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Kings of Leon — Knocked Up
Album: Because of The Times
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6.6

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Total ratings: 2372









Released: 2007
Length: 6:52
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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I don't care what nobody says
We're gonna have a baby
Taking off in a coupe De ville
She buckled up on navy
She don't care what her mama said, no
She's gonna have my baby
I'm taking all i have to take
This takings gonna shape me

People call us renegades
'cause we like living crazy
We like taking on the town
Some people getting lazy

I don't care what nobody says, no
I'm going to be her lover
Always mad and usually drunk
But I love her like no other

And the doctor seems to say he don't know
Where we're gonna go?
I'm a ghost and I don't think I quite know
Where we're gonna go?
Where we're gonna go?

People call us renegades
Feel like we're living crazy
We like taking on the town
Some people getting lazy

I don't care what nobody says, no
I'm going to be her lover
Always mad and usually drunk
But I love her like no other

And the doctor seems to say he don't know
Where we're gonna go?
I'm a ghost and I don't think I quite know
Where we're gonna go?
Where we're gonna go?
Where we're gonna go?
Where we're gonna go?
Where?

They gonna call us renegades, woah, oh, oh
Feel like we're living on this town, woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh

And I don't care if you don't win

I don't care what nobody says
We're gonna have a baby
Taking off in a coupe De ville
She buckled up on navy
She don't care what her mama said, no
She's gonna have my baby
I'm taking all I have to take
This takings gonna shape me

Woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh
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It definitely grows on you.  #8 
Posted 1 month ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
 Chimpmeister wrote:

Repetitive and boring with terrible vocals. And it drags in for almost 7 painful minutes. Awful stuff. 

Solid 1.



Listen for more y
than 90 seconds if your crack brain can handle it
Posted 9 months ago by gazcon73    [ Reply ]
 stevesaw wrote:

Jeez, I wandered off after this started, made a cup of coffee, read some of the paper, and came back - and they still haven't had that baby?!



Twat
Posted 9 months ago by gazcon73    [ Reply ]
 gabe_5a3nz627 wrote:

What ever happened to these guys? 



Coming out with a new album May 10th of this year. 

"Can we please have fun"
Posted 10 months ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
Sounds like evangelical anti-abortion ranting to me.  Prove me wrong.
Posted 1 year ago by cinzia1026    [ Reply ]
Not sure how to rate this....very cool sound (solid 8), but......

"Where do these low ratings come from"  Maybe the lyrics?

 Drinking and babies don't go together (solid 1). I'm a simpleton though and take words literally, so likely missed the point. I love the bell and sound of this song though.
Posted 1 year ago by aubinoak    [ Reply ]
 easmann wrote:

One of their best in my estimation. 

Many of their songs are stories. I love the mood and dream-like quality of this story. 

A certain amount of ambiguity provides space for individual listeners to fill in the gaps with their own imaginations, or experiences, or emotions. The amount of ambiguity here works for me.

Musically it's outstanding. When you consider that the instruments used (two guitars, a bass, and drums) are essentially the industry standard arrangement, yet they consistently manage to create songs that don't sound like the thousands of other groups using the same bits and pieces. Their unique sound isn't in elaborate effects or studio processing, it's just in how, and what, they play, and sing.



love this. very well said. 
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Loving those seemingly random drum smacks
Posted 1 year ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
What ever happened to these guys? 
Posted 1 year ago by gabe_5a3nz627    [ Reply ]
Very good  Song!!
Posted 1 year ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Can they do wrong? 

Family, doing what they do, making music, and doing that so well.

They'll be doing that until it's time to stop.
Posted 1 year ago by bufallo    [ Reply ]
no ,  jacks off peons......no!
Posted 1 year ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
One of their best in my estimation. 

Many of their songs are stories. I love the mood and dream-like quality of this story. 

A certain amount of ambiguity provides space for individual listeners to fill in the gaps with their own imaginations, or experiences, or emotions. The amount of ambiguity here works for me.

