Win Tickets To See Clap Your Hands Say Yeah On NYE!
Navigating NYC during the last hours of the year is always a nightmare, but this year we've got just the fix: Go see Clap Your Hands' 12/31 show at Hammerstein Ballroom! Stereogum's proud to co-present the show with Alec and the guys (and Bob Mould's opening!); the new stuff won't leave our heads, and CYHSY's evolving into a bona fide beast on stage. Plus, it's a warm place to be with good music, good tunes, and real people (not to get all Almost Famous on ya). And not only are we psyched that we now have New Year's plans, but we're inviting ten of you to join us! It's the stuff indie-rock dreams are made of.
So we have five pairs of tickets to giveaway, and we're gonna do it like always; to enter the contest, post a comment telling us (1) how you discovered the Clap (we blogged them before PFork, of course, but it's cool if that's where you found 'em) and (2) naming your favorite tune. We'll pick five winners at random on Wednesday 12/27 at 6PM EST, and the ten of you will have a solid story for the back-to-work NYE watercooler conversation. Here's to ringing in the Oh-Seven! Good luck.
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Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Not to nitpick, but I think you should mention the Bob Mould Band is opening up.
I first discovered CYHSY when one of my friends made a mix with "Over and Over Again" on it. I was hooked after two spins, and it's still my favorite track
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the name intrigued me.
favorite song: undoubtedly "the skin of my yellow country teeth" although i'm really digging "underwater (you and me)" as well...
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a friend picked me up in her car, put on the clap your hands album and i thought it was the best/worst thing i had ever heard. that's why i love them. how can something be so awful and amazing at once?
favorite song: let the cool goddess rust.
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i'm stuck in a holiday inn in denver, co, trying to get back to kansas city. lucky for me a blizzard suspended all air traffic, so you can find me at the hotel bar or in my room checking stereogum and digg every 10 seconds.
anyway, i think i first heard of clap your hands on pitchfork. i checked out their website, downloaded everything i could find and bought their cd. favorite song has to be yellow country teeth. that keyboard in the beginning is just too good.
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I first heard of CYHSY through Stereogum. I had gotten the cd, and grown to really like it, but I didn't know I loved CYHSY until Coachella 06' when they played The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth. A euphoric feel swept across the audience for that song, as everyone sang along with what they thought Alec was singing. Like Maps is the genre defining love song, I think The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth is the genre defining leaving home song.
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one of my co-workers played it in the office, then another co-worker complained about his voice.. unfortunately, i didn't speak up in support of the band.. i'm relatively new to the job, don't need to rock the boat just yet.. but soon.. soon.
bottled up to explode.
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Heard about them from you guys.
Favorite Song: Tidal Wave
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Caught a bad case of the Clap early this year from a friend. These tickets would really help my treatments. "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" is my favorite song.
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I'm pretty sure it was PFork's name checking review that got me intrigued. When I first heard Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood it reminded me of the first time I met my crazy drummer. He kept calling everyone young blood and it was funny. So I guess that's my favorite tune.
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heard about them thru the magic of the internets. namely pitchfork. bought CD and tickets for their bowery show, much joy and happiness ensued.
favorite song: gimme some salt.
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i saw them open up for The National, Fall of 04 and bought the cd at the merch booth.
favorite song = 'Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood'.
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How you can you read a line like this from Pitchfork and not run out and buy the CD?
A band that mashes together Talking Heads and Neutral Milk Hotel while also stopping in to visit the shimmering, wafting ambiance of Yo La Tengo, the harmonic trickery of Modest Mouse, and the chorused guitarwork of pre-Loveless My Bloody Valentine? What website do you think this is? We are fucking there.
And that's exactly what I did ordered the CD immediately from Insound. My favorite song was originally "Upon this Tidal Wave of Young Blood", then it was "In this Home on Ice", but now over a year later, its "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth".
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I heard about CYHSY through my friend Dan. He was obsessed. I soon followed in his footsteps.
Favorite Song: Over and Over Again
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Heard about CHYSY through the Pitchfork review. I was skeptical, but Alec's voice grew on me the same way David Byrne's did.
Fave song: Cool Goddess
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I found CYHSY in the giveaway bin of my college's radio station. I rescued it from oblivion, and if you listen long enough, you might hear it on rotation.
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I bought their cd at Other Music after reading the P-Fork review. What would Aziz Ansari say about that?
My fave track: In This Home on Ice
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Heard about them from a co-worker and the name + the graffiti intrigued me. Got to see them at the bad Earl in atl where the enthusiastic crowd made Heavy Metal my new favorite tune.
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Caught a bad case of the Clap early this year from a friend. These tickets would really help my treatments. "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" is my favorite song.
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mundanely enough, i first heard of CYHSY from pitchfork.
upon this tidal wave of young blood is my favorite song.
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Heard about them from a co-worker and the name + the graffiti intrigued me. Got to see them at the bad Earl in atl where the enthusiastic crowd made Heavy Metal my new favorite tune.
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Oops, college radio rescue entry part 2.
Gimmie Some Salt is the top of my pops.
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My friend Greggles who lives in Melbourne sent me the album and said it was good stuff. Funny because I live in New York and probably should have known about this before my Australian friend did. And but so, I liked the album immediately, though felt that it was a bit on the talking heads rip off side of things for a while before the tunes really began to take hold of me. yellow country teeth is obvious, but also the best tune on that disc, i think.
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My coworker popped it in one day right after the album came out. I was shocked at how interesting it was and how weird it was.
Favorite tune: "Clap Your Hands!"
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A friend burned me a copy of the CD but I can't remember if it was before or after they started appearing on the cover of Time Out NY every week.
The Skin of my Yellow Country teeth is my favorite, hands down.
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I CYHSY! at Gothamist Moveable hype June of 05.
My favorite track of theirs is "home on ice".
thanks
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i first heard cyhsy from a friend. i bought the cd and listened to it non-stop on a spring trip to nyc. every day we walked around the city i had cyhsy in my head or playing on my ipod. after that trip i couldn't listen to cyhsy without thinking of nyc. it was so great, the association. seriously, i listen to their cd and it makes me want to pack my bags and move to brooklyn or something. they've become the quintessential "nyc" music, in my mind. as it turns out, i am going to nyc for new years. its quite the coincidence, although when my friend pitched me the idea of going to new york for new year's, i DID have the new CYHSY songs playing and I thought it was some sort of divine intervention. thats my story.
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p.s. my favorite song is let the cool goddess rust away. sorry about that.
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First heard of CYHSY on WOXY.COM. Wore the CD out listening to it the whole way to Pitchfork's Intonation fest in Chicago that summer. Aaaand, my favorite would be skin of my yellow country teeth.
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was 'dragged' to a show at the TLA. blown away by alec's hat, general coolness of the band. and the songs, of course, for an unsigned band.
favorite song: is this love?
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I've been into CYHSY since right around the blog explosion. Looking forward to the new album. Didn't buy tickets to the New Years show because my wife would kill me if I left her home. Winning tix however...
Favorite song, "In This Home On Ice"
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seeing that painted wall in williamsburg while driving my friend's car after hearing about them on a blog and putting two and two together. then i saw them for free during the summer at South Street Seaport with Devotchka and they really blew me away.
favorite: Heavy Metal
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Saw them play an early show at a friends studio 'round the corner from Pete's Candy Store. Turned out those guys had all gone to my alma mater and the twins (Lee and Tyler) had played in a friends band called Mama and the FunBoys while in college! Loved Upon this Tidal Wave of young Blood immediately.
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They were supposed to play a live show at UCLA, but our planning committee screwed up and forgot the speakers. They just stood around for a while getting pissed off before leaving. Picked up there CD the next day.
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Through blogs like this one!
Fave: "In This Home On Ice"
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Through blogs like this one!
Fave: "In This Home On Ice"
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Living in London last fall, it seemed the buzz was all about North American crossovers, like Wolf Parade and We are Scientists, but when my friend Marlow put on the slow-mo chain saw vibration that is the opening to "The Skin..." i found the beat that would carry me to class across clouded Islington. Seeing them at Coachella and Bonnaroo has been a pleasure. Too bad that while the Byrne comes through full force live, those pesky bent guitar notes are harder to come by.
Favorite song, hence, is the CD Maxi-single #1 TRL hit "The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth"
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Saw the cover of the first album and it reminded me of Shel Silverstein. I listened to it and decided that if Shel Silverstein played music, it would sound like this.
Favorite Song: Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
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Living in London last fall, it seemed the buzz was all about North American crossovers, like Wolf Parade and We are Scientists, but when my friend Marlow put on the slow-mo chain saw vibration that is the opening to "The Skin..." i found the beat that would carry me to class across clouded Islington. Seeing them at Coachella and Bonnaroo has been a pleasure. Too bad that while the Byrne comes through full force live, those pesky bent guitar notes are harder to come by.
Favorite song, hence, is the CD Maxi-single #1 TRL hit "The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth"
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Saw the cover of the first album and it reminded me of Shel Silverstein. I listened to it and decided that if Shel Silverstein played music, it would sound like this.
Favorite Song: Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
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Saw them play an early show at a friends studio 'round the corner from Pete's Candy Store. Turned out those guys had all gone to my alma mater and the twins (Lee and Tyler) had played in a friends band called Mama and the FunBoys while in college! Loved Upon this Tidal Wave of young Blood immediately.
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i don't remember how i discovered them. probably here or some other blog.
fave song: gimme some salt
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My boyriend introduced them to me.
Favorite song: Yellow Country Teeth
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I heard about them through magazines and blogs.
Fav tune is Heavy Metal
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I first heard CYHSY listening to Left of Center on Sirius last fall/winter. By that time In This Home on Ice was on pretty frequent rotation, and I loved it. I originally disliked The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, but it has grown on me with each listen and it's now my favorite cut off the album.
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I first heard CYHSY listening to Left of Center on Sirius last fall/winter. By that time In This Home on Ice was on pretty frequent rotation, and I loved it. I originally disliked The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, but it has grown on me with each listen and it's now my favorite cut off the album.
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Saw the cover of the first album and it reminded me of Shel Silverstein. I listened to it and decided that if Shel Silverstein played music, it would sound like this.
Favorite Song: Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
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I first heard CYHSY on woxy.com. My favorite song by far is the "Clap Your Hands!" call-and-answer... it makes me smile every time.
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I first heard CYHSY listening to Left of Center on Sirius last fall/winter. By that time In This Home on Ice was on pretty frequent rotation, and I loved it. I originally disliked The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, but it has grown on me with each listen and it's now my favorite cut off the album.
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I first heard CYHSY listening to Left of Center on Sirius last fall/winter. By that time In This Home on Ice was on pretty frequent rotation, and I loved it. I originally disliked The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, but it has grown on me with each listen and it's now my favorite cut off the album.
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I heard about them from the blogs. Favorite song is Details of the War.
