt and try to attack lmao. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PenultmateGohan 08/20/23 4:55:51 PM #25:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Except that the lyrics don't convey that at all. Try again. <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975562009] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Except that the lyrics don't convey that at all. Try again. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 08/20/23 4:58:24 PM #26:	Bro please tell me this isn't another Scotty alt --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:975562036] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Bro please tell me this isn't another Scotty alt </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kimbos_Egg 08/20/23 4:58:43 PM #27:	https://youtu.be/lmbJP1yObZc --- You think you've Got problems? https://imgur.com/OnEOsdT <cite>Kimbos_Egg posted [p:975562043] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/lmbJP1yObZc </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
a-c-a-b 08/20/23 5:01:28 PM #28:	Gobstoppers12 posted... Bro please tell me this isn't another Scotty alt Can anyone confirm this? If so, it's right to the ignore list with all his other accounts. --- Save for your doomed future <cite>a-c-a-b posted [p:975562083] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Gobstoppers12 posted... </cite><quote>Bro please tell me this isn't another Scotty alt</quote>Can anyone confirm this?If so, it's right to the ignore list with all his other accounts. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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radical_rhino 08/20/23 5:05:11 PM #30:	Art thats about something bad or tragic is under no obligation to be against the bad thing. --- .____ [____]===0 . . . . Ye olde beating stick. <cite>radical_rhino posted [p:975562140] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Art thats about something bad or tragic is under no obligation to be against the bad thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 08/20/23 5:15:39 PM #31:	I mean, it's meant to be shocking and uncomfortable. That's... that's the point of the song. Hell, it's not even the first or most famous popular song to be about a school shooting. Then you have popular songs about 9/11, about Bloody Sunday, more than anyone could list about various wars... Art often reflects tragedy, dude, and it's pretty fucking weird that you're honing in on one particular instance and saying they're wrong for doing it. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:975562265] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>I mean, it's meant to be shocking and uncomfortable. That's... that's the point of the song.Hell, it's not even the first or most famous popular song to be about a school shooting. Then you have popular songs about 9/11, about Bloody Sunday, more than anyone could list about various wars...Art often reflects tragedy, dude, and it's pretty fucking weird that you're honing in on one particular instance and saying they're wrong for doing it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ooger 08/20/23 5:18:23 PM #32:	it's weird for a 9/11 truther to be upset about this song. --- "ooger is not a man, he's a phenomenon." - Helpall <cite>ooger posted [p:975562298] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>it's weird for a 9/11 truther to be upset about this song. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rioushu 08/20/23 5:24:23 PM #33:	Holy shit TC is media illiterate --- engligh <cite>Rioushu posted [p:975562367] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Holy shit TC is media illiterate </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Phoro 08/20/23 5:28:57 PM #34:	angeleyes94 posted... I don't like Mondays. TELL ME WHY --- *It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.* - George Carlin <cite>Phoro posted [p:975562434] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>angeleyes94 posted... </cite><quote>I don't like Mondays.</quote>TELL ME WHY </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Phoro 08/20/23 5:33:14 PM #35:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Literally from the mouth of the artist. Take the L TC. Always loved the song btw --- *It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.* - George Carlin <cite>Phoro posted [p:975562493] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Literally from the mouth of the artist. Take the L TC. Always loved the song btw </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 08/20/23 5:39:44 PM #36:	Where's the Final Gohan? I'm not sure if I'm a fan of this one. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:975562583] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Where's the Final Gohan? I'm not sure if I'm a fan of this one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
evilpresident 08/20/23 5:47:04 PM #37:	https://youtu.be/cRIfsFefatg I like this cover --- Nothing to report here <cite>evilpresident posted [p:975562692] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/cRIfsFefatgI like this cover </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WrestlinFan 08/20/23 10:24:32 PM #39:	Why not whip out a game of Candy Land tc, I think listening to music may be too hardcore for you. --- Trying to burn the bridges to a culture that taught us to hate and fear and live like cogs in a machine and not like lovers, friends, and kin. <cite>WrestlinFan posted [p:975566687] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Why not whip out a game of Candy Land tc, I think listening to music may be too hardcore for you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kradek 08/20/23 10:26:23 PM #40:	Because it's good to encourage the conversation so that we can talk about seeking solutions. Too many people want to intentionally kill the conversation because that would mean discussing firearm regulation. More artists should be bringing it up for discussion, mad props to Foster the People for doing it. I think the fact they made it so catchy and upbeat is what helps lure ignorant-to-the-song people in, read the lyrics, and perhaps for the first time in their life think about it. Though I guess kids these days have mandatory school shooter drills, so no child will have the luxury of never thinking about it. --- My metal band, Ivory King, has 2 songs out now - allmylinks.com/ivorykingtx (all of our links there so you can choose which one you'd prefer to use) <cite>Kradek posted [p:975566709] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Because it's good to encourage the conversation so that we can talk about seeking solutions.Too many people want to intentionally kill the conversation because that would mean discussing firearm regulation.More artists should be bringing it up for discussion, mad props to Foster the People for doing it.I think the fact they made it so catchy and upbeat is what helps lure ignorant-to-the-song people in, read