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Old 97’s — The New Kid
Album: Drag It Up
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Released: 2004
Length: 3:35
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The new kid, he's got money
The money I deserve
He's got the goods but he's not good for his word
I should be rolling in it
Up in it working stuff
As for the justice no one knows where it went

I'm gonna toil away
Until my judgment day
I will be rewarded for the good things I did
Believe me every year
There is another one here
Don't you see I used to be the new kid
I am sorry to say
You'll get carried away
Oh
You will be replaced
You will be replaced
I tell you again
Don't get too settled in
Oh
You will be replaced
You will be replaced
(by the new kid)

The new kid, he's got my girl
The girl I used to have
He's got the looks you know, but not from his dad
I should be kissing that girl
We should be so in love
There is no justice
There's just dark stars above
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So unique! These guys are such a hoot to listen to; I'll bet they're a major buzz-booster to see live... I didn't get to know them when they started; they didn't get popular here till they contributed "Murder (or a Heart-Attack)" to the KBCO Studio 'C' Volume 11 CD that we all scored as soon as it was released in 2000. It had absolutely noteworthy sessions recorded with Lucinda, Melissa E, Susan T, New Radicals, Cake, Indigo Girls, Indigenous, and more, so we jammed it well and often!
Posted 1 week ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Been a fan from their start when they played Deep Ellum street fairs for free. That was way back in the day when Deep Ellum was happening and Main, Elm and Commerce had music all night all the time. 
Posted 1 week ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

The cure? 

The cure!



Cure-ish..... if the Cure rocked instead of moped.    Don't get me wrong -- I love the Cure moping as well when I  need to indulge in a spat of self-pity -- this just rocks though.
Posted 1 year ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
The cure? 

The cure!
Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
I used to be the new kid. That was... ah... about 60 years ago 
Posted 2 years ago by danielcatania1    [ Reply ]
Good tune! I never heard of them, before RP, now I like several of their tunes!  Thanx RP!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Every time the old 97's come on I find myself tapping my toes and thinking "I need to go rate this" usually only to find I already have. 
Posted 4 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
First time I've heard this one. I've liked pretty much every Old 97s song I've listened to and this is no exception. Rockin' song with an intense vocal performance. Easy 8.
Posted 5 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
Aww, "Johnny come lately..."
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
I can't the music! WhatsApp?
Posted 7 years ago by Olif    [ Reply ]
love it!
Posted 7 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]

I bought this CD in a store...REALLY, an ACTUAL STORE WHERE I PURCHASED MUSIC!!

(it's no longer in business)...


Posted 9 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 nick_valensi wrote:

Yeah I do think that too. Probably like Blur too. Strong influences.
 
Very Pulp indeed, or at least very Jarvis Cocker...
Posted 9 years ago by joempie    [ Reply ]
 DMay wrote:


Really, I think the vocals especially are exactly like Robert Smith. They even sound like something Smith would play. Musically too...
 

They're pretty close.  I had to look to see if it was the Cure, though as the song goes on I can definitely tell the difference.



Posted 10 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
I think the 97s don't know how to make crappy music. Ever 97s tune I hear on RP is fun, rockin' head-bopping solid. 

 
Yep. They put on a great show too.
Posted 11 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
New tune for me. Kinda nice.
Posted 11 years ago by CopyrightX    [ Reply ]
I think the 97s don't know how to make crappy music. Ever 97s tune I hear on RP is fun, rockin' head-bopping solid. 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Hey! I really liked that tune!
Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
gil

The wolves at old Gil's door!
Posted 13 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
Half the lyrics and music is nearly identical from a similar song in Jesus Christ Superstar.  Not quite ripped off, but oddly close.
Posted 13 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]

I like it!


Posted 14 years ago by anabel    [ Reply ]
Rhett! {#Hearteyes}
Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
pushed play at just the right time...

very catchy... 
Posted 14 years ago by SirLars    [ Reply ]
Catchy ditty eh
Posted 14 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Old 97s, among my favorites!

>^_^<

Posted 14 years ago by beset    [ Reply ]
 happy4penguins wrote:
Show them live just a few weeks ago.  They are AWESOME live. {#Bananasplit}
 
Ooh where?  I would LOVE to see these guys live.  I've listened their new album (Blame it on Gravity) more than any other album I owned in 2008.

Posted 15 years ago by lysisphere    [ Reply ]
I just saw these guys at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival here in San Fran this past weekend.  Wow, what a show!  They are fantastic live!  HIGH octane energy!
Posted 15 years ago by nini    [ Reply ]
 BillnDollarBaby wrote:
Parts of this remind me of an Aerosmith tune... Walking in the Sand, I think. Good tune.
 
