Boyscout’n; Menomena

Talking about bands that no one knows, I give you: Menomena! It’s an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed by Brent Knopf, Justin Harris, and Danny Seim. These guys:

The band was formed in 2000 under this strange name, which means, according an interview by Tiny Mix Tapes, “‘Menomena’ means different things to different people. I’d hate to spoil the fun for someone by laying down my personal interpretation as law. It came from a list of about 50 other band names that we were deciding upon. We like the way it rolls off the tongue, sexually, or something.”

“Boyscout’n” came into the band’s third studio album, “Friend and Foe”. The song talks about of failed expectations and the whistling is kind of sad. Really sad, I must say, is when the band uses a synthesizer to make the sound of the whistlings. It’s what happened here, as you can see in the video below.

Enjoy it, anyway.

So stop and take it all in slowly
'Cause this short glimpse is not the only
Chance that you will have to see
All the ways that I can prove myself as worthy
To be the one and only true sure thing
Sure thing

I can't believe I lent my hand to help destroy and helpless man
Maybe it's a long shot now, but still I say
Should not survive this fall then I pray if I pray at all
That I could catch my breath and come away unscathed
Away unscathed

I once believed you were my savior
But now you're nothing but a traitor
And still I'll wait for your return
I get the feeling I have waited
A whole lifetime in vain
A lot to lose with nothing to gain

I can't believe I lent my hand to help destroy and helpless man
Maybe it's a long shot now, but still I say
Should not survive this fall then I pray if I pray at all
That I could catch my breath and come away unscathed
Away unscathed