Musically it's outstanding. When you consider that the instruments used (two guitars, a bass, and drums) are essentially the industry standard arrangement, yet they consistently manage to create songs that don't sound like the thousands of other groups using the same bits and pieces. Their unique sound isn't in elaborate effects or studio processing, it's just in how, and what, they play, and sing.
Posted 2 years ago by easmann    [ Reply ]
Wow, has it already been 15 years? This wonderful song takes me back to when I was a young man and I just moved into the big city with a fancy new job and a fresh start.  First heard this song when co-worker played it to me in the car. Been in love with Kings of Leon ever since.
Posted 2 years ago by braculj    [ Reply ]
Among the hundreds of songs I’ve been introduced to by RP, this is absolutely in my top 10 most loved.
Posted 2 years ago by FatPants2    [ Reply ]
KOL = automatic 7, +1 for being a great tune...
Posted 2 years ago by xerces    [ Reply ]
 Chimpmeister wrote:

Repetitive and boring with terrible vocals. And it drags in for almost 7 painful minutes. Awful stuff. 

Solid 1.




agreed!
Posted 2 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
Repetitive and boring with terrible vocals. And it drags in for almost 7 painful minutes. Awful stuff. 

Solid 1.

Posted 2 years ago by Chimpmeister    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:


oddly cool timing.
Posted 2 years ago by csumby    [ Reply ]
 pannaramma wrote:

and OFF come the headphones




agreed, had to switch over to the big daddy stereo (1100wpc or so, but who's counting) and turn it UP
Posted 2 years ago by walk2k    [ Reply ]
Interesting story

https://www.christiantoday.com...
Posted 2 years ago by OhCanada67    [ Reply ]
 Ihatethissong wrote:

and HOLY COW I just noticed all four band members are brothers!!!!

Three brothers and a cousin.
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Good Tune!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 whatsupdude wrote:


OK not worth the mention though...

Verily. For on the fifth day the RP gods did codeth the PSD button and, Lo, it was good and right and just and easy. 
Posted 2 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 naomin wrote:

Hmmm. Sounds like a 14 year old with some talent showing his respect for The Boss by doing his version of I’m On Fire


Only if that 14-year-old is smoking a pack of cigarettes a day or sumthin'
Posted 2 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Hmmm. Sounds like a 14 year old with some talent showing his respect for The Boss by doing his version of I’m On Fire
Posted 3 years ago by naomin    [ Reply ]
I love kings of leon and this song
Posted 3 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 fatcatjb wrote:

I have tried to like this band but Kings of Leon, along with Cloud Cult...nope nope nope. I no longer rate either of these bands...Bill likes them (?) and there's a lot of favorable comments. The problem is: I like other bands, no matter how weird, than these 2.



...meanwhile, back at the ranch.....
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
 doobes wrote:

Sorry, not a huge KoL fan....



OK not worth the mention though...
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

Love KoL!  This is a 9 for me. 


People who give this a low rating are evidently frozen stiff!
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
Kings of Leon: the Nickelback of Nashville
Posted 3 years ago by peregrin    [ Reply ]
 dwhayslett wrote:

Isn't that sort of your default?
Um, no?

Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 lynn01 wrote:

this song is so weird.



Exactly! 

9 
 
Posted 3 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
I like them drums
Posted 3 years ago by Rantanplan    [ Reply ]
Smart sound desk work folks. Font cramp that stream, passion and unbridled ego syntax!
Posted 3 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
First Rate ... love the transitions to and from and to and from .... nice sweet technique guys 🦋 Impressive
Posted 3 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 3 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
What?? 6.4 rating? I just can't sit still.
Posted 3 years ago by cheera    [ Reply ]
this song is so weird.
Posted 3 years ago by lynn01    [ Reply ]
Wow they're tight — That rhythm guitar player and the drummer are pushin' it without rushing. No small feat.
Posted 4 years ago by htimsmk    [ Reply ]
 jedley wrote:
so strange that music connoisseurs such as (y)ourselves should feel so strongly against this song. it's by far the most ambitious piece of music i've heard in the last coupla hours here at rp. remember the days when we opened our ears to the unfamiliar and the unexpected? remember how unsettling the pixies sounded in 89? give kings of leon a chance, they're a great band. cheers j
 

After years, it's so true...
Posted 4 years ago by DustWings5    [ Reply ]
Jeez, I wandered off after this started, made a cup of coffee, read some of the paper, and came back - and they still haven't had that baby?!
Posted 4 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
Sorry, not a huge KoL fan....
Posted 4 years ago by doobes    [ Reply ]

