Wow, mystery solved!  I knew it reminded me of something else, but couldn't
put my finger on it.  I listened to both songs today and you are right, sir.
Plus there's that line that's clearly a Tom Petty rip-off: "Even losers can
get lucky sometimes."
But I have to say that when I saw Amer HiFi open for Bowling for Soup a few
weeks ago, they totally stole the show!  They sounded awesome and had a
great energetic set.  I was so psyched to finally see BFS since discovering
them with the release of "Let's Do It for Johnny" and was extremely
disappointed by them.  They were sloppy and boring.  Maybe if they had
played at a regular bar instead of the teen club without alcohol, I would've
had a few beers by then & they would have seemed less sucky.  At least I got
my Moneys worth out of Amer HiFi & I got home early.
~lisa


>>

Billy Says:
 The new American Hi-Fi disc sounds like they listened to a
lot of FOW lately too..

Billy
Agreed.  I was kind of a late comer to this disc as I waited for the
domestic
release to land.  I really enjoy the record but Geek Gets the Girl had me
scratching my head wondering what song it "felt" like.  Not that they ripped
anything off, but it had a vibe that felt very familiar.  It took a while
for me
to pinpoint the similarity, but when I did it was so obvious.

Two Words...Dream Police.  The chorus chord progression is the same, they
have that arpegiated synth low in the mix moving it along and the drum fill
going
into the last chorus is right out of the Bun E. Carlos drum lesson.  Try
singing Dream Police over the chorus.  It works.

Still a very fun song to blast on a spring day, although Dream Police may
sound better plus you get the bonus of Tom Peterson's "I know what I want"
on the
same disc.

Christopher
www.millionsrock.com

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