Talk:This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race

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Can someone please find a better photo? I tried looking but I didn't find any. Kay44 22:14, 8 December 2006 (UTC)Kaitlyn

I added a better quailty picture Guylikeu 19:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Check out the latest Journal entry on www.falloutboyrock.com, "we get a lot of questions in the q&a about if the guitar solo on the coffin was supposed to be about avenged sevenfold- not in the slightest" (125.236.140.188 07:33, 23 December 2006 (UTC))

How can Pete have a frustration about the emo scene if he is apart of it?

Contents 1 Censorship 2 A correction and a suggestion. 3 Music Video 4 Chris Moyles

[edit] Censorship

About the word "God" being removed from the radio versions of the song. I found that 106.7 KROQ still plays the song with the word "God" in. I was wondering if someone could tell me why they do but other radio stations apparently cannot. Thanks.

Most Wanted Emo 23:37, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm writing this in Australia, and the song hasn't received much airplay over here yet, but as far as I can tell the reasoning is something like this - radio stations which play mainly Top 40 / Pop / Adult Contemporary content are targeted more towards a mainstream audience, so pretty much anything that could possibly be considered offensive is removed to avoid offending listeners. (The phrase "God-damn door" was also censored in I Write Sins Not Tragedies, for example). These edits are not legally required, but are an example of self-censorship by the radio station. Other stations, targeted at a modern-rock / punk / alternative style audience, are still legally bound to prevent sexually explicit, violent or discriminatory language from going to air, but are more liberal in allowing certain controversial phrases (such as references to "God") to go to air. They are targeting a different audience, so there is less likelihood that listeners will be offended by reference to a "God-damned arms race."--Phil500 (Talk / Contribs) 04:13, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I'm also from Australia, and it's odd really. In this song, even on the YouTube vid's (eg: [1]) it's censored. I've only ever heard it once with god-damn-arms-race that was right back in the beginning. For example, last night, Fox (a very popular radio station) played both of those songs (I Write Sins Not Tragedies and This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race). The former was not censored "god damn door", yet the latter was "it's a [..] damn arms race". Odd? — Deon555^talk_desk^{sign here!} 03:35, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A correction and a suggestion.

Please notice the word in bold in the following excerpt from the article: '"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" is the first single from emo/pop punk band Fall Out Boy's album Infinity on High.' Now, notice this excerpt from the article: 'The song is reportedly about lyricist/bassist Peter Wentz's frustration with the ever growing 'emo scene'.' Notice how this stuff conflicts each other? You might want to correct that.
Also, I don't care how much of you might hate My Chemical Romance, I just want to say that they have a song named "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish" on their 2004 album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. Please note that too. [ Litis :: Talk to me ] 18:49, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Ignore the first part, I see someone already noticed it. [ Litis :: Talk to me ] 10:44, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Um it could be that they are emo and are frustrated that emo is becoming such a commercial thing, or are frustrated that other bands are stealing their sound, or a number of other reasons. It could still make sense and isn't really a contradiction.

[edit] Music Video

In the paragraph describing the recording studio scene in the music video, it mentions that Patrick Stump "is seen flailing his arms to imitate an 'R&B' method of singing." I had two contentions with this. First, I wasn't entirely sure that R&B artists that moved their arms while singing were described as "flailing". Imo, its usually more fluid then the jerky actions Stump was doing (and being made fun of for). Second, when I first saw the video I immediately thought of the Hinder video "Lips of an Angel", where the lead singer Austin Winkler flails his arms in what has been described as a possesed fashion, and has the same pained face while singing that Stump has in the recording studio scene. Coupled with the fact that this song is a critique of the 'emo scene', wouldn't this comparison be more accurate? Jklharris 02:00, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chris Moyles

In the UK, on Radio 1, DJ Chris Moyles popularised an alternate version of the lyrics: 'this aint' a scene, it's a God damn arse face', prompted by the frequent mishearings/misunderstandings. Would this be suitable for the trivia section? 172.209.203.235 01:23, 17 March 2007 (UTC)