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i probably found out about clap your hands through here or some other blog. i honestly do not remember.
fave song: gimme some salt
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I first heard CYHSY listening to Left of Center on Sirius last fall/winter. By that time In This Home on Ice was on pretty frequent rotation, and I loved it. I originally disliked The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, but it has grown on me with each listen and it's now my favorite cut off the album.
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I first heard CYHSY listening to Left of Center on Sirius last fall/winter. By that time In This Home on Ice was on pretty frequent rotation, and I loved it. I originally disliked The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, but it has grown on me with each listen and it's now my favorite cut off the album.
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First discovered them as one of the band members--don't remember which one--was taking a shit in my stairwell.
I still love them.
Favorite song on the album is "Clap Your Hands."
I like circus music.
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I heard them for the first time when my friend played their free songs for me in a psychology laboratory after he did an experiment on me.
My favorite song is Satan Said Dance because of the line "i know this is not how you thought it would be, no whips, no chains, just dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing..."
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I first heard about them from a friend who brought the CD along to a performance we had in Michigan.
Favorite Song: Is This Love?
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I was trying in vain to kill an army of carpenter ants that had invaded the sill of my falling down barn in Poyntelle, Pennsylvania when the NPR story came on and they played some clips from the CD and I didn't care anymore about the carpenter ants. I found their website - played the free songs a couple of zillion times and stopped worrying that the barn would fall down (it didn't. Favorite Song: Details of the War
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my ex-boyfriend blogged about them.
Fav song: The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth.
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I first heard CYHSY on Left of Center last fall/winter. In This Home on Ice was on pretty heavy rotation.
Favorite Song: The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, although I didn't like it much on the first few listens.
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I first heard CYHSY on Left of Center last fall/winter. In This Home on Ice was on pretty heavy rotation.
Favorite Song: The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, although I didn't like it much on the first few listens.
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i heard about them from various sources, you, p4k, friends, it took me ages to actually listen to them, though. a friend put "upon this tidal wave of young blood" on a mixtape i immediately fell in love. i bought the cd and almost saw them a few months ago with architecture in helsinki, but my ride to2ly backed out, it was a bummer.
my favorite (as of today) is "is this love?"
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I discovered the Clap when I was dating this girl a couple summers back... I started to have this painful... oh, you meant clap your hands say yeah, um, uhhhh, nvm.
Seriously though, I found out about CYHSY right here on stereogum, and my fave track, Let the cool goddess rust away.
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I heard them from some boot leg tape, so I added them as friends on myspace..and here we are!
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A friend of mine turned me on to CYHaSY when he put the song "Over and over again" on his MyStalk page. I became obsessed and listened to it "over and over again". My favorite song.
T$
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my brother lives in williamsburg. so he filled me in pretty early on. and my favorite tune issss 'over and over again [lost and found]'. i'm going to win.
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I discovered the Clap when I was dating this girl a couple summers back... I started to have this painful... oh, you meant clap your hands say yeah, um, uhhhh, nvm.
Seriously though, I found out about CYHSY right here on stereogum, and my fave track, Let the cool goddess rust away.
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So, I first heard of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! when I was at Borders.
I was just walking around looking at the CDs and the CD cover stuck out to me.
I went home and listened to a few songs and immediately went back to Borders to buy it. :]
My favourite song would have to be Is This Love?
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Listen first: Club underground, West hollywood California
Favorite song: Yellow country teeth
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I accidently found your website, listened and liked. My favorite song is In This Home On Ice.
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Alec went to my high school and grew up around the corner from me, so I heard about CYHSY from my mom. She told me, "I heard that Ounsworth boy has a band." I said, "Which one." She said, "Alec." I said, "Matt was hot. Cool, I'll check it out."
Is that sad?
Is This Love? Fur sure.
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I found at about Clap Your Hands listening to KCRW in LA. And I was like "who is this band, they ROCK!"
Have a few favorites but really like skin of yellow country teeth.
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I accidently found your website, listened and liked. My favorite song is In This Home On Ice.
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I accidently found your website, listened and liked. My favorite song is In This Home On Ice.
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I found out about you guys when my best friend starting playing your cd in his bedroom.
"Catchy tune. Who is this?"
"Clap your hands say yeah."
So I clapped my hands and said Yeah.
I started listening to you right after that, and I swear, I can't get enough of you.
My family is going to NYC this year (My first time to NYC) from Christmas day, until Jan 2.
Seeing your show would be the most amazing way to spend my New Years in NYC!
My favorite song by you is Satan Said Dance.
It's an amazing song.. :)
Even if I can't go to the show, I hope it goes great. You rock!
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i first heard Clap at my friends house. We were rather sauced and skin of my yellow country teeth came on. the bass,drums, hi hat shit, boive,keys, everything made me jump up and start moving. And this is stil my favorite track by far beucase the same thing happens everytime it comes on.
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First listen: Heard'em in a bar in BROOKLYN!!!!
Song: Details of the war!!!!
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I accidently found your website, listened and liked. My favorite song is In This Home On Ice.
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I bought Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's album for my brother as a Christmas gift i liked it so much that i ended up making him open it before Christmas to let me listen to CYHSY!
my fave song is "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" it's awesome!
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i fell in love with CYHSY the instant i heard them on KEXP (online radio).
the song i heard that fateful day was "let the cool godess rust away"...it remains my favourite :)
cheers...jade
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I discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on iTunes. I believe it was from Ben Gibbard's celeb playlist on there.
Favorite Tune: Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
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I found them surfing the internet one day. I read a review and really dug the name and had to listen. It turns out I had listened to them a few nights ealier at a friends out. I was glad to find out who they were. I think my favorite is "Heavy Metal" or "In This Home On Ice", both very good and catchy. It's hard to decide. I like all their songs. CYHSY really caught me most with the tambourine, my favorite instrument. They rock it!
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i first got the Clap when i heard you on WXPN in Philadelphia last fall.
i fell in love the song "Over and Over Again (Lost and Found). now i must go have another listen.
XOXO
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1st heard 'em from a cd my friend gave me.
friend: "here, spin this"
me: "who is it?"
friend: "clap your hands say yeah"
me: *claps hands* says "yeah"
friend: "no, srsly, thats the name"
me: "ok" *plays cd. twice. buys cd that night.
(have seen them thrice now. twice in philly, once in nyc, both hometowns)
fav song - upon this tidal wave of young blood.
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I read about there Indie genius ability to make 8 dollars a album and they werent even signed.
Fav.Song would be Satan Say Dance
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As a puppeteer, its important that I remain aggressive in the constant search for new and unique artistic mediums. Avant-garde in nature, its hard to find just the perfect music to go alongside my puppet shows. When I first heard Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, I was visiting a new friend, a magician named Fenton. I was instantly drawn to them, they've become a wonderful source of inspiration. These tickets would kick ass... feeding my insatiable lust for CYHSY.
Favorite track: Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)
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Heard of them: KEXP, Seattle.
Favorite song: "Is This Love?"
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I had their cd for a while... picked it up after pitchfork recommended 'em. but i never really got into them much until i saw them at sasquatch music festival. put on quite a show.
my favorite song has gotta be "over and over again", but i dig the whole album.
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I discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in 1997, when I had a bad acid trip and went way indie clairvoyant for about 6 minutes. I knew they were coming, and anticipated their first album. When it came out, I listened to it a lot while I made out with my girlfriend, and also while I was hanging out with my buddies. My favorite song is The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, both because that's what I heard in '97 when I was tripping, and also because its a fucking rad song.
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I found them surfing the internet one day. I read a review and really dug the name and had to listen. It turns out I had listened to them a few nights ealier at a friends out. I was glad to find out who they were. I think my favorite is "Heavy Metal" or "In This Home On Ice", both very good and catchy. It's hard to decide. I like all their songs. CYHSY really caught me most with the tambourine, my favorite instrument. They rock it!
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I heard of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah when I was out with my brother. He bought the cd, and played it on the way home. It's been love ever since. I'd appreciate the tickets, considering Clap Your Hands Say Yeah came to Toronto and I was insanely happy I could go.. only to find out that it was 19+. I later spent the night crying.
And my favourite song.... would have to be: Is This Love?
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I first heard CYHSY on the jukebox at my favorite bar, Simon's, in Chicago. The guitar on Yellow Country Teeth caught my attention. My favorite song is Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood.
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I was trying to pick some music for a really important, dramatic scene in my first indie film, so i was scowering the globe to find something that matched. "lost and found" by clap your hands, was, and is that song; it meshed perfectly, and gave the mood of the scene just that extra little something to make it my favorite that i've ever shot and worked with. I think the actual discovery was through i-pod roulette on a drive from california to new york, my friend had "lost and found" downloaded from the website, and after hearing it I had to have the album.
Favorite song: details of the war... great emotio.
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Favourite song "Upon this Tidal Wave of Young Blood" and I was first introduced to the band by Juston of the fabulous band Dr Dog talking about cool bands they had played with.
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well i discovered clap your hands say yeah whennnn my mom was reading an article in some newspaper or magazine about them or that had something about them in it.
and it said they went to connecticut college, and she went there, so she read it.
and she asked me if i knew them and i had heard of them but had never really listened to them before simply because i never got to it.
so then i went out and bought the album and i fell in love and thats in the end.
favorite song = is this love. chorus bit is freaking genius.
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I discovered clap your hands say yeah through the internet
as for my favorite song
i really love the song my yellow country teeth the best. i find myself singing and dancing all around when it comes on its so catchy. :]
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Heard of them: KEXP, Seattle.
Favorite song: "Is This Love?"
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I discovered CYHSY on one of my many searches for new inspiring sounds in '05. Saw them linked with The National, and Dr. Dog (two other very brilliant bands) gave em a listen, and fell head over heals...full on, crimson n' clover, over and over, I fall everytime I hear them. Still have never seen them, and I've been aching for the Clap for a long while. (Ohh Ho Ho)
My favorite tune? It's between Heavy Metal, and Clap Your Hands!. Heavy Metal is a tune that perks you up, no matter how trivial things may be. Plus, you can't deny the urge to shimmy n shake when it strikes on.
Clap Your Hands!, well, Im a sucker for hand claps in any song. Hand claps, and organs, and those lyrics with infinite meanings, or obvious ones.
Ok, I've made up my mind, it's Clap Your Hands! That song is so stunning, and all round my taste.
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i found clap your hands say yeah on the internet.
and they are amazing.
as for my favorite song it'd have to be yellow country teeth. i find myself singing and dancing all over whenever that song comes on. its so catchy.
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I first heard them thanks to my friend Evan... he im'ed me and told me they were a necessity to check out.
Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth has always been my favorite, when I first saw the title it caught my attention, then on first (and each following) listen it remained my fav.
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I discovered CYHSY on one of my many searches for new inspiring sounds in '05. Saw them linked with The National, and Dr. Dog (two other very brilliant bands) gave em a listen, and fell head over heals...full on, crimson n' clover, over and over, I fall everytime I hear them. Still have never seen them, and I've been aching for the Clap for a long while. (Ohh Ho Ho)
My favorite tune? It's between Heavy Metal, and Clap Your Hands!. Heavy Metal is a tune that perks you up, no matter how trivial things may be. Plus, you can't deny the urge to shimmy n shake when it strikes on.
