This one is a bit obscure. The entire song is sort of a reference to the chorus of Fishbone’s “Ugly”, including bassline. I could explain it more, but watch the videos, and you too will find punk-rock enlightenment.
“I’ll give you an alibi, I, I’ll give you an alibi, too.”
“U.G.L.Y. You ain’t got no alibi, you’re so ugly”
Call it the nerd in me, but I really like putting together references in songs which reference, rip-ff, or pay hommage to other songs/bands/musicians. I’ve been recognizing and geeking-out about these a lot lately, so I thought I woul start punishing the world with my observations. Here’s the first one: Operation Ivy’s song, “Hedgecore” (A berkeley favorite) is very clearly referencing Minor Threat’s “Filler”. Here’s the proof:
“What happened to your bush it’s not the same something in your hedge made a violent change”
“What happened to you You’re not the same Something in your head Made a violent change”
