Sun setting on the street Your dad told you not to look at me Down came the fist hard upon your head I was the only other adult around I was the only other adult around I was 18, you were 8, maybe you were 10 He said, "She's not gonna help you" He said, "She's not..." I just thought he looked like a powerful man I just thought he looked like a powerful man My good friend convinced me to turn around My good friend says, "I think I saw a light on" We walked through the dead halls Looking for teachers and we found one But she didn't look too happy to see us She didn't look too happy to see us "How should I know?" she said "That man you just described could be anyone" He said, "She's not gonna help you" He said, "She's not..." I just thought he looked like a powerful man I just thought he looked like a powerful man I just thought he looked like a powerful man I just thought he looked like a powerful man I just thought he looked like a powerful man I just thought he looked like a powerful... Looked like a powerful... Looked like a powerful... Looked like a powerful man
Great sound, and especially superb and surprising nuanced vocal work... while the guitars seem to be collecting fragments and riffs stretching from '70s punk through Elvis Costello and into '90s grunge... super cool!
Whenever I describe this band to people, I tell them to imagine a woman who had the voice of Janis Joplin and Jonie Mitchell who formed a supergroup with member of Modest Mouse and the Dismemberment Plan.
+Kyle Newk Seems like it's about her watching her younger brother get beat by their father. The lyrics are pretty forthright with their meaning: _Sun’s setting on the street_ _Your dad told you not_ _to look at me_ _Down came the fists_ _hard upon your head._ _I was the only other adult around_ _I was the only other adult around_ _I was 18_ _You were 8, maybe_ _You were 10._ _He said, “She’s not gonna help you”_ _He said She’s not_ _I just thought he looked like_ _a powerful man_ _My good friend convinced me to_ _turn around_ _My good friend said_ _“I think I saw a light on”_ _We walked through the dead halls_ _looking for teachers and_ _we found one_ _but she didn’t look too happy to see us_ _She didn’t look too happy to see us_ _“How should I know” she said_ _“The man you just described_ _Could be anyone.”_ _He said, “She’s not gonna help you”_ _He said She’s not-_ _I just thought he looked like_ _A powerful man."_
Kill Rapunzel Hm yeah I assumed they were siblings (big difference between 'your' and 'our'), but other than that, like I said, it was about witnessing child abuse and that that much is pretty clear. However, I don't think "she panicked and left and regretted the decision" as you say. She and her friend saw the abuse happening, went to get a teacher, and the teacher said she couldn't help "that man you described could be anyone" (from the lyrics). She did focus on how helpless the kid was.
+Grant Simpson i got that from her own words, couldnt find the link earlier but she said it on the bands tumblr. hopalongband.tumblr.com/post/114408605245/hey-all-frances-here-today-is-an-exciting-and
Kill Rapunzel Yeah but the lyrics say otherwise: "My good friend convinced me to turn around ... We walked through the dead halls looking for teachers and we found one but she didn’t look too happy to see us ... “How should I know” she said “The man you just described Could be anyone.” So I'm more inclined to believe what is actually written than something you might have misremembered from tumblr, because from the majority of the lyrics she did the opposite of what you say: "she panicked and left and regretted the decision"
hopalongband.tumblr.com/post/114408605245/hey-all-frances-here-today-is-an-exciting-and Sun’s setting on the street Your dad told you not to look at me Down came the fists hard upon your head. I was the only other adult around I was the only other adult around I was 18 You were 8, maybe You were 10. He said, “She’s not gonna help you” He said She’s not- I just thought he looked like a powerful man My good friend convinced me to turn around My good friend said “I think I saw a light on” We walked through the dead halls looking for teachers and we found one but she didn’t look too happy to see us She didn’t look too happy to see us “How should I know” she said “The man you just described Could be anyone.” He said, “She’s not gonna help you” He said She’s not- I just thought he looked like A powerful man.
A co-worker listens to this. I told him, GREAT..... Finally a band that plays off tune, with a singer off key. Stunning match. Sorry if you are offended, its still funny. Yes I like it, cause its different.
![Hop Along - The Knock [Official Audio]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SuWdggpr3Os/mqdefault.jpg)
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"He said 'she's not gonna help you'"
Ow, my heart.
Great. Had fun screaming the lyrics to this and bothering the daylights out of my brother! 10/10
Sun setting on the street
Your dad told you not to look at me
Down came the fist hard upon your head
I was the only other adult around
I was the only other adult around
I was 18, you were 8, maybe you were 10
He said, "She's not gonna help you"
He said, "She's not..."
I just thought he looked like a powerful man
I just thought he looked like a powerful man
My good friend convinced me to turn around
My good friend says, "I think I saw a light on"
We walked through the dead halls
Looking for teachers and we found one
But she didn't look too happy to see us
She didn't look too happy to see us
"How should I know?" she said
"That man you just described could be anyone"
He said, "She's not gonna help you"
He said, "She's not..."
