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Spacehog — In The Meantime
Album: Resident Alien
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Released: 1995
Length: 4:58
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Ooh, hoo
Ooh, hoo
Ooh, hoo
Ooh

And in the end we shall achieve in time
The thing they call divine
And all the stars will smile, for me
When all is well and well is all for all
And forever after
Maybe in the meantime wait and see-yeah

We love the all the all of you
Where lands are green and skies are blue
When all in all we're just like you
We love the all of you

And when I cry for me I cry for you
With tears of holy joy
For all the days of still to come
And did I ever say I'd never play
Or fly toward the sun
Maybe in the meantime something's sung

We love the all the all of you
Where lands are green and skies are blue
When all in all we're just like you
We love the all of you

That sounds fine so I'll see you sometime
Give my love to the future of a-humankind
Okay, okay, it's not okay
Ooh while it's on my mind there's a girl that fits the crime
For a future love dream, that I'm still to find
But in the meantime

We love the all the all of you
Where lands are green and skies are blue
When all in all we're just like you
We love the all of you

We love the all the all of you
Where lands are green and skies are blue
When all in all we're just like you
We love the all of you-yeah

Love the all the all of you
Lands are green and skies are blue

Just like you
We're just like you
We're just like, we're just like
Just like you
Just like you
We're just like you
We're just like, just like
Just like you
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Was this on Big Shiny Tunes 1 or 2?
Posted 3 weeks ago by Tylersmyler    [ Reply ]
Make it stoppppppp! 
Posted 3 weeks ago by Foggymountain    [ Reply ]
Love this band - proper fun rock music.
Posted 10 months ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
+1 for a cool band name.
Posted 1 year ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
Parking space hog
Posted 1 year ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Saw Royston Langdon live open up for someone about a year ago.
He did an awesome version of this tune.
Of course, not many in the audience knew what the he was doing
but I sure as hell did!!!!
Posted 1 year ago by KPC1    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:

my friend megan dated the lead for a minute. then, she also dated courtney, the lead of the dandy warhols for a bit. and evan dando was quite smitten with her as well.

she had it going on in the 90s NY scene. i always think of her when i hear this song.



How's Megan nowadays?
Posted 1 year ago by roadie    [ Reply ]
Oh the memories... thank you Bill...
Posted 1 year ago by waterwench21    [ Reply ]
YaY !! Thanks for playing this! I love it and the great times it reminds me of.
Posted 1 year ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
This song reminds me of 'ZX Dan' by the Radio Rats (South African band from years back)
Posted 1 year ago by srv9863    [ Reply ]
my friend megan dated the lead for a minute. then, she also dated courtney, the lead of the dandy warhols for a bit. and evan dando was quite smitten with her as well.

she had it going on in the 90s NY scene. i always think of her when i hear this song.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 df1489 wrote:

A little Penguin Café Orchestra Telephone And Rubber band sample...maybe



Yeah, when the son started I got all excited that it was PCO. Love that band.
Posted 1 year ago by ebanzai    [ Reply ]
We used to call fat guys that were stoners, Spacehogs
Posted 1 year ago by dgeagon    [ Reply ]
is the intro to this track the same as penguin cafe's "telephone and rubber band"? 
Posted 2 years ago by MuscularTeeth    [ Reply ]
 d00kie wrote:
Hard to believe this is almost 12 years old!


Hard to believe your comment is 14 years old!
Posted 2 years ago by AmandaMaria    [ Reply ]
Okay, okay, its just okay...
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 Kingsized wrote:

This one hit was so awesome that there was nothing left for number two.



Mungo City got a good bit of airplay for a while.
Posted 2 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
This one hit was so awesome that there was nothing left for number two.
Posted 2 years ago by Kingsized    [ Reply ]
Good tune! But, not a great tune.
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Very Flea-like groooooovy bass.
Posted 2 years ago by mralimccarley    [ Reply ]
 jvalatka wrote:

Hard to believe it's now twice as old!

Succumb to the magic of maths. Now. 
Posted 4 years ago by a_geek    [ Reply ]
Sounds very much like Collective  Soul.
Posted 4 years ago by bmosbarg    [ Reply ]
 d00kie wrote:
Hard to believe this is almost 12 years old!
 
Hard to believe it's now twice as old!
Posted 5 years ago by jvalatka    [ Reply ]
 d00kie wrote:
Hard to believe this is almost 12 years old!
 

Hard to believe this comment is almost 12 years old!
Posted 5 years ago by crackker8385    [ Reply ]
Saw him open for Todd Rundgren  when Royston was married to Liv -
Posted 5 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
Is that a sample from "Telephone and Rubber Band," by Penguin Cafe Orchestra?
Posted 5 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
 bseib wrote:

Pigs In Space!!!