Clap Your Hands!, well, Im a sucker for hand claps in any song. Hand claps, and organs, and those lyrics with infinite meanings, or obvious ones.
Ok, I've made up my mind, it's Clap Your Hands! That song is so stunning, and all round my taste.
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I first heard CYHSY on KEXP - I stream the station from work here in Dallas since our local stations are very saturated with really bad music - thank you Clear Channel! So after I heard CYHSY I immediately went to iTunes and bought their entire library. Their sound is so unique I immediately fell in musical love! They have serenaded me through many days.
To pick just one favorite song is like trying to choose a favorite between peanut butter and jelly! I guess if I have to name just one it is "In This Home on Ice". Oh and peanut butter for the other one.
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i kept reading good things, but hadn't heard anything yet when a friend sent me a surprise package in the mail complete with the album. first time, i was intrigued. second time, even better. by the third time, i was in love.
i'd have to say my favorite is "upon this tidal wave of young blood." 'cause it's sex and drugs and rock and rock and roll.
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When I went to visit my boyfriend, he surprised me with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! tickets that he had gotten on eBay for the sold-out show. He had their album but I'd never heard them before. Went to an absolutely fantastic show (the Brunettes opened) -- we stood right at the front of the stage and danced the entire time. Such a great time and one of my favorite shows ever.
favorite song: "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away"
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a friend who knew i was into the Feelies recomended Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to me, and i thank them for it always.
its hard to pick a favorite song, but i'll go with 'over and over again [lost and found]'.
its my birthday today, so i feel confident i will win this contest ; )
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my friend started playing them at the bar that my group of friends like to go to and we loved them instantly! a trip to new york to see them live would definately make my year...
i'm going with "in this home on ice". or maybe "is this love?"
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My good friend told me to buy the album and listen, disclosing that I'm going to "cream my pants". If I remember correctly I actually did after I hear "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood", my favorite CYHSY song.
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I discovered CYHSY on one of my many searches for new inspiring sounds in '05. Saw them linked with The National, and Dr. Dog (two other very brilliant bands) gave em a listen, and fell head over heals...full on, crimson n' clover, over and over, I fall everytime I hear them. Still have never seen them, and I've been aching for the Clap for a long while. (Ohh Ho Ho)
My favorite tune? It's between Heavy Metal, and Clap Your Hands!. Heavy Metal is a tune that perks you up, no matter how trivial things may be. Plus, you can't deny the urge to shimmy n shake when it strikes on.
Clap Your Hands!, well, Im a sucker for hand claps in any song. Hand claps, and organs, and those lyrics with infinite meanings, or obvious ones.
Ok, I've made up my mind, it's Clap Your Hands! That song is so stunning, and all round my taste.
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i first heard of clap your hands say yeah from a friend in seattle, got my hands on the disc and fell deeply in love
ive seen them a couple of times when they've come through boston and they really sold me live
cookin up a shark
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i heard it while working in the stock room of abercrombie & fitch because my manager hated a&fs music so he always put it on for us and i soon got addicted to it.
fave song: skin of my yellow country teeth - hands down
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i found clap your hands say yeah on the internet.
and they are amazing.
as for my favorite song it'd have to be yellow country teeth. i find myself singing and dancing all over whenever that song comes on. its so catchy.
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my friend chris started playing clap your hands at the bar that my friends and i like to go out to twice a week or so. We dance up a storm, sometimes even dancing our asses right off.
i'm going to have to go with "in this home on ice". very popular in this home.....
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Lamely, through Pitchfork.
I'm a big fan of Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
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i found clap your hands say yeah on the internet.
and they are amazing.
as for my favorite song it'd have to be yellow country teeth. i find myself singing and dancing all over whenever that song comes on. its so catchy.
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i found clap acually as a kind of impulse buy. i was walking through best buy and saw the cd...and thought that id give them a listen....love them ever since
favoite song is a tie between "Over and over again(lost and found)", "the skin of my yellow country teeth" and "Clap your hands"
i cant pick :D
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my friend chris started playing clap your hands at the bar that my friends and i like to go out to twice a week or so. We dance up a storm, sometimes even dancing our asses right off.
i'm going to have to go with "in this home on ice". very popular in this home.....
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my friend chris started playing clap your hands at the bar that my friends and i like to go out to twice a week or so. We dance up a storm, sometimes even dancing our asses right off.
i'm going to have to go with "in this home on ice". very popular in this home.....
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I first heard of CYHSY! over at WebVomit. While I'm currently hooked on live versions of Some Loud Thunder and Satan Said Dance, my favorite song is Heavy Metal.
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I first heard them was actually while visiting my friend in NY back in June '05 and he wanted me to see them perform so we went to their show. My favorite song is Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood.
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i found clap your hands say yeah on the internet.
and they are amazing.
as for my favorite song it'd have to be yellow country teeth. i find myself singing and dancing all over whenever that song comes on. its so catchy.
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I was recommended CYHSY by the author of Questionable Content, who has a music recommendation section of his website. I checked out the album and it was pretty awesome.
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I found the greatness that is Clap Your Hands Say Yeah through an online community of which I also found Of Montreal, Architecture in Helsinki, and Animal Collective. I love Claps first album, and though I hate playing favorites I'd pick "Details of War," over the other children. I can hardly wait for "Some Loud Thunder". Here I come '07!
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i discovered CYHSY from random pokings about the internet. NME.com especially had a link to some MP3s. they first came off like a cheery happy Radiohead with more disco bass and handclaps. NOT A BAD THING.
favorite song: "let the cool goddess rust away"
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I discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! through the wonderful Elise and her station Indie Pop Rocks!@Somafm while at work.
They had a unique sound that I had never heard before and Alec Ounsworth's voice is fanatastic. It was also the first album I bought off of Itunes.
My favorite song is "Is This Home on Ice"- so far off of the new stuff its been "Satan Said Dance" which they've played at both shows I've them here in Chicago.
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so as lame as it may be i was watching TRL one day before class and some actor spit out the name Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. how could i resist checking out a band with a name like that. and ive been in love ever since..
fav song: gimme some salt.... although clap your hands! never fails either.
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well, i first heard of clap your hands say on itunes. I was looking at the playists from THE OFFICE, TELEVISION SERIES. Under jim it had "the skin of my yellow country teeth." I thought that the vocals were interesting and decided to download a couple of their songs. I'd have to say that my favorite song is "tidal wave." i like the acoustic rythem at the beginning.
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First heard about CYHSY from a friend with good taste (who i think might have found them through here). Fovorite song has to be Satan Said Dance, I think my head hit the roof first time I heard it at the Khyber.
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Discovery through a friend
Treating the album with the respect it deserves - love every song.
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I actually found out about Clap when one of my friends decided to surprise me with tickets to their concert!...but our plans fell through and we didn't ever end up going to the show =( Still bummed about it, but maybe this will make up for it! My favorite song is definitely Gimme Some Salt...
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i found CYHSY as a kind of an impulse buy. i was walking through best buy and saw the cd...and thought that id give them a listen....love them ever since
favoite song is a tie between "Over and over again(lost and found)", "the skin of my yellow country teeth" and "Clap your hands"
i cant pick :D
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i first heard of clap your hands say yeah from a friend in seattle, got my hands on the disc and fell deeply in love
ive seen them a couple of times when they've come through boston and they really sold me live
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about two years ago and as lame as it may be i was watching TRL one day before class and some actor spit out the name Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. how could i resist checking out a band with a name like that. and ive been in love ever since..
fav song: gimme some salt.... although clap your hands! never fails either.
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it's all kind of a blur... i think it was 3hive.com
fave tune: cool goddess
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1) Stereogum! (i think)
2) "In This Home On Ice"
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a friend who knew i was into the Feelies recomended Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to me, and i thank them for it always.
its hard to pick a favorite song, but i'll go with 'over and over again [lost and found]'.
its my birthday today, so i feel confident i will win this contest ; )
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I first discovered CHYSY when my top mate introduced them to me and suggested I play them in one of my DJ sets.
My favorite song is Heavy Metal.
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My friends, Tom Thumb and the Latter Day Saints opened for CYHSY in Boston over a year ago. Since that day, I've been a huge fan and will have spontaneous periods of clapping my hands in public and yelling "yeah!" Also, my honest evaluation of the show-CYHSY was so much better than my friends.
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a friend who knew i was into the Feelies recomended Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to me, and i thank them for it always.
its hard to pick a favorite song, but i'll go with 'over and over again [lost and found]'.
its my birthday today, so i feel confident i will win this contest ; )
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it's all kind of a blur... i think it was 3hive.com
fave tune: cool goddess
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i discovered cyhsy through my hubbie. he's always up to date on great bands and the first time i heard em i wasn't too impressed, but as i listened more and more i fell in love with their music! we saw them in chicago this past fall and it was the best show we've been to in a long time! the crowd was great and the band was fab!
my fav track is "the skin off my yellow country teeth" and basically the whole cd. i love em!!!;)
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i found clap your hands say yeah on the internet.
and they are amazing.
as for my favorite song it'd have to be yellow country teeth. i find myself singing and dancing all over whenever that song comes on. its so catchy.
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a friend who knew i was into the Feelies recomended Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to me, and i thank them for it always.
its hard to pick a favorite song, but i'll go with 'over and over again [lost and found]'.
its my birthday today, so i feel confident i will win this contest ; )
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My good friend told me to buy the album and listen, disclosing that I'm going to "cream my pants". If I remember correctly I actually did after I hear "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood", my favorite CYHSY song.
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I first heard of CYHSY when my top mate suggested I include a track or two in my DJ sets.
My favorite song is Heavy Metal.
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I believe I heard about CYHSY on public radio... maybe it was a show about summer music festivals (?). The only band in recent memory that gave me wonderful chills upon listening! And of course the name is great; gives a nice happy vision. Never seen them live - hopefully a Buffalo date is in the future.
For my fave, I'd have to say "Details of the War" and "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" (can't pick just one).
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I first heard CYHSY from my ex who lives in Brooklyn. (He probably found them on the web). I've been to 4 CYHSY concerts already- 3 in NY, one in Baltimore. I love these guys and can't wait for the new album. My favorite track is probably- Over and Over Again.
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it's all kind of a blur... i think it was 3hive.com
fave tune: cool goddess
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i found CYHSY as a kind of an impulse buy. i was walking through best buy and saw the cd...and thought that id give them a listen....love them ever since
favoite song is a tie between "Over and over again(lost and found)", "the skin of my yellow country teeth" and "Clap your hands"
i cant pick :D
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about two years ago and as lame as it may be i was watching TRL one day before class and some actor spit out the name Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. how could i resist checking out a band with a name like that. and ive been in love ever since..
fav song: gimme some salt.... although clap your hands! never fails either.