Yeah, or, um, the ORIGINAL one by the Shangri-La's: "Remember (Walking in the Sand)."
Posted 15 years ago by Essbee    [ Reply ]
Oh YEAH!   This is workin' real hard for me on a gloomy Thursday!  Thanks Bill and Rebecca!  9.
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing the Old 97s! Agreed, they are phenomenal live.
A little Rhett Miller would be great too. Fireflies (w/Rachel Yamagata) might be a nice starter song for RP :)
Posted 15 years ago by jfauteux    [ Reply ]
Show them live just a few weeks ago.  They are AWESOME live. {#Bananasplit}
Posted 15 years ago by happy4penguins    [ Reply ]
 jameyp wrote:
Finally some Old 97's on RP! yaaaay!  not my first pick from them, but SO happy to hear em nonetheless!  Thanks Bill {#Daisy}

{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}
 
Bill plays Rhett and Company occasionally. One of my fave groups. One of the best live shows you'll see, too.

Posted 15 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Nice segue (from Ray Charles— Hit The Road Jack)
Posted 15 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
Waah waah waah wah wah waaah, waah waah waah wahity wah.

I put up with the endless complaints in blues songs because the music is amazing.  This... not so much.

Posted 15 years ago by imcnaney    [ Reply ]
Always grateful for any 97s! Thanks, Bill.

And more from Fight Songs would be awesome. {#Innocent}
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
I am loving this song!
Posted 15 years ago by osbyec    [ Reply ]
Finally some Old 97's on RP! yaaaay!  not my first pick from them, but SO happy to hear em nonetheless!  Thanks Bill {#Daisy}

