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The Thrills — Don't Steal Our Sun

Album: So Much For The City
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5.3

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Total ratings: 169

Released: 2003
Length: 2:44
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So you've paid your dues,
(No intention to)
Those Elvis frauds, how they'll applaud,
Farewell my friends

So in your rock'n'roll
(In your rock'n'roll)
And pretty soon those pretty girls
Will find your home

We'll pay you handsomely (But you see)
Dont steal our sun
Dont steal our sun(You're just killin' fun)

I said you felt so good
(I said you felt so good)
Well I'm amazed
hey what a show

i heard you're dating Sue (yeah your welcome to)
I'd love to talk
but don't we know
That don't ring true

We'll pay you handsomely (But you see)
Dont steal our sun
Dont steal our sun(You're just killin' fun)

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Getting tiresome. The Thrill(s) is gone.

Posted 20 years ago by Art_Carnage [ Reply ]

Wow. Such dislike for such a catchy, fun tune. I'd rather hear harmonies in a song like this a thousand times more than one listen of Sugar Ray tune

Posted 20 years ago by 326 [ Reply ]

megannnn wrote:

singer's voice sounds like Eliott Smith, but not as good.

i agree. not nearly as good. rip elliot smith...

Posted 20 years ago by twiggy77 [ Reply ]

Hey, where's Chandler? Where's Monica? Happy, happy bouncy......

Posted 20 years ago by beelzebubba [ Reply ]

TeddiB wrote:

Sounds like the Monkeys....I'm old...

Verrry old. This sounds like EARLY Monkees. Even they got better than this when they started playing their own guitars.

Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia [ Reply ]

Sounds like the Monkeys....I'm old...

Posted 20 years ago by TeddiB [ Reply ]

singer's voice sounds like Eliott Smith, but not as good.

Posted 20 years ago by megannnn [ Reply ]

this song isn't bad. this song isn't good. its kind of like lukewarm water.

Posted 20 years ago by daveesh [ Reply ]

eww, just because it worked for the Beatles doesn't mean it can work for you.

Posted 20 years ago by Angloray [ Reply ]

crap! all has been said...

Posted 20 years ago by zeus [ Reply ]

Hmm. Based on this song and Big Sur, I bought the album. I love the power-pop chords and the unbelievable harmonies. But that being said...what I find myself bristling over is the lead singer's ability to twist enough vowels around so a lot of words don't actually sound like the words themselves. The album is also a touch repetitive - I just didn't find enough variety in it. I also have a petty little beef with the whole album being about California when the band is from Ireland, but I digress. :)

Posted 20 years ago by jayladdin [ Reply ]

Chunnamark wrote:

And Big Star...

and there's nothing wrong with big star.

Posted 20 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta [ Reply ]

a "little ELO"? All it needs is a vocoder to go "Misssstr Bwue Schkiiiiii".... deron wrote:

dig the tune..a little ELO..a little WILCO. i actually bought the CD and the rest of the album is REALLY, REALLY wilco-esque. this is one of the better songs from the album..although i should have another listen to be sure. whatever..i'm rambling. peace.

Posted 20 years ago by huge_forehead [ Reply ]

Wow, can't believe all the negative comments about the Thrills...although this song is not one of their best it is still original, doesn't sound like every other song out there. The rest of the CD is much better, and if you go to see them live it's fun to watch the singer spasm out as he sings.

Posted 20 years ago by Bootsy [ Reply ]

Posted 20 years ago by deron [ Reply ]

Art_Carnage wrote:

music this banal ... should at least mean something.

that's brilliant, man. simply brilliant. thanks for your input.

Posted 20 years ago by Platypus [ Reply ]

charlesr wrote:

It sounds like an emulgamation of several bands. Pleasant to the ears, but not earth-shattering...

Well said. 8)

Posted 20 years ago by depski2003 [ Reply ]

Yep. It's Elliot Smith.

