Flaming Lips: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

I was listening to the podcast of NPR's All Songs Considered progam on my drive in to work this morning. This week's show features the new Flaming Lips single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Song" from their soon to be released album, At War with the Mystics. BTW, are there two better online music programs than All Songs and KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic?

I have never been a fan of the Flaming Lips. As Bob Boilen says, their music is often too cute and annoying. For artsy, sardonic and noisily melodic music, I've always gravitated towards bands like Yo La Tengo. Anyways, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the new single. Yes, the sound is still a bit annoying. But the single is fun, fresh and very catchy. Here are some sample lyrics:

If you could make everybody poor just so that you could be rich would you do it? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

If you could watch everybody work while you just lay on your back would you do it? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's a very dangerous thing to do exactly what you want. Because you cannot know yourself, or what you'd really do...with all your power?

Ok, there is no mistaking these lyrics for Dylan, but what a great pop song. What am I going to do with all my power? I'm going to start by buying the new Flaming Lips album on iTunes. Yeah, yeah, yeah.