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"Brick" is a song by American alternative rock group Ben Folds Five. It was released in November 1997 as a single from their album Whatever and Ever Amen and later on Ben Folds Live. [2] The verses were written by Ben Folds about his high school girlfriend getting an abortion, and the chorus was written by the band's drummer, Darren Jessee ...
Folds also frequently changes the last line from "the army" to "your mommy" or, on occasion, "all y'all's mommies". In the DVD Sessions at West 54th, in the Spare Reels footage, Ben Folds Five can be seen recording the song. The lyrics are slightly different, and the horn parts are either scat sung by Folds or omitted.
"Battle of Who Could Care Less" is a song performed by Ben Folds Five, released as part of their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen, written by Ben Folds. [2] It peaked at #26 in the UK Singles Chart, [3] and enjoyed widespread radio airplay in the summer of 1997 in the UK, with the music video being regularly shown on both MTV and VH1.
Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released on March 18, 1997. [12] Three singles were released from the album, including the lead single, "Battle of Who Could Care Less", which received significant airplay on alternative radio and on MTV, and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and number 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and the band's biggest ...
"Underground" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album. [1] It was written by Ben Folds. [2] The song is about geeks and social outcasts looking for solace in numbers in underground music and art scenes. It peaked at #37 on the UK Singles Chart. [3] The track was #3 for the year of 1996 on Australia's Triple J Hottest 100. [4]
"Philosophy" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album. [1] It was written by Ben Folds . [ 2 ] Folds continues to play the song on various tours as part of his solo career.
Ben Folds Five was an American alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprised Ben Folds (lead vocals, piano), Robert Sledge ( bass guitar , backing vocals) and Darren Jessee (drums, backing vocals).
Anna Goodman, at the time Ben Folds' wife, was inspired to write the lyrics to a song as a parody of Folds' style. Folds has referred to Goodman's lyrics as "bad Folds," a wink to the now-defunct "International Imitation Hemingway Competition" put on by Harry's Bar & Grill in Century City, California. [citation needed]