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2	->''I've never had to knock on wood,\
3	But I know someone who has,\
4	Which makes me wonder if I could,\
5	It makes me wonder if I've,\
6	Never had to knock on wood,\
7	And I'm glad I haven't yet,\
8	Because I'm sure it isn't good,\
9	That's the impression that I get.''
10	-->"The Impression That I Get"
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12	An American {{Ska}} band active from 1983 to 2022 and one of the main groups involved in the ska punk genre, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones were recognized mainly for their fusion of ska and HardcorePunk and the distinctive growling vocals of frontman Dicky Barrett. They became prominent in TheNineties during the height of the Third Wave ska revival and had a very successful hit with "The Impression That I Get", which topped the modern rock charts in 1997, and the platinum album ''Let's Face It''. After going on hiatus for several years in TheNoughties, they reformed in 2009 to release a new record, ''Pin Points and Gin Joints''.
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14	The group's line-up -- particularly in the horn section -- fluctuated over the years, but the most recognizable and longest lasting members are probably Dicky Barrett (vocals), Joseph "The Bass Fiddleman" Gittleman (bass guitar), Joe Sirois (drums) and Ben Carr (manager, dancer and "Boss Tone"). Other members included Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton (saxophone), Kevin Lenear (saxophone), Chris Rhodes (trombone) and Lawrence Katz (guitar).
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16	Discography:
17	* ''Devil's Night Out'' (1989)
18	* ''More Noise and Other Disturbances'' (1992)
19	* ''Don't Know How to Party'' (1993)
20	* ''Question the Answers'' (1994)
21	* ''Let's Face It'' (1997)
22	* ''Pay Attention'' (2000)
23	* ''A Jackknife to a Swan'' (2002)
24	* ''Pin Points and Gin Joints'' (2009)
25	* ''The Magic of Youth'' (2011)
26	* ''While We're At It'' (2018)
27	* ''When God Was Great'' (2021)
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29	!!Tropes
30	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Their song The Daylights is quite good at this.
31	--> '''S'''anity worth '''s'''aving, well, I'm not '''s'''o '''s'''ure,
32	--> A '''s'''oul that's '''s'''omewhat '''s'''uitable to '''s'''ave,
33	-->The '''f'''eelings I had '''f'''elt '''f'''rom '''f'''alling on the '''f'''loor,
34	-->'''G'''ood '''G'''od, I'm '''g'''etting ready for the '''g'''rave!
35	* AntiChristmasSong:
36	** Not quite fully "anti-", but "Xmas Time" [[note]]originally by eighties Boston punk rock band The Dogmatics[[/note]] is about being alone in Boston during the holiday season, with little money and no real place to go.
37	** "Jump Through The Hoops" has a verse with some anti-Christmas sentiments.
38	* TheCameo: Creator/JimmyKimmel occasionally sings/plays with them live. Usually he gets to sing the "The Impression That I Get" or play the oboe with them.
39	* DrowningMySorrows: "Another Drinkin' Song".
40	--> "''Gonna dive into a dive I've dove into before''"
41	* ListingCities: In “Pirate Ship”.
42	--> "''Trips to St. Louis, Lawrence, and Austin San Diego, Atlanta and don't forget Boston''"
43	* LyricalDissonance: Like most ska bands, they're quite good at it.
44	** The aforementioned "Another Drinkin' Song" is quite upbeat in its third chorus while it talks about alcoholism.
45	** "The Magic of Youth" is also upbeat, while it talks about two young lovers who grew apart and became a stripper and a drug addict.
46	** "Royal Oil" sounds like a celebratory party song - it's an OdeToSobriety warning the listener about how deadly heroin is.
47	** "Her Man" is a catchy tune about domestic violence and how a woman couldn’t bear to leave her abuser and paid for it with her life.
48	* SesameStreetCred: They appeared in ''Series/SesameStreet'''s 30th anniversary special, ''Elmopalooza'', performing "Zig Zag Dance", one of the show's most obscure songs, with Count von Count.
49	* StepUpToTheMicrophone: The BSide "Chocolate Pudding", sung by Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton, is the only Bosstones song to have anyone other than Dicky Barrett sing lead.
50	* TropeCodifier: The ''Ska-Core, the Devil and More'' EP is probably the codifier for for the sound of ska-core.
51	* VocalDissonance: Dicky Barrett’s singing (especially on early Bosstones albums) is EXTREMELY guttural, angry and loud, although he sings much cleaner vocals these days. His speaking voice on the other hand is very pleasant to listen to (although he’s still quite loud and brash, being from Boston).

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