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Super Furry Animals — White Socks/Flip Flops
Album: Dark Days/Light Years
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5.9

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Released: 2009
Length: 4:59
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I look like a loser coming from the gutter
Want to be a writer and be a key reader
Listen to my opera now I'm a good listener
Got to make my mind up so go around later
Hey hey hey
I'm a red rooster
A real cold killer, a real live wire
Switch it off and start again (x4)

I put on my white socks, flip flops
Put on white socks, flip flops

Minor complications turned to ultimatums
At first I find it funny but now it's just annoying
A dingalingaling, hum!
But that's another story
Sitting on my sofa, I'll go around later
Hey hey hey
A red red rooster
A real cold killer, a real live wire
Switch it off and start again (x4)

I put on my white socks, flip flops
Put on white socks, flip flops

Hey hey hey
Switch it off and start again (x4)

I put on my white socks, flip flops
Put on white socks, flip flops
Comments (146)add comment
 Hannio wrote:

On the other hand, this could be sung in a foreign language and it would still be just as cool. 

 
I would find it MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE if I didn't know how insipid the lyrics were. {#Yes}
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
are they flip flop socks tho


Posted 7 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 7 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
Never really got into the pre-post-proto-ironic-neo-hippy thing. 2.
Posted 7 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Spirit from the '60's or Sugarloaf from the '70's trying to make a comeback
Posted 7 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
be quiet .. big boys don't cry  DarceySuzanne wrote:
Very blah. No texture. Always wondered what this was band was like - if this is exemplary - I know not to seek them out. Blaaaah. Sounds like slightly caffeinated elevator music.

 

Posted 7 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:


Its a look. . . 

 
...and remember to pull yer Bermuda shorts up to yer man-boobs...
Posted 9 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 GeminiGirl wrote:
Hilarious & fun

 
I appreciate your irony!
Posted 9 years ago by 2020sk    [ Reply ]
Hilarious & fun
Posted 9 years ago by GeminiGirl    [ Reply ]
 fatcatjb wrote:
just a great rock song!
 

 

No............not really................................. 
Posted 10 years ago by birdiestobehad    [ Reply ]
Wide-eyed woman, cross-eyed and screaming


Why is there no "Painfully Bad" rating? 
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 three_crows wrote:
Seems a crime to follow War's Slippin into Darkness with this. ack.

 Trudat, once more! 


Posted 10 years ago by JeffGuyett    [ Reply ]
The drums on this, like the vocals, are incredible.
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 bmeador wrote:
I swear I hear a Weed Eater in the background!

  ...or a weed smoker......


Posted 10 years ago by EarthMama    [ Reply ]


Its a look. . . 
Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
just a great rock song!
 
Posted 11 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
 three_crows wrote:
Seems a crime to follow War's Slippin into Darkness with this. ack.
 
Agree!
Posted 11 years ago by agracindo    [ Reply ]
Seems a crime to follow War's Slippin into Darkness with this. ack.
Posted 11 years ago by three_crows    [ Reply ]
I like this.
Posted 11 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
super furry flip flops are my favorite so far
Posted 11 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
The song provides its own summary: 

"At first I find it funny but now it's just annoying"

 
Posted 11 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
Actually, a big fad among the jr. high kids these days...white socks, flip flops
Posted 11 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
Suddenly I do remember the 60s!
Posted 11 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
switchin' it off...
Posted 12 years ago by ofanansky    [ Reply ]
PLEASE . . . no more Super Furry Animals!
Posted 12 years ago by mikec09    [ Reply ]
 WayUpNorth wrote:
psycho
 
You got it! Now all we need is a little blotter and....
Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Good song, but unpleasant imagery in the title:

horrorflip
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
psycho
Posted 12 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Ha ha ...I had given this song a 2....must have been in a really bad mood...this is a cool song....bumped it up a bit.
Posted 12 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
Is it just me, or does the main riff sound like Stone's jumpin' Jack Flash?
Posted 12 years ago by EdmoJoe    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

If that were true then every song would have the lyrics:

La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
.
.
.
.
and I would hate all non-instrumentals!

