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About This Track
The Verve Pipe’s lead singer, Brian Vander Ark, wrote this about his ex-girlfriend getting an abortion. In the second verse, his girlfriend overdoses on Valium to commit suicide, but this part never happened and was made up by Vander Ark.
“‘The Freshmen’ was written in 1991. One year before the Verve Pipe was born. I wrote it in a house on Gull Lake, Michigan. I had rented the movie The Freshmen with Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick, and the case was just sitting there the next morning and I found myself staring at it. then I realized that we are all freshmen at some point in our life - why not write a song for all of us? The song has nothing to do with the movie, though I owe the filmmakers tremendously. since the song is 11 years old - I’ll make the commitment that every #1 song I write I will post a detailed definition, line by line, 11 years after it is written
“‘The Freshmen’ was written in 1991. One year before the Verve Pipe was born. I wrote it in a house on Gull Lake, Michigan. I had rented the movie The Freshmen with Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick, and the case was just sitting there the next morning and I found myself staring at it. then I realized that we are all freshmen at some point in our life - why not write a song for all of us? The song has nothing to do with the movie, though I owe the filmmakers tremendously. since the song is 11 years old - I’ll make the commitment that every #1 song I write I will post a detailed definition, line by line, 11 years after it is written
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deadpool1973 wrote:
This song mezmerizes me much like in the episode of seinfeld where the guy would completely zone out upon hearing "Desperado" by the Eagles.
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AdamH8sYou wrote:
Beautiful song<3
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troisverites wrote:
...the memories that are stirring right now! :')
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RemNinja wrote:
Some asshat in my acting sang this and it ruins the song for me. T_T
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frenchq1 wrote:
wonderful time in all our listening genres
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averageentropy wrote:
I remember being a freshman in high school and listening to this song . . . I thought/hoped I would never have to go through these feelings again . . . now I'm a freshman in college, listening to this song, nothing has changed. Life is funny. :)
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JakorJas wrote:
Gotta hang tufff!!Been there!!
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mortsmi7 wrote:
I love 90's music.
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TribesAtWar wrote:
One of the greatest 90s songs ever. Amazing.
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thegylden wrote:
the song was released 1st in 1992. the second release was a re-record in 1996. i was a freshman in high school then. the re-re-record for the single was in 1997.
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tonyc8025 wrote:
@pucemoose "a shoe full of rice, no" meaning like no wedding... songs about the girlfriend in the story getting an abortion and how it pretty much destroyed her and their relationship.
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fuckyouty1 wrote:
this song and album came out on my 5th birthday. such good memories.
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stonecold4 wrote:
sophomore/junior year of high school. the memories are just swirling back to me.
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bd007h2 wrote:
one of my favorite songs of all-time
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smokeandsex wrote:
i won't be held responsible she fell in love in the first place
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dearlace wrote:
This was pretty much my favorite song in middle school. And hearing it now, after a few years, I still love it just as much.
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AndroidMenace wrote:
It's like being 17 again ;-p
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Cosmic_Terminal wrote:
Ahh, the sweet nostalgia of my teenage years
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Bloodyxesper wrote:
After all these years, this song still gives me chills whenever I listen to it!!
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goodgodsey wrote:
Reminds me of sophomore year in high school.
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