Hi, my name is Stereo Mike.

Yeah, we got three tickets to the Bran Van concert happening this Monday night at the Pacific Pallisades
You can all dial in if you want to answer a couple of questions, namely, what is Todd's favourite cheese.
Jackie just called up and said it was a form of Roquefort. We'll see about that...

Give us a ring-ding-ding! It's a beautiful day.

Yeah Todd, this is Liquid ring-a-ding-a-dinging, want those three Bran Van tickets man. Waddya think? Todd, you there?

I woke up again this morning with the sun in my eyes,
When Mike came over with a script surprise.
A Mafioso story with a twist,
A "Too Wong Foo, Julie Newmar" hitch,
Get your ass out of bed, he said:
I'll explain it on the way.

But we did nothing, absolutely nothing that day, and I say:
What the hell am I doing drinking in L.A. at 26?
I got the fever for the flavour, the payback will be later, still I need a fix.

And the girls on the bus kept on laughing at us,
As we rode on the ten down to Venice again.
Flaring out the G-Funk,
Sipping on a juice and gin,
Just me and a friend.
Feeling kinda groovy,
Working on a movie. (Yeah right!)

But we did nothing, absolutely butkis that day, and I say:
What the hell am I doing drinking in L.A. at 26?

With my mind on my money and my money on my... Beer, beer!

I know that life is for the taking, so I better wise up, and take it quick.

Yeah, one more time at Trader Vic's.

Some men there wanted to hurt us,
And other men said we weren't worth the fuss.
We could see them all bitching by the bar,
About the fine line, between the rich and the poor.
Then Mike turned to me and said:
"What do you think we got done son?"

We've got a conclusion, and I guess that's something, so I ask you:
What the hell am I doing drinking in L.A. at 26?
I got the fever for the nectar, the payback will be later, still I need a fix.

We need to fix you up, call me Monday and maybe we'll fix it all up.

Hell-A-L.A., Hell hell-A-L.A.! ...

So I ask you:
What the hell am I doing drinking in L.A. at 26?

Hell-A-L.A., Hell hell-A-L.A.



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    General Comment:It's just about alcoholism.
    About the start of it, making great plans, that end up in nothing. getting attracted by the nectar and the friends, and ending up, doing none of all these great plans.

    Why am i drinking in LA, at age 26?
    Did I already choose the wrong path?
    Flag TypO1313on September 04, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This song made me leave L.A.
    Flag DKVilleon May 23, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:The rap is very Beckian, who was big in L.A. at the time.
    Flag Odeon February 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song is still good! Sitting around drinking to it, it's just classic.
    Flag jello_bobon May 03, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I seem to remember reading somewhere that this song is about people who move to LA to work on a movie script. When their scripts don't go anywhere or picked up, they just start hanging around and drinking, while talking about writing that one great script.
    Flag Madkalon December 17, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song! I think it totally represents my life now. I'm 25 and feel like I've just wasted the last 7 years of my life :-( When i was 18 i had such hope for the future, i really did! And now...well i'm just living off my parents money. it's tragic. but anyway, like the above posters said its about wasting time and just thinking 'what the hell am i doing with my life' yet you're just kind of resigned to it. like 'oh well, lets just have another drink' that's my interpretation anyway.
    Flag bluegirl25on May 15, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This song is great. Yeah, I agree it's about wasting time but I also think it's about blinking and the next time you open your eyes you're older and you don't actually know where you've been and what you've been doing all the years. Well, pretty much just pissing up and enjoying it.
    Flag klson May 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:OK, am I hearing things? The one aspect of this song that no-one has commented on so far, and which isn't even mentioned in the lyric transcript, is exactly the one I wanted to ask about: "He's alive, alive! / And mighty thirsty already..." Is it a sample? If so, from what/where?
    Flag kirotourmalineon May 07, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:>>But we did nothing, absolutely butkis that day

    The word is "bupkis," not "butkis." It's Yiddish, it means "nothing."
    Flag RockTheGlobeon August 12, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I agree, that this song is about wasting time: "I know that life is for the taking, so I better wise up, and take it quick." There is something about this song, yah.. something in the music.. it's different and I like it.
    Flag xx_sunshineon January 08, 2006   Link

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