 
On the other hand, this could be sung in a foreign language and it would still be just as cool. 
Posted 12 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I swear I hear a Weed Eater in the background!
Posted 12 years ago by bmeador    [ Reply ]

this song gains a lot of meaning as i live currently in the Czech Republic and it's trendy to have socks with slippers and why not, flip flops?!
not to mention the white ennobles the whole outfit {#Wave} - see even smiley here wears'em


Posted 12 years ago by gigikent    [ Reply ]

I like the retro keyboards. Fun bit of fluff.


Posted 13 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
Don't think I'll be buying this album any time soon.
Posted 13 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
 gvan wrote:
This song: At first it was funny, but now it's just annoying.
 
Update: it's been upgraded to god-awful. A Hurricane Irene of Blech. 
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
I think I like this track so much because it reminds me of AM radio back in the day. You know... you'd be suffering with some banality by Bobby Vinton, et al., and then something cool like THIS would come on. 
 
I know what you mean.  The vocals remind me a little of The Association (i.e. "Along Comes Mary").

Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
These guys have a great sound. I like the self-aware start to the lyrics: "I look like a loser". But I bet he isn't a loser
Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Prince

Posted 13 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Hey Hey Hey!!  A great song for a sunny summer day {#Sunny}
Posted 13 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
I'm glad Bill keeps this in the playlist despite its somewhat low-ish rating (5.9 at time of writing this). SFA are a great band and this is a grower, as is the whole album it's taken from. I have just re-discovered "Hey Venus" as well after not listening to it a lot when it came out. I really hope SFA will stay around for a while.
Posted 13 years ago by le_colonel    [ Reply ]

Posted 13 years ago by camatcba    [ Reply ]
A bizarre album—there's this gem and an awful lot of stuff that's reminiscent of the self-indulgent hippie discs of the late '60s. Strong stomach and equally strong sense of the absurd required.
Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]


The kids liked it. The wife and I, not so much.
Posted 13 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
pointless
Posted 13 years ago by alisavox    [ Reply ]
boring
Posted 13 years ago by ClaireWild    [ Reply ]
{#Wall}
Posted 13 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Great set...

Super Furry Animals - White Socks/Flip Flops
The Caesars - Jerk It Out
Ray Barretto - A Deeper Shade of Soul
 
Yep, and repeated exactly tonight.
Posted 13 years ago by sfrantz    [ Reply ]
Great set...

Super Furry Animals - White Socks/Flip Flops
The Caesars - Jerk It Out
Ray Barretto - A Deeper Shade of Soul

Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 DarceySuzanne wrote:
Very blah. No texture. Always wondered what this was band was like - if this is exemplary - I know not to seek them out. Blaaaah. Sounds like slightly caffeinated elevator music.
 

And, yes....does run on a bit.
Posted 14 years ago by DarceySuzanne    [ Reply ]
Very blah. No texture. Always wondered what this was band was like - if this is exemplary - I know not to seek them out. Blaaaah. Sounds like slightly caffeinated elevator music.
Posted 14 years ago by DarceySuzanne    [ Reply ]
Groovy! {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 14 years ago by rowdydaisy    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
I think I like this track so much because it reminds me of AM radio back in the day. You know... you'd be suffering with some banality by Bobby Vinton, et al., and then something cool like THIS would come on. 
 

My thoughts excatly....it reminds me of radio around, 1967 or so.
Posted 14 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
If Radio Paradise played songs like this all the time, I'd have to find another station to listen to.   I mean, geez, it was bad enough as is - did they really have to go on and on about it?

I'm sorry if you liked it (and yes, that can be read two ways {#Wink})
Posted 14 years ago by horseplayer    [ Reply ]
 alanthecowboy wrote:

Ahhh!  My four year old daughter would f&*king freak out on you dude, or beelzebub or what ever you are!!!

Edit:  Because, she hates those sandals with the strappy thing, and she won't wear socks with sandals...

