blink 182 - easy target

[damocles943]

they use the name Holly in another song, I believe.

[9bartolomemitre9]

you can't use thename "holly" bitch, 'cause you're a whore!!

[BxlDrummer]

1:42 All Off This has the same riff :o

[hezwanhanafi]

@BxlDrummer that's because they wanted to link this song to all of this.that's why,all of this is the next song in the album(:

[eliseoroos]

@BxlDrummer  duhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[allisonandally]

holly must have been a major cunt, shes made the cut for a couple of songs.

[3Conii]

Holly's a bitch.

[TheZKiller1234]

I like how its pretty much the same guitar part as "All of This" But Faster :D

[freedude21]

I wonder if Holly and Josie were friends...?

[blink182loverx]

@freedude21 LOL ikr haha XD

[iimdudits07]

@freedude21 they actually scissored each other.

[TheDemonofthenite]

F-22 video sent me here!

[EritreanChic]

So it's not just girls who go for the jerks...

Great song, and I like how they made All of This and this song go together

[blink182forerver]

GREAT SONG!!!! blink 182 is the best band ever

[coolglock19]

F-22

[JohnnyNny94]

Holly, you bitch.

[kooldoggy800]

This song helps me to forget about her. Thanks blink and fuck her!

[DoomsdayDragon95]

this song should be longer

[TheEureka41]

Awesome song!

[21hoLLi12]

My name is holli :P

[ForeverYoungAaron]

@21hoLLi12 don't be a total bitch like the one in this song. :PP

[theamericankids]

@21hoLLi12 THEN, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???! LET HIM OUT!!

[badboylll]

This song is to short. Period.

[sugardevil69]

Every time I listen to 'Hearts All Gone', at the chorus, I keep hearing Mark singing 'That's What She Wanted' after Tom sings. It's like the songs have become one inside my head. I don't mind, it's awesome! Hahaha

[echopastable]

boys have a big gift of expression ;)

[hayarax3]

"jerry got a phone call from holly, inviting him over to her house!! excited and in disbelief, he hopped on his bicycle and rode over to her house as fast as he could. as he pulled into her driveway, holly and her friends popped out from behind bushes and balconies and began pelting jerry with water balloons. the invitation had been a ruse. we used that story as inspiration for the song easy target."

from mark's tumblr. settles your arguments. now shut up and listen to the song.

[MrBobthecookie]

@hayarax3 whos jerry?

[hayarax3]

@MrBobthecookie their long time producer. he produced enema, toypaj, self titled, greatest hits, the box car racer album, and the +44 album. he passed away during the hiatus of a hemorrhage.

[xXxtheghostgirlxXx]

you fucktards holly is short for hollywood

[WeathermanFTW]

@xXxtheghostgirlxXx No, Holly is the name of a girl who used Tom to get to his brother. It's in the album, fucktard.

[roflzjohn]

if you actually own this cd, the explanation of ALL the songs are in the booklet inside the cd case.this is what it says for this song: "Tom: A friend of ours told a story when he was young, and got asked to go to the prettiest girl in high schools house. He rode hid bike as fast as he could to get there, and she and her friend jumped out of the balcony and sprayed him with a hose. He rode home wet, sad, and humiliated." there...that's what the songs is about.

[jennygreenish]

The meaning of this song is under... so much debate.

But can we all collectively agree that Holly is a bitch? :D Fuck you Holly!

[GreenIInk]

I can hear All Of This, In the background

[AmericanAce50]

I also heard Holly was the girl Tom liked, but she was using him to get to his brother Shon. "Use me, Holly, Come on and use me." All of This."

[ffraize]

OMFG...the drums are so amazing in this song !

[MrRik338]

she's a slut :3

[EXpLicItToast]

i thought this song was about tom delonge having a crush on some girl named holly but holly used tom to get his brother or something. they talk about holly in All of This: "use me holly cmon and use me...."

[blairdaocho]

dude this song is about music



[bobbyewing311]

one of the best Blink 182 songs

[graphbastek]

dude this song is about the social struggles african americans faced against the latino population post 9/11. fucking morons

[zalfight]

@graphbastek no.... not at all.... blink often wrote songs bout highschool

[jluck202]

Women.. gotta love em'... but then again they can be some very twisted creatures!! Guy's have feelings too ya know!! Just fig. you might know!!