 
Ha!
Posted 5 years ago by KaiT    [ Reply ]
 dc_zee wrote:
I like this much better now that I realize he's not singing "We love the obvious" !

 
hah. for the longest time i thought it was "the love beyond you"
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
I was trying to recall this song  months ago to my friend and I could barely sing two notes of it asking her what it was.   She got it  - like a stellar "name that tune" contestant with a shitty band.  Now I know it until I forget the title again.
Posted 6 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
 df1489 wrote:
A little Penguin Café Orchestra Telephone And Rubber band sample...maybe
 

This track always disappoints because I think it's going to be Telephone and Rubber Band :(
Posted 6 years ago by Unripe    [ Reply ]
 CDextrous wrote:
Love this tune.

 
90s radio loved it too
Posted 6 years ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]

Pigs In Space!!!
Posted 6 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
A little Penguin Café Orchestra Telephone And Rubber band sample...maybe
Posted 7 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
It's such a little thing, but I love the bit of guitar feedback before the second chorus so much. 
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Love this tune.
Posted 7 years ago by CDextrous    [ Reply ]
Far out pork chops.
Posted 7 years ago by Rockit999    [ Reply ]
 DeemerDave wrote:

Um, that's a busy signal. 

 
British Telecom System "ringing" tone.  Same one used in "Telephone Line" by ELO.  Actually, ELO use a Moog to synthesize the tones after calling numbers in England.


Posted 7 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
One of the best songs of the 1990s.  Too bad that this was just a one-hit wonder for the band.  Many memories of driving home in fall 1996 in a college town hearing this on the radio.
Posted 7 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
My ears go right to that baseline. Nice{#Bounce}
Posted 7 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:
Someone answer that f'n telephone, it could be the wife!!!  {#Yell}

 
Um, that's a busy signal. 
Posted 7 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]
I like this much better now that I realize he's not singing "We love the obvious" !
Posted 7 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
Sooo good.  Was a nice break from so much of the drivel that otherwise hit the airwaves at the time.
Posted 8 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
Like a fookin' rock stahhhhh!
Posted 8 years ago by Asa001    [ Reply ]
I always liked this song... sounded Bowie-esque to me... 
Posted 8 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Used to LOVE this song...hard to believe it's been 20 years...seems like just yesterday.  Not sure it is a welcome sound to my ears.  I'm mostly over my grunge love cept for Eddie Vetter.
Posted 8 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
Oh Yeah {#Dancingbanana_2} This can only be listened to at hi volume.
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
I made the mistake of buying this album way back when. 
Posted 8 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
{#Stop}{#Frustrated}
Posted 8 years ago by ShoreGirl    [ Reply ]
Man, I used to hate this song when it came on my alternative station (93.7 The Edge of Minneapolis) but now it's a welcome sound that takes me back to the late 90's.
Posted 8 years ago by agent55317    [ Reply ]
i liked a lot of the music in the 90's
it seemed fresh and somewhat new
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Someone answer that f'n telephone, it could be the wife!!!  {#Yell}
Posted 8 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
 govna wrote:
CRANK IT

 
I don't know why I like this song, but I do.  And I like it really loud, too.
Posted 8 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 ckcotton wrote:
aw·ful
ˈôfəl/
adjective
 
very bad or unpleasant.
 
Thanks for the contemporary definition. There's also this one: 

awful (adj.) 
c. 1300, agheful "worthy of respect or fear," from aghe, an earlier form of awe (n.), + -ful. The Old English word was egefull. Weakened sense "very bad" is from 1809; weakened sense of "exceedingly" is by 1818.

I'm not sure if either definition fits this tune. 


Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Best tune by the worst band band name ever.
Posted 9 years ago by Asa001    [ Reply ]
makes me think of my to-do list.
Posted 9 years ago by bigbargain    [ Reply ]
 Dave_Mack wrote:
I like these guys and was amused by their bio in AMG describing the early days:

"He landed a job killing rats in the basement of an espresso bar, and although the work was less than desirable, he managed to meet guitarist (and fellow U.K. native) Antony Langdon at the shop. The two soon decided to visit topless bars and jam together."

Glad they had their priorities straight! {#Wink} 

 
Twas a young Jonny Cragg that stopped killing those rats.  Got to know him in his post-Spacehog, pre- Spacehog reunion band, the Twenty Two's.  
Posted 9 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
aw·ful
ˈôfəl/
adjective
 
very bad or unpleasant.

