Self - Out With A Bang

Artist: Self
Song: Out With A Bang
Album: Ornament and Crime

Lyrics:
There's a girl I know
She talks me in circles and
She's finding out now that
Nobody's home
She seems convinced that if
I were the last man on
Earth
I still wouldn't stand a chance

Let me comfort you
(It's the end of the world right now)
Please let me kiss your lips
(It's the last minute on earth)
Would you love me if
(It were the end of the world right now)
Let's pretend it is
(The last minute on earth right now)

There was a movie and
song by McCartney
It was back in the 80's when Chevy Chase was cool
It was the end of the world
They were with russian girls
So he asked his American spy friend
With one minute left in all time:

"Would you like to go out with a bang?"

For more band/music info, Visit:
http://www.myspace.com/mattmahaffey

Recent Activity (2005-present):
Due to the difficulty getting music released and disinterest from labels and the public, the future of Self is uncertain. Lead guitarist Mike died in May 2005, and his role in the band has yet to be filled, though the remaining members played a show in his honor on October 09, 2005. They have performed since as a full band and Matt has appeared in solo performances.
Members of the band have been working on other projects. Jason has been drumming for the band Suburban tragedy, and Matt has formed a new band, Wired All Wrong, with God Lives Underwater member Jeff Turzo. Wired All Wrong released their first album, Break Out The Battle Tapes on September 12, 2006.
On January 13, 2007 Matt announced on his MySpace blog that a new Self album was in the works. In late 2008, several new tracks appeared on Matt's MySpace.

Mike Mahaffey (1967-2005):
Mike Mahaffey was a founding member of the power-pop band Self. Founded with his brother, Matt Mahaffey, in the early 1990s, Self released two major-label albums and various independent and Internet-only albums. A multi-talented performer, Mike played lead guitar, keyboards, and bass for the band on various occasions. Before joining Self, Mike played in several bands, the most successful of which was hair-metal band Blackfish. Mike played lead guitar in the band, but contributed little to the songwriting. Blackfish released one major-label album in 1992 before disbanding. His last recorded work was on Self's as of yet unreleased Ornament & Crime.
Mike died in his sleep in May 2005. He is survived by a wife, an ex-wife, and three children. There were several tribute shows in Mike's honor held at the Exit/In in Nashville, Tennessee, with proceeds going towards a college education fund for his children. The first show featured Spongebath alumni The Katies, Fluid Ounces, and The Features, and took place on August 19, 2005. A second show on September 10, 2005, was headlined by a reunited version of Self and also featured The Privates and SJ and the Props. A third show on December 3, 2005, featured John Cowan and various musicians close to Mike. In addition, wristbands were made available for purchase and bore one of Mike's favorite phrases, "It's all good."

Category:

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Tags:

• Self
• Matt
• Mike
• Ornament
• Crime

[GoldDayton619]

Evolution =]... watched it today

[captinchillin]

KITTY SENT ME

[sirusdavirus1383]

How do you know this song is epic? There are no dislikes.

[ilCalabrese1000]

never found this genre at all interesting or good before but these guys just put a certain twist on it that makes this really cool and different from the rest. Don't know why there not famous but I'm definitely gonna keep listening.

[231johnjohnson]

God sent me here.

Why else would I find a song so awesome?

And I watched Evolution :) That too.

[MrZEPYRO]

@captinchillin OMG me too :D

[MrVintag33]

The guitarr in the beginning reminds me of diablo 2 in the first act

[LiONs785]

@captinchillin indeed good sir

[JacktheTF2Guy]

@captinchillin yup me too

[NeosAvias]

@captinchillin - Ditto. Officially made me a fan.

[hunter2373]

@captinchillin same here

[Lautaro3590]

@captinchillin Me too :3