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* BrokenBase: Robby's vocals, mainly post-''Superstar Car Wash''. Either he brings a nice rough edge and perfect contrast to John's smooth voice or he sounds awful and should just leave all the singing to John. Some are fine with his voice on rock songs but don't think he fits any pop/electronic songs by the Goos.

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* BrokenBase: Robby's vocals, mainly post-''Superstar Car Wash''. Either he brings a nice rough edge and perfect contrast to John's smooth voice or he sounds awful and should just leave all the singing to John. Some are fine with his voice on rock songs but don't think he fits any pop/electronic songs by the Goos.Goos, barring several exceptions like the fan-favorite "Bringing on the Light".


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* FanonDiscontinuity: Fans of their PopPunk era dropped the band after ''Dizzy Up The Girl'' due to the band shifting to a more pop-direction.
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** "Over and Over" is not called "Turn It Up", which you might think it is if you've been to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and seen their ice skating show of the same name, which concluded with that very song during its run.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: The band started as a HardcorePunk band, evolving into a PopPunk sound that produced both their major label debut ''Superstar Car Wash'' and their commercial breakthrough album ''A Boy Named Goo''. The follow-up, ''Dizzy Up the Girl'', introduced a ballad-oriented folk-pop sound that brought them even greater commercial success. They no longer perform/discuss the old material for obvious reasons. Their 1987 debut ''First Release'' has been out of print since... 1987, and when asked what the chances of them ever playing the pre-''Car Wash'' material again were, they said "take the highest number you can think of and multiply it by three".
** The band did relent slightly and included "There You Are", from 1989 release ''Hold Me Up'' in the live set for their ''Dizzy Up the Girl'' Anniversary Tour as a deep cut.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: During the early punk rock period. Rzeznik and Takac have admitted they were so drunk and high during the recording of the first album that they hardly remember recording it.
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** "Come to Me" and "Before It's Too Late" in a more [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] context.

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** "Come to Me" and "Before It's Too Late" in a more [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] SugarWiki/{{heartwarming|moments}} context.
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** "Iris" is '''not''' called "I Just Want You to Know Who I Am".

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** "Iris" is '''not''' called "I Just Want You to Know Who I Am" or "Who I Am".
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* FaceOfTheBand: John Rzeznik was this in the 90s, but now that the band has slowly become less popular, most people would have a hard time recognizing even him. He's still much better known in most circles than Robby or Mike.
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* BrokenBase: Robby's vocals, mainly post-''Superstar Car Wash''. Either he brings a nice rough edge and perfect contrast to John's smooth voice or he sounds awful and should just leave all the singing to John. Some are fine with his voice on punk/rock but don't think he fits any pop/electronic songs by the Goos.

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* BrokenBase: Robby's vocals, mainly post-''Superstar Car Wash''. Either he brings a nice rough edge and perfect contrast to John's smooth voice or he sounds awful and should just leave all the singing to John. Some are fine with his voice on punk/rock rock songs but don't think he fits any pop/electronic songs by the Goos.
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* BrokenBase: Robby's vocals, mainly post-''Superstar Car Wash''. Either he brings a nice rough edge and perfect contrast to John's smooth voice or he sounds awful and should just leave all the singing to John. Some are fine with his voice but don't think he fits any pop/electronic songs by the Goos.

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* BrokenBase: Robby's vocals, mainly post-''Superstar Car Wash''. Either he brings a nice rough edge and perfect contrast to John's smooth voice or he sounds awful and should just leave all the singing to John. Some are fine with his voice on punk/rock but don't think he fits any pop/electronic songs by the Goos.
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* BrokenBase: Robby's vocals, mainly post-''Superstar Car Wash''. Either he brings a nice rough edge and perfect contrast to John's smooth voice or he sounds awful and should just leave all the singing to John. Some are fine with his voice but don't think he fits any pop/electronic songs by the Goos.
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* TearJerker: "Iris"

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** "Acoustic #3"
** The title track from their 2010 album ''Something for the Rest of Us''.
** "Broadway"

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** %%** The title track from their 2010 album ''Something for the Rest of Us''.
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** "Iris" is '''not''' called "I Just Want You to Know Who I Am".
** "Better Days" is not called "The World Begins Again" either.
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* ContemptibleCover: Averted as they changed their name. If they kept "The Sex Maggots", many of their albums wouldn't be sold inside record shops.
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* BreakawayPopHit: While their sound has already turned full pop-rock at that point, "Iris" ended up being this by virtue of its inclusion in the ''Film/CityOfAngels'' soundtrack.

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* CoveredUp: Younger fans of the band or casual listeners to pop radio might not realize that "Give a Little Bit" was originally by Music/{{Supertramp}}.

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Younger fans of the band or casual listeners to pop radio might not realize that "Give a Little Bit" was originally by Music/{{Supertramp}}.
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** "Come to Me", in a more [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] context.

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** "Come to Me", Me" and "Before It's Too Late" in a more [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] context.
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* EarWorm: Many people have gotten "Iris" stuck in their heads just because the song was so overplayed.
** "Slide", "Name", "Stay with You", "Rebel Beat" and "Sympathy" are also Ear Worms.
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* BreakawayPopHit: While their sound has already turned full pop-rock at that point, "Iris" ended up being this by virtue of its inclusion in the ''Film/CityOfAngels'' soundtrack.
* ContemptibleCover: Averted as they changed their name. If they kept "The Sex Maggots", many of their albums wouldn't be sold inside record shops.
* CoveredUp: Younger fans of the band or casual listeners to pop radio might not realize that "Give a Little Bit" was originally by Music/{{Supertramp}}.
** Their less-known cover, "Slave Girl", was originally by the Lime Spiders.
* EarWorm: Many people have gotten "Iris" stuck in their heads just because the song was so overplayed.
** "Slide", "Name", "Stay with You", "Rebel Beat" and "Sympathy" are also Ear Worms.
* FaceOfTheBand: John Rzeznik was this in the 90s, but now that the band has slowly become less popular, most people would have a hard time recognizing even him. He's still much better known in most circles than Robby or Mike.
* SignatureSong: If you don't recognize "Iris", you were probably hiding under a rock in the late [[TheNineties 90s]]. "Name" (their first hit) and "Slide" apply to a lesser extent.
* TearJerker: "Iris"
** "Come to Me", in a more [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] context.
** "Already There". A song about childhood and learning everything is changing when getting older.
** "Acoustic #3"
** The title track from their 2010 album ''Something for the Rest of Us''.
** "Broadway"
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: During the early punk rock period. Rzeznik and Takac have admitted they were so drunk and high during the recording of the first album that they hardly remember recording it.
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