Posted 9 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
 mkinnan wrote:
Wow, thought I left the my FM radio on by mistake

 
I'd gladly listen to an FM station that played Spacehog... Can't get enough!
Posted 9 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
CRANK IT
Posted 9 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
I can't believe this song is as old as it is.... they had promise. Then nothing.
Posted 10 years ago by akdavey    [ Reply ]
 NeuroGeek wrote:
I like the bulk of this song, save the parts where it sounds like a bunch of castrated coyotes howling.

 
Not a band tune, but I don't hear that "howling" which you described, but perhaps if you had written "castrated coyotes caterwauling"...
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Down to a 6 from a 7.  Hmm?
Posted 10 years ago by Xstar    [ Reply ]
I like the bulk of this song, save the parts where it sounds like a bunch of castrated coyotes howling.
Posted 10 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
 wiCKid wrote:
The new Spacehog album received 3 stars in Rolling Stone. 

 
It's surprisingly good and was a nice addition to 2013's music.  If I didn't have such dismal LRC/Upload luck, I might try to upload a couple tracks to RP.  Check out Oh, Dinosaur and I Wish You Well.
Posted 10 years ago by malvey254    [ Reply ]
I like these guys and was amused by their bio in AMG describing the early days:

"He landed a job killing rats in the basement of an espresso bar, and although the work was less than desirable, he managed to meet guitarist (and fellow U.K. native) Antony Langdon at the shop. The two soon decided to visit topless bars and jam together."

Glad they had their priorities straight! {#Wink} 
Posted 11 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
ACTUALLY PRETTY HORRIBLE!

 
Oh, are you starting a megachurch too? 

The beginning of this ditty reminds me of Penguin Cafe Orchestra.  
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I can be the bass player crunching heavy notes with a stack of Ampegs (or whatever's fashionable this days) during the chorus, then stepping on a button or two to hit the melodic verse counterpoint, then back to the deep head-nod as my ribs vibrate with those Ampeg cones ...  
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
woah high school flashbacks. i bet the cash haters a few songs ago appreciate it tho.
Posted 11 years ago by CrackerjaxATX    [ Reply ]
The new Spacehog album received 3 stars in Rolling Stone. 
Posted 11 years ago by wiCKid    [ Reply ]
That tune didn't sound fine in its time, now even less.
Posted 11 years ago by Euskadita    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Wow, thought I left the my FM radio on by mistake
Posted 11 years ago by mkinnan    [ Reply ]
 krysthal wrote:
I hear Bowie influence in there. Great tune! Gets better the more I hear it.
 
The boys sure did like them some Bowie.  Here's to the former son-in-law of Steven Tyler. And the former drummer for The Twenty Twos.
Posted 11 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
more recycling of bad 80s junk.
Posted 12 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 zair99 wrote:

Same here!  I think I've been fooled by this one before, though.  I lost my Penguin Cafe Orchestra CD that had that song forever ago, long before I made digital copies of everything.  I might just have to buy it again.
 
Really.....what a let down
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
ACTUALLY PRETTY HORRIBLE!
 



I agree
Posted 12 years ago by Gatak    [ Reply ]
I hear Bowie influence in there. Great tune! Gets better the more I hear it.
Posted 12 years ago by krysthal    [ Reply ]
ACTUALLY PRETTY HORRIBLE!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 hencini wrote:
Great song.  Reminds me of some good times.  
 

Why times are not good for you now...?

Song does not work at all on RP!

Not for me, at least! 


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 shutter wrote:
Ehhhh, I got excited for a sec thinking this was Penguin Cafe Orchestra's Telephone and Rubber band.  Guess I'll have to go to the iPod for a few minutes...
 
Same here!  I think I've been fooled by this one before, though.  I lost my Penguin Cafe Orchestra CD that had that song forever ago, long before I made digital copies of everything.  I might just have to buy it again.
Posted 12 years ago by zair99    [ Reply ]
Great song.  Reminds me of some good times.  
Posted 12 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
Every now and then, a song played on RP makes me want to lift the guitar and figure out how these guys came up with such a gem. 
Posted 12 years ago by ri_shelton    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

Hence the 'resident alien' tag, I suppose ...
 
A most excellent hypothesis!
Posted 12 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Always liked this song. Impossible to sing along to. Never understood the lyrics at all.
Posted 13 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
This song always reminded of Bowie
Posted 13 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 shutter wrote:
Ehhhh, I got excited for a sec thinking this was Penguin Cafe Orchestra's Telephone and Rubber band.  Guess I'll have to go to the iPod for a few minutes...
 
Me too!

