... so today i was researching the hong kong punk scene and came across the website for a random expat high school band called the hygenics. the website mentioned the lead singer used to play in pop punk bands in new jersey, so i figured i might know the guy from the old NJPP ("new jersey pop-punk") scene or something.
i clicked on a song called "morristown" and, to my surprise, i saw the EXACT words for the taxicab samurai song "decepticon." imagine my confusion! either these fellows chose to express their teen angst with the exact same words as my old band, or they'd completely ripped off our song!
this google search demonstrates the similarity pretty well.
i'm not really pissed off as much as flattered -- i mean, they played old taxicab songs on stages all over hong kong, can you imagine? the year after we'd broken up, these guys in hong kong took up the mantle and played "decepticon" at shows for a couple of years in HK before graduating high school and heading off to college in the states/UK. rock. someone's got to "keep the spirit alive," as they say.
stay tuned for mp3's of the offending song soon...
Posted by cce at February 8, 2003 03:21 PM | TrackBackWhatsup punk!
Aiight listen man, i was the drummer for the hygenics. and i thought the songs blew goats man, so if ure takin pride in putting this on tim then don't man, cus from my understanding. these were your songs. "which blew goats" so take ure head outta ure ass and wake the fuck up. There is no need to make this much of a deal over bullshit music that you produced. I'm even glad that ure doin this cuz now i get the chance to reply back to ure stupid ass. fuckin loser.
Posted by: Shadow Magic at October 16, 2003 07:42 AMHey shadow majic, you're lucky it's not my music you ripped off. I'd beat you like a red headed stepchild you maggot.
Posted by: Joe at June 1, 2004 08:46 AMwussup fuck nut,
I came back to this site by chance and found ure little bitch msg. Its funny how u think ure some kind of superstar droppin' words you can't live up to, i just wish u'd give it a go and beat me like a red headed stepchild, psh, jokes!! Anyway's u faggot new jersey white boy, i'll leave you to ure composing of shit! go talk to someone ure age little mukundu!
Posted by: Rami at September 14, 2004 02:50 AMhey guys -- this is chris, the guy whose blog this is. i'm still looking for a Hygenics CD, either an actual CD or MP3's, so if any of you guys can help me out, that would be fuckin' awesome. thanks.
p.s. rami, i don't really care that the songs were done by you guys, i just wanna find the album so that i can hear 'em ...
Posted by: chris at September 14, 2004 02:01 PM