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* BigApplesauce: Raised in Michigan, now resides in NYC. In Andrew's words, ''"I LOVE!!! NEW YORK CITY!!! OHHHHHH YEAH!!! NEW YORK CITY!!!"''



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "It's Time To Party" has the rather risque lyric "OPEN YOUR MOUTH, WE'RE ALL GONNA COME! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis IN! YOUR! FACE!]]" Interestingly, the all-ages, public access dance show Chic-A-Go-Go [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e6WmW-QteU#t=3m40s didn't seem to have a problem playing it.]]

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "It's Time To Party" has the rather risque lyric "OPEN YOUR MOUTH, WE'RE ALL GONNA COME! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis IN! YOUR! FACE!]]" IN!!! YOUR!!! FACE!!!]]" Interestingly, the all-ages, public access dance show Chic-A-Go-Go [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e6WmW-QteU#t=3m40s didn't seem to have a problem playing it.]]



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* IWantSong: "We Want Fun." Even more notably, "Make Sex."

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* IWantSong: "We Want Fun." "
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Even more notably, "Make Sex."



** More recent example: "I Want To See You Go Wild." True to its title, it's the most exuberant song on ''Close Calls With Brick Walls.''



* MinisculeRocking: From ''The Wolf'' we have "Make Sex," 45 seconds of primitive drumming and chants on an album filled with four-to-five-minute rock epics.



* PepTalkSong: His career is ''centered'' around these.



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-->''[[TheStinger ........AAAUUGH!!!]]''
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* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: Strangely enough, a subversion. While most of his discography consists of three minutes pop songs based on catchy hooks, most of it is actually pretty complex, in term of chord progressions and structure.
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* SignatureSong: Unquestionably, "Party Hard".
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** His music in general has got quite a lot of hidden depths. What will generally sound like simple three chord songs often hides rather complex chord progressions and elaborate melodies.
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* EightPointEight: [[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/184-i-get-wet/ Pitchfork's infamous 0.6 review]] of ''I Get Wet''. [[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16836-i-get-wet/ A re-release]] got an 8.6, and started with
-->Let me get it out of the way and welcome everyone who clicked here with the sole hope of witnessing Pitchfork's biggest statistical mea culpa ever. Ten years is a long time for sour grapes to ferment, and I hope they're delicious.
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*EightPointEight: [[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/184-i-get-wet/ Pitchfork's infamous 0.6 review]] of ''I Get Wet''. [[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16836-i-get-wet/ A re-release]] got an 8.6, and started with
-->Let me get it out of the way and welcome everyone who clicked here with the sole hope of witnessing Pitchfork's biggest statistical mea culpa ever. Ten years is a long time for sour grapes to ferment, and I hope they're delicious.
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* TheCameo: Has one on FiveSecondFilms, forcing a hapless party goer to drink via [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85urO89KfGY&feature=em-uploademail hypnotism and the power of rock.]]
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*** Thread in question was titled "I'm Andrew WK, ask me anything", and the most often-asked question was of course "how hard can you party?".
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* TakeThat: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw9PicFgovI His reaction to his fans who criticized him for liking ponies]].
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*CurseCutShort: The end of the video for "It's Time to Party" has Andrew W.K. waking up from his excessive partying during TheStinger, muttering only, "What the f-"
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**The song also features lyrics that blatantly reference masturbation. Seriously.
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* AlternativeMetal: His specific type of metal has been nicknamed, "Party Metal."
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* ChorusOnlySong: "DON'T STOP LIVIN' IN THE RED!!!"
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* ChorusOnlySong: "DON'T STOP LIVIN' IN THE RED!!!"


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* DressRehearsalVideo: "Party Hard."


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* LyricalColdOpen: "I Love Music."


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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally around a 6, but ''what a 6.''


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* TitleOnlyChorus: "Party Till You Puke," "Don't Stop Living In The Red."
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* LifeOfTheParty: Would you expect anything less?
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Taco Bell tacos. He talks about it a lot in his twitter.
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*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43AuJjuxqAw Oh the irony.]]
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** And he's a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic brony]]. Can you guess his favorite pony? [[hottip:*:Hint: She shares his love of parties]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a very dark teenager and had many run-ins with the law, a drastic contrast to the persona he's known for today. [[NightmareFuel Well, and there's]] [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/07/andrew-wk-juvenile-restraining-order this.]]

