Greg! The Stop Sign!!
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| "Greg! The Stop Sign!!" | ||
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| Single by TISM | ||
| from the album Machiavelli and the Four Seasons | ||
| B-side(s) | Strictly Loungeroom There's More Men In Children Than Wisdom Knows |
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| Released | July 31, 1995 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 1995? | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 11:10 | |
| Label | genre b.goode | |
| Writer(s) | TISM | |
| Producer(s) | Lawrence Maddy | |
| TISM singles chronology | ||
| (He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River (1995) |
Greg! The Stop Sign!! (1995) |
Garbage (1996) |
Greg! The Stop Sign!! is a single by Australian alternative rock band TISM. It was the second single from the album Machiavelli and the Four Seasons (1995).
The song, along with its predecesor (He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River is one of TISM's most popular tracks, and reached #10 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 1995. It became well known thanks to its "Beach Boys style harmony" in the chorus of the song.
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[edit] Song
The song is based on a series of speeding advertisements released by the TAC (road and safety authorities), who are even mentioned in the song, which featured warnings similar to which occur in the song.
The song itself revolves around high school students learning to drive and the various predicaments they get themselves into, such as choosing a career, and fears of failing exams, all the while struggling with learning to drive. They manage become distracted and "miss the stop sign!!" eventually leading to them, presumably, being killed in the gruesome manner depicted in the TAC commercials.
[edit] Video
The video for the song, directed by Mark Hartley, begins with TISM in the locker room of the St. Kilda Football Club, eventually having them perform the song in a football field. According to Tim Webster on the Gold! Gold!! Gold!!! (1998) video, this was an effort to "Save the St. Kilda club".
Eventually the song turns into a more regular style video clip, with a group of teenagers partying in a house. The camera moves into the house to see them all drinking and enjoying themselves, as a standard teenage party would expect to be seen. As the camera moves into the back room, a teenage girl is seen vomiting on the floor, overlooked by a member of TISM. The video then turns into a series of disappointing moments, all watched by a member of TISM, such as a woman finding her fresh bread has mould on it and the toilet roll is empty. Back in the house one of the most notorious and well known scenes of the video shows a dog eating the vomit from earlier. Meanwhile, outside a couple argue, once again as a member of TISM watches on.
[edit] Trivia
Some copies came with a "Greg! The Stop Sign!!" bumper sticker.
 The bumper sticker. |
[edit] Track list
- "Greg! The Stop Sign!!"
- "Strictly Loungeroom"
- "There's More Men In Children Than Wisdom Knows"
