![]() Me in public: My headphones: /P7qVhIXwEt- key. The rapper looks extremely unimpressed by whatever's going on on the show, but if that isn't your "I'm listening to cool music" face then you're obviously lying. ![]() He appeared on an episode of the French prank show Le Pire Stagiaire (The Worst Intern) which is where the meme's still is from, though an AirPod has been photoshopped on his visible ear for the purpose of the joke. Now there's a meme showing that exact scenario with the help of French rapper Jnr Slice. After all, that path leads to delusion, destruction by external environmental factors, and flaming out as quickly as a shooting star.We've all done it tried our best to look cool strutting down the street with our AirPods in (Just kidding - I don't own AirPods) pretending to be musical connoisseurs while secretly feeling grateful that there isn't a bubble visible above your head showing that you're actually listening to Britney Spears' Toxic for the third time in a row. The band’s aim is to present a jolly jester’s worldview, and perhaps comment on the jester himself, but not to advocate that listeners follow this jester. What is clear, however, is that they have identified this narrator as a loser and idiot, so his philosophy is not to be interpreted as a Smash Mouth lifestyle endorsement. Maybe they saw some of this narrator in themselves. Smash Mouth may have been offering an arch commentary on this quintessentially American (and Californian) philosophy. ![]() And his response to global warming, while cheerful and resourceful, does nothing to address the problem. He aspires to be a “shooting star” just to break a mold, unaware that a shooting star is, by its nature, destined to immediately fade out and die. He subscribes to the plainly ill-advised belief that all that glitters is gold. He is so far from an “all star” that a dumb girl called him a loser. ![]() He is a fool who was (properly) advised that the world would roll him. Of course, despite asserting that he is an “all star” and a “rock star,” he certainly is neither of those things. In this verse, global warming melts the ice caps, so the narrator simply suggests going swimming. In the chorus, he recites a mantra of self-encouragement (and self-delusion): “I am capable and will thrive when I take bold chances to pursue superficial goals.” In the second verse, the narrator provides an example of how his jester-like philosophy plays out. In the pre-chorus, he describes his philosophy of breaking rules, living hedonistically, and embracing action. In the first verse, the narrator establishes himself as dumb. On “All Star,” Smash Mouth takes us through the simple, action-oriented philosophy of a dumb but aggressively upbeat narrator. ![]() And yet the music video is a tie-in to another film, 1999’s Mystery Men. Smash Mouth’s best known song, with part of its enduring popularity/infamy caused by its inclusion in the opening scene of Shrek. Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb In the shape of an "L" on her forehead Well, the years start comin' and they don't stop comin' Fed to the rules and I hit the ground runnin' Didn't make sense not to live for fun Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb So much to do, so much to see So what's wrong with taking the backstreets? You'll never know if you don't go (W-w-wacko) You'll never shine if you don't glow Hey now, you're an all star Get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star Get the show on, get paid (And all that glitters is gold) Only shootin' stars break the mold It's a cool place, and they say it gets colder You're bundled up now, wait 'til you get older But the meteor men beg to differ Judging by the hole in the satellite picture The ice we skate is getting pretty thin The water's getting warm so you might as well swim My world's on fire, how 'bout yours? That's the way I like it and I'll never get bored ![]()
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