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My friends, Tom Thumb and the Latter Day Saints opened for CYHSY in Boston almost two years ago. Since that day, I've been a huge fan and will have spontaneous periods of clapping my hands in public and yelling "YEAH!" Also, my honest evaluation of the show--CYHSY was hands-down awesome and my friends left something to be desired. I love every song, but if I were forced to choose--let me pick two--they would be "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" and "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth". (Clapping) YEAH!
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well im listening now :)- but i 1st heard clap your hands say yeah wen my little brother played it off his mp3 player :), me,my brother and sister all of different ages 21,17, 15 :)and all suffering from M.E, were giggling away together, as we do- having a hyper half hour :)- and we jus got up and wiggled,wiggled an laughed till our hearts wer content- and our bodies were knackered...loved it..is this love?..! we happily and just as tiredly, repeated that 1st experience at reading festival this year too....:)
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a friend who knew i was into the Feelies recomended Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to me, and i thank them for it always.
its hard to pick a favorite song, but i'll go with 'over and over again [lost and found]'.
its my birthday today, so i feel confident i will win this contest ; )
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1. I found their album in my brother's friends car and fell in love with the music. I'm now awaiting the new album with much anticipation.
2. I've always had a thing for Young Blood
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(1) i discovered them through word of mouth,
(2) details of the war
(i am from/live in western australia. due to a family holiday i will be in new york for n.y.e, these tickets would b a gift from god- or stereogum...)
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1st it was gimme some salt,then it was the skin of my yellow country teeth, after that it was Tidal wave of young blood. I proceeded to go through every song on the album being my favorite, and I've now landed on This home on ice.
My fat friend Wallace Brown turned me on to them. It took a while after I bought the album to really have time to listen to it. But I was really struck by their enerry and unique sound. It reminded me of early Talking Heads. That's what really got me hooked.
gimme some tickets. I just moved to New York and have no plans for New Year's eve.
sorry about the "fat" comment wallace. but you are a pretty big guy. more to love, I suppose.
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I first heard of CYHSY on NPR, of all places! I've seen them in concert twice (once at Langerado, once in Central Park), and I must say that In This Home on Ice is my favorite tune... Its bitchin!
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(1) i discovered them through word of mouth,
(2) details of the war
(i am from/live in western australia. due to a family holiday i will be in new york for n.y.e, these tickets would b a gift from god- or stereogum...)
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I first heard Clap! at a small bar in Tempe, Arizona called the Rogue. I asked the DJ about the song (Yellow country teeth) and immediately added them on myspace and started listening. My fav song is Over and Over Again. I mean c'ma c'ma c'mon, its so good :)
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i heard them live and i loved the song that goes: SATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATANSATAN that one always gets me
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I was a late bloomer...a friend brought me to the show in Philly last Fall and I was impressed by the enthusiasm of the keyboard player...favorite song?: "Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth".
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first...I watch The Office religiously and loooove Jim Halpert. Who doesn't, right? I was on iTunes and I found a celebrity playlist by Jim Halpert (some actors from the show had picked songs as their characters...) and "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away" was on his list. I listened endlessly (which I guess means I'm listening at this very moment) and then bought the entire album and second...my favorite song is..."Is This Love?"
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I was a late bloomer...a friend brought me to the show in Philly last Fall and I was impressed by the enthusiasm of the keyboard player...favorite song?: "Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth".
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I first discovered Clap your hands at bonnaroo this past summer. i had passed out at a show and when i woke up, clap your hands were playing. i immediately loved their sound.
my favorite track: in this home on ice
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1st it was gimme some salt,then it was the skin of my yellow country teeth, after that it was Tidal wave of young blood. I proceeded to go through every song on the album being my favorite, and I've now landed on This home on ice.
My fat friend Wallace Brown turned me on to them. It took a while after I bought the album to really have time to listen to it. But I was really struck by their enerry and unique sound. It reminded me of early Talking Heads. That's what really got me hooked.
gimme some tickets. I just moved to New York and have no plans for New Year's eve.
sorry about the "fat" comment wallace. but you are a pretty big guy. more to love, I suppose.
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first...I watch The Office religiously and loooove Jim Halpert. Who doesn't, right? I was on iTunes and I found a celebrity playlist by Jim Halpert (some actors from the show had picked songs as their characters...) and "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away" was on his list. I listened endlessly (which I guess means I'm listening at this very moment) and then bought the entire album and second...my favorite song is..."Is This Love?"
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A friend of mine told me they were the biggest thing happening in the Indie scene. How genius do you have to be to profit $8 dollars per CD sold and all that through word of mouth....and you guys.
All time Fav. song would be Satan Say Dance, it makes ya want to shake your ass
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I first discovered Clap your hands at bonnaroo this past summer. i had passed out at a show and when i woke up, clap your hands were playing. i immediately loved their sound.
my favorite track: in this home on ice
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first...I watch The Office religiously and loooove Jim Halpert. Who doesn't, right? I was on iTunes and I found a celebrity playlist by Jim Halpert (some actors from the show had picked songs as their characters...) and "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away" was on his list. I listened endlessly (which I guess means I'm listening at this very moment) and then bought the entire album and second...my favorite song is..."Is This Love?"
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I heard of CYHSY through a local(Louisville,KY) public radio station; the DJ was talking about how they blew-up overnight via internet hype and blogs, i immediately streamed a few songs and then bought their album. Been obsessed eversince, i'd love to see them in NYC.
favorite song: Is This Love?
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the way i discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was i was searching for the song "Clap Hands" by Beck on Limewire and i came acros this awesome band. My favorite track is: Is This Love?
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I first discovered Clap your hands at bonnaroo this past summer. i had passed out at a show and when i woke up, clap your hands were playing. i immediately loved their sound.
my favorite track: in this home on ice
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I found them the day before the Pitchfork review, because my friend said "these guys are gonna get a really good review on pitchfork"(haha). Favorite track: Is This Love?
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the way i discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was i was searching for the song "Clap Hands" by Beck on Limewire and i came across this awesome band. My favorite track is: Is This Love?
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I found them the day before the Pitchfork review, because my friend said "these guys are gonna get a really good review on pitchfork"(haha). Favorite track: Is This Love?
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I first heard of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! when I was at rehab, and one of the recoverees that worked at the rehab suggested I listen to CYHSY. So when I finally got out I went to their myspace page and quickly purchased their self-titled CD.
Favorite song:In this Home on Ice...though I think the whole album is great
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I don't remember the first time I heard CYHSY and I don't really care. I know you all are trying to win free tickets, but am I the only one that thinks this band is pretty crummy? I don't see anything interesting about taking the Talking Heads and sprinkling a little indie rock this-and-that on top. And the singer has one of the most irritating voices I've ever heard and I tend to like unusual, idiosyncratic singers. I saw a clip of the band on Conan courtesy of this blog, and it was so insanely bad, it actually pissed me off. Maybe they're better now, but this band is a product of hype and circumstance and does not make interesting music to back it all up.
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the way i discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was i was searching for the song "Clap Hands" by Beck on Limewire and i came across this awesome band. My favorite track is: Is This Love?
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I first heard about CYHSY though a friend and instantly had the most respect for them. To have a band in today’s world basically produce their record is outstanding. I feel that CYHSY is one of the best Indie rock bands on the market and have really shaped the way I have viewed music. My favorite song is Clap Your Hands! And Is this Love? (It is to hard to just pick one)
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the way i discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was i was searching for the song "Clap Hands" by Beck on Limewire and i came across this awesome band. My favorite track is: Is This Love?
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I first heard about CYHSY though a friend and instantly had the most respect for them. To have a band in today’s world basically produce their record is outstanding. I feel that CYHSY is one of the best Indie rock bands on the market and have really shaped the way I have viewed music. My favorite song is Clap Your Hands! And Is this Love? (It is to hard to just pick one)
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from pitchfork...
My favorite track is: Is This Love?
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i found clap your hands by luck searching the internet and have been hooked ever since.
favorite song is upon this title wave of youngblood.
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heard of them through an email by the national when they announced they were touring together.
fav tune is "the skin of my yellow country teeth"
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I first heard about CYHSY though a friend and instantly had the most respect for them. To have a band in today’s world basically produce their record is outstanding. I feel that CYHSY is one of the best Indie rock bands on the market and have really shaped the way I have viewed music. My favorite song is Clap Your Hands! And Is this Love? (It is too hard to just pick one)
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I first heard Clap your hands on the way to skate mini ramp. We always listen to music on the way to, and during skate sessions, and it of course has to be toe tapping good stuff. Clap your hands was a toe breaker for me the minute I heard them and they haven't left my playlist, or stopped hurtin my toes ever since. Favorite song has to be Is this love.
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heard of them through an email by the national when they announced they were touring together.
fav tune is "the skin of my yellow country teeth"
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my friend Heather made me a mix that had a little taste of CYHSY on it. i fell in love.
gimme some salt is my current favorite.
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1. I heared Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! for the first time when I was going down the Mekong river on a boat on my way from Thailand to Laos. Just started my 10 month trip around the world. Met a girl from Australia and she made me listen to Skin of my yellow country teeth. Loved it and CYHSY followed me around the world..
2. Favorite song: Skin of my yellow country teeth.
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I heard Clap Your Hands Say Yeah for the first time listening to NPR on my way to class.
My favorite song is "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood". It's so much fun to dance to! They all are!
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My friend who lives in Brooklyn first told me about CYHSY after his friend saw them at Pianos. Once, when I was at my Brooklyn friend's house, he walked me over to the big "CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH" graffiti on the now-famous warehouse. Actually, we were in Virgin Megastore in Times Square a month later, and "This Home On Ice" started to play on the speaker system, which was inexplicable and awesome. We stayed for the whole song, if I remember correctly.
My personal favorite song by CHYSY by far is "The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth". The distorted melody and very fantastic drums intro is too much for me. When I first heard got the record, I must have listened to the intro for that song 30 times or so. I love those drums.
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i don't know how i heard about the clap, but i'm mighty glad i did.
favorite song: over + over again
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on the cover of Time Out New York is where I found them. And my favorite song: "By the Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" :-)
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I first read about CYHSY in my college alumni magazine--I went to the same college as these guys! Saw them play in various bands at school. I downloaded their album and have been in love with it since. Favorite would have to be "Home on Ice." Can't wait for the new album.
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Paste Sampler from last year featuring "In This Home On Ice"
Fave song: "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"
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all i know is that one day id never heard of them and the next they were my favorite band. im not going to question how i found out about them in case the magic goes away.
i am incredibly indecisive (ooh alliteration) but im going to have to go with yellow country teeth as my favorite song. or maybe is this love. and also satan said dance. and dont forget gimme some salt. aaaand ill quit while im ahead.
anyway, this is pretty much my only chance to see them unless theyre planning on coming to australia (which no one does).
although, that could work too...
