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Spoon — Knock Knock Knock
Album: They Want My Soul
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Released: 2014
Length: 4:32
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All lines are read, the film is done
After hours is on and now they'll make another one
If you miss the meaning this time
Well here comes another one

And if you clap your hands, the man will fall
Hold your breath, he'll shake himself to death
And scenes get rearranged
When words are said
Every day I hear knock, knock, knock
Oh, and it's you
Oh, every day I hear knock, knock, knock

Then I see you and you're shaking
And you're breaking
And you tell me I'm your only friend
And it starts all over again

You said you were living in a buttoned-up world
Living in 1892
Aw, there was nothing they could say to convince me
To blame nobody but you

And your hand is on the trigger and you know it's gonna blow
But you don't give a damn, don't care who's gonna know
You just want everyone to talk slow
And give you consent

Every time I hear knock, knock, knock
I know that it's you
Oh, every day I hear knock, knock, knock

And I see you and you're shaking
Oh, you're breaking
So I put down the poison pen
And it starts all over again

And it starts all over again
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With that drum intro, for a moment there I thought we were about to be Making Time for Nigel.
Posted 10 months ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Glad to hear this back in rotation - such a great tune!
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
JAM!
Posted 1 year ago by lynn01    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Because this song starts with a minor chord and "Pigs" starts with a minor chord too - plus it's played with a similar tempo and strumming/phrasing style.  Everyone knows Pink Floyd invented minor chords and all aspects of guitar strumming stuff, right?  It seems to be a requirement that there is at least one "sounds like Pink Floyd" comment applied to every song in the playlist.



Just demonstrates Floyd's musical impact.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
I’ve always thought this was the closest thing to a modern day version of a ‘Pink Floyd’ song as I’ve heard?
Posted 2 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Though I like the Spoon, I just discovered a new dimension in listening to them loud.
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:

I think this is a wonderful album.  The quality on Spotify is horrendous, though; almost unbearable in the car, particularly .
 
Look after the king of R n R please 
Posted 3 years ago by 69Grace_M    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Because this song starts with a minor chord and "Pigs" starts with a minor chord too - plus it's played with a similar tempo and strumming/phrasing style.  Everyone knows Pink Floyd invented minor chords and all aspects of guitar strumming stuff, right?  It seems to be a requirement that there is at least one "sounds like Pink Floyd" comment applied to every song in the playlist.
 
To me the abundance of "sounds like Floyd" comments simply demonstrates the enormous influence the band had and continues to have on music.
Posted 3 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Such a great song, definitely adding this one to my playlist of RP favs
Posted 4 years ago by TrevorWGoodchild    [ Reply ]
 deepwoodskev wrote:
Cracker+Cake+Spoon would be a fantastic triple bill gig. Who would open?
 
The Appetizer Band (seriously)
Posted 4 years ago by exjunkie    [ Reply ]
great band!
Posted 4 years ago by niseywee    [ Reply ]
Cracker+Cake+Spoon would be a fantastic triple bill gig. Who would open?
Posted 4 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 deflation wrote:


Pink Floyd are extremely overrated. Fight me fanboys.
 

Posted 5 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Because this song starts with a minor chord and "Pigs" starts with a minor chord too - plus it's played with a similar tempo and strumming/phrasing style.  Everyone knows Pink Floyd invented minor chords and all aspects of guitar strumming stuff, right?  It seems to be a requirement that there is at least one "sounds like Pink Floyd" comment applied to every song in the playlist.
 

Pink Floyd are extremely overrated. Fight me fanboys.
Posted 5 years ago by deflation    [ Reply ]
wonderful jangly gutair
Posted 5 years ago by reguru2112    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
For u audiophiles out there - the recording quality of this album is exceptional!

 
I think this is a wonderful album.  The quality on Spotify is horrendous, though; almost unbearable in the car, particularly .
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
This song destroys my Name That Tune skills.

What do you mean that isn't the opening to XTC's Making Plans For Nigel?! {#Eyes}
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
The raw and fun funky syncopation these wacky talented guys from Austin can generate is staggering, and you just gotta see 'em live

 
I totally agree! Saw them in a smallish theater and they were AWESOME. Top 5 show ever, and I've seen a lot of shows.
Posted 7 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
The raw and fun funky syncopation these wacky talented guys from Austin can generate is staggering, and you just gotta see 'em live
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
{#Guitarist}{#Bananajam}
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Oxen1morale wrote:
How about Pink Floyd, animals

 
 dwhayslett wrote:

Freebird!

Or any other random unrelated song.  Why?

