The Shins - The Celibate Life

[M20Lover]

Anyone ever notice how he says "You led no celibate life"? This is a song about NOT being celibate.

[hooskerdu1]

Definite hints of a Beach Boys influence on this one...and that's a good thing..

[iheartdacookiemonsta]

what is a reaction?

[Nickgreek123]

I find this song difficult to have sex to

[stupidmotherrucker]

Good job, peesalad.

[fidorahead]

I  enjoy the shins

[drjoshuab11]

top five favorite albums of all tizzy

[beavisandbutthead104]

69 likes on the celibate life XDD

[TheLizardKing617]

The Shins are awesome. :D

[cgbeas]

Who the heck "disliked" this song!?!?!?!?! GTFO!!!

[llaoll]

the shins can even make a celibate life sound good

[llaoll]

the shins can even make a celibate life sounds good

[nokiddding]

Whenever ANYTHING by The Shins is playing, life is good.

[segroves]

i would buy every album of the shins for cd if i could find them(:

[cKunke2]

@segroves

Used on Amazon.com. Super cheap!

[Reinster321]

Must have listened to this song 1000 times. Still not bored

[tonipalanca]

Great band! great album!!!!!!!!

[TheSouthparkrulz]

no dislikes :) love the shins

[hellohorcrux]

I need to locate a physical copy of this album, like, right now. I just can't listen on iTunes forever.

[amazinglyace]

"remember the girls in the middle are always the first to fall off", I always think of this as though you remember your first love and your last but the others mean little/nothing in comparison. :)

[TheTetrys]

This album is gold.

[crystalmccutie]

@TheTetrys This album, my friend, is Palladium.

[celestexcore94]

i really think i need to invest in this album :O

[tbonestillz]

i love this album because its songs are short and sweet....they never get old

[jmaths117]

this

[wiam333]

what are some other artists that have music like this? or similar

[chunk351975]

@wiam333 Arctic Monkeys have a similar sound but there really isnt another band like The Shins.

[katem3]

This is my favourite song ever in the world

[Snailbarf]

I have to start out by saying that I'm 36 and like most people, my tastes don't drift far from what I listened to growing up ie I don't try to keep up with new music anymore after the late 90s started churning ot shit copies of the early 90s music. That was rock's last gasp.

But if that was rock's last gasp, then the Shins are it's last exhale. They officially strip mined every catchy hook unused in the previous 40 years. Rock can rest peacefully thanks to them.

[Sixcorby]

Very short song!

[UberFrederick]

One of my favorite Shins song. Amazing.

[jmaths117]

I wish this song was more than 1:50 long, it's perfect.

[ADVANCEDzomg]

i think its funny how its about "celibacy" and the song is so short =)

[jmaths117]

maybe I'm just dumb but can you explain why you think it's funny? :D

[ADVANCEDzomg]

cuz no one can stay celibate for long =)

[jmaths117]

aren't the lyrics "you've lived no celibate life" isn't it talking about some girl?

[komraderyan]

@jmaths117 He's saying you've led no celibate life so i think it's about a loose girl...or something

[komraderyan]

@PrettyAsInPoetic well...he says "the girls in the middle are the first to fall off" i just assumed it was about a girl

[TheWatsonGreen]

yes, they can. its called not being able to get laid. it sucks. no one in the world is worse than me with women and relationships. this song is about me.

[thatslifeee]

@TheWatsonGreen hahah nah i am worse probably....girls always tell me i am 'hot' and this one girl told sent me a text message saying "it felt like my heart skipped a beat when i first saw you" and i STILL cant get laid. its been like a year. my crush in high school told me i was cute at a party one time and she was completely sober and i was even kinda buzzin and i STILL couldnt get laid. im like that one guy who's really good at playing pool but there isnt a pool table within 500 miles of him.

[sk8grommet]

@thatslifeee i gotta say, from your story it sounds like there have been several "pool tables" that have been wanting your balls all over them. I think you just gotta grab your stick and get some in a pocket:P

[anfooclock]

beautiful x 2

[amberstoocool]

i love the shins!!!

[OhDoyProductions]

z0mg best song!

[jmaths117]

fuckin love this song

[jmaths117]

best song ever

[jam454]

i know an album like this only comes around once in a blue moon.

[WebTravellerPETJIM]

once in a blue moon means rarely??? not english native speaker ... such a lovely idiom

[rocker4isu]

A "Blue Moon" means that the there were two full moons in one month, the second being the "Blue moon". this rarely happens, thus the phrase once in a blue moon.

[WebTravellerPETJIM]

THANKS

[pearljammer13]

@jam454 Very true. Only two have since this one. Chutes Too Narrow and Wincing The Night Away.

[rampaginwalrus]

@jam454; Fist one since Dark Side Of The Moon

[narmon238]

i fucking love this album so much

[Hydraex2]

@narmon238 amen

[theforhead]

this is the jam right here.