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I heard CYHSY for the first time on KEXP in the early summer of '05, they played "Let The Cool Goddess Melt Away", I immediately ran out to buy the album; this was my summer playlist. It's really hard for me to choose just one song, but if I really had to, I would say that "By The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth" is my favorite.
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My friend Steph has great taste in music and brought me to a CYHSY show in Baltimore.
I like 'The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth.'
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I heard CYHSY for the first time on KEXP in the early summer of '05, they played "Let The Cool Goddess Melt Away", I immediately ran out to buy the album; this was my summer playlist. It's really hard for me to choose just one song, but if I really had to, I would say that "By The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth" is my favorite.
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I found clap your hands say yeah thru a very sexy firefighter that lived down the hall from me in my old building. My favourite song would have to be The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth.
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I was visiting different apartments when I was moving into NYC...one of the kids asked me if I had heard of CYHSY, which I had not, so I immediately fixed that when I got home. Took me about 3 listens before I fell in love, sometime around "The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth."
And while my favorite track is probably that one or "In This Home on Ice," my favorite line is undoubtedly, "camel dick, crucifix"
Awful. Beautiful.
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all i know is that one day id never heard of them and the next they were my favorite band. im not going to question how i found out about them in case the magic goes away.
i am incredibly indecisive (ooh alliteration) but im going to have to go with yellow country teeth as my favorite song. or maybe is this love. and also satan said dance. and dont forget gimme some salt. aaaand ill quit while im ahead.
anyway, this is pretty much my only chance to see them unless theyre planning on coming to australia (which no one does).
although, that could work too...
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(1) word of mouth
(2) details of the war
-i was born and live in australia,
but will be on holiday this nye in new york!!
these tickets would b a god send
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A year ago I had a friend buy my girlfriend(at the time) a Clap shirt at Langerado since we both couldn't make it to the festival. I figured it was another girl band considering that was what most of her music was. I hadn't heard CYHSY until shuffling through my current girlfriends Ipod and being intrigued this time around to actually hear the band. Needless to say my next cd purchace was CYHSY. It's found a permanent place in my car's cd visor.
My favorite song is Over and Over Again(Lost and Found). It reminds me of my youth listening to punk rock and the constant speak of rebellion that chattered away and faded with time... it makes me nostalgic for what we felt back then.
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First discovered Clap Your Hands--dancing to their music among the itunes track at P.S. 122.
Fave track: The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth
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I came across Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on itunes ... sampled a few tracks, impressed by each one - ending up buying their first album. I still play it all the time at the coffee shop I work in; gotten many to listen to them as well. I absoutley love 'Gimme Some Salt.' Brilliant.
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all i know is that one day id never heard of them and the next they were my favorite band. im not going to question how i found out about them in case the magic goes away.
i am incredibly indecisive (ooh alliteration) but im going to have to go with yellow country teeth as my favorite song. or maybe is this love. and also satan said dance. and dont forget gimme some salt. aaaand ill quit while im ahead.
anyway, this is pretty much my only chance to see them unless theyre planning on coming to australia (which no one does).
although, that could work too...
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1st guy (Steve) they did mention Bob Mould is opening...
I heard about CYHSY from Bob Brasky. He picked me up in his ice cream truck covered in human skulls and had it playing on a record player he'd rigged up in the back. I tried to tell him John Lennon did it first, but he wouldn't hear it. He just kept yelling gibberish about the Plastic Ono Band being instrumental in the first moon landing.
Anyways, after about two liters of scotch, he showed me his inner ear and I'll be darned if there wasn't a whole colony of little people living in there. Seems they were building a new machine that washed your clothes for you! I've never heard of such a thing...
So I decided it'd be best to go home, and when I got home I downloaded the whole album from www.whitehouse.com and gosh, I sure do like that song "Satan Said Dance".
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Discovered via my college radio station blasting 'Gimme Some Salt' at 7 o' clock in the morning. To this day I still believe I was the only one tuned in at that suicidal hour...loved the song..BUT..'Heavy Metal' holds my heart.
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I first heard CYHSY through my older brother.
favorite song - Heavy Metal
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first heard about it when osheaga festival was coming to montreal.
very favorite song is the skin of my yellow country teeth
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My first time with the 'clap' was on a mix cd a friend gave me. She keeps me hip with brooklyn music even though I live in brooklyn and she's in kentucky. My fav song is 'skin of my yellow country teeth' because it reminds me of all of those yellow country teeth I knew so well in kentucky.
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on the cover of Time Out New York is where I found them. And my favorite song: "By the Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" :-)
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I first heard of Clap Your Hands from a friend. Strangely enough he and I were drunk were drunk and we were night sledding in Vermont. He mentioned that I had to hear this band that played very upbeat happy music.
My favorite tune is This Home On Ice.
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1.) I actually cant remember when I first heard them (probably from you or brooklynvegan) but I am definitely glad I gave into the hype. (since they proved to be much much more than that)
2.) "The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth" makes me want to clap my hands and say...yeahhh!
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My first time with the 'clap' was on a mix cd a friend gave me. She keeps me hip with brooklyn music even though I live in brooklyn and she's in kentucky. My fav song is 'skin of my yellow country teeth' because it reminds me of all of those yellow country teeth I knew so well in kentucky.
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all i know is that one day id never heard of them and the next they were my favorite band. im not going to question how i found out about them in case the magic goes away.
i am incredibly indecisive (ooh alliteration) but im going to have to go with yellow country teeth as my favorite song. or maybe is this love. and also satan said dance. and dont forget gimme some salt. aaaand ill quit while im ahead.
anyway, this is pretty much my only chance to see them unless theyre planning on coming to australia (which no one does).
although, that could work too...
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great friend two summers ago at an art program was talking about them and got a friend to send a disc up to him. borrowed the cd and didn't give it back.
definitely "yellow country teeth"
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1.) I actually cant remember when I first heard them (probably from you or brooklynvegan) but I am definitely glad I gave into the hype. (since they proved to be much much more than that)
2.) "The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth" makes me want to clap my hands and say...yeahhh!
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My first time with the 'clap' was on a mix cd a friend gave me. She keeps me hip with brooklyn music even though I live in brooklyn and she's in kentucky. My fav song is 'skin of my yellow country teeth' because it reminds me of all of those yellow country teeth I knew so well in kentucky.
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1. on the freakin greatest music show on TV, NY Noise, man, i tivo it every week. yes that is where i discovered them.
2. they're all great, but more specifically, Heavy Metal.
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1.) I actually cant remember when I first heard them (probably from you or brooklynvegan) but I am definitely glad I gave into the hype. (since they proved to be much much more than that)
2.) "The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth" makes me want to clap my hands and say...yeahhh!
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I first heard of CYHSY from word of mouth, but I don't remember who told me about them, oh well. Whoever it was, I need to thank them because I was addicted at first listen.
My favorite song was "Home on Ice" until I heard them play "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" live; it was mindblowing and the song is now my favorite.
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1. i discovered clap your hands say yeah when my hip friend vicki burned me their cd
2. my favorite song is "is this love?" because i love to do the zarathustra
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My first time with the 'clap' was on a mix cd a friend gave me. She keeps me hip with brooklyn music even though I live in brooklyn and she's in kentucky. My fav song is 'skin of my yellow country teeth' because it reminds me of all of those yellow country teeth I knew so well in kentucky.
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I heard CYHSY for the first time on KEXP in the early summer of '05, they played "Let The Cool Goddess Melt Away", I immediately ran out to buy the album; this was my summer playlist. It's really hard for me to choose just one song, but if I really had to, I would say that "By The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth" is my favorite.
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I actually found their first CD on a sidewalk in north philly. It was all scratched up and the only songs that would play were 'The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth' and 'Clap Your Hands!'. I fell in love with the sound and the next night they were playing on Conan O'Brien.
Favourite songs would be 'The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth' and 'Is This Love'.
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so when my bi-coastal musical worlds collided, i had friends recommending clap your hands say yeah from all directions. i was first exposed to them when i was living with beautiful gay men in harlem this summer. CYHSY have appeared on every mix cd i've made since (particularly "over and over again (lost and found))
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I heard CYHSY for the first time on KEXP in the early summer of '05, they played "Let The Cool Goddess Melt Away", I immediately ran out to buy the album; this was my summer playlist. It's really hard for me to choose just one song, but if I really had to, I would say that "By The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth" is my favorite.
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so when my bi-coastal musical worlds collided, i had friends recommending clap your hands say yeah from all directions. i was first exposed to them when i was living with beautiful gay men in harlem this summer. CYHSY have appeared on every mix cd i've made since (particularly "over and over again (lost and found))
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A friend introduced me to them. Have to say my favorite song is "Clap Your Hands".
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1. i discovered clap your hands say yeah when my hip friend vicki burned me their cd
2. my favorite song is "is this love?" because i love to do the zarathustra
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I clapped my hands and said "YEAH!" at the same time and the CD magically appeared in my hands. Try it.
Favorite track off S/T: Gimme Some Salt
Favorite track off Some Loud Thunder (so far): Satan Said Dance
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1.) I actually cant remember when I first heard them (probably from you or brooklynvegan) but I am definitely glad I gave into the hype. (since they proved to be much much more than that)
2.) "The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth" makes me want to clap my hands and say...yeahhh!
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Why, through blogs like this of course!
Fave: "is this love?"
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one day, id never heard of them. the next, they were my favorite band. i won't question how that happened, just in case it makes the magic go away...
im incredibly indecisive (ooh, alliteration) but yellow country teeth would have to be my favorite track. and also is this love. or maybe gimme some salt. and definitely satan said dance.
aaand maybe ill quit while im ahead there.
but this is basically my only chance to see them unless theyre planning on heading down to australia (which no one is).
although, that could work too...
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I DON'T REMEMBER HOW. jesus.
but i like very much: upon this tidal wave of young blood
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I believe I heard about CYHSY on public radio... maybe it was a show about summer music festivals (?). The only band in recent memory that gave me wonderful chills upon listening! And of course the name is great; gives a nice happy vision. Never seen them live - hopefully a Buffalo date is in the future.
For my fave, I'd have to say "Details of the War" and "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" (can't pick just one).
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I was sitting around watching Road Rules on MTV with no sound on because I was listening to Z100...New York's #1 hits station and my only source for music. As I was just about to turn everything off and go check out the new Johnny Knoxville movie, this song came on. It was Matchbox 20 so I couldn't turn it off. But then another song came on and it was the Clap Hand Yeahs. They totally rocked. That song Over Again, Over Again is so hot. Ever since then I've wanted to see them live with my friends Amber, Brittany, Troy, and "Animal" (he's the crazy one...teehee, LOL)
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yuck my ex gets the credit for bringing me to cyhsy but i don't think of him when i listen to them.
and i love mumbling the words to gimmie some salt.
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I first heard CYHSY from my brother! (aww...) and I saw them in October in LA on the last show of their tour and they are just so damn fun-tastic! My favorite song? Just one? Well, "Heavy Metal." And can't wait for the new album! Thank YOU, mr. and ms. gum.
