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Foster the People's 'Pumped Up Kicks' Removed From Radio After Sandy Hook Shooting
- Posted on Dec 19th 2012 12:29PM by Dan Reilly
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As the band's frontman Mark Foster told Spinner back in 2011, the hit song is actually about a kid planning a school shooting and features the chorus, "you better run, better run, faster than my bullet."
"'Pumped Up Kicks' is about a kid that basically is losing his mind and is plotting revenge," Foster said. "He's an outcast. I feel like the youth in our culture are becoming more and more isolated. It's kind of an epidemic. Instead of writing about victims and some tragedy, I wanted to get into the killer's mind, like Truman Capote did in In Cold Blood."
In the wake of the massacre, Foster has been constantly tweeting his thoughts on gun control and mental-health issues. Meanwhile, pop star Ke$ha's song "Die Young" has also been removed from many radio stations. She claims she was forced to sing the lyrics but that has yet to be confirmed. She issued an apology via Twitter and sent thoughts and prayers to the victims.
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March 07 2013 at 5:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLove the song music great I`m 52 and my wife is 56 and we love it
January 26 2013 at 10:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replylol if you know anything about the band one of its members cousin survived the columbine school shooting so i dont know how this is terrible music you misinterpreted the song and the band is awesome proof. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped_Up_Kicks
January 16 2013 at 10:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI never thought this song should have been allowed on in the first place. FORTUNATELY I don't think the kids pay attention to the words in this song as much as the catchy tune. My daughter didn't know, until I told her what they were saying and that's why I didn't like the song.
December 26 2012 at 6:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThat song sucks and has been overplayed anyway.
December 20 2012 at 2:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNo loss. I'm sure they suck as much as everyone else on the radio these days.
December 20 2012 at 9:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAll filth should be removed from the radio and tv and movies and that awful violent racist rap noise music.
December 20 2012 at 5:54 AM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyThose are the "new" Frank Sinatra,Perry Como etc.......There has not been a real musical song in decades
December 19 2012 at 7:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm sure Kesha is being forced to take the money the recording is making. It's an inane live for the moment pop song targeted at young'uns who'll forget about it when the next pop princess cranks out a new ditty.
December 19 2012 at 6:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI don't like these types of songs. I won't listen to them. But, I believe in freedom of speech. When we drive this stuff undergound, that's when we will have a problem.
December 19 2012 at 6:48 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
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