Schlappy Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 off topic but i realized if billie sang like he does on this record instead of being monotone, nightlife would have been (more) fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower93 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 the song is amazing, in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musso_kn Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 yeah I honestly wasnt overly impressed. which sucks. maybe i hyped it up to much in my mind. it was eh. ok I think I'll like it better if they re's a video with it. I listened a second time, and the lyrics are pretty funny. I hope hope theres a video For some reason, I was convinced Billie would rap in it. I might have enjoyed this a lot mote if he did and managed to pull it off. A video would be cool, if Billie dressed up all white boy gangsta in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 off topic but i realized if billie sang like he does on this record instead of being monotone, nightlife would have been (more) fantastic Aww I love his zombie singing in Nightlife though. I like both styles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlappy Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Aww I love his zombie singing in Nightlife though. I like both styles i like it too actually! i just like when he sings better. i want billie to rap at some point in the future purely for my own enjoyment. its like when you push you're friend to sing karaoke at a wedding, you know itll be terrible but it would make you so happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeJennsitized Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Omg, haha! I had no idea what I was expecting, but I love this! I recognised Billie's voice pretty much straight away and was like 'IS THAT YOU BILLIE?' ahaha Seriously though, I can't stop listening to it - catchy as hell, and I love Billie's voice in it. Lyrics are funny too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPhil Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I can't really say anything about this song cause I'm way too high Alright, now that I'm sober I can say I really dig this song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Dude Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Nice to hear Billie doing something completely different. The song is very entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lights Flash Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I just tried to figure out the lyrics. Here's my attempt! I especially need help with the last verse though. [intro] Ladies and gentlemen, the mayor of New York. Good morning. It's been brought to my attention that many rap artists claim that they run New York. But this is not the case. In fact, I wrote my own song about what it's really like. Please excuse the profanity in advance. Hit it. I run New York! [billie Joe] New York, big city of dreams, and you know that I run this town. (I run it!) King of the streets dressed in concrete, skyscrapers on my crown (I'm the king!) So if you want this big apple, come try to take a bite, cause I run this motherfucking city and I won't give it up without a fight! [Lonely Island] I run New York, it's a pain in the ass. The city's crowded as fuck and it's covered in trash. And the sanitation chief just shovels shit in my face. Another transit strike? Oh fucking great! I can't wait to have another meeting with the labor union so the mob can bend me over and then shove their fucking shoe in. But I do it so you can sip your pocket lattes. I literally run New York and it's exhausting! [billie Joe] I run New York, it's a fucking headache, it really wears you down. (It sucks!) In this lake of bureaucratic bullshit it's a miracle I don't drown. [Lonely Island] Yo, I literally run New York, I run the marathon. Plus I organize it so I double run the marathon. Well no-one seems to give a fuck that I'm a paragon. Instead they photoshop me so it's looking like I wear a thong. And laugh at it in my own office when I'm gone (...) and they boot me on the jumbotron. Excuse me for trying to help you! They won't be satisfied till I'm locked up in Bellevue. I guess they don't tell you this job sucks dick, I run New York and it feels like shit! [billie Joe] The chief of police is a major bully, laughs at my ideas. (He's a jerk!) He made fun of my tie last week and I had to fight back tears. [Lonely Island] Now on the surface it probably seems like I should quit, cause I spend every day getting punched in the dick. But at night, I travel down into the subway, wear a chain mail, locked and loaded for gunplay. And battle the gigantic fire-breathing new rats, if I fucking quit, who the fuck would do that? I'll give you a hint, the answer is no-one. That's why I'm in the sewer dressed up like a showgun. Cause on the equinox all hell gate springs (?) releasing hell's reef in the blood of kings (?) And no-one even knows that (???) But I still kill those fucking dwarves cause I run New York (?) [billie Joe] I run New York, it's a shitty gig. No overtime in my pay. (Bullshit!) I asked the city for a fucking bonus and they said "No fucking way!" So rotten is this big apple, it's crawling with worms inside. But I run this motherfucking shithole city and it makes me wanna die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayish Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Didn't even sound like Billie Joe. Sounded like Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbie Head Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Didn't even sound like Billie Joe. Sounded like Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. Really? I think he sounded just fine and certainly Billie like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J&TheNight Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 That song was pretty damn solid! In fact, the whole album is exceeding expectations so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
! Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Whoever had high expectations for a Lonely Island song takes life too serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGD13 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Can someone that's criticizing the song tell me what did you expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stories and songs Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I like it! I like his singing in it, very Nightlife-y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckWithDom Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Zf5YwfJEY HERE IT IS PEOPLE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather. Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Somebody slap me, but I love the way his voice sounds all auto-tuned up. It makes him do little trills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero_Of_The_Hour Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I usually think Lonely Island are about as funny/amusing as AIDs but I will check this out as Billie is on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero_Of_The_Hour Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 ......Um yeah so I listened and as expected Lonely Island were seriously unfunny...their lyrics are just lame attempts at being amusing I mean fighting rats in sewers etc? (these guys need lessons from Flight of The Conchords on how to actually be funny...and fast). As for Billie...just no...sorry Billie but what the fuck were you thinking?!?! I feel like I'm in the twilight zone and Billie is Justin Timberlake or something...I am going to wash my ears with bleach now and pretend this never happened. Excuse me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredder2 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 This song surpassed my expectations on so many levels. He has waaaay more lines then Beck had when he contributed to their song "Attracted to Us". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 It's shit. Like really shit. Like shitter than Nightlife shit. I could see what they were trying to do but they beat a weak joke to death in a single verse. It was just painful after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGD13 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 It's shit. Like really shit. Like shitter than Nightlife shit. I could see what they were trying to do but they beat a weak joke to death in a single verse. It was just painful after that. Ohh yes you're back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overjoyyed Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Billes voice is super auto-tuned. kinda sounds like Joel Madden from Good Charlotte.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grohl Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 So I'm late in hearing it, but it was okay. The song as whole was okay and pretty funny. And I didn't even know that was Billie at first! He sounded a little weird, but interesting. I thought the song would be completely different...or at least reference Green Day, but it was all right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I don't like it because it's not that funny minus a line or two and it's not that catchy and as a result, it's not as good as The Lonely Island's old stuff. Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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