Motion City Soundtrack: A Lifeless Ordinary (Need A Little Help)

[RD2006]

My favourite track from My Dinosaur Life.

[gamizuco]

i was right in front of you! :D

[KaylaMuffins]

fantastic, absolutely fantastic.

[MasterShadowBunny]

DAMMIT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THIS CONCERT. MCS AND BLINK182? insaneeeee ;O

well..i suppose weezer and blink182 is good enough ;)

[lupecoteuw]

utterly consistent universe full. I found this movie free @ MovieWatcher(.)US

[cdaboulhotmail]

ya first time i heard it it did sound similar to something

[GraceFace978]

What other song sounds llike the tune of this one?

[sarbunn]

I've never loved one person so much... *drools*

[musiclaughtter]

wow sounds just like the recorded version.

(=

[pilfrid]

Currently #178 on iTunes! This song, I mean. The album's #4!

[Kaseythehusky]

lol @ We, the Motion City Soundtrack band. & Nah, fuck it! This is the first time ever played!! gotta love Justin..

[predator92lol007]

damn, this sounds sooo good!

[jan0lici0us]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS BAND!!!!!!!!!!!

[ramonsosa2]

song starts at 0:35

[doidazzleyou1901]

shoulda been a single! i can't wait til jan 19th for this!!

[UnscrewedWheat]

IT WAS RELEASED TODAY!

[doidazzleyou1901]

WHAT?! FO REALS?

[UnscrewedWheat]

YEAH! go to

Fuckyeahmotioncitysoundtrack(d­ot)tumblr(dot)com!!!

[Shrororosh]

This song should've been a single, it's amazing.

[idreamofyou1989]

NO FUCK IT THIS IS THE FIRST PLAYING IT

[xTheCarousel]

You did a good job recording, props. Honestly, this album is one i look forward to listening to!

[xTheCarousel]

does anyone have the lyrics..?

[youtubrgirl12345]

Sort of have the lyrics but they don't really form words yet...

Lolz :D

[holyfreakingwow]

I just saw them at there secret show in Minneapolis last night. They played this song, but the acoustic version. It was fucking amazing. I recorded the last half of the song on my sound recorder. I may upload it soon.

[ramonsosa2]

3:51 wtf

[JONESxSODA]

Motion City is one of those bands that just sound amazing live

[McSFraNtic71]

YES i just pre ordered the delux edition that includes signed books and stuff and i am so stoked

[UnscrewedWheat]

lucky.. lol

[Tkallab]

What do you think this song sounds like? I think it's a bit Modern Chemistry and a bit Can't Finish What You Started.

[UnscrewedWheat]

Can't Finish What You Started for sure.

and i think the guitar part in the chorus has a little bit of This is For real to it lol

[idreamofyou1989]

@Tkallab maybe the rhythm that he sings in SOME part but not fully, his personal style sounds like it changed, imo

[hazlewood182]

maan well i think even if it kills me...is there best record

[UnscrewedWheat]

they were all good =)

but i liked commit this to memory the best =D

[leapinlizards]

my prediction is that this album will be ass good or better than IATM!! soo fuckin excited!!

[chunklesam]

My god this new album is going to be so amazing.

JANUARY 19TH!!!!!

[kytheguy]

YES!!!!saving 20 bucks of my christmas money for it, going to FYE as soon as i wake up

[Tkallab]

I'd love to hear the studio version of this.

[eshoelick]

sounds good...although I am the movie, and commit this to memory where a master piece. there sounding more hollywood. If any knows what i mean?

[nbaltz26]

Totally agree. I'm hoping that with Hoppus back producing, this one will sound like CTTM or IATM

[UnscrewedWheat]

like, they're sounding like this so more people will catch on to their music? i assume thats what you mean?

[odmnjkns]

they just posted release date January 19!!!

[McSFraNtic71]

ughhhh this is WAY better than disapear but my itunes don't work so i can't get it... CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEW RECORD COMES OUT

[lunchboxcupcake]

this is my new favorite unreleased song of the year!!! MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK ROCKS!! =)

[eshoelick]

this is so much better than disapear.