 
Because this song starts with a minor chord and "Pigs" starts with a minor chord too - plus it's played with a similar tempo and strumming/phrasing style.  Everyone knows Pink Floyd invented minor chords and all aspects of guitar strumming stuff, right?  It seems to be a requirement that there is at least one "sounds like Pink Floyd" comment applied to every song in the playlist.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 konakid wrote:

I guess sometimes they don't write them to your specifications.Quit yer bitchin' and take the time to listen.   

 
For a while I have lived together with someone who literally was looking for the one single perfect song. He spent a considerable part of his spare time on downloading everything he could find, superficially skimming through it in a way that made it impossible to enjoy any of that music in any way. He simply seemed to have a model in his head for the One Perfect Song and somehow believed it to be available somewhere. His expectations for music were so single-minded that he could never enjoy it. This was not the only indication that he was probably the closest thing to a psychopath I have ever met, but it surely was one of the most obvious ones.
Posted 8 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
I don't know how this group passed me by, but RP are making me double take (again). I like everything I've heard so far. 

I'm enjoying the 'Floyd / Bowie homage with the dose of Weezer / Cake sunshine on this cut. 
Posted 8 years ago by SECA_Alan    [ Reply ]
Sorry Spoon but this is the third song I rated less than 4 in a row! -> PSD!
I can normally put up with this track, but not after Kosheen and Oingo Boingo...
Posted 8 years ago by Mannick    [ Reply ]
 LinThizzy wrote:
Met the drummer of this band at a dollar general buying.......plastic spoons!

 
I would have completely lost my s#!t if that happened to me.
Posted 8 years ago by izycrzy    [ Reply ]
Such a great album overall - maybe their best....
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Met the drummer of this band at a dollar general buying.......plastic spoons!
Posted 8 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
The best thing I canny about Spoon, is they're not quite as bad as Cake.
Posted 8 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
Fabulous song!
Posted 8 years ago by Prius    [ Reply ]
 konakid wrote:

I guess sometimes they don't write them to your specifications.Quit yer bitchin' and take the time to listen.   

 
 konakid - {#Clap}
Posted 8 years ago by basilarnold    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:
I am waiting for the music to start. 
.....Nope
...........Nothing. Must be inspired by Cake and The Red Hot Chili Whatevers. 

 
I guess sometimes they don't write them to your specifications.Quit yer bitchin' and take the time to listen.   
Posted 8 years ago by konakid    [ Reply ]
 OceanBlue wrote:
This album really blew me away when I got it. Different, more mature and more expansive sound from an already brilliant band. Wonderful record to listen to all the way through.

Edit: looks like Bill read all y'all's comments about the Bowie influences here, followed this up with Sound and Vision {#Dance}

 
I agree, this is a great album front to back. Not a stinker in the bunch!
Posted 8 years ago by konakid    [ Reply ]
 pumpkins3 wrote:
Monotonous & repetitive drivel.

 

Posted 8 years ago by ZM_Herb    [ Reply ]
 Oxen1morale wrote:
How about Pink Floyd, animals

 
Freebird!

Or any other random unrelated song.  Why?
Posted 8 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 Oxen1morale wrote:
How about Pink Floyd, animals

 
exactly!
Posted 8 years ago by slandering    [ Reply ]
I am waiting for the music to start. 
.....Nope
...........Nothing. Must be inspired by Cake and The Red Hot Chili Whatevers. 
Posted 8 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
" So I spend my whole life searching for my voice. And then when I find it, it turns out I'm Billy Joel."
Posted 8 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
How about Pink Floyd, animals
Posted 9 years ago by Oxen1morale    [ Reply ]
like it. reminds me of an older band, but I can't think which one right now... It'll come to me in a minute...
Posted 9 years ago by torino390    [ Reply ]
Quite a heartbeat.
Posted 9 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
I really love how this band, much like The Cars in their day, is -  ON  -  THE BEAT! and never misses with their wicked wacky twist-fits.
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 olivertwist wrote:


I heard a live performance by them on Sirius radio a couple weeks ago. I don't know why, but I didn't expect them to be so good live. Excellent band!
This is a really cool track, and Rainy Taxi and Outlier are two other standout songs from this album. Hint hint Bill {#Smile} 

 

Posted 9 years ago by spumonti    [ Reply ]
 olivertwist wrote:


I heard a live performance by them on Sirius radio a couple weeks ago. I don't know why, but I didn't expect them to be so good live. Excellent band!
This is a really cool track, and Rainy Taxi and Outlier are two other standout songs from this album. Hint hint Bill {#Smile} 

 
He already plays Inside Out from this album which I think is fantastic as well.  Also enjoy New York Kiss.

