"Gotta love the irony in this song. Parts of it are true-some ska bands are only in it for the bucks-there are sell outs in every sub-genre of music" (view)

"Poetic brilliance matched by an amazing sound that led towards Neil Young inventing grunge. The above posters are right that this song is based off an actual incident and on a more personal note the song is also about Danny Whiten's fatal heroin overdose---the Needle and the Damage done..." (view)

"A brilliant golden oldie. The Ramones do a wicked cover of this self-explanatory though very honest, emotional, and fun song" (view)

"Just listened to this wicked track, now listening to It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken I think this song is partially about growing up in Canada during the Cold War. At one point the Americans had a plan to stop all nuclear missiles (come over the arctic circle..." (view)

"I love this song, as I do so many Ramones songs. LIfe is a Gas and this song is bittersweet cuz it rules but sad because it was on the Ramones final album...even harsher now that they're gone. Life is a gas so don't be sad cuz the..." (view)

"An absolute surreal masterpiece, the video is baffling and hypnotic. This song reminds me of David Lynch's film Eraserhead, watch it). In some ways I think this song is about abortion. If not, I figure its about someone who had a screwed up life and di wahtever..." (view)

"My favourite song about suicide...flawless. This song retain an excellent sound and interesting lyrics throughout and never steers towards too much melodrama like so many emo bands do" (view)

"I just watched the film "Little Big League" and this song is in it. This song is so fun, and Sue is a total skank-some things are universal even in the most square times" (view)

"Ani could have not began her career with a better song, this is one of my favs by her. There is also a really cool electric guitar version of this song. In some ways this song reminds me of my last girlfriend and how we tried to keep..." (view)

"The best thing Lou Reed every did. Epic, yet easy to follow. Tragic, without melodramatic. Taboo, though tasteful. Unforgetable. I like how this song was in the Squid and the Whale (a great picture). This song would have been so good in Eyes Wide Shut (one of..." (view)

"some other band covers this song and they do it amazingly" (view)

"this excellent song was written for the Richard Linklater film "subUrbia"" (view)

"Love this song, especially the live version on Weld. It sounds like the Mansion on the Hill is a gathering place for nostalgic memories, perhaps the hippie love...beautiful song" (view)

"The film "The Indian Runner" (directed by Sean Penn) was based off of this song" (view)