[bubblegum22chew]

Miluji tuto píseň, a tak tento první den jsou moje oblíbené! <3 i love this song so much i typed in different language! <3

[shelbyinwonderland10]

i love this song so much!!! <3 

[DumbProductions75]

did anyone notice has the same guitar part to all of this just slightly different...listen for it at the end

[silverbullet831]

@DumbProductions75 thats because the songs are connected as one on the album

[spalooch45]

if only there was a fucking awesome reaction

[reaperm666]

the guitar is the exact same as All of this xD

[winnipegjets12345]

fuckin love this song

[CoveShockerDH71]

This is song is great!!!



[TheCoolclassic]

He said it on his Tumblr

[TheCoolclassic]

Guys ,Mark Hoppus said himself that the story of their mixer who he had a MEGA crush on told him to go to her house and then, he rode on his bike as fast as he could to her house, then Holly and her friends came out of the bushes pelted him with water balloons. @wertifed1 was sorta right.

[TheTictac19]

@TheCoolclassic His story is completely right, except it was Jerry Finn.

[TheCoolclassic]

@TheTictac19 Yeah him, I forgot the name when I wrote that.

[jowe182]

@TheCoolclassic just to make this be understood, "holly" isnt a girl, "holly" is a short version of "hollywood" hollywood took advantage of them

[TheCoolclassic]

@jowe182 Yeah, um I saw an interview with the Mark talking about the story. Where are you getting Hollywood from because I'm getting Holly from Mark.

[jowe182]

@TheCoolclassic you are retarded, get your facts straight before you argue.

[TheCoolclassic]

@jowe182 First of all that is offensive, second of all, you didn't answer my question. Where are you getting Hollywood from? Holly's looking dry looking for an easy target, yeah Holly and her friends are dry and hitting him with water balloons, thereby he's wet. Caution on the road, lies, lies, and hidden danger. He should of had caution, and she lied to him about going out, and there was hidden danger, he lived in Southern California. It just makes sense.

[jowe182]

@TheCoolclassic first of all, stfu

[TheCoolclassic]

@jowe182 Win :)

[porschetorch]

@jowe182 moron

[levy607]

campanha: #blink182inBrazil

[idunnoaskjoe]

No you idiots it's about California.

[DeftFlag]

@idunnoaskjoe No it isn't. Mark Hoppus said himself, that it is in fact about a girl named holly.

[DECIFERTHIS09]

R.I.P Jerry fin

[hazzatoyboy]

10 people have never had an easy target



[parade0000]

the guitar tune at the end of this song is on 3 songs , the end with you, all of this and easy target but performed differently on each song :)

[sportsguy1079]

@parade0000 its not played in the end with you. what the hell r u talking about r u high?

[parade0000]

@sportsguy1079 It is indeed and I am not high thank you very much. listen closer before you criticise, go to 2.18 of the end with you. Its clearly the same tune.

[tragic1Kingdom]

Such a badass song. "Holly let me out!"

[chrisbenn93]

Mark confirmed on Tumblr that 'Holly' was in fact a girl, so JaMa59fiddy and all the 37 people who agree with you, you are wrong :]

[Mdeeazy]

Jerry Finn told the guys a story about his youth, about a girl named "Holly" whom he had a crush on, but was a total bitch, (the story has more detail) they used the story as an inspiration for a song about "falling in love with someone who can only hurt you."

-*Briefly* As Mark Hoppus explained on his Tumblr.

[theDavidoj]

fucking nice song i love it =)=)=)=)=)=)

[Jay93Fry]

i've done a cover of this song recently after teaching myself guitar for 9 months, if anyone would like to watch it and rate, would be appreciated. cheers tom delonge for being a inspirational legend :D

[wonderwoman1212]

i bet holly was some hot girl but was ugly on the inside

[ZornSabreLing]

I could be wrong but I believe 'Holly' is an old old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.

[Mudran1996]

@blinkf513

TRUE MAN! VERY TRUE!

[HaskellandCo]

yeah it is about what wertified1 said cause it says that in their album :)

[guitarg0d7007]

different for blink 182, but still good.

[triniSOCCERdude1]

its music interpret it how u want

[Level2Smurf]

this song deserves more credit than it gets...

[elliott126]

amazing song !!!

[wertified1]

This song is about the bitchy popular girl at high school that takes advantage of guys. When Tom and Mark were younger, their friend got asked out by the most popular girl in the school, so he went to her house and her and her friends soaked him in water with a hose.

