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“Ants Marching” is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the second successful single from their 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and received some album-oriented rock play as well. It was originally on their album Remember Two Things. A version of this song live 3/26/05 is also featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album The Best of What’s Around Vol. 1.
The song is centered on the idea that people get caught up in the monotony of their everyday lives and forget to focus on what is truly important. The metaphor used is that people are like marching ants in the line, “All the little ants are marching, red and black antennae waving, they all do it the same, they all do it the same way.” The title of one of the albums that it appears on is mentioned in the verse “Goes to visit his mommy, she feeds him well, his concerns he forgets them, and remembers being small, playing under the table and dreaming.”
The song is centered on the idea that people get caught up in the monotony of their everyday lives and forget to focus on what is truly important. The metaphor used is that people are like marching ants in the line, “All the little ants are marching, red and black antennae waving, they all do it the same, they all do it the same way.” The title of one of the albums that it appears on is mentioned in the verse “Goes to visit his mommy, she feeds him well, his concerns he forgets them, and remembers being small, playing under the table and dreaming.”
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kdvicious wrote:
this version is actually from the album remember two things. so you might wanna fix that there, last.fm thanks
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AnotherNINfan wrote:
The live version it's soooooo much better, although the great lyrics are always worth listening to.
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brentsmith500 wrote:
dumb song
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Frontierman63 wrote:
These guys are great!
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LJV3081 wrote:
lOVE tHE dAVE mATTHEWS Band!!!
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XxRoflcopterxX wrote:
rec a DMB noob some of their stuff
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GreenEyes19 wrote:
As I get older the lyrics ring more true everyday. Who knew a song about conformity and taking risks could be so beautiful...love the horns and the Live version!!!
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roxyjo wrote:
This was THE song of my first few years of college, '01-'03. Take these chance-eeeessss...
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kingleealee wrote:
well put gingerman
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snnygirl32 wrote:
Well, way to go snorty84 !!!
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snorty84 wrote:
Ginger man. You need professional help. Just cause your mom put you in dresses as a kid don't give you no fucking right to go around bashing people you don't even know you homophobic PRICK!!!
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gingerman67 wrote:
I fucking hate this band. They jsut sing about cock going in and out of their mouth. Probably the least inspired lyrics that i have EVER HEARD. I have absolutely no respect for any individual in this band.
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jhawk0134 wrote:
My most favorite band ever!!!
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joschaefer wrote:
:_)
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Galmischer wrote:
hmmm, nice surprise
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March1981 wrote:
!We all all do it the same waaaaaayyyyyyyy!!
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tettigonia wrote:
hey .... please come to germany !!
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hogueb wrote:
haha, when they made fun of this on celebrity jeopardy on snl i laughed my arse off
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amarNNA wrote:
Take these chances, place them in a box until a quieter time
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mavedatthews85 wrote:
From Remember Two Things, actually. Always a classic, though.
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