the lyrics, and perhaps for the first time in their life think about it.Though I guess kids these days have mandatory school shooter drills, so no child will have the luxury of never thinking about it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 08/20/23 10:29:46 PM #41:	Kimbos_Egg posted... https://youtu.be/lmbJP1yObZc tc be like --- Hard work pays off <cite>Incredible posted [p:975566746] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Kimbos_Egg posted... </cite><quote>https://youtu.be/lmbJP1yObZc</quote>tc be like </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jupiter 08/20/23 10:31:22 PM #42:	I read a long time ago that one of the band member's cousin was a student during the Columbine massacre (cousin survived I think) and that was the inspiration for the song.. --- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Jupiter posted [p:975566770] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>I read a long time ago that one of the band member's cousin was a student during the Columbine massacre (cousin survived I think) and that was the inspiration for the song.. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 08/20/23 10:31:41 PM #43:	Sing about something that happens in America that we want to ignore! Catch flak! <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:975566772] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Sing about something that happens in America that we want to ignore!Catch flak!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 08/20/23 10:33:07 PM #44:	Brown sugar, how come you taste so good now? <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:975566791] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Brown sugar, how come you taste so good now?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mercurydude 08/20/23 11:05:49 PM #45:	Just like with Pearl Jam's "Jeremy," Boomtown Rats' "I Don't Like Mondays," and Marilyn Manson's "Lunchbox," they sing about it because it happened, or in the case of this particular song, is still happening. And folks would rather ask, "why do they sing about something so terrible!?" instead of asking why society is comfortable with enabling such events in the first place. --- God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes, 'cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose. - Everlast <cite>mercurydude posted [p:975567134] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Just like with Pearl Jam's "Jeremy," Boomtown Rats' "I Don't Like Mondays," and Marilyn Manson's "Lunchbox," they sing about it because it happened, or in the case of this particular song, is still happening. And folks would rather ask, "why do they sing about something so terrible!?" instead of asking why society is comfortable with enabling such events in the first place. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 08/21/23 12:04:14 AM #46:	The eponymous character of the song Jeremy is a composite of two people -- a student whom Eddie Vedder knew and picked on and an unrelated individual who shot himself in a classroom -- both of whom were named Jeremy in real life. Eddie has said that he thinks about his Jeremy every time he plays that song and regrets the way that he treated him. <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:975567716] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>The eponymous character of the song Jeremy is a composite of two people -- a student whom Eddie Vedder knew and picked on and an unrelated individual who shot himself in a classroom -- both of whom were named Jeremy in real life. Eddie has said that he thinks about his Jeremy every time he plays that song and regrets the way that he treated him.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
flussence 08/21/23 12:12:23 AM #47:	Kidz Bop exists specifically for people like TC --- Editor's note: The sound of children screaming has been removed. <cite>flussence posted [p:975567833] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Kidz Bop exists specifically for people like TC </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TMOG 08/21/23 12:15:57 AM #48:	PenultmateGohan posted... Except that the lyrics don't convey that at all. Try again. One post earlier: PenultmateGohan posted... It's about killing kids. Don't strawman something simple. Seems like the lyrics conveyed the message just fine until you needed them not to <cite>TMOG posted [p:975567875] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>PenultmateGohan posted... </cite><quote>Except that the lyrics don't convey that at all. Try again.</quote>One post earlier:PenultmateGohan posted... </cite><quote>It's about killing kids. Don't strawman something simple.</quote>Seems like the lyrics conveyed the message just fine until you needed them not to</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PenultmateGohan 08/21/23 11:58:25 AM #49:	Kradek posted... Because it's good to encourage the conversation so that we can talk about seeking solutions. Too many people want to intentionally kill the conversation because that would mean discussing firearm regulation. More artists should be bringing it up for discussion, mad props to Foster the People for doing it. I think the fact they made it so catchy and upbeat is what helps lure ignorant-to-the-song people in, read the lyrics, and perhaps for the first time in their life think about it. Though I guess kids these days have mandatory school shooter drills, so no child will have the luxury of never thinking about it. You are clearly an individual who is neither 13 years old nor who has issues that only a professional could help to eventually (hopefully) solve. You make a great point. Thanks <cite>PenultmateGohan posted [p:975574014] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Kradek posted... </cite><quote>Because it's good to encourage the conversation so that we can talk about seeking solutions.Too many people want to intentionally kill the conversation because that would mean discussing firearm regulation.More artists should be bringing it up for discussion, mad props to Foster the People for doing it.I think the fact they made it so catchy and upbeat is what helps lure ignorant-to-the-song people in, read the lyrics, and perhaps for the first time in their life think about it.Though I guess kids these days have mandatory school shooter drills, so no child will have the luxury of never thinking about it.</quote>You are clearly an individual who is neither 13 years old nor who has issues that only a professional could help to eventually (hopefully) solve. You make a great point. Thanks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 08/21/23 12:02:32 PM #50:	Wait, who's pumping kids? --- Kremlin delenda est <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:975574075] in Pumped up ... [t:80541973]...</cite> <quote>Wait, who's pumping kids? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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