Song Stories - Foster The People's 'Pumped Up Kicks'
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Published 2014-02-10
Foster The People's Mark Foster tells the story of 'Pumped Up Kicks', his band's massive 2010 hit, including how it tackled gun regulation in the US, the relationship between art and censorship, and what he would've changed.
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All Comments (21)
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Teacher: takes fidget spinner Kid: spins revolver
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He seems so chill and genuine. I love him.
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Kid: what’s your favorite song? Abused kid: Pumped up Kicks. Teacher: KIDS RUN
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2017 and this song still poppin
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He's very good at explaining things, makes it all the better
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For anyone wondering, it's actually about a mall shooting which occurred back in 2007. The person who committed the shootings name is Robert Hawkins, who was known to have been in trouble with the police and struggled pretty much for all his life, he also even wrote a suicide note and can be found on the net. The most obvious clue though is literally the first lyric of the song "Roberts got a quick hand."
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2019 and this song still slaps🤘🏽
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Why does this feel like the longest 4 mins of my life?
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Robert's got a quick hand...
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I remembered me liking this song as a kid singing it at school, then i learned what it meant
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I still live this song and its 2019, good music never dies.
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Haha I love how he said, "to have a band, to have a g-g-guiitar, god forbid to have a guitar, an electric guitar in top 40 radio." Which is true, it's sad that actual instruments are no longer being popularized. Don't get me wrong I love electronic music and learning how to use it is as difficult as playing an instrument, but I miss hearing the shrill of a guitar on the radio. I play guitar and I've tried to learn how to make music on programs. Trust me it's just as difficult
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The meaning of the song is that a little boy finds his dads gun in the closet. The thing hes planning to himself (as it says in the lyrics) is that hes planing a school shooting. The reason why in the lyrics it say all the kids with pumped up kicks better run faster than my gun means, that when he starts the school shoot out he's targeting the kids with nice sneakers as nike. I hope this helps with the meaning
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Didn't hear him say anything about school shootings one time.
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Needless to say, this is still and will always be a truly amazing song.
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IF YOU MAKE FUN OF MY SKECHERS ONE MORE TIME...
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I like his hair style :D
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I love his voice, I love the way he explains things.
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2019 and this song IS STILL a bop and a half
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you can tell hes got a loaded Tec 9 in his backpack