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I was sitting around watching Road Rules on MTV with no sound on because I was listening to Z100...New York's #1 hits station and my only source for music. As I was just about to turn everything off and go check out the new Johnny Knoxville movie, this song came on. It was Matchbox 20 so I couldn't turn it off. But then another song came on and it was the Clap Hand Yeahs. They totally rocked. That song Over Again, Over Again is so hot. Ever since then I've wanted to see them live with my friends Amber, Brittany, Troy, and "Animal" (he's the crazy one...teehee, LOL)
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I first heard CYHSY from my brother! (aww...) and I saw them in October in LA on the last show of their tour and they are just so damn fun-tastic! My favorite song? Just one? Well, "Heavy Metal." And can't wait for the new album! Thank YOU, mr. and ms. gum.
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yuck it was an ex who brought me to cyhsy. but i never think of him when i listen to them.
and i love mumbling to gimmie some salt.
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i first heard clap your hands when a friend of mine picked up their cd due to the early inter-hype.
my favorite song is heavy metal, even though it is neither
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I was sitting around watching Road Rules on MTV with no sound on because I was listening to Z100...New York's #1 hits station and my only source for music. As I was just about to turn everything off and go check out the new Johnny Knoxville movie, this song came on. It was Matchbox 20 so I couldn't turn it off. But then another song came on and it was the Clap Hand Yeahs. They totally rocked. That song Over Again, Over Again is so hot. Ever since then I've wanted to see them live with my friends Amber, Brittany, Troy, and "Animal" (he's the crazy one...teehee, LOL)
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I first heard of CYHSY from word of mouth, but I don't remember who told me about them, oh well. Whoever it was, I need to thank them because I was addicted at first listen.
My favorite song was "Home on Ice" until I heard them play "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" live; it was mindblowing and the song is now my favorite.
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I TRIED to find them by clapping my hands and saying yes lots but when that didn't work I borrowed from a friend which worked a treat.
Favorite track = yellow country teeth. That's when he sounds at his most david byrne
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Heard about them a little over a year ago on my favorite Minneapolis public radio station. My favorite song is the details of the war. I love this band.
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the first time i heard cyhsy was thru a cd swap with my friend, but it wasn't until seeing the boys on conan last year that i fell in love.
favorite song: in this home on ice
happy holidays, y'all.
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They were namechecked somewhere in a music forum I read, and I immediately thought "That is the stupidest band name I've ever heard, I wish these guys were my best friends." I listened, fell in love, realized they had played my town literally ONE WEEK BEFORE I heard of them, and wept without consolation for months. My favorite song is Over and Over Again because "You look like David Bowie/But you've nothing new to show me" describes too many skinny music snobs who need to eat something and enjoy fun music again.
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Walking past the Opera house heading home one night there was yet again a lengthy lineup to get in. Not scattered with the usual riffraff I felt compelled to inquire as to who the act of the eve was. Cutting a short story shorter, not a day over the following months went without listening to CYHSY. Planned a road trip to see them in central park in NY, work botched that for me but I made it to The Osheaga fest in Montreal and what a great great time. Fave tune? All really. Cool Goddess? Lost and found? I'm sweaty and frazzled just thinking about it. I'm Diggin Satan said dance. Who's with me? Happy Holidays? Indeed. Good luck all!
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Well, I was driving around and my brother, Lincoln, he says "Liv, do you like Clap Your Hands?" "I can't clap my fucking hands, I'm driving." "Clap Your Hands SAY YEAH. The band. God, you suck."
That's how I discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
Do you guys even realize how long it took me to figure out what the fuck everyone was talking about in these comments?? "CYHSY" I thought they were all talking about a friggen news station.
I enjoy the tune Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood,
the ending is pretty epic. It also annoys the shit out of my 60 year old father. "What the fuck is this? God your generation doesn't know ANYTHING about music. When I come home from Vietnam, Janis Joplin was playing on the radio, MAN, that was some music....Jesus."
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Walking past the Opera house heading home one night there was yet again a lengthy lineup to get in. Not scattered with the usual riffraff I felt compelled to inquire as to who the act of the eve was. Cutting a short story shorter, not a day over the following months went without listening to CYHSY. Planned a road trip to see them in central park in NY, work botched that for me but I made it to The Osheaga fest in Montreal and what a great great time. Fave tune? All really. Cool Goddess? Lost and found? I'm sweaty and frazzled just thinking about it. I'm Diggin Satan said dance. Who's with me? Happy Holidays? Indeed. Good luck all!
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I heard of CYHSY when my friend took me to see them at 8x10 Club in Baltimore way back in last 2005. Then I saw them again this past September at VirginFest in Baltimore. They're awesome!!!
Favorite song: Is This Love?
Hope to see them in NYC!!!! :-)
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Well, I was driving around and my brother, Lincoln, he says "Liv, do you like Clap Your Hands?" "I can't clap my fucking hands, I'm driving." "Clap Your Hands SAY YEAH. The band. God, you suck."
That's how I discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
Do you guys even realize how long it took me to figure out what the fuck everyone was talking about in these comments?? "CYHSY" I thought they were all talking about a friggen news station.
I enjoy the tune Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood,
the ending is pretty epic. It also annoys the shit out of my 60 year old father. "What the fuck is this? God your generation doesn't know ANYTHING about music. When I come home from Vietnam, Janis Joplin was playing on the radio, MAN, that was some music....Jesus."
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I heard of CYHSY when my friend took me to see them at 8x10 Club in Baltimore way back in last 2005. Then I saw them again this past September at VirginFest in Baltimore. They're awesome!!!
Favorite song: Is This Love?
Hope to see them in NYC!!!! :-)
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i first heard CYHSY when they performed at coachella 2006. danced my ass off to Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth and from then on its been my favorite song by the band and also my favorite song of the year.
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Walking past the Opera house heading home one night there was yet again a lengthy lineup to get in. Not scattered with the usual riffraff I felt compelled to inquire as to who the act of the eve was. Cutting a short story shorter, not a day over the following months went without listening to CYHSY. Planned a road trip to see them in central park in NY, work botched that for me but I made it to The Osheaga fest in Montreal and what a great great time. Fave tune? All really. Cool Goddess? Lost and found? I'm sweaty and frazzled just thinking about it. I'm Diggin Satan said dance. Who's with me? Happy Holidays? Indeed. Good luck all!
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I first heard on Woxy.com. The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth caught my attention and it remains my favorite song by them to this day.
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I heard about this band right after a beam of light came from the heavens and beamed me up. God told me this was the best band on earth, coming from God I had to listen. My favorite song has to be Heavy Metal, I think God likes them all.
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I first heard of CYHSY when they kept showing up on my "other people who bought this album bought" list, so I figured I would give them a try...and am I glad I did. Favorite song...Is this Love?
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Let's get it out of the way: yes, first heard about them on Pitchfork. I did resist the hype for a while, but ineveitably succumbed and took to it rather smoothly.
I love how "In This Home on Ice" washes over you, I find it strangely comforting and a just plain gorgeous song. But, as a transplant to New York this autumn, clearly, I have to go with "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth." It always energizes and excites, and PERFECTLY reminds me why I wanted to come and drown in this big, scary, brimming-with-life city in the first place: "this boy could use a little sting"
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my friend matt gave me the clap
over and over again.
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Yellow Country Teeth was on rotaion of a fav local DJ and it quickly divided the 'rockers' from the 'whata I do with this?'. Each week he played it more and more people were converted. It was such amazing good fun to hear so loud on a crowded dance floor; it will always have a spot on my playlist. So of course I put that track on a mix CD I made for my friend Fern who currently listens to Clap Your Hands Say Yah daily and will be joining me in New Years when I win! Her favorite is track 12-Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood - and of course I agree;)
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A friend introduced me to them. Have to say my favorite song is "Clap Your Hands".
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i first heard them in a small kitchen in scotland drinking cheap mud brown ales with a bunch of german, french, spanish and scottish friends. I was hooked fast.
geez, too many to choose from but, fave song= upon this tidal wave of young blood
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i first heard them in a small kitchen in scotland drinking cheap mud brown ales with a bunch of german, french, spanish and scottish friends. I was hooked fast.
geez, too many to choose from but, fave song= upon this tidal wave of young blood
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I do hate to admit it.. but PFork started gushing.. so I decided to take a listen. Suprisingly, they were worthy.
Song - Well, "the skin of my yellow country teeth" is probably the most popular but it is their best song. The Peter Hook-esque bass line is an excellent touch.
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first heard them: randomly navigated to the Clap! site, then played them on repeat for 4 days in my first trip to nyc.
favorite song: Is this love?
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friends told me they saw this cool show in some basement and the band was 'really good.' then 2 months later i heard about their album on Pitchfork and my friends said 'told you so.'
fav song: definitly 'in this home on ice."
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first heard them: randomly navigated to the Clap! site, then played them on repeat for 4 days in my first trip to nyc.
favorite song: Is this love?
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I was at a friend's chill party. An unknown song came on. I had to have that band...forever.
Favorite: Is this Love? (I mean come on really)
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I heard of CYHSY when my friend took me to see them at 8x10 Club in Baltimore way back in last 2005. Then I saw them again this past September at VirginFest in Baltimore. They're awesome!!!
Favorite song: Is This Love?
Hope to see them in NYC! :-)
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I was at a friend's chill party. An unknown song came on. I had to have that band...forever.
Favorite: Is this Love? (I mean come on really)
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first...I watch The Office religiously and loooove Jim Halpert. Who doesn't, right? I was on iTunes and I found a celebrity playlist by Jim Halpert (some actors from the show had picked songs as their characters...) and "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away" was on his list. I listened endlessly (which I guess means I'm listening at this very moment) and then bought the entire album and second...my favorite song is..."Is This Love?"
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Firstly, I clap twice after every time I say the band’s name. I first heard about the band from a friend in summer 2005. He was a film student and also a bassist in a local band. I was producing his movie. He played me the eponymous album on a long trek in a van stocked chock-full with film equipment. I immediately thought I’d give them a go, based on name alone. It grew on me. At first blush I had trouble getting past the carnival-barker whine of Mr. Ounsworth. By the time I had bought the album and it became my soundtrack as I biked up and down Manhattan that fall, well, the rest is history. And may God bless Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
The one-two punch of “Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away” and “Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)” makes me nostalgic for the sandboxes and tilt-a-whirls and the things that go ping and the things that go pong in playgrounds of yore. I cannot bike up the hills of New York without the fun -- the la-la-la-pop smiles and winsome beams -- of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! But, my favorite, “In This Home on Ice,” mind you, always leaves a lump in my throat.
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I always just kinda read up on new bands, and I heard about them somewhere and thought they sounded interesting. So I probably iTuned it and previewed some songs, then got the CD. Saw them at bonnaroo, too!
favorite song: heavy metal.
