@mattrd To continue..."Wrong" qualifies as a lame pop song and a "bad country demo" that rhymes "integrity" with "family" (things Ben mocks specifically in "Brainwascht"). In regards to the "glass houses" verse, John & Fleming released their first album in 1995, so presumably John was getting blown by Fleming in his basement in '94 while his (soon to be ex) wife slept. So what they blasted Ben for in "Wrong" is exactly what they had done 10 years earlier.
@mattrd Of course it is!!! John Mark Painter and Fleming McWilliams (Fleming & John) were good friends of Ben and Frally, recording Fear Of Pop Volume 1 together in 1998 before Ben and Frally got married and continuing to collaborate in the years to follow. When they split in 2006, John & Fleming apparently got "brainwashed" by Frally and took her side, penning the song "Wrong" in 2007.
@mattrd To continue..."Wrong" qualifies as a lame pop song and a "bad country demo" that rhymes "integrity" with "family" (things Ben mocks specifically in "Brainwascht"). In regards to the "glass houses" verse, John & Fleming released their first album in 1995, so presumably John was getting blown by Fleming in his basement in '94 while his (soon to be ex) wife slept. So what they blasted Ben for in "Wrong" is exactly what they had done 10 years earlier.
ahoybobby 4 months ago
@mattrd Of course it is!!! John Mark Painter and Fleming McWilliams (Fleming & John) were good friends of Ben and Frally, recording Fear Of Pop Volume 1 together in 1998 before Ben and Frally got married and continuing to collaborate in the years to follow. When they split in 2006, John & Fleming apparently got "brainwashed" by Frally and took her side, penning the song "Wrong" in 2007.
ahoybobby 4 months ago
Thank you for uploading this! I was looking for an explanation for this song, and who better to get it from than Ben Folds himself?
KeepingUpWithLovely 11 months ago
I heard this song is in response to Fleming & John's song "Wrong" is that true?
mattrd 1 year ago
@mattrd I don't know. I heard that too, and I listened to the song "Wrong." A lot of it matches up, but no one really knows for sure.
fillXinXblankXstares 1 year ago