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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
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  • Villains
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  • I've Suffered A Head Injury
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  • The Freshmen
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  • Non-Stop 90's Rock
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  • helenoalmeida

    American Pie Reunion!! beautiful song 90's.

    last week

  • ivyshaneacosta

    Old memories came flashing...back...

    14 days ago

  • loneDillo

    oh no not me

    last month

  • Katie_LovesFM

    ooh highschool. I don't miss you. ♥ love;this;SONGG♥

    last month

  • Andromache0411

    [you] won't be held responsible.. [I] fell in love in the first place.. :/

    March 2012

  • Jester0one

    A song form happer times...

    March 2012

  • bratsassy

    wow memories X)

    March 2012

  • LUCE08

    I love this song...

    February 2012

  • fuckyouty1

    first 41 seconds suck, but then it gets better.

    February 2012

  • deadpool1973

    This song mezmerizes me much like in the episode of seinfeld where the guy would completely zone out upon hearing "Desperado" by the Eagles.

    February 2012

  • AdamH8sYou

    Beautiful song<3

    February 2012

  • troisverites

    ...the memories that are stirring right now! :')

    January 2012

  • RemNinja

    Some asshat in my acting sang this and it ruins the song for me. T_T

    December 2011

  • frenchq1

    wonderful time in all our listening genres

    November 2011

  • averageentropy

    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. :)

    November 2011

  • JakorJas

    Gotta hang tufff!!Been there!!

    November 2011

  • mortsmi7

    I love 90's music.

    October 2011

  • TribesAtWar

    One of the greatest 90s songs ever. Amazing.

    October 2011

  • thegylden

    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.

    September 2011

  • tonyc8025

    @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.

    August 2011
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