Glad to know they sound good live, was wondering the same thing.  Hope to catch them some day.
Posted 9 years ago by sbegf    [ Reply ]
This album really blew me away when I got it. Different, more mature and more expansive sound from an already brilliant band. Wonderful record to listen to all the way through.

Edit: looks like Bill read all y'all's comments about the Bowie influences here, followed this up with Sound and Vision {#Dance}
Posted 9 years ago by OceanBlue    [ Reply ]
Tom Petty where are you? Great Song
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
 Shmelo wrote:
Just saw these guys in Toronto last Wednesday and they were amazing! 

 

I heard a live performance by them on Sirius radio a couple weeks ago. I don't know why, but I didn't expect them to be so good live. Excellent band!
This is a really cool track, and Rainy Taxi and Outlier are two other standout songs from this album. Hint hint Bill {#Smile} 
Posted 9 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
Just saw these guys in Toronto last Wednesday and they were amazing! 
Posted 9 years ago by Shmelo    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
This is great. Instant 8 and possibly climbing.

 
You got that right!  {#Guitarist}
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
This is great. Instant 8 and possibly climbing.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Like this...
Posted 9 years ago by Zicatela    [ Reply ]
Nice twist on a Floyd type tune ? does that make it "out of a can" ?
Posted 9 years ago by RascalRhyme    [ Reply ]
For u audiophiles out there - the recording quality of this album is exceptional!
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Lindo525 wrote:
Is it just me, or do I hear a little PF Animals in there? I do like the retro feel of this. More please!

 
Yup.
Posted 9 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
The more I hear this, the more it blows me away...  The bass, the drums, the whacked-out tortured distorted guitar, the talented vocals!
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

"Dystonic"?  Pretty cool tune.

 
Yeah, it's a strange adjective to use in this sense, but the guitar seems incongruous and abrupt in relation to the rest of the song, not unlike an ego-dystonic thought, or "dystonia", abnormal and involuntary muscle movements seen in certain neurological or medication induced conditions.  So I'm sticking with it... 
Posted 9 years ago by rfm    [ Reply ]
 rfm wrote:
Not a big Spoon fan, but I really like this song, especially the somewhat dystonic guitar.

 
"Dystonic"?  Pretty cool tune.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Weird...I was just thinking about this song. Turned on Radio Paradise and it was playing. Apparently Bill's reading my mind. Great song from a great album.
Posted 9 years ago by zamir    [ Reply ]
Monotonous & repetitive drivel.
Posted 9 years ago by pumpkins3    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
Nice! I like lots of their stuff. They have a really clever and edgy quality to their music, and I dig the Bowie/ Lennon things in the vocals.

 
Yeah, really agree on the Bowie angle. This is song owes a lot to Soul Love from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Nice tune though.
Posted 9 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
{#Music}
Posted 9 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
Bump 7———8! 
Posted 9 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]
sadly, as much as I like Spoon, this is nip, nip, nipping my head...
Posted 9 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
I really think that they are playing extra incredibly tight on this one! Whistling within songs usually drives me nuts; this one does it right!
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
On first hearing, an easy seven. Might go up!{#Good-vibes}
I do hear the echo of Animals.
Posted 9 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
Not a big Spoon fan, but I really like this song, especially the somewhat dystonic guitar.
Posted 9 years ago by rfm    [ Reply ]
lovin the PF Animals vibe 
Posted 9 years ago by heathenchild    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
A really strong album overall - great to hear a bit more of it on RP!  One of the stronger tracks for sure.

 
Agreed!
Posted 9 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
 reindeer wrote:
The whistling in this song ruins it for me.  Ugh.

 
I quite like that whistling {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 10 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
The whistling in this song ruins it for me.  Ugh.
Posted 10 years ago by reindeer    [ Reply ]
 Lindo525 wrote:
Is it just me, or do I hear a little PF Animals in there? I do like the retro feel of this. More please!

 
Right, Pigs.  I also hear some influence from Eagles Long Run, maybe in the drums?
Posted 10 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
Is it just me, or do I hear a little PF Animals in there? I do like the retro feel of this. More please!
Posted 10 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]

Spoon is the bomb.         

Resurrects the embodiment of classic 70's rock executed in a smart contemporary way and Im from the 60's.

I uploaded a month ago, not sure if I received credit nonetheless glad it’s being played.


Posted 10 years ago by orangecraig    [ Reply ]
A really strong album overall - great to hear a bit more of it on RP!  One of the stronger tracks for sure.
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Nice! I like lots of their stuff. They have a really clever and edgy quality to their music, and I dig the Bowie/ Lennon things in the vocals.
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]