[McSFraNtic71]

can any1 tell me when the new album is coming out....and if i can get tickets to their chicago shows....i'm sad i can't go :(

GOOD SONG!!!

[UnscrewedWheat]

a lifeless ordinary vs Disappear

which one do you like better?

i honestly wish this woulda been their first single. =/

[XxSarahSyntheticxX]

Yeah, I agree.

=0

[UnscrewedWheat]

another countdown on their website =D

i'm guessing new single,

disappear video,

album art and release date

or end of the world.

who knows?!

[baseboarder1018]

on monday the countdown ended and it was the release of the dissapear single

[UnscrewedWheat]

go back to their website, new countdown =D

[breakneck777]

a lifeless ordinary for sure!

[idreamofyou1989]

i agree. this song sounds so much better

[xxSteviexxx]

Their songs are pick me ups when im sad. :D Gonna Buy like 5 of their 4th albums for me and my friends.

[supasexyshafee76]

i think its going to be the release of the first single off my dinosaur life. just an idea!!

[NCordio]

RIGHT NOW! On the MCS website, there is a countdown going on, which is set to hit 0:00:00:00

at noon tomorrow 10/19/09! What is it? No one knows, check it out!

[paynd1zl]

quicksand has a massive appeal to me****

[shayh521]

I didn't think i would make it but everybody was against me all those concrete eyes and christmases alone, i never gave an honest answer, ... ... this human race is starting to grow old ... hanging on the complications sometimes quicksand has a massive appeal i want to be somewhere else i think i can figure it out i need a little help to get there, need a little help to get there, need a little help to get me through it... thats all i got..

[honeebeebrownie]

MY DINOSAUR LIFE!!! **WOOT WOOT!!! ... hey, anyone know what they're workin on now, i know they recently met up on the east coast to clean up the record but anyone know any recent recent news??

[UnscrewedWheat]

B sides and acoustics =)

[honeebeebrownie]

very interested in the MCS song... do tell

[ThrowDown]

yeah I saw that a while ago.

i'm waiting for a better quality video...or the actual album.

[UnscrewedWheat]

my mistake, it was disappear

[snowbeast2005]

whats the lyrics to this song? anyone have them?

[UnscrewedWheat]

i didnt think i was naked but everyone was around me all the carpet eyes and christmas is alone? i didnt like her honest panda butta' nigga nigga nigga we all do all we koopa's and honesty deh me owl uh nukka cooper insides all the skeeters there, are trying to grow mold a thonka bonka knee brace? hangin on a complicating sometimes quicksand has massive appeal? i wanna be someones elf Well thats all i got. hahhahaha

[ThisUselessHeart2]

XD you might have something there!

Actually on a serious note, I really think he is saying "quicksand has a massive appeal" on that line.

[UnscrewedWheat]

haha maybe.

i actually can interpret some of the words. the chorus and some of the first part.

[saltedchipsnyomama]

ohh, I'm really excited for the new album (:

[youtubrgirl12345]

I have fallen for this song. I can't stop listening to it. Eventually, I might even memorize it. Who knows? It sounds great all around and I can't wait for My Dinosaur Life (not official title) to be released.

[breakneck777]

has a release date been set for the new album yet?

[ThisIsForReal411]

that's a great song. can't wait 'til 4.

[happyflowers1991]

awesome. but i think i am the movie will still be my favorite record. did they hint at all about the release date?

[ThrowDown]

no, but Alt Press says early 2010...but Tony said a winter release on Twitter, but he said not to really quote him on that. who knows. I'd rather 2009.

[happyflowers1991]

yeah, i was hoping 2009 as well. cause then it might not have enough time to get leaked and leaking is bad.

[UnscrewedWheat]

pierre said he wants it out by 09. so yeaa.... lol

[Connorkaze26]

I'm pretty sure it's title "A Life Less Ordinary" I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's it.

[ThrowDown]

I had that at first, but when Josh posted the link on his twitter, and talked about it, it was "Lifeless" so I'm going with what the guys say. Plus, knowing MCS, it could be one word.

[lovesmylola]

Awesome! I can't wait for their new record! Love this song already; sounds AMAZING live and I can't imagine how good the studio version must be! Love MCS and everything they do. Hopefully I can see 'em live this year.

