Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2004
Taxi Driver (song)
Buy Taxi Driver (song) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
"'Taxi Driver'" is a song by Gym Class Heroes. The song was first released on 'The Papercut EP', but was also included on the full-length and much more widely released 'The Papercut Chronicles'. In the song's lyrics, frontman Travis McCoy namechecks 26 other bands and artists that Gym Class Heroes enjoy. "Taxi Driver" was the very first video produced for Gym Class Heroes. It was produced, along with many other [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nEezO4srGQ videos] by [http://www.hyper-activemedia.com Bill Pealer], Jason Gillotti, and Ryan Smith long before the band was attached to any record label.
The song was named #20 of the "50 Worst Songs of the '00s" in a 2009 'Village Voice' article.
Referenced bands (in order of mention)
(However, Travie McCoy has claimed he is unsure as to all the bands referenced, suggesting there are allusions to other bands despite their names not being mentioned.)
*Death Cab for Cutie
*Dashboard Confessional
*Cursive
*Bright Eyes
*Sunny Day Real Estate
*My Chemical Romance
*Hey Mercedes
*Coheed and Cambria
*Fall Out Boy
*Jimmy Eat World
*Thrice
*Brand New
*The Postal Service
*Planes Mistaken for Stars
*At the Drive-In
*...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
*Midtown
*The Get Up Kids
*Scraps and Heart Attacks
*The Early November
*Thursday
*Taking Back Sunday
*Jets to Brazil
*Story of the Year
*Hot Water Music
*Elliott
They also mention their recording label, Fueled by Ramen, in the last line.
References
Category:2004 debut singles
Category:Gym Class Heroes songs
Category:2004 songs
Category:Songs written by Travie McCoy
Category:Fueled by Ramen singles
Buy Taxi Driver (song) now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 2004