"Holly's looking dry, she's looking for an easy target"

[MarksAsianFriend]

@wertified1 it's not about their friend, it's about jerry finn

[WeAreRecklessAbandon]

@wertified1 dude your a fucking dumb ass, holly was toms girlfriend in high school, but she was using him to get to toms older brother, shon, he talks about her in all of this to.

[SimpleMonday18241]

@wertified1 its about hollywood

[DeftFlag]

@SimpleMonday18241 Nope.

[zTiZzO]

@SimpleMonday18241 no, its not.

[DustyJamez]

@wertified1 no, this song is about when jerry fin (there producer before he died) when a popular girl at school asked him out but she only did it to get to his older brother

[MEXICAN726]

@wertified1 she a bitch D:

xD

[blinkpunetang]

@wertified1 i heard this song was about them getting lost in the fame and popularity of hollywood not forgetting where they came from,, nd holly was short for hollywood?? im confused-__-

[jowe182]

@blinkpunetang it is, its a good thing someone also understands

[FlynnTube21]

@wertified1 wasn't it jerry finn they're producer? :)

[TheCoolclassic]

@FlynnTube21 Yeah I think it was.

[ilRadPennyli]

@wertified1 What about "All of This"?

[wertified1]

@ilRadPennyli what about it?

[wertified1]

@wertified1 nah but i think it's mostly an extension of this song.

[ilRadPennyli]

@wertified1 All of This is about Holly too.

[MahNameIsPatrick]

Did anyone else notice that the guitar riff for the verse on this song is similar to the riff on "All Of This"? And in both songs, they mention "Holly".

[sobermourner]

@MahNameIsPatrick on the album, easy target transitions right into all of this.

[fatdonkeys]

great song xD

[killusers1994]

I like the Social Distortion reference.

[MrSladertater]

@elliekilljoy look at the date. when he did that, it still probably was original...

[19dudu95]

One of the best songs

[nartaed]

Great song wish it was longer though

[Slavis93]

8 people say DIS I LIKE:X

[Slavis93]

8 people say DIS I LIKE:X

[lxDARK3VIL]

sounds like pirate music. awesome pirate music!!!

[shiptothesails]

this sucks

[skater5222]

@shiptothesails if you dont like it then dont fucking listen to it.. -_-

[celticrule21]

@shiptothesails shiptothesails, so does your mum but does it look like were complaining? tell her iI want my 20 dollars back.

[shiptothesails]

this song sucks.

[inmanza1]

@shiptothesails Fuck off u gay retarded mind fuck bastrad !!!!

[SumGCFan41]

@shiptothesails Fuck off, thanks :D

[eaSyXchiLL]

awsome song



[TheBETOrevolution1]

my brain gets shattered by this song and i like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[STEMOSbruder]

sorry it's a dumb question but is holly a girl or does "holly" stand for hollywood?

[skyuth]

@STEMOSbruder

Holly= One of toms Ex's that Left Tom For His older Brother.

So im told

[STEMOSbruder]

@skyuth yeah i heard that too... :) thanks :) i was just confused because of "she's a landslide with a city beneath her" , "holly's looking dry" and so on :)

[tally771ava]

@skyuth Actually that isnt true at all read the blink 182 self titled booklet and it tell you what happened. It was a story about how one of their friends got invited to a party that was only girls. When he was almost at the door the girls jumped out from a buch and hit him with water balloons. He went home wet and embarresed.

[MartinezBaylee305]

@tally771ava thats really fucked up :/

[anjunafae]

@tally771ava I think the story goes more like 'a friend of Tom's/Mark's (i forget) was jokingly asked out to prom, so when he arrived all dressed up, the girls came out and hosed him and he went home wet and embarrassed" :D

[182tommdelonge]

@skyuth omg how could someone leave Tom!?!? he is fucking awesome XD

[skyuth]

The 8 People that Disliked This Must be Hollys family.

[AdamBombStudios]

Holly's probably sorry as fuck now.

[greko91]

Let her slit my throat give her ammo if she'll use it

!!!!!!!

[TheOscar401]

you know, this song reminds me of holly j from degrassi the next generation, and its even more of a coincidence that the song has the name holly in it

[TheNikishad]

like that song

[lumi707]

I want to cover this song SO BADLY.

GIVES ME CHILLS

[peterclarke23]

Nice of them to mention Social D in this (Mommy's little monster)

[Gustis777]

Tom your voice never fails to give me goosebumps

[thehockeyguy242]

one of blink's most underrated songs

[bouchrock]

i was 12 years old and that was my favortie album... now i'm 19 and i actually fucking like this album!!!

