Nothing's Wrong
Written by Zan
To the tune of Put Me On, written by James Young, Tommy Shaw, Dennis DeYoung
[JY & Tommy]
Nothing's wrong with the cover of the album
Why did you refuse to sing our song?
You were good, but we think you're out of favors
You have made us crazy all alo o o o o o o
[JY]
ALL ALOOOOONNNNNNGGGG....
Nothing's wrong with smaller crowds
You're a sad man and you think we stole your group
You won't be caught dead in small towns
So now Gowan's singing your tunes.
I said
Nothing's wrong with us- we're proud
And Chuck supports this line-up all the way
ALL THE WAAAYYY!!
Now, you might feel a bit put down
but we're so glad we broke away...hahaha
[DDY]
I think you guys are rude
to abandon me and take my band away
I wasn't feeling good
I'm an angel, but I'll make you bastards pay...
I....will make you pay, make you pay, make you pay
Will make you pay, make you pay, make you pay...ooooooh
Interpretation
It all started with the release of Brave New World. Tommy Shaw and James Young wanted to release the album in the summer of 1999 and immediately tour to support the album. Dennis DeYoung was suffering from a mysterious illness that baffled doctors and left him unable to tour. He also wanted more time to finish the album. The album was released that summer over Dennis' objections, and the band went on the road with Lawrence Gowan filling in for Dennis and Glen Burtnik returning to fill in for Chuck Panozzo, who had previously decided to retire. Rumors started surfacing on the Internet, interviews and on-line chats with band members revealed conflicting and changing stories. Flame wars erupted on the various Styx e-mail lists as the fans polarized over the band's internal issues. Meanwhile, the Styx tour continued without Dennis, whose health improved enough to begin a highly-acclaimed solo tour with a 50-piece orchestra. This parody takes the form of a lyrical duel between Dennis and JY as they argue the situation. A few references may need clarification. First, Dennis has said that he doesn't like the album cover for Brave New World (his preference was used as the cover to the single While There's Still Time). Also, apparently JY and Tommy wanted Dennis to sing Everything Is Cool, but he didn't like the song and declined. The reference to Chuck supporting the line-up without Dennis is derived from the fact that Chuck made numerous cameo appearances at Styx concerts on the 1999-2000 tours.
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