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a very dark teenager and had many run-ins with the law, a drastic contrast to the persona he's known for today. [[NightmareFuel Well, and there's]] there's [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/07/andrew-wk-juvenile-restraining-order this.]]

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "It's Time To Party" has the rather risque lyric "OPEN YOUR MOUTH, WE'RE ALL GONNA COME! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis IN! YOUR! FACE!]]" Interestingly, the all-ages, public access dance show Chic-A-Go-Go [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e6WmW-QteU#t=3m40s didn't seem to have a problem playing it.]]



* NewSoundAlbum: Oh man, ''55 Cadillac.''



* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a very dark teenager and had many run-ins with the law, a drastic contrast to the persona he's known for today. [[AccidentalNightmareFuel Well,]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel and there's]] [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/07/andrew-wk-juvenile-restraining-order this.]]

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a very dark teenager and had many run-ins with the law, a drastic contrast to the persona he's known for today. [[AccidentalNightmareFuel Well,]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel [[NightmareFuel Well, and there's]] [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/07/andrew-wk-juvenile-restraining-order this.]]
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* HiddenDepths: That guy you heard on the radio? The one with the hard rock about partying? Yeah, he gives [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HcFehu6B_M motivational, introspective lectures]].

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* HiddenDepths: That guy you heard on the radio? The one with the hard rock about partying? Yeah, he gives [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HcFehu6B_M motivational, introspective lectures]]. He also released a piano-only album as a way to get away from the record company's constant demands for constant party anthems.
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* HiddenDepths: That guy you heard on the radio? The one with the hard rock about partying? Yeah, he gives [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HcFehu6B_M motivational, introspective lectures]].
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[[caption-width-right:298:The cover of I Get Wet.]]Andrew WK is a rock vocalist, classically-trained pianist, songwriter, motivational speaker, and television personality. Andrew is most famous for his boisterous approach to rock music, characterized by shouted, chanted vocals, multi-layered guitars, huge pop hooks and keyboard flourishes (although he had since tried some experimentation, most notably an album made up of piano instrumentals). He is also famed for his persona - a relentlessly optimistic, somewhat philosophical man with an insatiable desire to motivate, or "party," as he usually refers to it. It is very likely that he is the biggest CloudCuckoolander in rock.

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[[caption-width-right:298:The cover of I Get Wet.]]Andrew WK is a rock vocalist, classically-trained pianist, songwriter, motivational speaker, and television personality. Andrew is most famous for his boisterous approach to rock music, characterized by shouted, chanted vocals, multi-layered guitars, huge pop hooks and keyboard flourishes (although he had since tried some experimentation, most notably an album made up of piano instrumentals). He is also famed for his persona - a relentlessly optimistic, somewhat philosophical man with an insatiable desire to motivate, or "party," as he usually refers to it. It is very likely that he is the ''the'' biggest CloudCuckoolander in rock.

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* LyricalDissonance: "Ready To Die" is the most joyous song ever written about attempted murder.
** Or all-out war.

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* LyricalDissonance: "Ready To Die" is quite possibly the most joyous song ever written about attempted murder.
** Or all-out war.
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** He showed up on FourChan's /mu/ board once.



* SignatureSong: Unquestionably, "Party Hard."

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* SignatureSong: Unquestionably, "Party Hard."Hard".
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* IndecipherableLyrics: Most every time the lyrics to "Ready To Die" are subbed, the lines ''[[AC:"Been a long time coming, so you better start running"]]'' are written as [indecipherable][indecipherable].

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* IndecipherableLyrics: Most every time the lyrics to "Ready To Die" are subbed, the lines ''[[AC:"Been a long time coming, so now you better start get running"]]'' are written as [indecipherable][indecipherable].
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* IndecipherableLyrics: Most every time the lyrics to "Ready To Die" are subbed, the lines ''[[AC:"Been a long time coming, so you better start running"]]'' are written as [indecipherable][indecipherable].


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** Or all-out war.
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* EpicRiff: It feels like Andrew's pumped out a bajillion of these.
** "Party Hard" features ''two'' of these prominently featured, each of which could've easily been their own song.

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