[SvenjamenBastiMovies]

There was like no moog. Jesse was playing tambourines half the song...lame!

[daza182]

Open your ears, both verses and the bridge had moog. Jesse was only playing tambourine during the chorus.

[012jellybean]

omg luvs it! u ppl are so stupid if you saying they suck!

[ViKingz666]

Thank you very musch for posting!

Can't wait for "My Dinosaur Life"!

[AlexAirwave182]

Hey guys please don'T get me wrong:

I LOVE MCS!!! and I LOVE THIS SONG!!!! I just explained why I do so!

and of course the song structure isn't the only thing that counts.... but it can indicate a lack of innovation if you always use the same hackneyed system.... but therefor I listed a up a bunch of other things that led to my assumption.... but believe me: I REALLY don't mind mcs for this.... I love them for other reasons....

[ThrowDown]

I just want to say thanks to all of you that commented on my video("Good" or "bad"). The reason why I put this video up is because I wanted to share the MCS goodness with everyone who wasn't able to go to the Vegas show because I think everyone needed some new MCS tunes.

Also a special thanks to Josh and Matt of MCS for linking my video on their twitters.

[SexAfterSandwich]

motion city soundtrack are an amazing band, how bout those who criticize write 3 rad records then talk shit

[uclosers]

Just don't understand why people like to argue and can't just navigate away from a video, band, or page that they don't like.

[AlexAirwave182]

proof?

mcs is pretty much the definition of main stream at least if you speak of the song structure.....

They always write this same sounding

"verses-chorus-verses-chorus-c­horus" songs!

they always use the same instruments (nearly no variation)! except for "the conversation", which is actually very innovative and has some of ben folds writing style in it.... the sound of there songs nearly doesn't change at all!

it's almost the same thing about the two previous albums there are some exceptions

[AlexAirwave182]

like "the future freaks me out" or "time turned fragile"

these are songs sound very individual....and unique

of course there are some more examples:

but the thing is they are RARE.... and that makes me say: mcs never changed alot....

but that doesn't matter at least not for me: because I love them (like I said before) because of their personality and there lyrics.... and they'Re ability to put it into a catchy song....

[AlexAirwave182]

but we shouldn't fight over a stupid live performance that someone from the audience took.... let's wait for the studio version and judge or argue again later.....

sry turned out to be quite long^^ but I always talk alot and I simply LOVE discussions;-)

did you reckon the riff at the beginning? don't you think it sounds indie?

[ThrowDown]

Hey! MCS's live performances aren't stupid.

just sayin'

[APark30]

if they were so generic in the beginning, i wouldnt have listened to them. mcs has their own sound no duh the sound doesnt change. the point im making is that they are unique, this new song is everything but that

also, a lot of songs have that song structure.. it doesnt make it mainstream..

[AlexAirwave182]

it does because it's a very basic part of a song! it's like the frame that you fill up with words and tones! and that's the reason why bands like radiohead or bloc party don't sound mainstream

[APark30]

no it really doesn't, a lot of mainstream songs have this structure, but it doesnt mean a song with the same structure is also mainstream..

[jdrummer45]

awesome vid! awesome song! were you at that same spot for blink too?

[APark30]

this sounds pretty generic. motion city better not go this direction

[AlexAirwave182]

that'S exactly what I thought the first time I heard it.... but the thing is:

they allways sounded like this, they're sound is mainstraim.... they're minds and lyrics are unique....

and why shouldn't you wrap originality into a simple but lovely tune....

one of the reasons I love mcs is they're ability to wrap a blanket of beauty around subjects like: fear of failure, the fragility of love and life, insanity and all the of other bigger or smaller problems that people run through...

[AlexAirwave182]

they make difficult psycholigical problems easy to understand..... they put it in songs.... and make the songs sound catchy?

don't you like this catchiness? for my part I do!

I love mcs. and I love their fucking catchy songs!!

[APark30]

i disagree, i don't think they were always mainstream, after commit this to memory, they've been getting more mainstream. mcs has always been unique in their sound, that includes their lyrics and catchiness, yes, but this song just sounds like any other pop punk; i can imagine another poppunk band sounding like this, which shouldn't be the way with mcs.