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I'd have to say I discovered them last year from a friend that had given me a mix. I just loved their unique sound. Right now my favorite song is "Underwater (You and Me)". I really like "Wet Dynomite" too, uh my favortive from their self titled cd would have to be "Over and Over Again"
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I'd have to say I discovered them last year from a friend that had given me a mix. I just loved their unique sound. Right now my favorite song is "Underwater (You and Me)". I really like "Wet Dynomite" too, uh my favortive from their self titled cd would have to be "Over and Over Again"
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I'd have to say I discovered them last year from a friend that had given me a mix. I just loved their unique sound. Right now my favorite song is "Underwater (You and Me)". I really like "Wet Dynomite" too, uh my favortive from their self titled cd would have to be "Over and Over Again"
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sorry i didnt' mean to post so many times, my comp kept freezing up
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I guess I read the Pitchfork review and bought the cd at Other Music right after. What would Aziz Ansari say about that?
My fave track is In This Home on Ice.
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my friend matt gave me the clap
over and over again.
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I believe I heard about CYHSY on public radio... maybe it was a show about summer music festivals (?). The only band in recent memory that gave me wonderful chills upon listening! And of course the name is great; gives a nice happy vision. Never seen them live - hopefully a Buffalo date is in the future.
For my fave, I'd have to say "Details of the War" and "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" (can't pick just one).
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one day, id never heard of them. the next, they were my favorite band. i won't question how that happened, just in case it makes the magic go away...
im incredibly indecisive (ooh, alliteration) but yellow country teeth would have to be my favorite track. and also is this love. or maybe gimme some salt. and definitely satan said dance.
aaand maybe ill quit while im ahead there.
but this is basically my only chance to see them unless theyre planning on heading down to australia (which no one is).
although, that could work too...
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i had been hearing about them a lot from various internet sources, so i finally went to their MySpace page and gave them a listen. that's where i heard "In This Home on Ice," which is definitely my favorite song off the album.
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all i know is that one day id never heard of them and the next they were my favorite band. im not going to question how i found out about them in case the magic goes away.
i am incredibly indecisive (ooh alliteration) but im going to have to go with yellow country teeth as my favorite song. or maybe is this love. and also satan said dance. and dont forget gimme some salt. aaaand ill quit while im ahead.
anyway, this is pretty much my only chance to see them unless theyre planning on coming to australia (which no one does).
although, that could work too...
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At a local record store. I asked who was playing, he pointed to the CD, I bought it that day.
Over & Over Again (Lost & Found)has been my favorite track since I first heard them.
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I first heard of CYHSY from being a National fan. Then I went to my friend's apartment and listened to her cd.
My favorite song is The Skin Off My Yellow Country Teeth.
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Alec was supposed to be openning solo for the Harlem Shakes at Piano's, but he dropped out. I did a little research, and thats my story.
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I discovered CYHSY on XPN 88.5 phila. My favorite song would be from the first album, i really like over & over....but the whole album is good. we saw them at the TLA in philly a while back. ya ya ya ya ya goobleygook!
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Alec was to be openning solo for the Harlem Shakes at Piano's, but he dropped out last minute, I assume getting ready for all the buzz. I did a little research, and that's my story
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I first heard of CYHSY from being a National fan. Then I went to my friend's apartment and listened to her cd.
My favorite song is The Skin Off My Yellow Country Teeth.
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Alec was to be openning solo for the Harlem Shakes at Piano's, but he dropped out last minute, I assume getting ready for all the buzz. I did a little research, and that's my story
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Fav Clap song: Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood.
I first heard them from my friendly local record store. They know what I like so I was lucky to walk in one day and everyone one at work that day attacked me with their recommendation of CYHSY.
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I heard about them through my friend.... whose brother knows the bassist. My favorite song right now although it may not be their best... is Satan said Dance.
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I was cruisein down the road with two crazy redheads headed to the lake. The started blasting "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" and I was hooked. Of course, that is my favorite song.
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I heard about them through my local record store here in Philadelphia, which has since closed: Spaceboy. It was playing in the store while I was there shopping for something else. I love the first album, but I'm really into the new songs, so my current favorite is Underwater (You and Me).
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I heard about CYHSY through Maryland's WTMD radio 89.7, I believe the song was Over & Over Again (Lost & Found).
My favorite song is Country Yellow Teeth because it reminds me of my good ol' friends back home in Oklahoma....
Next best is Over & Over Again (Lost & Found), especially the shoutout to David Bowe.
Hope to see you Dec 31!
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I first heard of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in my car when my friend said he had a CD for us to listen to and he put it in. At the moment my favorite song is, "Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood"
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I heard about CYHSY! on Pfork :-\ BUT! I think it was about the same time I'd read about them other places.... maybe? I don't know.
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth is most definitely my favorite song. Not only does it rock, it rocks with heart. And fire. And kickassitude. ...Okay, I'm done...
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I heard about CYHSY through Maryland's WTMD radio 89.7, I believe the song was Over & Over Again (Lost & Found).
My favorite song is Country Yellow Teeth because it reminds me of my good ol' friends back home in Oklahoma....
Next best is Over & Over Again (Lost & Found), especially the shoutout to David Bowe.
Hope to see you Dec 31!
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I heard about CYHSY through Maryland's WTMD radio 89.7, I believe the song was Over & Over Again (Lost & Found).
My favorite song is Country Yellow Teeth because it reminds me of my good ol' friends back home in Oklahoma....
Next best is Over & Over Again (Lost & Found), especially the shoutout to David Bowe.
Hope to see you Dec 31!
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Found out about them through clicking on many different bands myspace band friends and after my clicks took me through France, England, Italy... they finally ended in Brooklyn/Philadelphia
Fav Tune: "The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth"
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I found out about them last year. My roommate and I were working in our room and our neighbor next door was blasting Clap Your Hands. It sounded like gibberish, but she played it on repeat so much we started to sing along (or mumble along since the word were unintelligible). Now, we join her in mumble karaoke song bursts and she's given both of us copies. I can't wait for their new cd to come out!
My favorite song is "The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth"
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I heard about CYHSY on NPR's "all songs considered" I thought they had the crappiest band name ever.
fav song: let the cool goddess rust away
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My friend makes a "best of the year" cd every year as a Christmas gift to all his friends. The Clap was on it, Christmas 2005!
Best song:
Over & Over Again (Lost & Found)
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i first heard CYHSY on wfuv.org Listen Live one day in october last year. (SHOUT OUT to all who listen to WFUV - the greatest college radio station ever, maybe). i was instantly taken in... got the cd and was obsessed. fanatic perhaps!!! my secretary is not so fond of the circus-like "Clap Your Hands!" which she can hear from my office.
FAVORITE TRACK: Is this love?
love the new songs on myspace... cannot wait for the new album.
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I hear about them on NPR's "all songs considered" I thought their band name was the crappiest ever.
fav song: let the cool goddess rust away
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Mixtape.
Song of choice: Is This Love?
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I swapped a Ray LaMontagne CD for CYHSY with my brother in Toronto last spring.
Had an immediate visceral connection, with the music's movement and texture.
Favorite song is the 1st... "Clap Your Hands"
thanks
Rob
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I hear about them on NPR's "all songs considered" I thought their band name was the crappiest ever.
fav song: let the cool goddess rust away
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I first learned about this band from Bob Boilen of NPR's All Songs Considered (all hail Bob). Favorite tune: Upon this tidal wave of young blood.
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it was pitchfork. but hey what can you do. i soulseeked it and fell in love.
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yellow country teeth, my girlfriend got the cd, she heard about it from the guy she was cheating on me with, she's gone, i still have this band
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1. I heared Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! for the first time when I was going down the Mekong river on a boat on my way from Thailand to Laos. Just started my 10 month trip around the world. Met a girl from Australia and she made me listen to Skin of my yellow country teeth. Loved it and CYHSY followed me around the world..
2. Favorite song: Skin of my yellow country teeth.
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Stereogum's site is not working. So I'm going to save my submission here and copy and paste it later. Thanks, I love you. I heard Clap Your Hands Say Yeah for the first time on the Paste Magazine Sampler. Of course when I went to buy the cd in the local record store, the guy asked me what I was looking for and I said, "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah", he clapped his hands and said, "Yeah!" My favorite song is "Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood". I like to bounce around to it, and it's a great way to end the work day! PeaCE!
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1. I learned about Clap Your Hands from browsing a few music forums in the summer of 05 (Specifically, Something Awful's NMD) and they were being heralded as the next big thing in the indie world. I'm not sure what I thought about that, but I checked them out and I liked what I heard.
2. My favorite song is Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away. I love Skin of My Yellow Country teeth as well, but Goddess just takes the cake because it's an amazing starter to a great album.
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1. I heared Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! for the first time when I was going down the Mekong river on a boat on my way from Thailand to Laos. Just started my 10 month trip around the world. Met a girl from Australia and she made me listen to Skin of my yellow country teeth. Loved it and CYHSY followed me around the world..
2. Favorite song: Skin of my yellow country teeth.
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i first heard of cyhsy when an ex-boyfriend made me a mixed cd with one of their songs on it-
over and over again- (my favorite)
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I learned about the band in two different ways on the exact same day:
I downloaded three tracks from their Web site, and friend of mine said he knew Lee Sergent and I should check out the band.
Eerie, isn't it?
Oh, and my favorite track is: "In This Home on Ice"
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1. I heared Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! for the first time when I was going down the Mekong river on a boat on my way from Thailand to Laos. Just started my 10 month trip around the world. Met a girl from Australia and she made me listen to Skin of my yellow country teeth. Loved it and CYHSY followed me around the world..
2. Favorite song: Skin of my yellow country teeth.
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I really hate to admit this, but I discovered Clap Your Hands Say Yeah through the vortex that is myspace. I clicked through the different friends of multiple bands I like before finding CYHSY and getting blown away. I like all of their songs, but always seem to end up on The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth.
So you should pick me for the following reasons:
1. I'm a big fan
2. I am good company in polite and impolite company alike.
3. I live in Florida and good bands (almost) ALWAYS skip Florida.
4. I desperately need a reason to make it to NYC
5. I am only going to post this once in the name of fairness and pray my little heart out that you pick me!
Thanks!
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My local independent record store knows my taste and recomended CYHSY.
Since then I have given 4 copies away as gifts, bought tickets to see them at Cat's Cradle on craigslist and have a tee.
Favorite song, over and over.
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i first heard clap your hands say yeah on stereogum, and was absolutely blown away.
my favorite tune by them would probably have to be Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood. but everything they have done is beautiful!
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1. Found out about them through a friend of mine who went to Conn. College, and was a frequent attendent of the now legendary Mr. Brownstowne gigs
2. Favorite song - The Chinese New Year
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I actually found out about them in a record shop in Brooklyn (Soundfix Records) and listened to a song and immediately bought it.
My favorite song, hands down "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth".
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First heard them through a friend who said "you have to check out this guys voice". Ever since then I've been hooked. Even drove 9 hours to see them.
Fav. song : Satan Say Dance
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i actually got into cyhsy by placing a huge order from insound and loving them. not real exciting. but now ive got pretty much everything and love them. my favorite song, sadly not on some loud thunder, is me and you watson.
