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Songs & Such: “Third World Think Tank” by Five Iron Frenzy
The song is both entertaining and humorous and tells us a story, though of what is only on Reese’s mind. The story is told to get us to the middle of the song which in my opinion is the whole point of the song. The bridge of the song points out that chasing wealth will do nothing more than dead in the end. Continue reading
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Songs & Such: "Third World Think Tank" by Five Iron Frenzy
The song is both entertaining and humorous and tells us a story, though of what is only on Reese’s mind. The story is told to get us to the middle of the song which in my opinion is the whole point of the song. The bridge of the song points out that chasing wealth will do nothing more than dead in the end. Continue reading
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Songs & Such: “Handbook for the Sellout” by Five Iron Frenzy
The thing that makes “Handbook for the Sellout” so cool lyrically is the same reason I like Ben Folds a lot. They both basically attack the listener, but they do it in such a way that it is not threating so it causes self introspection on the that listeners behalf. Songs are sometimes meant to make the listener think about something and when a song can make the listener look at themselves, wishing they could be a better person in some way, that is always a plus. Continue reading
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Songs & Such: "Handbook for the Sellout" by Five Iron Frenzy
The thing that makes “Handbook for the Sellout” so cool lyrically is the same reason I like Ben Folds a lot. They both basically attack the listener, but they do it in such a way that it is not threating so it causes self introspection on the that listeners behalf. Songs are sometimes meant to make the listener think about something and when a song can make the listener look at themselves, wishing they could be a better person in some way, that is always a plus. Continue reading
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Songs & Such: “Kamikaze” by Five Iron Frenzy
This article is part of series looking at the lyrics of Reese Roper, specifically at the lyrics he wrote while in the Christian “ska” band, Five Iron Frenzy. Last week we looked at the lyrics of Reese Roper of Five … Continue reading
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Songs & Such: "Kamikaze" by Five Iron Frenzy
This article is part of series looking at the lyrics of Reese Roper, specifically at the lyrics he wrote while in the Christian “ska” band, Five Iron Frenzy. Last week we looked at the lyrics of Reese Roper of Five … Continue reading
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