History Music / ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica

* WordSaladLyrics: Okay, they're not Music/{{Beck}} weird, but they're still pretty weird.

The Presidents of the United States of America -- also simply known as ''The Presidents'', ''POTUSA'', or simply ''PUSA''; their name is a mouthful even for diehard fans -- are an AlternativeRock band, formed in UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, UsefulNotes/{{Washington}} in 1993, who went on to release six albums and be twice nominated for Grammy awards. Their style combines the frenetic pace of PunkRock with {{Pop}}, {{Grunge}} and CountryMusic influences, which made them slightly atypical of the Seattle scene. For much of their existence they were made up of vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew, drummer and vocalist Jason Finn with "guitbassist" and backup vocalist Dave Dederer. When Dederer left to settle down and raise a family in the 2000s, Andrew [=McKeag=] stepped in to take his place. The "basitar" and "guitbass" were themselves modified guitars, one with two bass strings and the other with three guitar strings, both drop-tuned to C#.

Originally, the band played their music with a primitive drum machine (as heard on their early demos) before Jason Finn joined. They released their debut, SelfTitledAlbum in 1995 on [=PopLlama=] Records. The record, on the strength of memorable singles like "Lump" and "Peaches," gathered such a following that it was re-released on Creator/ColumbiaRecords later that year, and was certified triple platinum. The follow up, ''II,'' was certified gold and didn't match the sales or the critical praise of its predecessor. After three years of touring, Ballew decided to spend more time with his kids and called it quits on the Presidents with the release of ''Pure Frosting'', which combined new material with live tracks and demos. Notably, this record contains a cover of Ian Hunter's "Cleveland Rocks," and this version became the theme song for ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow''.

In November of 2016, Chris Ballew took to the band's Facebook page to clarify as to why the band hadn't had much activity in the past year and a half - turns out [[http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/the-presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america-announce-breakup/11866929 the band decided to hang it up.]] Or, as Ballew put it, they'd "quietly retired from the PUSA business since [[SelfDeprecation we are OLD PEOPLE NOW!]] ;)"

!!!Album discography:

-->"Peaches"

* ExcitedShowTitle: ''Kudos To You!''

* PottyFailure: "Happy campers" exhibit this trope when faced with an erupting volcano in the song "Volcano".

* OverlyLongName: To the point [[http://www.euescuto.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/the-presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america-4fd31761f15c2.jpeg it took three lines to spell in their album]], and abbreviations are common (PUSA, The Presidents or Pot USA).

[[caption-width-right:350:"Naked And Famous" indeed!]]

The Presidents of the United States of America -- also simply known as ''The Presidents'', ''POTUSA'', or simply ''PUSA''; their name is a mouthful even for diehard fans -- are an AlternativeRock band, formed in Seattle in 1993, who went on to release six albums and be twice nominated for Grammy awards. Their style combines the frenetic pace of PunkRock with {{Pop}}, {{Grunge}} and CountryMusic influences, which made them slightly atypical of the Seattle scene. For much of their existence they were made up of vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew, drummer and vocalist Jason Finn with "guitbassist" and backup vocalist Dave Dederer. When Dederer left to settle down and raise a family in the 2000s, Andrew [=McKeag=] stepped in to take his place. The "basitar" and "guitbass" were themselves modified guitars, one with two bass strings and the other with three guitar strings, both drop-tuned to C#.

* FilkSong: "Can't Stop Catchin' 'Em All," a song written to promote ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''.

** The lyrics for Lump mention "Lump lingered last in line for brains, and one she got was sorta rotten and insane". The song is partially based on Chris Ballew's experience with a brain tumor, meaning the brain in question is his.

Originally, the band played their music with a primitive drum machine (as heard on their early demos) before Jason Finn joined. They released their debut, SelfTitledAlbum in 1995 on [=PopLlama=] Records. The record, on the strength of memorable singles like "Lump" and "Peaches," gathered such a following that it was re-released on Creator/ColumbiaRecords later that year, and was certified triple platinum. The follow up, ''II,'' was certified gold and didn't match the sales or the critical praise of its predecessor. After three years of touring, Ballew decided to spend more time with his kids and called it quits on the Presidents with the release of ''Pure Frosting'', which combined new material with live tracks and demos. Notably, this record contains "Cleveland Rocks," which became the theme song for ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow''.

* ClusterFBomb: "Fuck California."

%%* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''II.''

* PrecisionFStrike: ''"Fuck you, kitty, you're gonna spend the night......... [[CarefulWithThatAxe OUTSIDE!!!]]"''