Love KoL!  This is a 9 for me. 
Posted 4 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
I have tried to like this band but Kings of Leon, along with Cloud Cult...nope nope nope. I no longer rate either of these bands...Bill likes them (?) and there's a lot of favorable comments. The problem is: I like other bands, no matter how weird, than these 2.
Posted 4 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
This is Radio Paradise not Radio Perfection. Where do these low ratings come from on ANY song. JFC this is art not cabinetry or plastic surgery. Attach this to any music offered.
Posted 4 years ago by kmitchler    [ Reply ]
 jedley wrote:
so strange that music connoisseurs such as (y)ourselves should feel so strongly against this song. it's by far the most ambitious piece of music i've heard in the last coupla hours here at rp. remember the days when we opened our ears to the unfamiliar and the unexpected? remember how unsettling the pixies sounded in 89? give kings of leon a chance, they're a great band. cheers j
 
Jedley, it's 12 years after you posted this comment and we all took your advice and gave the Kings a chance.  Many folks appreciated their work, and they received many accolades.  Never registered with me, though.  Funny how that happens.  Cheers to all.
Posted 4 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
Like these guys, generally speaking,  but I can't hang with this one, vocals are the aural equivalent of biting on tinfoil (to me).
Posted 4 years ago by derhey9416    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
 aelfheld wrote:
This is one of those songs I can't say why I like.
I can't either, because I don't.

 
Isn't that sort of your default?
Posted 4 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 justlistening wrote:
Audioslave is much maligned.  I'd listen to them before Kings of Leon :)

 

Assclown
Posted 4 years ago by sirhmr619    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
This is one of those songs I can't say why I like.
I can't either, because I don't.

Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 elebore wrote:
hello from France , thanks you for the sun, everyday
be strong.
Hello from the Entertainment Capital of the World. Thanks for the entire Western Intellectual History. Thank you for sunsets. Stay principled.
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
hello from France , thanks you for the sun, everyday
be strong.
Posted 4 years ago by elebore    [ Reply ]
This is one of those songs I can't say why I like.
Posted 4 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
This song's signature tune is almost identical to that of Twilight Zone of The Golden Earring.
Posted 4 years ago by deeltijdgod    [ Reply ]
Great song, great band. 
Posted 4 years ago by coyotexxx2    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
Didn't mind this at first..now it's like knives in my brain
 Or a meat thermometer in your ear.

Posted 5 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
I like this KoL song much more than others...still gave it a 2. Between this group and Elbow, well, I am glad others like them. I have no ear for either band...despite a long history of complaining, both bands are still here on RP
Posted 5 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
Upped from 2 -> 7. Dunno what I was thinking with a 2, musta been grumpy. Good tune, love the bass!
Posted 5 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
Audioslave is much maligned.  I'd listen to them before Kings of Leon :)

