Modest Mouse – Swy

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You're no one
You're going nowhere
You got a fast car
A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y
A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y
A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y
A, E, I, O, U, and swy, no Y

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Track duration: 00:30


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  • +1
    General Comment:Why would he say dan though? Dann Gallucci didn't join the band til later and I can't think of any other dans he could be talking to
    Flag Modestmouse1115on January 10, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:if you want to completely over analyse it, you can hear the lyrics as "A, E, I, O, U and sometimes 'why?'"
    like we recite stuff mindlessly, and then sometimes ask why.

    but that's not really what the songs about. this song is just for fun.
    Flag allisaurouson October 12, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Yeah with a lisp Swy.
    Flag Kyprisfailson April 30, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i think isaac probably just said swy accidentally...but i kind of like it as sly y because it ended up as a vowel and consonant
    Flag burrymewithiton April 22, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:why would the song be entitled "swy" if he was saying slide?
    Flag GR_inventon January 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:why would the song be entitled "swy" if he was saying slide?
    Flag GR_inventon January 16, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Theo - I don't think he messed up on the first line; I'm pretty sure they were trying to do something that just wasn't going to work. I always figured the whole point of the song was to blend the sound of Isaac saying Y (or swy, or slide or whatever) with the sound of the whistle at the end...but it didn't work. It's almost like they put it on the album as if to say, "well, you get the idea..."
    Flag JediBumMasteron July 01, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:he does say slide, Melabbelle. btw its not damn, its dan.
    Flag wordsofamutemanon January 18, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i thought when he said swy he was saying slide- you know? because dan was using the slide guitar. doesnt really sound like it anymore, though. it just sounds like swy.
    Flag Melabelle725on January 01, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:don't overanalyze it. he obviously just messed up, like we do, combining sounds or missplacing words.
    It happens to me all the time.
    This one's just funny because he said it's gonna suck
    Flag jxnarcoticzon August 10, 2006   Link

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