Say Anything to Retire “Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too” From Live Show

I love this and respect the shit out of Max.

 

Thank you, Max, for shining a glimmer of hope in this scene....and for finally getting this song out of the setlist. I’ve never been a fan of the song and felt like it only brought down the quality of IARB.

 

(It wasn’t on IARB.)

 

My bad, WARB (re-issue?).

 

I can't believe that song still makes it on to Say Anything setlists.

Could have retired it quietly but I suppose it draws more attention / relevancy to him this way. Good on him.

 

Yeahi believe it was on the B sides or deluxe version they re released a year or so after the albums original release

 

He might have felt like he needed to say something because his wife used to date Jesse and she could have been emotionally abused by him due to this stuff.

 

Too bad. It's a great song.

 

It's also their second most played song on Spotify. I think a lot of people would notice if it was just cut out, so an announcement makes sense.

 

But he'll still play one about concentration camps.

 

..i mean he is jewish..

 

I am incredibly bummed that both Cleveland dates are sold out. I never thought Max would be the guy I looked up to in times like this, but here we are.

 

Yeah, I don’t see anything wrong about writing a fictional love story centered around his grandparents while they were in concentration camps. It’s not like he is turning it into a joke or anything and could help him when thinking of such a tragic event.

I just wish the tour wasn’t when my spring semester starts. I won’t know if i’ll be able to make it until I get my schedule.

 

As others have pointed out, this post seems weird to me as it is 1) unrelated 2) Max is jewish and 2) it's a semi-biographical song about his grandparents who are actual Holocaust survivors.

 

Just looked up the music video for this song. The Fonz is in it. Pretty random lol.

From the latest celebrity issues, it sounds like it would be more appropriate to retire this song if it was, "I called her on the phone and I touched myself," instead of her touching herself. Kind of bummed that this song is being retired, but I totally get it and respect the band's decision.

EDIT: If anyone wants to see a live, acoustic rendition of this song sponsored by absolutepunk.net (among others), see below. And I'm not insinuating or implying anything by this statement. I just think it's kind of fun to see the old logo pop up every now and again.

 

I think this is a very nice gesture. I don't always see eye to eye with Max, but this touched me. It might seem silly to others, but examining your own words and things you used to find funny and deciding to grow away from them is a big step.

 

Not even remotely comparable contexts.

 

... You honestly think this is anything remotely similar?

 

more bands from this era should and need to do this. we all understand at this point that bands might have written problematic lyrics when younger, but how they handle them later on is the sign a good and understanding person

 

really?