Posted 13 years ago by mike_chouinard    [ Reply ]
Thanks for throwing this in - it's been a long time since I heard it :)
Posted 13 years ago by truist    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:
This song is best played loud.
 
You bet - has me reaching for the volume knob every time.
Posted 13 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
This song always sounds like Bowie to me
Posted 13 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Ehhhh, I got excited for a sec thinking this was Penguin Cafe Orchestra's Telephone and Rubber band.  Guess I'll have to go to the iPod for a few minutes...
Posted 13 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
Holy sh1t, didn't think I'd hear this on RP, this place always suprises me that's why I keep listeneing!

One of the best tunes of the 90s

Posted 13 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
This song is best played loud.
Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 jpfueler wrote:
this is suffering overplay here in DFW. The Edge plays it a lot, and so does the revamped public station 91.7.
If they'd break it up with Mungo City they'd be fine. but no...play and replay. . . Listening to both you would think Silversuns only had Lazy Eye as a single...so what does one expect.
 
was just in DFW and caught 91.7.  it's really good.
Posted 13 years ago by myersei    [ Reply ]
this is suffering overplay here in DFW. The Edge plays it a lot, and so does the revamped public station 91.7.
If they'd break it up with Mungo City they'd be fine. but no...play and replay. . . Listening to both you would think Silversuns only had Lazy Eye as a single...so what does one expect.
Posted 13 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
And to think I always thought this was Stone Temple Pilots, another band from the era I didn't like.
Posted 13 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:

They were from Leeds, England but formed the band in the US.

 
Hence the 'resident alien' tag, I suppose ...

Posted 14 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
CHANNELING AXL...
Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
One of the great grooves.  God this is a fabulous song...  
Posted 14 years ago by jeffhtuner    [ Reply ]
nice CD-Cover.


Posted 14 years ago by moonajohannes    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
Is this an american band?
 
They were from Leeds, England but formed the band in the US.

Posted 14 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
This song brings back some great memories from my days of flipping sandwiches in college. Thanks for playing!
Posted 14 years ago by drivinwest    [ Reply ]
Agree {#Arrowd}
Posted 14 years ago by echoes    [ Reply ]
i really wanted these guys to be great but unfortunately, i found the rest of the album pretty underwhelming.
Posted 14 years ago by myersei    [ Reply ]
 Jamunca wrote:
One of those rare songs so good you almost buy the album. ...almost.
  I bought the album.   You're right.

When I first heard this song, I thought: "this sounds like radiohead" (back then 'the bends' was the new release) and "they stole the opening riff from 'telephone and rubber band' by Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

Unfortunately, after giving Spacehog plenty of time to show their true colors, they have proven to be a "one-hit wonder" group.

edit:  I just read the rest of the comments, and realize that I have nothing original to say, except to recommend the Penguin Cafe Orchestra to anyone who may be browsing the RP comments section.  Check out "The sound of someone who is going away and it doesn't matter."

Posted 14 years ago by IrieTom    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
wow, i haven't heard this in forever!!!!!
I love it! 
 
Yes! I don't know that I have heard this song since high school over a decade ago. So many good memories tied to random little radio tid-bits that scatter across our lives. Funny how all those old days come rushing in the door from the intro alone.

Posted 14 years ago by badstudent    [ Reply ]
 fuh2 wrote:
Best music video of all time? 
 
Excellent!!! brilliant , but hilarious looking performance!!!!!!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
wow, i haven't heard this in forever!!!!!
I love it! 
Posted 14 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
One of those rare songs so good you almost buy the album. ...almost.
Posted 14 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
Gosh! Haven't heard this one in awhile, always dug it!{#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Word.

 Bridieboo wrote:
I agree 1000000%

SchoepTone wrote:
Diggin' that bass line! {#Bananajam}

 
 


Posted 15 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
 fuh2 wrote:
Best music video of all time? 
 
Sorry, but my youtube is not working at the moment so.....

Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Best music video of all time? 
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Is this an american band?
Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I agree 1000000%

SchoepTone wrote:
Diggin' that bass line! {#Bananajam}

 


Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
Inexplicably, one of my favorite songs ever.  
Posted 15 years ago by malvey254    [ Reply ]
Diggin' that bass line! {#Bananajam}

Posted 15 years ago by SchoepTone    [ Reply ]
This song always improves my mood.

Posted 15 years ago by dBdwg    [ Reply ]
That very last swelling note makes me think it's about to segue into Yes - Roundabout.

Bill, is this possible to do?
Posted 15 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
wow, they are playing this song!!!

I know the lead singer (Royston) plays with Unisex Salon.  (he isn't lead in that band though)

Posted 15 years ago by rachlan    [ Reply ]