"Kids" - MGMT

I'm not averse to pop music, or "Top 40".  I just find myself drawn to music with a little more depth than a puddle.  That being said, there a few irritatingly catchy pop/dance songs that I find myself downloading and shoulder dropping to in my car on my drive to work.

The drunk people had no idea what this song was

I was at a local bar that I kinda despise a few weeks ago, (said bar coincidentally is also my office - figure that one out), when I heard the song "Kids" by MGMT.  At the time I didn't know what the song was called and was frantically trying to interrogate the drunk people nearest to me on the song's name before it ended.  Someone suggested Arcade Fire, and even though I doubted them I spent the next day trying to Google various Arcade Fire song lyrics.  My next move was to text about five people I know that like music as much as I do. Four out of five shot blanks, but the fifth hit a bullseye and pointed me towards, "Kids" by MGMT.

MGMT

So apparently I'm not the only one who likes MGMT.  Since their signing in 2006 they've received a few Grammy nods, and praise from Last.fm, Rolling Stone, The BBC, and Spin.com.  They are classified on Wikipedia as "Psychedelic Rock Band."  Now I'm not sure anyone has been classified in that genre since Pink Floyd, so good on them.

Oh you're a mean one, Mr. Sarkozy

The song, "Kids" has been used by several media, it's been featured on the 2009 FIFA video game soundtrack, on Gossip Girl & The Vampire Diaries to name a few.  There was also a legal dispute after the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy's party used the song at several conferences and then offered the band €1 compensation.  Eventually Sarkozy's posse relented and paid out $38,000 to the band.

There's two video's for the song - both equally as entertaining.  One is a fan made video that features two kids lip syncing and cuts to videos of people dancing, the other one is the creepy official MGMT video released in 2009.

I'm not going to try decipher the lyrics or the meaning of this song because I don't have a hot clue. That being said this song is a gooder and worth a listen.



You were a child, 
crawlin' on your knees toward it. 
Makin' mama so proud, 
but your voice was too loud. 

We like to watch you laughing. 
You pick the insects off plants. 
No time to think of consequences. 

Control yourself. 
Take only what you need from it. 
A family of trees wantin', 
To be haunted. 

Control yourself. 
Take only what you need from it. 
A family of trees wantin', 
To be haunted. 

The water is warm, 
but it's sending me shivers. 
A baby is born, 
crying out for attention. 
Memories fade, 
like looking through a fogged mirror 
Decision to decisions are made and not bought 
But I thought, 
this wouldn't hurt a lot. 
I guess not. 

Control yourself. 
Take only what you need from it. 

A family of trees wantin', 
To be haunted. 

Control yourself. 
Take only what you need from it. 
A family of trees wantin', 
To be haunted. 


Control yourself. 
Take only what you need from it. 
A family of trees wantin', 
To be haunted. 

Control yourself. 
Take only what you need from it. 
A family of trees wantin', 
To be haunted. 

Control yourself. 
Take only what you need from it. 
A family of trees wantin', 
To be haunted. 

Control yourself. 
Take only what you need from it. 
A family of treeeeees...