Rilo Kiley – The Frug

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  General Comment:The Frug, The Freddie, etc. are all fairly easy dances, but the Smurf is complicated. I think by saying "I cannot do the Smurf, I cannot fall in love..." she is saying she can't do a complicated relationship..

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  General Comment:i also think it's about a girl who really likes this guy but he has a girlfriend. she's trying to tell him that shewould be a better girlfriend to him by listing all these things she can do, ('i can hate your girl, i can tell you she's real pretty, i can take my clothes off/i can write a book, i can make some mac & cheese, etc'). basically telling him she's worth it. then she stops herself by saying she won't let herself fall in love with him because he's taken (i cannot fall in love, i'll never fall in love, i cannot fall in love).
  
  she also tells herself that she'll have to learn to be happy without him and that she can't cry over this guy ( 'i can do the frug/i can do the robocop' = silly dances that make you happy, 'i cannot do the smurf' = being blue or sad). in the end, she has to deal with it and move on despite her strong feelings for this guy.

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  General Comment:this is such a cool song.

  Flag lilymariex3on April 23, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:I think annabean's got it the best. I was recently reading Piece, which is a compilation of short stories, and in Day of The Dead, the narrator tries to make a list of things she can do without her boyfriend. This song reminds me of it.

  Flag kaitlynsongmeaningson October 25, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:She's not in love with a guy that's taken. She PURPOSELY sleeps with guys who are taken, and has male friends with benefits, and does all the things people do when they're scared of commitment. Otherwise "I cannot fall in love" doesn't make sense.

  Flag Butterfly Edgeon July 20, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:i think she can go through all the motions, but not love him, maybe because of his girl.

  Flag mookayluh17on March 07, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:This is a fun song and probably my favorite by Rilo Kiley, but it's hard to ignore how similar it is to "I Could Be The One" by Donna Lewis. Not accusing anyone of anything, but it is definitely a striking resemblence.

  Flag DHMachine31on November 11, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:i love it!
  it was in the background of this one old
  dawson creek episode and i got so xcited!

  Flag ihatehighschoolon September 27, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:when jenny sang this at a live show a few years ago, she said she wrote this a very long time ago, and really didn't know what she was thinking at the time. :) seemed kinda embarrassed about it, and sang it very reluctantly.

  Flag kkraveyon August 19, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:amazing
  
  i cannot fall in love
  ill never fall in love
  i cannot fall in love
  i cannot fall in love
  i cannot fall in love
  
  
  
  

  Flag XuhlahnuhhhXon April 12, 2007   Link

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