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When Ben Folds played in London after this single came out, there were people in the crowd playing air piano to their mates. Twats, granted, but you get the idea.

Here’s the anti-slacker, neo-indie anthem that’s a toungue in cheek ribbing of the alternative scene. And all that without guitars. It shouldn’t work. I say that a lot about the songs on here. This site shouldn’t work when I think about it. I shouldn’t work.

I like this song because it goes really far out of its way not to be alternative. Backing vocals punch in with barks of “get down”. Oh, and the “DING!” after they sing “It’s industrial”. You’ll hear it.

Plus it’s got real handclaps and that’s often a good thing.

There was a girl who passed me by
she gave a smile, but I was shy
and I looked down, so down

Listen: Underground

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