I just thought he looked like a powerful man
I just thought he looked like a powerful man
I just thought he looked like a powerful man
I just thought he looked like a powerful man
I just thought he looked like a powerful man
I just thought he looked like a powerful...
Looked like a powerful...
Looked like a powerful...
Looked like a powerful man
This is incredible. Hop Along comes out pumped and swinging.
Great sound, and especially superb and surprising nuanced vocal work... while the guitars seem to be collecting fragments and riffs stretching from '70s punk through Elvis Costello and into '90s grunge... super cool!
*****
I think you called it. I really get Television in some of the sound of those guitars...
Whenever I describe this band to people, I tell them to imagine a woman who had the voice of Janis Joplin and Jonie Mitchell who formed a supergroup with member of Modest Mouse and the Dismemberment Plan.
2:07 - hell yeah. Stoked for this album.
Big Cap'n Jazz fan here but damn, I cannot wait to see y'all either! Just started listening and already loving what I hear :)
Love the fact I know of this band. Hate the fact I missed them open for War on Drugs a few weeks back.
I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's todaaaayyy yeah.
Thank you NPR
I love vocals
Good comment, The philadelphia buddhist
oh man this is some clean and nasty stuff, I'm hooked
I love Hop Along
amazing.
Amo
sad song
child abuse is not cool, bro.
Anyone know specifically what this song is about?
+Kyle Newk Seems like it's about her watching her younger brother get beat by their father. The lyrics are pretty forthright with their meaning:
_Sun’s setting on the street_
_Your dad told you not_
_to look at me_
_Down came the fists_
_hard upon your head._
_I was the only other adult around_
_I was the only other adult around_
_I was 18_
_You were 8, maybe_
_You were 10._
_He said, “She’s not gonna help you”_
_He said She’s not_
_I just thought he looked like_
_a powerful man_
_My good friend convinced me to_
_turn around_
_My good friend said_
_“I think I saw a light on”_
_We walked through the dead halls_
_looking for teachers and_
_we found one_
_but she didn’t look too happy to see us_
_She didn’t look too happy to see us_
_“How should I know” she said_
_“The man you just described_
_Could be anyone.”_
_He said, “She’s not gonna help you”_
_He said She’s not-_
_I just thought he looked like_
_A powerful man."_
+Grant Simpson its about a person she saw really aggresivly hitting their kid and she panicked and left and regretted the decision.
Kill Rapunzel
Hm yeah I assumed they were siblings (big difference between 'your' and 'our'), but other than that, like I said, it was about witnessing child abuse and that that much is pretty clear. However, I don't think "she panicked and left and regretted the decision" as you say. She and her friend saw the abuse happening, went to get a teacher, and the teacher said she couldn't help "that man you described could be anyone" (from the lyrics). She did focus on how helpless the kid was.
+Grant Simpson i got that from her own words, couldnt find the link earlier but she said it on the bands tumblr.
hopalongband.tumblr.com/post/114408605245/hey-all-frances-here-today-is-an-exciting-and
Kill Rapunzel
Yeah but the lyrics say otherwise:
"My good friend convinced me to
turn around
...
We walked through the dead halls
looking for teachers and
we found one
but she didn’t look too happy to see us
...
“How should I know” she said
“The man you just described
Could be anyone.”
So I'm more inclined to believe what is actually written than something you might have misremembered from tumblr, because from the majority of the lyrics she did the opposite of what you say: "she panicked and left and regretted the decision"
lyrics where
hopalongband.tumblr.com/post/114408605245/hey-all-frances-here-today-is-an-exciting-and
Sun’s setting on the street
Your dad told you not
to look at me
Down came the fists
hard upon your head.
I was the only other adult around
I was the only other adult around
I was 18
You were 8, maybe
You were 10.
He said, “She’s not gonna help you”
He said She’s not-
I just thought he looked like
a powerful man
My good friend convinced me to
turn around
My good friend said
“I think I saw a light on”
We walked through the dead halls
looking for teachers and
we found one
but she didn’t look too happy to see us
She didn’t look too happy to see us
“How should I know” she said
“The man you just described
Could be anyone.”
He said, “She’s not gonna help you”
He said She’s not-
I just thought he looked like
A powerful man.
P Astry thanks
killahbeew posted that question a year ago friend-o
killahbeew no problem chief
A co-worker listens to this. I told him, GREAT..... Finally a band that plays off tune, with a singer off key. Stunning match. Sorry if you are offended, its still funny. Yes I like it, cause its different.
I know I don't have perfect pitch but I have a hard time seeing how the band is playing off key.
GSub Intentional voice cracking or roughness doesn't equal off key.
The fuck you on about?