Posted 20 years ago by beag [ Reply ]

Sounds really similar to the Flaming Lips to me (vocals anyway). I'm not thrilled by either band. I just looked at the other song they have on the RP playlistâ"Big Surâ"and I had posted that it sounded like the Flaming Lips to me there as well. I'm nothing if not consistent.

Posted 20 years ago by Leslie [ Reply ]

Getting truly annoying.

Posted 20 years ago by Enrique [ Reply ]

Less than the sum of its parts.

Posted 20 years ago by DBCinCA [ Reply ]

POP....and it's getting old fast....

Posted 20 years ago by Red_Dragon [ Reply ]

phineas wrote:

Feh. (I love saying that) This is treacle. Yeech.

My sentiments exactly. Any more and it woud rot your teeth.

Posted 20 years ago by Sally64 [ Reply ]

Illustr8r wrote:

"Big Sur"'s better, but this'll do...

"Big Sur" is better only because this is so bad.

Posted 20 years ago by phineas [ Reply ]

dadofsammy wrote:

Can you say P-P-P-Power Pop?

I can say "p-p-p-power pop", but this is p-p-p-pablum pop. Once more, with feeling: Feh.

Posted 20 years ago by phineas [ Reply ]

Platypus wrote:

does it need to? :? :-s

Uh, yeah. If you're going to make music this banal, it should at least mean something.

Posted 20 years ago by Art_Carnage [ Reply ]

Feh. (I love saying that) This is treacle. Yeech.

Posted 20 years ago by phineas [ Reply ]

Can you say P-P-P-Power Pop? Not that there's anything wrong with it. Anything at all.

Posted 20 years ago by dadofsammy [ Reply ]

faramir wrote:

Like many other songs on RP lately, I thought this song was okay the first couple of times, but now I've heard it far too much (seems like every other time I turn on RP). Ditto for Over the Rhine, Supergrass, Hem, and many others no doubt.

This is the reason God invented the Review Channel!

Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia [ Reply ]

Posted 20 years ago by faramir [ Reply ]

Art_Carnage wrote:

Does this song mean... anything?

does it need to? :? :-s

Posted 20 years ago by Platypus [ Reply ]

It sounds like an emulgamation of several bands. Pleasant to the ears, but not earth-shattering...

Posted 20 years ago by charlesr [ Reply ]

Does this song mean... anything?

Posted 20 years ago by Art_Carnage [ Reply ]

Heard this band first on the last Paste music sampler. Great band!

Posted 20 years ago by naynay [ Reply ]

Yup this is great. I had to run over to the computer to see if Jellyfish had a new song. Nope, just a new band I'll look forward to hearing again. Thanks!

Posted 20 years ago by qbee [ Reply ]

I LOVE this song! Clearly a Ben Folds influence here. Muy bueno!

Posted 20 years ago by drH [ Reply ]

Never heard of the Thrills until just now. Really like the sound. Can we have more. Please?

Posted 20 years ago by RobGraham [ Reply ]

TreborG2 wrote:

actually.. reminds me of ELO ... long time ago.... there's your 70's

would like to hear more... :)

And Big Star...

Posted 20 years ago by Chunnamark [ Reply ]

actually.. reminds me of ELO ... long time ago.... there's your 70's

would like to hear more... :)

Posted 20 years ago by TreborG2 [ Reply ]

rah wrote:

does this remind anyone else of elliott smith? like a hyper-cheery elliott smith...? like, if you crossed elliott smith with ben folds, maybe...

Toss in a heaping spoonful of Jellyfish and I think you have your match! Of course, they were all heavily influenced by the Beatles, so it's easy to see why they're similar. Considering I like all the afore-mentioned artists, I'm in heaven.

Posted 21 years ago by Whit [ Reply ]

I like the "Oooh-wah-ooh" part. It reminds me of something else, from the 70s or something!

Posted 21 years ago by AliGator [ Reply ]

does this remind anyone else of elliott smith? like a hyper-cheery elliott smith...? like, if you crossed elliott smith with ben folds, maybe...