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The Boxer Rebellion — Step Out of the Car
Album: The Cold Still
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Released: 2011
Length: 3:00
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Step out of the car
Inner-city action
It's already won
It's already won

Charges bring a swarm
To rumors of corruption
It's already war
It's already war

And I'm looking for you
So surrender to me
In this storm
It's hard to see
There's a thin
line between
Love and hate
Love and hate

Step out of the car
Acts of desperation
Leave you in a mess
Leave you in a mess

Americana's glow
Is gone without a place to go
It's already war
It's already war

And I'm looking for you
So surrender to me
In this storm
It's hard to see
There's a thin
line between
Love and hate
Love and hate

Voices winning me instead
Undercover in my head
Voices winning me instead
Triggers pointed at my head

Step out of the car
Step out of the car
Step out of the car
Step out of the car
Comments (78)add comment
 Rstrickster wrote:



Yeah, sounds like the Smiths but better  :-)

Nothing like The Smiths!   Johnny Marr is a far more superior guitarist!   Still  a GOOD TUNE!
Posted 6 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Jayesea wrote:

First time for me catching this song.  Really nice uptempo jam.  I dig it.  My clear favorite of theirs so far.




Yeah, sounds like the Smiths but better  :-)
Posted 1 year ago by Rstrickster    [ Reply ]
First time for me catching this song.  Really nice uptempo jam.  I dig it.  My clear favorite of theirs so far.
Posted 2 years ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
Cool tune. I'm hearing a little bit of Mike Scott!!
Posted 2 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT! I never heard of them before. That is why we come to RP. Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Hogtownmike wrote:

Agreed. Really sounds like Gord Downie on this track...

Not really, really...hints sure...but an audio doppelganger?  Not so much...as noted here, there's also a touch of Morrissey.  Close enough of The Hip to take notice, but far enough off to hear if one stops passively listening and moves to active mode...
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

I'm also hearing some Gord Downie (Tragically Hip) this time.


I hear Gordy also, I miss him
Posted 3 years ago by kenbelanger    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by Dj_Yonke    [ Reply ]
Compelling;  how haven't I heard this before?
Posted 5 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Just came here to turn off the Hip when much to my surprise, the Boxer's! Still don't like it though, so.... PSD.
Posted 6 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
There is a clear resemblance there - an homage?  I hadn't noticed that much of a vocal similarity on their other stuff.
 
I'm also hearing some Gord Downie (Tragically Hip) this time.
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Morrissey on vocals?

 
There is a clear resemblance there - an homage?  I hadn't noticed that much of a vocal similarity on their other stuff.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Fools me every time...Best Hip sound on a non-Hip song ever.
Posted 7 years ago by BigIslandBlues    [ Reply ]
Morrissey on vocals?
Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
{#Motor} {#Motor} {#Motor}
Posted 7 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 NorthernLad wrote:
It IS very Tragic.  And very Hip.
It's like the Edge got lost canoeing near Bobcaygeon

 
Speaking of the Tragically Hip, sad news regarding Gord Downie this a.m. (incurable brain cancer) {#Cry}
Posted 8 years ago by ShaunJ    [ Reply ]
It IS very Tragic.  And very Hip.
It's like the Edge got lost canoeing near Bobcaygeon
Posted 8 years ago by NorthernLad    [ Reply ]

            
                    Holy!  Mosey on the ground.
                            See or fly. 
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
 BigIslandBlues wrote:
C'mon Bill, humour us. Follow this up with some good old Tragically Hip.

 
Agreed. Really sounds like Gord Downie on this track...
Posted 9 years ago by Hogtownmike    [ Reply ]
 jasongoforth wrote:
this is cool but it almost sounds like Morrissey singing Radiohead's 15 Step {#Bananajam}
 
Today Bill followed this with "How Soon Is Now".  I love RP.
Posted 9 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
this is cool but it almost sounds like Morrissey singing Radiohead's 15 Step {#Bananajam}
 
Posted 9 years ago by jasongoforth    [ Reply ]
{#Frustrated}
Posted 9 years ago by iSoul    [ Reply ]
Nice
Posted 9 years ago by railroadwail    [ Reply ]
Upgrade. 7->8.
There. I've gotten that off my chest.
Posted 10 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}
Posted 10 years ago by tembaco    [ Reply ]
Do really enjoy this tune, especially when it's not over played (like when it came out).  Album itself not so much for me.
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Growing on me. 6 --> 7
Posted 10 years ago by komainu    [ Reply ]
awesome.   Totally Hip-like.  And that's not easy to be.
Posted 10 years ago by claud605    [ Reply ]
{#Beat}
Posted 11 years ago by MirageRF    [ Reply ]
 jules44 wrote:
Thought it was Tragically Hip......hey....more Hip please!
 

That was my first reaction too.

Radiohead, ..., 

The driving rhythm reminds me of the Doves.

Somebody else said 'zippy'.  

 

Usually when folks refer to so many other accomplished and successful artists in an attempt to 'pin down the sound', it is a positive signal.


Posted 11 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
HA! I heard the Morrissey as well...William, you dum dum...Hilarious. I almost spat cereal onto the keyboard. 
Posted 11 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
keeps reminding me of the HIP too - one of my Most fav bands!
Posted 11 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
This is not The Hip ?


Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
Nice. 'Hip-like.
 

yes...in a good way.
Posted 11 years ago by jt1    [ Reply ]
Nice. 'Hip-like.
Posted 12 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:

Yep I hear it...but he would need a bit more angst and far more depressing lyrics. The title would have to add something like "Step Out of the Car, William, You Dum Dum".
 



LOL! This post made me laugh, love it.
Posted 12 years ago by Marzz_13    [ Reply ]
My whole trailer park LOVES The Boxer Rebellion!

The band, not the war. 
Posted 12 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
 cayenne wrote:
Cover of Being and Time - Martin Heidegger
 

Don't go there.  Don't do it.   {#Stop}

(damn thing almost killed me) 
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Quite likable is a good way of saying how I feel about this one.
Posted 12 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
C'mon Bill, humour us. Follow this up with some good old Tragically Hip.
Posted 12 years ago by BigIslandBlues    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:

Morissey with The Stone Roses as a backup band.

 
Yep I hear it...but he would need a bit more angst and far more depressing lyrics. The title would have to add something like "Step Out of the Car, William, You Dum Dum".
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Just bought this CD...lovin it !
Posted 12 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Good album. Great band.
Posted 12 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Zippy and cool.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Gomer Pyle?
Posted 12 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
I still think it sounds like kd lang's grunge band, great song!
Posted 12 years ago by middleagedhipster    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Morrissey + Sonic Youth=Goodness!
 
I was definitely getting a Smiths vibe.
Posted 12 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
love the groove.  very catchy.  and the way they create an ominous or portentous feeling w/ the hook.  step outta the car indeed...
Posted 12 years ago by dpvest    [ Reply ]
Holy crap me too.

 fineweber wrote:
Ditto!!

 tbgarratt wrote:
Thought for sure that was Gord Downie on vocals
 
 


Posted 12 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
The tune started up as a Feist  . . . . then all the cylinders fired up . .
Posted 12 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

"Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar
Who could think you under the table. "

- Monty Python (YouTube vid of sketch)
 
I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who thought of that.
Posted 13 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
Morrissey + Sonic Youth=Goodness!
Posted 13 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
 tbgarratt wrote:
Thought for sure that was Gord Downie on vocals
 
Singer Nathan Nicholson is originally from Tennesse, but this could be a rip/roaring Hip song like Fire in the Hole or All Tore Up.


Posted 13 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
what a great new Foo Fight...wait...
Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
I'm liking what I hear from this band on RP!
Posted 13 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
wish i had a nickel for every time i've been asked to do that.
Posted 13 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Ditto!!

 tbgarratt wrote:
Thought for sure that was Gord Downie on vocals
 


Posted 13 years ago by fineweber    [ Reply ]
Thought for sure that was Gord Downie on vocals
Posted 13 years ago by tbgarratt    [ Reply ]
Awesome! I had forgotten about that sketch.

 fredriley wrote:

"Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar
Who could think you under the table. "

- Monty Python (YouTube vid of sketch)

 


Posted 13 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
 cayenne wrote:
Cover of Being and Time - Martin Heidegger
 
"Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar
Who could think you under the table. "

- Monty Python (YouTube vid of sketch)

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Cover of Being and Time - Martin Heidegger
Posted 13 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
 BigIslandBlues wrote:

Hip check.......more Hip required.

 
I thought it was the Hip at first as well. More hip would be welcomed!

Posted 13 years ago by murraybula    [ Reply ]
 jules44 wrote:
Thought it was Tragically Hip......hey....more Hip please!
 
Hip check.......more Hip required.

Posted 13 years ago by BigIslandBlues    [ Reply ]
Love the bass on this. Reminds me of basslines from the lo-fi, indie mid-90s
Posted 13 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
I like the groove of this; very Hippish, I agree. I also agree with the Morrisey comment. This isn't such a big selling point with me, but I know lots of people who love him.

Posted 13 years ago by mike_chouinard    [ Reply ]
Cover art made me think of this old album gathering dust in my collection...

Posted 13 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
 jules44 wrote:
Thought it was Tragically Hip......hey....more Hip please!
 
Very Hippy!

Posted 13 years ago by adroc    [ Reply ]

8 {#Arrow} 9

Posted 13 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
yeah.. they're somewhere between the Hip and Cold Play
Posted 13 years ago by patmvcr    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly wrote:
Um, anyone else hearing shades of Morrissey here?
 
Pylon.
Posted 13 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly wrote:
Um, anyone else hearing shades of Morrissey here?
 
Morissey with The Stone Roses as a backup band.

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
awesome

8
 
Posted 13 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
sounds a bit like morrissey in the vox.

edit: so why do i always think sonic youth at the front end?

Posted 13 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 jules44 wrote:
Thought it was Tragically Hip......hey....more Hip please!
 
me too, two times 
Posted 13 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
{#Bananapiano}  


 
Posted 13 years ago by Nadine    [ Reply ]
Thought it was Tragically Hip......hey....more Hip please!
Posted 13 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
Um, anyone else hearing shades of Morrissey here?
Posted 13 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Rather Radioheadish.
Posted 13 years ago by lingchih    [ Reply ]