[lildevil0013]

haha Ironic part is meh names Holley

[Carlioslasaurus]

@lildevil0013 Let him out!!! ; )

[minnimum]

<3 it 

[SkateVolcom97]

ôkeeeeeeey ; DD

[SkateVolcom97]

okeeeeeey ; D

[SkateVolcom97]

^^

[StevyK09]

are all of this and easy target ment to be that similar? its just a question so dont think im trying to insult the songs

[Shabelluh]

I suggest making a playlist with just this song so that you can listen to it over and over without having to click replay :)

[xPo1S0nXs0DaX]

When I hit my Textbook with the end of my Pencil I can make the same sound Travis makes with his Drums in this....Hehehe....

[norockmanfan]

Tom DeLonge (from the CD booklet): "A friend of ours told a story of when he was young and got asked to go to the prettiest girl in the high school's house. He rode his bike as fast as he could to get there, and she and her friend jumped out of the balcony and sprayed him with a hose. He rode home wet, sad, and humiliated."

[BurnAfterEating]

"Holly" is just a name used to describe toms girlfriend. he was invited to a popular girls party .....and when he got there, they sprayed him with hoses. he went home wet. thats where "Hollys looking dry, looking for an easy target" poor tom. Holly must be a bitch..

[norockmanfan]

@BurnAfterEating Tom DeLonge (from the CD booklet): "A friend of ours told a story of when he was young and got asked to go to the prettiest girl in the high school's house. He rode his bike as fast as he could to get there, and she and her friend jumped out of the balcony and sprayed him with a hose. He rode home wet, sad, and humiliated."

[robobutt79]

@BurnAfterEating It wasn't about tom, it was about their friend.

[himynameischris15]

@BurnAfterEating It wasn't Tom's girlfriend... Jerry Finn liked the prettiest girl in school... she invited him over. And jumped out from behind a bush with friends and sprayed him with a hose.

[DropkickMidgets]

Only 2.19 long, that replay buttons takin' a beatin'

[billiswhite]

F# G A B C C D C B C G

[missjodiemaree]

this song, along with all of this are thee best to get high to.

hahha

(y)

[JaMa59fiddy]

inst this song about Holly wood. Not about some psychotic girl named Holly. Cuz holly wood is always looking for easy targets and, "southern California is breeding mommy's little monster" inst that were holly wood is. So maybe they felt they were trapped by the fame? Well that's my opinion

[ChuckTheOwl]

@JaMa59fiddy i suppose if you look at it that way but then there is the song all of this which is about a chick named holly. idk?

[Danerules47]

@JaMa59fiddy Im pretty sure Holly is a girl that used Tom to get to his older brother. That's what i heard a long time ago... however your analyzation of the song does make a lot of sense lol.

[Vidzstreamer]

@Danerules47 I agree with your definition;

'She's got a mission, and I'm collateral damage' - Her mission is to get with with his brother and doesn't care about Tom's feelings making him collateral damage.

'Let her slit my throat give her ammo if she'll use it' - basically referencing how she is going to back stab him

I'm sure someone more literate then me can analyse the rest of the lyrics to back up your point

[thedawnofexploration]

@JaMa59fiddy what about all of this explain that dude maybe mark wrote some of the chorus lines about her but tom defiantly wrote the basics of it about a girl he used to know.

[o0matthowarth0o]

@JaMa59fiddy no it is actually about Holly, she was an ex girlfriend of Toms who used him to get to him brother in high school, he fucking hates her, shes also in all of this

[Shaun2Prawn]

@JaMa59fiddy i remember Tom himself said it was about some girl in Highschool bullying some guy or some shit. or, maybe i was dreaming... :|

[Hrvo182]

@JaMa59fiddy Holly was a girl dating Tom just to get to his older brother..but that's just some rumors..

[nickdgk8]

@JaMa59fiddy naa its obviously about holly. dont try to dive too far in, bc you'll forget what ur jumpin into and u'll allow urself to not realize the true meaning. holly was a bitch. and she fucked tom over perty damn hard. but he manned up and just made amazing songs for us all to hear and love and sing along to. we've all had tht one bitch tht brought us down. this shit aint bout hollywood, fuck hollywood, if u tryin to get famous u kno ur endin up there. this is about a bitch, not fame.

[RRguitaristTC]

@nickdgk8

he's trying to say sometimes fame is a bitch and sometimes a drunk(scott) "doesnt like fame"

scott was a great drummer.......idk what the hell to say next so.....