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You don't have to go to college

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sunshineiodine
12-23-2004

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You have to go to College all the time.

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tiredgorilla
01-26-2005

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that's such a great comment. i'm not being disingenuous either. it's so true.

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tiredgorilla
03-15-2005

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whenever i hear this song the liquid sounding background reminds me of beer guzzling/urination/parties aka all the drinking one does in college. some drunk college kid going uh. . ., ah. . ., then -- you don't have to go to college. i'd say the song is a mix of disco inferno's "sharky waters" and beach boys vocals with an extra special twist.

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zoombiniss
03-19-2005

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it sounds more like bacon in a frying pan to me

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horsehead
03-28-2005

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whoever transcribed this has GREAT hearing!!!

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somethingvelvet
06-13-2005

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WOW BY FAR THE MOST LYRICALLY COMPLEX SONG I'VE EVER HEARD

TERRIFIC JOB ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

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heartbunk
06-24-2005

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Sometimes I think, since there's an underlying theme of leaving throughout Sung Tongs, "you don't have to go to college" means, "you don't have to leave me."

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subiodu
07-11-2005

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You can look at the album for a meaning but how do you explain the weird background? Seems like the sound bugs make when the crawl around.

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heartbunk
08-18-2005

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Bugs? What about bugs in an attic or basement, packing up an old house?

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smrts
08-18-2005

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ignorance is bypassing subjection. it's a comforting song.

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theloudestfire
12-12-2005

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i agree with heartbunk.

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tinfoilsally
01-02-2006

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'Sometimes I think, since there's an underlying theme of leaving throughout Sung Tongs, "you don't have to go to college" means, "you don't have to leave me." '

That is beautiful. I hope you're right.

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rudexgirl
02-16-2006

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To me, it means everything is going to be alright. Parents/guardians pressure one to go to college but "you don't have to go to college." This song makes me feel good when I'm down. Oh and it sounds like someone is taking a piss in the beginning.

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DeBurgo
02-21-2006

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I'd be saying this too if I made a critically acclaimed experimental music album.

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clapyourhandssay
03-20-2006

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i agree with rudexgirl. the song in my mind is about the constant pressure from parents to make their kid go to college. and when parents finally give the son/daughter the choice that they dont have to. a song that describes a snippet of my life. comforting.

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the creek
07-17-2006

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i dont have to go to college. i like that...

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The_Variable
09-10-2006

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I'm pretty sure every member of this band went to college....

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slow_down_the_world
10-11-2006

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society now treats education as the only way to succeed-going to college...after that the pressure is on for you job to profit you and make a living.YOU CAN STILL LIVE HAPPY/WELL WITHOUT BANKRUPTING YOURSELF FOR MORE SCHOOLING.

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sortilegus
04-01-2007

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i love this song, it's just so random and makes me laugh. such a build up, and then a simple, "you don't have to go to college." the whole song kind of has a humorous sound for me, i can't explain it, but i chuckle every time.

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Jack_Strife
04-27-2007

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Avey Tare has said on numerous occasions that he really didn't enjoy college while he was going to it. While I agree that "you don't have to go to college" could be a beautiful way of saying "you don't have to leave me", I also think there's another theme on the album, which is generally that of finding happiness outside of societal norms (like "Who Could Win a Rabbit").
Perhaps it has duel meanings: You don't have to leave me, because you're happy here, not at a place you're going to out of obligation to look "successful".
How can you not love a band who evokes 19 responses to a song with a single line of lyric? :)

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scofes
06-16-2007

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I agree with all of the above...excellent short piece of music

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Funksta
07-09-2007

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I think you guys are digging in too deep. I think they're simply poking fun at how much pressure is put on teenagers trying to get into the best college possible, but you don't even have to go to college, it helps but it isn't necessary in leading a happy (not necessarily successful) life.

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charlieswanson
10-10-2007

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they have great harmony on this song.
panda is a great vocalist already but when you get deakin, avey, and geoligist in on it...wow
theres an atmosphere to it

'you dont have to leave me is this best explaination ive ever heard

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ask
11-23-2007

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so true.

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makeupisugly
11-06-2008

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this one is about a man, a tree, and a bear that have a passionate and complicated love triangle. there is much confrontation that ends in the death of the tree and a falling out between the man and the bear. the bear becomes a vicious wild beast with a vendetta for men in orange clothing and the man a taxidermist.

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