i have about 8 nephews and nieces ages 8-10 when this CD came out, i played this song loud many times. after a week the whole young gang was running aorund singing smoke em smoke em if you got them it was halarious.
oh shit, that third chord in the riff is extended over the studio version and it sounds SO GODDAMN GOOD. This is an amazing version of an already great song.
i got this CD when it first came out and i played it loud to my nephews ranging between 6 and 12, the 3rd time i played it all of them were singing, smoke em smoke em, it was great such a catchy tune.
I remember I bought this CD from Columbia House because of the "Pulp Fiction" reference in one of the songs and then found out that every single track on the album was good. Some tasty guitar licks in there as well.
The Fun Lovin Criminals are cool as hell I remeber seeing them in Liverpool UK a few years ago, well worth going to see them where ever in the world you are. The thing about this song is it's smooth and mellow as hell.
He always looks like that...bless him :-D I got him so trashed in amsterdam back in 2007 that he just said "man, I gotta sit down" - I think he was a bit embarrassed cos I is a girl. I outsmoked Huey - I consider that my badge of honour. Maybe I should have that on my gravestone LOL
I hate the fact that they wont come back to the US, i have only got to see them one time in Hollywood, small club, middle of the week and no one but me and 5 other people even knew who they were. the place was rocking after 1 song.
I saw them 5 years ago at TAKSIRAT 5 in Skopje, Macedonia... :)))) This why on TAKSIRAT 5 I whent to listen to Fun Lovin' Criminals... they totaly rock'ed the house down... Huey changed guitars after every song... :)))) ...sending them for tuning ... stayed eXtra 45 min on stage... and totaly blow away the right wall of loudspeakers... :))))) ...Orbital was on stage after them... and sounded like crap... :))))) Fun Lovin' Criminals... ONE of the best concerts ever in Skopje.. :)))
I remember this performance. I totally love this band. after all these years, they're still my boys. I haven't seen Huey to say hello to in 10 years (god I feel old) and it would be nice to see him and get a big old hug. He gives awesome hugs. He's 50 this year - I beat him to it last year - it would be nice to rub it in that he's now an old git too LOL. He had the cheek to say 'yes mum' to me in Belfast in 2008 cos I had the temerity to agree with his manager that he should fuck off back to the hotel before he got into more trouble. We'd already shared a bottle of Patron by that point and he thought it might be a good idea to go and play footie with the support band (as you do). He gave me such a look when I asked him if he had anything nasty before I swigged out of the same bottle...we were so classy haha. Fast was long gone by this point - lightweight :-D He's a fancy-ass DJ now, but I remember his first show on 6 Music, and him begging us to tune in cos he was afraid nobody would listen. He was so nervous he called his mum live on air hahaha...wish I'd recorded that. She was so sweet. Kept calling him Hugh and telling him not to swear. Naw, I miss him :-(
did anyone ever watch Huey presenting never mind the buzzcocks? absolutly brillinat song saw them live a couple of times, blew my mind away with the guitar solos, a band best served half baked on the green
excellent band, hope they do a gig in Dublin soon, huey had a bar on the quays in Dublin near the 4courts, called the voodoo lounge well smooth and chilled that place was,
@rikavela2 One of those many US bands that do nothin in their home country but do better abroad- we loved em in the UK, sold fucking loads. Huey is a legend
Trouble is with this tune is it aint long enough, just as the acid was taking effect and i was at the drinking lighter fluid with my dead mothers underwear on my head worn like a surgeons mask the psychedelic guitar stopped. Know wot i mean?
@rikavela2 yo, u are talkin like they r retired already.Give the fellas some time.Plus, the are still on toppppp (forgive my english.Not my mother-launguage, u know...) (