 

Beelzebub? WTF
Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
I think I like this track so much because it reminds me of AM radio back in the day. You know... you'd be suffering with some banality by Bobby Vinton, et al., and then something cool like THIS would come on. 
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 jazzface78 wrote:
dare i ask for more cowbell?
 
No.

Posted 14 years ago by SweTex    [ Reply ]
 musickat wrote:
Who cares about lyrics??   It's the sound, the FEEL that counts.
 
If that were true then every song would have the lyrics:

La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la

(Chorus)
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la

(Repeat chorus)

La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la

(Repeat chorus x2 and fade)

and I would hate all non-instrumentals!

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
tpa29970 wrote:

Well, in that case you should try "YMCA" by the Village People.  If you like this, you'll love that!
 
{#Nyah}   Still love it.  Makes me think of my hippie friend Greg and that makes me happy!

Posted 14 years ago by plaice3    [ Reply ]
Runs on a bit, don't it?
Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
10CC similarities

Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 plaice3 wrote:
I still love this song.  It totally kicks up my workout when it comes up on the old iPod at the Y!
 
Well, in that case you should try "YMCA" by the Village People.  If you like this, you'll love that!
Posted 14 years ago by tpa29970    [ Reply ]
Go Wales!
Posted 14 years ago by muse_Kidd    [ Reply ]
 shawshank wrote:
Super Furry Animals
 
Sounds so ultraretro it evokes the Neandertal Age, absolutely!

Edit: yet cool, somehow!

Posted 14 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
This song: At first it was funny, but now it's just annoying.
Posted 14 years ago by gvan    [ Reply ]
Just listened to this yesterday while walking — great beat but I have to try hard not to lapse into a dance trance in the middle of the street! 
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
I groove on that snarky guitar...never really checked out the name of the song until today...I looked down and I'm wearing fat white socks with my birkies and flannel pjayz...guess I fit right in
Posted 14 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
Super Furry Animals
Posted 14 years ago by shawshank    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
The descending synth passage reminds me of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. I can almost hear Richard Burton's deep voiceover now... ;)
 
Interesting, I always thought about pink floyd when I heard that eerie analog line in War of the Worlds.
A really good musical by the way!
Posted 14 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
The descending synth passage reminds me of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. I can almost hear Richard Burton's deep voiceover now... ;)
Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 plaice3 wrote:
I still love this song.  It totally kicks up my workout when it comes up on the old iPod at the Y!
 
Agreed, quirky and cool. It hasn't grown stale for me.

Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 musickat wrote:
Who cares about lyrics??   It's the sound, the FEEL that counts.

 RadioDoc wrote:

Agree.  Down to a 4 now.
 
 
I've kicked it up to a 5 for now, but if you're going on feel and sound, it's generic and boring, which would push it down to a 3.

Posted 14 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Who cares about lyrics??   It's the sound, the FEEL that counts.

 RadioDoc wrote:

Agree.  Down to a 4 now.
 


Posted 14 years ago by musickat    [ Reply ]
Nice!!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:

Grroooovy{#Cowboy}
 

so grovvieee Peyote coyote! have a great day!
Posted 14 years ago by buzmaggie    [ Reply ]
{#Mrgreen} Hey-hey-hey!

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
Indeed, shame about the lyrics tho.  On first listen they were funny, but now they're just annoying. {#Rolleyes}
 
Agree.  Down to a 4 now.


Posted 14 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
I still love this song.  It totally kicks up my workout when it comes up on the old iPod at the Y!
Posted 14 years ago by plaice3    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
white socks flip flops
 
Talk about your toe jam.

Posted 14 years ago by biomedvgh    [ Reply ]
 rtb wrote:
This crosses the line from catchy to infectious.  And I think I have a terminal case! {#Bananajam}
 
Indeed, shame about the lyrics tho.  On first listen they were funny, but now they're just annoying. {#Rolleyes}
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Gotta knit me some white socks/flip flops.
Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
dare i ask for more cowbell?
Posted 14 years ago by jazzface78    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
white socks flip flops
Ahhh!  My four year old daughter would f&*king freak out on you dude, or beelzebub or what ever you are!!!