[sydoneey]

I'm pretty sure I love this song a lot.

[Barbie87Sponch]

i really really love this song!!! i cant wait for the new album!!

[Eveningteawithme]

Where the heifer is Justin's hair?!

[hollishillis]

AWESOME!

[guttinfg]

Come to BRAZIL GUYS! *.*

[himynameisean456]

song sounds good, but more keys, less tamborine for jessie!

[fishsticx]

TONY T. ON THE DRUMS. GLORIOUS.

Also: I dig. Can't wait to hear more.

[MyNameIsAlex3296]

I like it. I wish it coulda been a little faster of a song, kinda like everything is alriight was.

[UnscrewedWheat]

if you ask me this doesnt sound like their old stuff. its theyre style but it sounds different.. i cant wait to hear the studio version of this =)

[maguireandnina]

wait who knows when the album is coming out? and are they going on tour? when? because MCS is like my favorite band and i CANT WAIT UNTIL THEIR ALBUM COMES OUT!! theyre so amazing!! haha. and this song is amazing!!

[jables199]

I can't fucking wait for this new stuffff

This sounds so great already

[AlexAirwave182]

HARDcore

this is the shit, seriously what a catchy riff!

the guitar is a little indie! I

[barkdog92]

this song def sounds like their old shtuff. cant freakin wait

[quamsta]

Why is everyone just standing there awkwardly?

[AlexAirwave182]

because these lucky bitches are trying to listen to the song

[allerdyce]

because you can't see the center of the stage. it was pretty moving actually, just not to the sides.

[thosedarnduckies]

Actually its supposed to be out this fall!!!

[hemymariobro]

Oh my god this song is amazing. Cant wait for their new album. Its supposed to come out early 2010...

[kaelabugs]

I LOVE THEM SOO MUCH!

is there like a set date or month when the new album is coming out?

[SexAfterSandwich]

fuuuuck yeah cant wait for their new album

[maguireandnina]

AMAZING

[SiddifOnline]

Sounds amazing i cant wait to own this on the album =D those guys never fail to impress also wanna hear some new blink lol

[retrogio]

amaaaaaaaazing. will forever be the best band to form!!

[headforthehills02]

I'm not even done with this video yet but I love this song already! The new album is gonna be fucking sick I can't wait! xD

[caboose205]

Jesus! This is amazing! My god, I knew the new stuff would be great but..My god aha! Motion City Soundtrack are god's!

Soooo hope they go on a tour with the release of this album, they have got to come to Ireland!!

[ThisUselessHeart2]

Yay! This made my day better.

[ouch4899]

the songs ive heard of the cd r soooo good, its like a mix of commit this and kills me

[UnscrewedWheat]

what songs have you heard?! sshow me PLEASE!!

[mclaire99]

I LOVE IT!

[boomboxdniz]

i like it a lot! :)

[DarkFire6247]

sounds pretty awesome. had a little laugh when justin chased the roadie off the stage at the end.

[calcasull]

Great recording job! :) I'm sooooo excited for the new CD!!! Love the song :)

[davidc182]

loving the sound :D

cant wait 4 this cd!

[IHEARTPODOLSKI]

Justin Pierre is a GOD.

[RandomBrit]

Ehhhh

[kellzorzzz]

YESSS.

[rockgiurl]

Thank you X 10000000000000000 for sharing this.

This song is my new favorite. I cannot wait for the new record.

[Jyes]

Ohhh Justin's voice is amazing :)

[killask8101]

I was there. They played amazing! loved the new song

[GyRLatTheRocKShoW]

love it :)

[Hurl3yboy312]

AMAZING!

[r0xAsTheNoboDy]

i cant wait for the new cd :P

[festivusavenger]

I think this already shows more promise than the stuff off of their last CD.

[gorillaz87]

oh wow, wish they were on the whole tour (not that the other openers are anything to sneeze at either). thank you so much for recording this, the audio's great

[babyalto]

Wish I was there.

[killask8101]

I WAS! XD THEY WERE AMAZING!!!!

[derricklacey]

Great song. Great band.