{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}
Posted 15 years ago by jameyp    [ Reply ]
Love these guys!!!!
Posted 16 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
1wolfy wrote:
Gotta love it
Posted 16 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
For some reason I see Hillary singing this end of message
Posted 16 years ago by drucev    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
AND he is hotter than hell!
Right on sistah!
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
Old 97s are the shizzle. This album is not my fav, but I still like it. They've got a lot of great tunes. And they're from Denton, but don't hold that against them. c.
Posted 17 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
BillG, I'm loving that you're playing more of these guys, lately! Rhett can do no wrong.
AND he is hotter than hell!
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
slartibart_O wrote:
good lord people, you can buy those ear candle thingys that suck all that gunk out of your head so you can hear again. old 97's rock.
Yeah.
Posted 17 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
BillG, I'm loving that you're playing more of these guys, lately! Rhett can do no wrong.
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
Rhett Miller is a much better singer than that whiny Cure guy, IMO.
Posted 17 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
Good Sunday morning song.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
i thought this singer sounded familiar, rhett miller. i have one of his solo albums, somewhere. cool.
Posted 18 years ago by jubilantme    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
WOW! This is great! Never heard of these guys before.
Posted 18 years ago by jdorn1    [ Reply ]
THIS IS SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Posted 18 years ago by NicolasAngelini    [ Reply ]
great: more tastes like chicken comments. the beatles and cure? good lord people, you can buy those ear candle thingys that suck all that gunk out of your head so you can hear again. old 97's rock.
Posted 18 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
is the rest of this album good?
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
DMay wrote:
Really, I think the vocals especially are exactly like Robert Smith. They even sound like something Smith would play. Musically too...
Rhett Miller is a much better singer than that whiny Cure guy, IMO.
Posted 18 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
palexis wrote:
does anybody else here thinks this sounds a lot like Pulp?
Yeah I do think that too. Probably like Blur too. Strong influences.
Posted 19 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
This is the Old 97s cover version of "Poor Poor Pitiful Me," isn't it?
Posted 19 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Only a 5 from me b/c it's nowhere near as good as some of there other stuff. I love the Fight Songs album.
Posted 19 years ago by Wisecrowe    [ Reply ]
bobringer wrote:
The Cure? I can't imagine hearing the Cure in this... I like the Cure and all, but this is completely different. Rhymically, there's no Cure going on here. This is just good foot stompin' rock.
Really, I think the vocals especially are exactly like Robert Smith. They even sound like something Smith would play. Musically too...
Posted 19 years ago by DMay    [ Reply ]
you will be replaced yep. i will. :(
Posted 19 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Boo - work smarter not harder, Mr Old 97! Stop playing this tune plz. No seriously, just cut it out mid song. It's ok! :P
Posted 19 years ago by amcallis    [ Reply ]
andesitic wrote:
repeat.
Me 2, I'm getting pretty tired of this, there's nothing to this that justifies its (relative) overplaying...
Posted 19 years ago by VooDooChile    [ Reply ]
andesitic wrote:
Just lowered my rating after HEAVY rotation. Sure, not by corporate standards, but given that it is soo hard to get music uploaded and played, I am a little dissapointed. Lets get more of the music uploaded and then don't play them as often if they don't pass muster in the community. IMHO.
repeat.
Posted 19 years ago by andesitic    [ Reply ]
bobringer wrote:
The Cure? I can't imagine hearing the Cure in this....
Huh! I do hear the Cure now that you mention it - there's something about the chorus that is kind of Robert Smith-ish to me. I like it - but my fav Old97's song is 'Salome'.
Posted 19 years ago by hamer12string    [ Reply ]
The Cure? I can't imagine hearing the Cure in this... I like the Cure and all, but this is completely different. Rhymically, there's no Cure going on here. This is just good foot stompin' rock.
Posted 19 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
does anybody else here thinks this sounds a lot like Pulp?
Posted 19 years ago by palexis    [ Reply ]
i HATE THIS song. it is worthless, please stop playing it
Posted 19 years ago by snowak    [ Reply ]
Just lowered my rating after HEAVY rotation. Sure, not by corporate standards, but given that it is soo hard to get music uploaded and played, I am a little dissapointed. Lets get more of the music uploaded and then don't play them as often if they don't pass muster in the community. IMHO.
Posted 19 years ago by andesitic    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Is that a cell phone ringing in the background?
-- sorry, that's me.
Posted 19 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Is that a cell phone ringing in the background?
I was just going to pick that up...
Posted 19 years ago by panda    [ Reply ]
Is that a cell phone ringing in the background?
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
rasta_tiger wrote:
very good song on a 'meh' album love all their other stuff though
I thought this album was seriously lacking the energy of all the other albums (even Fight Songs was better), but this is a decent track
Posted 20 years ago by BondsLovesSteroids    [ Reply ]
very good song on a 'meh' album love all their other stuff though
Posted 20 years ago by rasta_tiger    [ Reply ]
Sounds exactly like the Cure, and that's a good thing :D
Posted 20 years ago by DMay    [ Reply ]
Yes - More Old 97's, Bill!
Posted 20 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
StuBotNYC wrote:
Very Beatlesque, I like em. Sounds like late beatles indeed.
No, sounds like a pathetic The Cure ripoff. Considering that I don't like The Cure, this is like listening to fingernails on a chalkboard.
Posted 20 years ago by DoctorSeagull    [ Reply ]
Nice string of 7's and 8's!
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Very Beatlesque, I like em. Sounds like late beatles indeed.
Posted 20 years ago by StuBotNYC    [ Reply ]
Definitely one of my favorite bands of the last 10 years. "The New Kid" is one of the better songs off of their latest album.
Posted 20 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
I was the new kid once...ONCE!
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
I just went to their concert last night and it was one of the best shows i've ever seen. i liked every song! bravo old 97's! bravo!
Posted 20 years ago by angeltoes    [ Reply ]
My new favorite band
Posted 20 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
By all means, GO!! They are incredible at their live shows. The songs that sound tame on the albums have so much more energy. You will not regret it :) If for some alien reason you don't have a good time, I might even refund your ticket price! Haha somedude wrote:
Eh... it's not bad. Heard it a lot on the radio in my area this past summer. They've got a show in Nashville soon -- what do y'all think? Should I go? :)
Posted 20 years ago by JBH    [ Reply ]
Eh... it's not bad. Heard it a lot on the radio in my area this past summer. They've got a show in Nashville soon -- what do y'all think? Should I go? :)
Posted 20 years ago by somedude    [ Reply ]
This song is on one of the recent Paste samplers, right?
Posted 20 years ago by artmarcia    [ Reply ]
Nice lift of the melody from Remember (Walking in the Sand). Well, the first couple chords anyway. A pretty good tune. Edit: Add a healthy helping of Green Day's "Misery" and you've got it. Still like it though.
Posted 20 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Catchy... Johray63 wrote:
Sounds a bit like Marc Almond singing in a pub-rock band.
That would be the Smiths ;) (almost)
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Great, great song. Thanks for playing this!
Posted 20 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
I really like this song... definitely one of the best from their newest album. That said, I am a HUGE Old 97's fan so I like pretty much everything from them. I bet every male on earth has experienced "I should be kissin' that girl, we should be so in love..." :P
Posted 20 years ago by JBH    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit like Marc Almond singing in a pub-rock band.
Posted 20 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Wow, this was FAST! The CD only came out Tuesday! I saw them sing this live last month, and knew it was going to be a great lp! Thank you, whoever was responsible for the upload!
Posted 20 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]