Every Man Has A Plan Molly

Note: I believe I've overdosed on Nyquil and some codeine-containing cough syrup the doctor prescribed me, so forgive any rambling or insanity contained in the following post.

Well, I somehow managed to get sick again, after being healthy for a mere 3 or so weeks, so I'm gonna try to keep tonight's post brief. Two years ago, I pretty much hadn't heard of Say Anything, despite having two covers of theirs. It wasn't until I came across a friend's MySpace profile with a song of theirs on it that I really took notice of the band.I soon sought out more of their stuff and definitely liked what I heard. An indie band, Say Anything tends to be witty and snarky in most of their songs, and neurotic Jew frontman Max Bemis has that kinda tortured genius thing going on.

Say Anything - Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too
There's not a lot I think I can say about this track that will do it justice. This song lets Bemis showcase how awesome juvenile he can be while still including a fair amount of his magical Jew wit. The video has The Fonz in it and has Bemis mocking the ludicrous extravagance of modern hip-hop videos. Bemis even manages to work in a few super-high, Justin Timberlake-like high notes for good measure. Plus, how can you not love a song that has the chorus of, "I called her on the phone and she touched herself. She touched herself. She touched herself. I called her on the phone and she touched herself. I laughed myself to sleep?"

Say Anything - Admit It!!!
Max lays on the intellectualism heavily in the lyrics to this one, even managing to add an air of elitism while being brutally honest how flawed he actually is. The song is still quite catchy, although due to Bemis speaking more of the lyrics than he sings in this one, some people may find his voice fairly annoying.

Say Anything - Dammit (Growing Up) (Acoustic Cover)
If I mention covers, I'm probably not too far from posting one. Plus, this seemed to be a good way to end out the post. Here, the group tackles the Blink 182 breakout hit, Dammit. The group opts to slow it down and swap over to acoustic for this track, and I feel it works pretty well. Max also seems to be a bit more brooding and emotive than in the original.