Lyrics Quiz for Emo Kids

Answer: "Soco Amaretto Lime" by Brand New

A "soco amaretto lime" is actually a mixed drink - Southern Comfort and Amaretto, with a lime to garnish! An interesting title for a song about partying and wandering the streets drinking.

Answer: "There No 'I' in Team" by Taking Back Sunday

In the CDs liner notes, the next line read "but irony is for suckers", although you can't hear this being sung.

Answer: "Never Take Friendship Personal" by Anberlin

This is the title track to Anberlin's second full-length album. Their first was called "Blueprints for the Black Market".

Answer: "Hey There Delilah" by The Plain White Ts

This is such a cute song! The Plain White Ts are signed to a small indie rock label, Fearless Records - which gives me opening for a shameless plug for my friends in the Fully Down, who were signed to Fearless in 2005 and released their debut CD!

Answer: "Tiger Lily" by Matchbook Romance

This band from Poughkeepsie, NY really got its start on the Internet - when they first formed back in '97, the first things they did were to create a web page and put some tunes on mp3.com. They were discovered by Epitaph records, when an executive was browsing around the 'Net, looking for new acts. Who's laughing now, internet file-sharing laws?

Answer: "Living in Your Letters" by Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional is another band that has a lot of songs about long distance relationships. And of course by 'band' I mean, artist - Chris Carrabba is really the only member, but occasionally records full-band tracks with his back-up musicians.

Answer: "You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us in Prison" by My Chemical Romance

Having recently seen MCR in concert, I can accurately tell you they put on a really good show, with high energy. Gerard Way, the lead singer, wears a bulletproof vest and is now officially the love of my life.

Answer: "I Want to Hear You Sad" by The Early November

The Early November are a still relatively unknown band from NJ. They belong to indie label Drive Thru Records, the same label who bring you the band Halifax - who have toured with the Fully Down (end of free publicity, I swear!)

Answer: "Losing You" by The New Amsterdams

A friend of mine likes to call The New Amsterdams "Dashboard Confessional, Jr.". It's essentially one guy writing and recording these teary emo songs, and he's signed to Vagrant records to boot.

Answer: "Pretty Pathetic" by The Ataris

This song was originally recorded by The Smoking Popes... but I, for one, definitely prefer the Ataris version. It is a nice piano song, which you don't really hear that often in the emo rock world.

Answer: "My Favourite Chords" by The Weakerthans

Lead singer/guitarist of the band, John Sampson was previously in the band Propaghandi - and to this day his band is still sometimes credited as The Weakerthans (ex-Propaghandi), which can lead to a preconceived notion as to what they're *supposed* to sound like.

Answer: "Sugar, We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy

This is a very catchy song, and this is the line that will stick in your head.

Answer: "Choose the One who Loves you More" by Copeland

According to the band's website (www.thecopelandsite.com), Copeland uses the following criteria to judge whether or not they have a good song: "Strip away all the fluff. Does this song still speak the same way when performed with just a voice and a single piano or single guitar?" .... Amen.

Answer: "Whoa Man" by Flashlight Brown

Flashlight Brown's album, "My Degeneration", includes in the CD booklet the essential "steps" to follow to allow for degeneration. These steps include: "start a diet of bourbon and fries" and "sell out", to name a couple.

Answer: "The Artist in the Ambulance" by Thrice

Thrice is one of the emocore bands that I've included in this quiz, rather than whiny Dashboard-esque bands. This song is pretty clearly about getting a second chance and making it count; on a personal note, it is one of my absolute favourite songs ever.

Answer: "One Armed Scissor" by At the Drive-In

This is perhaps their best known song, and their 2005 greatest hits anthology takes its title from this line ('This station is non-operational'). When At the Drive-In split up, the members went two ways - The Mars Volta and Sparta. These five guys are arguably the founding fathers of emocore.

Answer: "Expo 86" by Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie is one of many bands prominently featured on the hit show "The O.C.". Star Adam Brody selects guest stars and soundtrack songs from some of his favourite bands. In his character's bedroom, there is even a Death Cab poster.

Answer: "Nothing Better" by the Postal Service

The Postal Service is comprised of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Strictly Ballroom; Figurine). They wrote and recorded the album by mailing each other CDs of ideas and demos - hence the name "The Postal Service".

Answer: "Love is Paranoid" by the Distillers

Brody Dale, former wife of Tim Armstrong of Rancid, is the singer of The Distillers. The singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is Karen O., who equally rocks.

Answer: "The Ex" by Billy Talent

The video for this song was filmed live at Capital Music Hall in Ottawa, Ontario. The band decided on a live video because they were too busy touring to create and film a concept video.