harvey danger - flagpole sitta

Maybe it depends on whether you associate the song with late 90's alt rock or with the best sitcom (apparently) in the history of the world? I dunno, but I like it...

I like it -- the combination of nerdgoof 90s style plus loud distorted guitar and bass noise going on constantly in the background appeals to me. The lyrics might be harder to swallow if the guitars weren't so noisy, but that not being the case, this is a very cool and unique pop song.

Never heard it before Peep Show. Was incredibly drunk on my birthday last year and went to a US vs UK 90s night (it was awesome) and they played this and I was in such a state that I couldn't work out why they were playing the theme music to the best sitcom in the history of the world :D

There's a feedback/noise solo buried during the last chorus that no one's mentioned yet... prolly my favorite part.

I wish it was louder..

some dude you misspelled "high honor"

oh sweet christ
http://youtu.be/yXn1K36w4Bk

oops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXn1K36w4Bk

hahaha

so many beautiful girls in a state of undress in my apartment...and yet i'm not happy. diddums.

unless all those people are dead and he's killed them and is now feeling a little regretful.

wait, that's rachael leigh cook?

haha, yes! i kept getting emails from a pr flack saying "video for "Flagpole Sitta" starring Rachael Leigh Cook" and i finally watched it. what a world.

now i'm almost tempted to re-watch 'she's all that'. Not sure I can take prinze jnr's hacky sack demo tho.

Hahahahahah

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhahahahahaha!

OK I've never actually heard the whole song but ever since Peep Show started up again I've been singing the parts of it that are featured on that programme over and over again. I'm going to go and check out the full version right now

Well that was pretty much what I expected. I imagine it would be a lot of fun to dance drunk to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBgmC_USeoM

was gonna say wasn't "Flagpole Sitta" in the trailer for a Rachael Leigh Cook movie but i guess i confused Antitrust with Disturbing Behavior

the circle was almost complete

Great song. Fuck you trendy haters

trendy haters! i actually am ok with the song, just think a slowed down, super sensitive version is hilarious.

It really suffers from not having the "I wanna publish zines and rage against machines" couplet.

haha i kept waiting for that line to hit

i know! what a cop out!

My rage was probably directed at self only Tyler. No offence. I returned to their second(?) album recently thanks to a mention upthread. It sounded decent.

jesus what is this please tell me it's a joke

this is seriously the first thing i've seen in a long time where i can't really tell whether it's funny on purpose or not

i also enjoyed the three seconds of "flagpole sitta" featured in the film disturbing behavior (which i saw at the dollar theater becuz i had a crush on katie holmes).
― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, July 4, 2005 8:10 AM (7 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Running underground with the moles
Digging Holmes

lol

this song fuckin owns

this song sucks forever and i hate it. hated it then, and i hate it now.

...spoken like someone who does own a TV.

(tbh the lyrics are bad and dumb, but i do no sing them)

*not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYsMjEeEg4g

I've never seen the video before, lead singer has a somehow-even-nerdier Craig Finn stage presence.

I remember enjoying this but after that viewing I'm leaning toward VG OTM.

Someone's really missing a beat not putting together a Marcy Playground/Harvey Danger/Tracy Bonham tour.

This song is annoying. Also, it kicks ass. I unabashedly love it.

IIIIIII wanna publish ziiiiiines

Hasn't enough time passed that we can all relax the cringe and just luxuriate in the awesomeness of this song.
If you're bored then you're boring.

this song rips and i want to do it at a packed karaoke night right now

I've never seen the video before, lead singer has a somehow-even-nerdier Craig Finn stage presence.

I remember at the time thinking that he reminded me of Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies.

song is a congealed blockage from a deviated septum

Wish Johnny Cash had covered this one, slow and somber.

had to stop the video at curves of your body / feel a bit naughty 🤢

i swear they played it on morning “alternative” radio for 12 months straight

it was borderline abuse

"Run it up the flagpole" is such a 90s ad agency / James Carville phrase (appropriately played with in this song).

don't wanna think about that lead singer playing with anything

song is still played on radio constantly, very much part of the oppressive 'safe list'

When this song comes up, I think of the review (Charles Aaron in Spin?, who knows) that had a line like – "He claims 'I don't even own a TV,' which means he must have copped those Elvis Costello moves while doing laundry at his parents' house."