Edit:  Because, she hates those sandals with the strappy thing, and she won't wear socks with sandals...
 

Posted 15 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
white socks flip flops
Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
The title and that cover are freaking me out, man
Posted 15 years ago by j7    [ Reply ]
Saw these live in Manchester on Friday night - one of the most entertaining bands you will see!

Get songbook by them (basically a best of) if your new to them.

Chillaxing!
Posted 15 years ago by JonnyBase    [ Reply ]
This goes directly into my party playlist!
Posted 15 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
 pope183 wrote:

This.Rocks.
Nice pick Bill

this is my new favorite song,   until ....

 
Excellent!! Love when Bill's head comes off. {#Lol}


Posted 15 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
also a fun little ditty.
Posted 15 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
 peyotecoyote wrote:

 
Grroooovy{#Cowboy}
Posted 15 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]


                                  Psyche-DEL-ic!

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I had no idea these guys were this good!  Thanks Bill and Rebecca!  8!
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]



Posted 15 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
 rtb wrote:
This crosses the line from catchy to infectious.  And I think I have a terminal case! {#Bananajam}
 
  You nailed it.

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 TimeWaster wrote:
Switchin' off the static gun?
 
Switchin' off the starter gun. Clearly the race has been delayed.

Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
This crosses the line from catchy to infectious.  And I think I have a terminal case! {#Bananajam}
Posted 15 years ago by rtb    [ Reply ]
Switch it off and start again — I love this idea.
Posted 15 years ago by plaice3    [ Reply ]
Enjoying this one more than "Moped Eyes".
Posted 15 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
Switchin' off the static gun?
Posted 15 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
 Derecho wrote:
Sniff N' The Tears?
 
Driver's Seat!

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
wsff
I am officially obsessed with this song! {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Sniff N' The Tears?
Posted 15 years ago by Derecho    [ Reply ]
 pope183 wrote:

This.Rocks.
Nice pick Bill

this is my new favorite song,   until ....

 
Nice! Good  song too!

Posted 15 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Hey hey hey ... I'm a red rooster {#Dancingbanana_2} we be singin' this when we're out feedin' — gotta wear the muck boots though or our white socks will be poo stained!

Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
I really do need to get this album. I've enjoyed everything I've heard off of it so far.

Posted 15 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
 pope183 wrote:

This.Rocks.
Nice pick Bill

this is my new favorite song,   until ....

 
{#Lol} Reminds me of the Terry Gilliam's animations on Monty Python.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]



This.Rocks.
Nice pick Bill

this is my new favorite song,   until ....

Posted 15 years ago by pope183    [ Reply ]
This track WINDS ME UP!!!!!!!!
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah ... been going to youtube to get my fix of this song between playings on RP!!! {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Sounds to me like these guys have been channeling Matt Johnson and The The...
Posted 15 years ago by hilbink    [ Reply ]
I think he just sang: "I ding-a-ling her, but that's another story." I can't stop laughing. 8
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 joerw wrote:
ick
 
What?

Posted 15 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
They were better back when they were Sorta Furry Animals...{#Lol}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Love the driving beat of this....and everything else about it. Sounds a little retro, but a little innovative too. LOVE this band!
Posted 15 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
 denmom wrote:
Diggin' this, but diggin' the set even more! 
  yeah.  It sounds better to me in the set than it does on the CD.  I really didn't much care about it but it's nice after Jerk it Out

Posted 15 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
 denmom wrote:
Diggin' this, but diggin' the set even more! 
  I am incapable of work functions during this set!!! {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Diggin' this, but diggin' the set even more! 
Posted 15 years ago by denmom    [ Reply ]
ick
Posted 15 years ago by joerw    [ Reply ]
This song makes me wonder where my jukebox money is {#Stupid}
Posted 15 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 WayUpNorth wrote:
Tie Dye
 
Groovy!!

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]