Posted 5 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
Haha! I remember hearing this come on every day while at work a few years back. I can't believe it hasn't been played since then. It took me a while to find it again. It's pretty good and should be played at least once a year.
Posted 13 years ago by flutgos    [ Reply ]
Why are all you guys listening to stations that overplay tracks? This is great and if it's like knives in your brain then you've been listening to the wrong station.
Posted 17 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
Didn't mind this at first..now it's like knives in my brain
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
I like them :)
Posted 17 years ago by epomuletz    [ Reply ]
Crap, the LRC is down. Got to settle for silence.
Posted 17 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
These guys ROCK!!! but give us a break!! too much of this will make us hate it
Posted 17 years ago by acampos    [ Reply ]
and OFF come the headphones
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
Oh come on!!!! It's the 3rd day in a row!! Last night it was played just as I was going to sleep and I had to get out of bed and mute until it was over. Yes, it's that bad. Please, please, please don't play this song so much!!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Marley    [ Reply ]
Took me a long time to like this. Its not a song that works for everybody (i have to turn it off in the office ) I'm opening my mind really wide and wait for more K of L :)
Posted 17 years ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
Never realised there was so much hate for this! Where has it been overplayed so much? I love it Bill! Play it twice in a row if you like.
Posted 17 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
The Kings of Leon rock, sex rocks, however the message that the virile gang members of Leon ( not Lyon ) are entitled to procreate without 2nd thoughts is disturbing. I suggest somebody U- Tube this issue to "the candidates" and see who holds the Bible.
Posted 17 years ago by Robert_V_West    [ Reply ]
chyk5 wrote:
Before you start typing, all you Kings haters can suck it!
I saw Kings of Leon at the Voodoo Chili tour and they were good. This song just doesn't do it. And this is the first time I've heard it in a while . . and it ain't as bad, in fact it's pretty good. So, while I gave it a one and complained it is played too often, it does sound better. And no, it isn't even close to Porcupine Tree as far as talent or breadth. Bill has 3 Kings of Leon Songs in rotation. PT has 45. No comparison.
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
Touchy subjects really piss people off! At least we aren't at war and gas prices are low. (Doh!)
Posted 17 years ago by MonkeyPod    [ Reply ]
You are right!!! I like K of L but they alter my nerves a little bit, just a couple of songs and I am done. BUT, they are really GOOD!!
Posted 17 years ago by acampos    [ Reply ]
tobstar wrote:
i think this gets better the more times I hear it. Get a feeling it could get a bit annoying if i hear it too much
yeah getting a bit annoying now...
Posted 17 years ago by tobstar    [ Reply ]
i think this gets better the more times I hear it. Get a feeling it could get a bit annoying if i hear it too much
Posted 17 years ago by tobstar    [ Reply ]
And disturbing. Makes me think of the gimp in Pulp Fiction and Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs, and that very weird X-Files episode about the extemely in-bred Appalachian family.
Oh, dear, that X-files episode was demented to the max, eh? Gives me the creeps when I think about it- I really try hard not to.
Posted 17 years ago by MrsAustin    [ Reply ]
Land_Shark wrote:
Why are we forced to endure this for what seems like every day? Please, please, please retire this one.
"We"? No. Please, please, please stop trying to dictate what the rest of us get to listen to.
Posted 17 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
like the music but the singer is weird
Posted 17 years ago by spraehbuer    [ Reply ]
kittyhawk wrote:
I'm glad it's 5pm and time to leave work!
I have 15 more minutes....unfortunately.
Posted 17 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
araujokrl wrote:
this song is weird
And disturbing. Makes me think of the gimp in Pulp Fiction and Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs, and that very weird X-Files episode about the extemely in-bred Appalachian family.
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
jbatwork wrote:
Every time this comes on I seem to twist the knob into the negetive numbers of sweet silence. Suck o' Barf o'
Quite. Extremely irritatingly, this number has a viral quality that makes it stick in your brain, like chewing gum to your sole. On a recent mountain expedition I found this damn song going through my mind on a loop for 8 blasted hours, despite my best efforts to dislodge it. 2 -> 1
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Why are we forced to endure this for what seems like every day? Please, please, please retire this one.
Posted 17 years ago by Land_Shark    [ Reply ]
MojoJojo wrote:
Every time this comes on I seem entranced by it. It has me in its grip! I can't explain it.
Every time this comes on I seem to twist the knob into the negetive numbers of sweet silence. Suck o' Barf o'
Posted 17 years ago by jbatwork    [ Reply ]
araujokrl wrote:
this song is weird
indeed weird, but i like it!
Posted 17 years ago by Martino    [ Reply ]
this song is weird
Posted 17 years ago by araujokrl    [ Reply ]
MUTE
