Every Song: Sugar Rush

[NathanJN]

"Sugar Rush" is the first song on the Robot Rock album.

Here's some possible topics for discussion:
1. Favorite Line
2. Least Favorite Line
3. Musical Quality
4. Images the Song Brings to Mind
5. Overall Rating (Using the entire body of JE music as a means of comparison . . . not just the album the song appears on.)
6. Comparison to other version (Unelectric)



The lyrics for this song can be found on the Robot Rock album here:
http://www.joyelectric.com/lyrics/artic ... yrics.html

You can listen to the song on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9kKKM5Vzec


Lyrics:

Sugar Rush

i get a sugar rush
thinking of you too much

i only want to be
with you for all eternity
a holiday that will never
go away

i only want to be
with you for all eternity
i only want to know
the things you have for
me to grow
i only want to be
part of your loving family
a holiday that will never
go away

[NathanJN]

1997. It's been fifteen years since Robot Rock came out. This album was my introduction to Joy Electric (although I'll write about the first song I had ever heard next week).

Sugar Rush was the second JE song I had ever heard. I'm still not sure why I like the song.

Is it a love song to some gal?
Is it worship song?

Lyrically it seems almost juvenile (even when I listened to it 15 years ago). And yet, I think that's part of the appeal. The speaker in the song is so filled with exuberance, he is filled with a joy that seems almost childish and inappropriate.

But doesn't joy . . . real joy . . . fill us with such excitement that it seems childish and unbecoming?

This song is so fun!

[lfh]

I think I have a love hate relationship with song, much like Ronnie himself haha. I loved it when I first heard it, now I dunno. I do like the crazy breakbeat version on The Army of Wires, oops I mean Land of the Misfits EP.

[IantheBlueMan]

Totally silly, sickly sweet, and obnoxious. And I love it.

[seedsower]

Super catchy pop song done in such a different way compared to the rest of the catalogue. I came into the fold around the Tick Tock era, so I was caught off guard by this one going thru older releases.
It's almost like this song was done as a joke, but with a sliver of real sentiment behind it. Consequently becoming one of the most popular tracks. I think "Sugar Rush" is to Joy Electric like "Fight For Your Right To Party" is to The Beasty Boys. Both a not-so-serious tune with a big hook that almost became an albatross to the band after a while. Pretty sure this one is retired from the live set. I know the Beastys refuse to play "Fight.." anymore.
I don't know, just a thought.
Funny story, not sure if anybody is familiar with the defunct noise-punk band Blood Brothers, but back in 2005 or '06, I saw them in Houston. After the show, the lead singer noticed my Joy E shirt, and started singing "Sugar Rush".

[jjmini]

This is the best and worst song to ever exist. I cant praise it specifically because the sheer irony of this song says enough.


This song really is a valuable gem (for better or for worse) in Ronald Martin catalog of synthetic sounds so some respect has to be given

[Dr. M]

This was the very first Joy Electric song I ever heard. I loved it, I loved every song on the album (except the last one, never a favorite). But it didn't take long for it to turn into a skip for me. I don't think I've listened to the whole song in... well... a very, very, very long time. And that's ok with me. Often times these threads have me rushing to itunes to listen to things I haven't listened to in years, but not this time.

[charis]

a couple of years ago i heard him play the song live. the song is okay. i definitely wouldn't whip it out if i wanted to introduce someone to JE though.

[NathanJN]

Funny story, not sure if anybody is familiar with the defunct noise-punk band Blood Brothers, but back in 2005 or '06, I saw them in Houston. After the show, the lead singer noticed my Joy E shirt, and started singing "Sugar Rush".

Not familiar with them . . . but a great story non-the-less.

[lfh]

Super catchy pop song done in such a different way compared to the rest of the catalogue. I came into the fold around the Tick Tock era, so I was caught off guard by this one going thru older releases.
It's almost like this song was done as a joke, but with a sliver of real sentiment behind it. Consequently becoming one of the most popular tracks. I think "Sugar Rush" is to Joy Electric like "Fight For Your Right To Party" is to The Beasty Boys. Both a not-so-serious tune with a big hook that almost became an albatross to the band after a while. Pretty sure this one is retired from the live set. I know the Beastys refuse to play "Fight.." anymore.
I don't know, just a thought.
Funny story, not sure if anybody is familiar with the defunct noise-punk band Blood Brothers, but back in 2005 or '06, I saw them in Houston. After the show, the lead singer noticed my Joy E shirt, and started singing "Sugar Rush".

FIRE!! FIRE!! FIRE!!