Posted 17 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
Cool. But three time in the three days (can you tell I am listening a lot)? This song is like really rich cake. I love it, but can only eat in small, infrequent doses.
Posted 17 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
Tana wrote:
Seriously, Bill, what do you see in this song? I only wish there were a rating lower than sucko-barfo.
i so much agree with you
Posted 17 years ago by buddyweiser    [ Reply ]
electronicshaman wrote:
I like these guys but this is another song that is suffering from everydayonRPitis!
What's that? Inflammation of the everydayonRP?
Posted 17 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
Seriously, Bill, what do you see in this song? I only wish there were a rating lower than sucko-barfo.
Posted 17 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
Every time this comes on I seem entranced by it. It has me in its grip! I can't explain it.
Posted 17 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Suffering from Boys of Summer-itis...a decent song being killed by extreme overplay.
Posted 17 years ago by Leetzy    [ Reply ]
OVERPLAYED OVERPLAYED OVERPLAYED
Posted 17 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
let's see, this song is a harbinger of abuse, welfare, and a heap of unpaid child support. an anthem of the dysfunctional don't care what nobody says, no I'm going to be her lover Always mad and usually drunk But I love her like no other And the doctor seems to say he don't know Where we're gonna go?
Posted 17 years ago by felix_the_man    [ Reply ]
mrselfdestruct wrote:
Sounds pretty cool to me.
I swear this melody is based on some great old quasi-punk song...I just can't remember which one it is.
Posted 17 years ago by softjeans    [ Reply ]
thought it was John Mellencamp before I checked...
Posted 17 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
Oh gawd. Not this song AGAIN!?!
Posted 17 years ago by zappaesque    [ Reply ]
I like these guys but this is another song that is suffering from everydayonRPitis!
Posted 17 years ago by electronicshaman    [ Reply ]
I'm glad it's 5pm and time to leave work!
Posted 17 years ago by kittyhawk    [ Reply ]
Woah, this sucks even more once I've got used to it.
Posted 17 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
dude can't sing. yikes!
Posted 17 years ago by poopypants    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
This one had to grow on me, but it was worth the wait.
Posted 17 years ago by spunkyboy62    [ Reply ]
FeydBaron wrote:
20 years later, and even Oingo Boingo is STILL more ambitious than this...
Ay-yup.
Posted 17 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
Crappy vocals, crappy lyrics, less than impressive instrumentation ... but the rythym kicks. I guess that's why I like it.
Posted 17 years ago by seedeater    [ Reply ]
jedley wrote:
so strange that music connoisseurs such as (y)ourselves should feel so strongly against this song. it's by far the most ambitious piece of music i've heard in the last coupla hours here at rp. remember the days when we opened our ears to the unfamiliar and the unexpected? remember how unsettling the pixies sounded in 89? give kings of leon a chance, they're a great band. cheers j
edit: someone needs to upload "Charmer" and see if Bill will play it.
Posted 17 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
Sounds pretty cool to me.
Posted 17 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
jedley wrote:
it's by far the most ambitious piece of music i've heard in the last coupla hours here at rp.
20 years later, and even Oingo Boingo is STILL more ambitious than this...
Posted 17 years ago by FeydBaron    [ Reply ]
Man, this just rocks! Especially for a bunch of dudes who have no deep roots in rock and roll.
Posted 17 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]
"I don't care what nobody says..." I like it! Keep playing it Bill
Posted 17 years ago by SDBob    [ Reply ]
so strange that music connoisseurs such as (y)ourselves should feel so strongly against this song. it's by far the most ambitious piece of music i've heard in the last coupla hours here at rp. remember the days when we opened our ears to the unfamiliar and the unexpected? remember how unsettling the pixies sounded in 89? give kings of leon a chance, they're a great band. cheers j
Posted 17 years ago by jedley    [ Reply ]
horstman wrote:
And played every day?! I think Bill likes this more than Porcupine Tree?
Dunno about Bill, but I like this more than Porcupine Tree. Mind you, that's not saying a whole lot....
Posted 17 years ago by dexev    [ Reply ]
chinchita wrote:
Just went from a 3 to a 1. Simple horrible...and why oh why is it always on! Argh!
Horrible's a good word for it. Insipid also comes to mind.
Posted 17 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
chinchita wrote:
Just went from a 3 to a 1. Simple horrible...and why oh why is it always on! Argh!
Simple...because it's brilliant and Bill likes it.
Posted 17 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
chinchita wrote:
Just went from a 3 to a 1. Simple horrible...and why oh why is it always on! Argh!
I agree!
Posted 17 years ago by coyote620    [ Reply ]
This sounds like Blue Merle. Only not good.
Posted 17 years ago by pescivendolo    [ Reply ]
Just went from a 3 to a 1. Simple horrible...and why oh why is it always on! Argh!
Posted 17 years ago by chinchita    [ Reply ]
blastmeh wrote:
Was a 7, but the "chorus" knocked it down to a 5
A-ha! A quitter!
Posted 17 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]