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Towards the end of summer "04 I was putting off going out side to mow the grass, and instead was messing around with this the new invention called The Information Superhighway (look into it, pretty neat).
So I was at some music sites and ran across a site called stereogum and saw a link to a band's website, that band was a little rock group called Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Although before I went to their site I noticed how helpful and neatly organized stereogum's website was (shameless attempt to kiss ass).
I proceeded forward to CYHSY's website and played the songs you could from their site (at the time it was "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" and "Over and Over Again (Lost and Found). I instantly thought both songs rocked and downloaded the ones I could, all 2.
At that point I was nice and happy and ready for my mowing extravaganza, and I must say is the best mowing experience I have ever had. Due largely to the fact I listened to only two songs from CYHSY the entire time as I was mowing and loved every second of it.
And to answer which was my favorite at the time is not an easy task, although since you did ask the question I will have to go with "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth". Again, not an easy call though at the time I would have to say that it was my favorite....of the two.
Soon after I purchased the entire album and have had some more pretty great mowing sessions. Although nothing will top the first time. Word.
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Heard about them from my friend Todd, who photographed them in concert before. I have been hooked ever since!
Favorite song: Gimme Some Salt
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i first heard of clap your hands say yeah from perhaps stereogum; but honestly it has been so long, i really cannot recall.
my favorite track thus far is skin of yellow country teeth. just the one that jumps out.
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Towards the end of summer "04 I was putting off going out side to mow the grass, and instead was messing around with this the new invention called The Information Superhighway (look into it, pretty neat).
So I was at some music sites and ran across a site called stereogum and saw a link to a band's website, that band was a little rock group called Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Although before I went to their site I noticed how helpful and neatly organized stereogum's website was (shameless attempt to kiss ass).
I proceeded forward to CYHSY's website and played the songs you could from their site (at the time it was "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" and "Over and Over Again (Lost and Found). I instantly thought both songs rocked and downloaded the ones I could, all 2.
At that point I was nice and happy and ready for my mowing extravaganza, and I must say is the best mowing experience I have ever had. Due largely to the fact I listened to only two songs from CYHSY the entire time as I was mowing and loved every second of it.
And to answer which was my favorite at the time is not an easy task, although since you did ask the question I will have to go with "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth". Again, not an easy call though at the time I would have to say that it was my favorite....of the two.
Soon after I purchased the entire album and have had some more pretty great mowing sessions. Although nothing will top the first time. Word.
Happy Holiday's
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I discovered Clap Your Hands while browsing a record store, and their album art popped out at me. I've always been an impulse buyer in terms of album art and this was no different. Clap Your Hands has been in my library ever since. My favorite song would definately have to be "The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth". Definately.
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i heard of cyhsy from my boyfriend, he recommended i give them a listen. and i was hooked.
my favorite track is over and over.
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1) I saw CYHSY open for Ambulance Ltd at Northsix in April of 2005. Besides listening to the recordings on their website earlier that day, I entered the show tabula rasa. I ended up having a cigarette with Alec and talking about their cover of my favorite Dylan song and how cool it was that the song title was a math equation ("Love Minus Zero/No Limit").
2) "Details of the War"
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A friend of mine gave me the records just before I came in the USA. We thought that rock was dead. You must know that I come to NYC to see clap your hands say yeah and I'll be very disappointed if I'm not picked up. My favorite song : Sunshine and clouds (and everything proud)
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My dog just died in my arms shortly after my girl broke up with me because I'm unemployed and have severe Trichet's Syndrom (from my feet to my neck). I walked up to the top floor of my building to jump and like a mist that rolls in upon a cool Scottish loch, I heard Tidal Wave splash into my ears accompanied by a tall beautiful Polish girl named Ewa who took my virginity right then and there. Merry Festivus and New Year.
Favorite Song...............Tidal Wave
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A couple of friends asked me if I would like to go see a CYHSY show and because I have never been let down by their great music taste I went, and it was awesome!!! Loved them ever since.
The skin of my yellow country teeth and i love love love clap your hands (intro song)!
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I looove them because of my friend Todd, who has photographed them in concert before.
My favorite song is: Gimme Some Salt
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I first heard them when my friend played the cd for me, telling me it reminded him of Bob Dylan. It didn't sound EXACTLY like Bob Dylan, but I thoght that was good because if it really had, then there's nothing gained really, is there? Anyway, I dug the cd for a while and then lost it and then stole it AGAIN from my college radio station and played it three times in a row while driving to Long Island to go to a funeral. That's when I said to myself, "Take notice, because these guys are the real deal." So my favorite song remains to be the wonderfully forgiving "In This Home On Ice", it's the best song on the cd.
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I looove them because of my friend Todd, who has photographed them in concert before.
My favorite song is: Gimme Some Salt
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CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH!!
Well im puttin in a bid for those tickets in NYC.
My friend Kye gave me a burned me a copy of the "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah" CD. And at first it didnt really click with me. But the more I listen to it the better it gets. "Sunshine and Clouds" is by far my favorite song on your CD mostly because of the opening of it. Ive never heard anything so sweet! The bells used in it are so freaking tasty.
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CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH!!
Well im puttin in a bid for those tickets in NYC.
My friend Kye gave me a burned me a copy of the "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah" CD. And at first it didnt really click with me. But the more I listen to it the better it gets. "Sunshine and Clouds" is by far my favorite song on your CD mostly because of the opening of it. Ive never heard anything so sweet! The bells used in it are so freaking tasty.
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I found out about them through I guess i'm floating, and my favorite song has to be The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth. I'm going to be in NYC on New Years too, so this would be beyond amazing. way beyond, and also,
!!!IF I GET THESE TICKETS I WILL SEND EVERYONE AT STEREOGUM A PACKAGE OF HOME-MADE BAKED GOODS. COOKIES AND CAKES OF YOUR CHOICE. MY MOM IS A BEAST. TRUST ME.!!!
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Strangly, I found out about the band from two sources on the same day.
I originally downloaded three of the group's songs from their official Web site. The same day, an old friend told me he knew Lee Sergent and that I should check out the band.
Oh, and my favorite song happens to be "In This Home on Ice."
Cheers
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i first heard of them when my girlfriend gave me a copy of the album. she even drew the cover. it was very cute. my favorite song is upon this tidal wave of young blood.
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I got interested in them after I found out a designer I loved was all about them. My favorite song would have to be The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth..love love love it.
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I wikipediaed them because their name was interesting. After reading how the band is from Brooklyn AND Philadelphia (my two hometowns!), I was instantly hooked :)
Favorite song? "In This Home On Ice"!
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Plus, I figured it was fate that I fell in love with CYHSY!
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They came to my college last year (Vassar)
Favorite song: Over And Over Again (Lost And Found)
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I was goint to see The National perform at the Troubadour in LA a few years back, and CYHSY was one of the supporting acts. As it turned out, CYHSY ended up being the closing band that night. I was late as hell and lucky enough to be their for the entire CYHSY set. If they hadn't gone on after The National, I probably wouldn't be writing this comment (my weak attempt at making a fate reference).
My favorite song is The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth
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Learned about the band when I saw a show in New York and also followed the band through this site.
Favorite song..Skin of y Yellow Country Teeth
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i first heard clap your hands say yeah from the internet.
and as for my favorite song it'd have to be yellow country teeth that songs so catchy and i always find myself dancing around to it<3
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i first heard them when my girlfriend gave me a copy of the album. she drew the cover art. it was really cute. keep up the good work stereogum.
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i was out of town and on crutches, and when i came home, my roommate had "total stranger kid" and a bunch of other people over for "old man scotch club." everyone was wrecked, and starting to leave, but i made random wasted stranger kid some toast and we started talking about music. i told him i hate everything, everything sounds the same. and he told me i should give CYHSY a chance. i made him write it down. and he was right. i loved it.
is this love is my favorite.
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My much-smarter-than-me boyfriend introduced me to Clap Your Hands, and we listened to them daily. "Yellow Country Teeth" is my favorite song.
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i had been reading a lot of good things but hadn't heard any tracks yet when i received a surprise package in the mail from a friend including the album. first time, thought it was good stuff. second time, i was intrigued. third time, i was in love.
gotta say my favorite track is "upon this tidal wave on young blood." cause it's sex and drugs and rock and rock and roll.
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I first heard of Clap in health class freshman year of highschool... the thought of such intense burning that you would want to clap your yum-yums hard has been burned into my mind. Oh, it's a band? Yeah.. right... I heard them while I was falling in love with my main man Bebon in his car during a roadtrip! Aww!
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My sister's now fiance introduced me to "Upon this tidal wave of young blood" and i've been a huge fan ever since.
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I was in Milan, Italy, and saw that they were having a concert, in the back of my head it rung a bell because I thought I had read something bt couldn't really remembe. I went to the concert without really knowing what I was getting into, but I just loved the name. As soon I as I heard Gimme some Salt, I was hooked. I really love Detail of the War too! Never get tired of those two songs.
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i was at a party on Canada Day and the DJ was playin some stuff i hadn't heard before so i asked him what it was and it was CYHSA..ive loved them ever since. My favourite track is definately "Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood"
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I first heard Clap Your Hands Say Yeah while listening to an NPR concert online last year and was really fascinated with their vocals and just everything about them.
"Is This Love" has to be my favorite song of theirs.
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I dont if my comment ever posted so im just doing one in case. Hoping to get a pair of those tasty tickets. Clap Your Hands in NYC on New Years Eve, what more could I ask for. My friend Kye introduced me to your music which is different and much more interesting than the contemporary bands now. I cant get enough of Sunshine&Clouds with the opening of the song.Well hopefully I'll be seeyin you on the 31st.
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I first heard about the band because my girlfriend at the time has a friend from college who was living with a couple of the band members in Somerville, before they moved to New York (stay with me). An additional synchronicity is that her co-worker/friend/crush went to college with some of the band members. She brought this up because she was just a couple of degrees away from fame! Imagine(!)...anyways, I actually heard the music months later, when another friend of mine, who's a born music and film critic, raved about them and made me listen.
I think my favorite track is the opening one, "Clap Your Hands!". I could not stop chuckling thru the whole song the first time I heard it-it also makes me wanna swill beer, for some reason.
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I discovered y'all from file-sharing; I'll admit it. But what better way to find one of the best bands to come along in years? Original sound and song guarantee you guys great success. Thank YOU!
Favorite song: The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth. It's in my playlist for when I occasionally get off my ass and run. Always energizes me. Good stuff Maynard!!!
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A local DJ played Yellow Country Teeth regularly. It was so fun and amazing to hear so loud on a crowded dance floor!
My favorite track is Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood.
The lyrics to all the songs are poetry!
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a co-worker introduced me.
favorite song: over and over again.
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heard "let the cool goddess rust away" on xm, my brother got the album and it blew me away.
favorite song either "cool goddess" or "the skin of my yellow country teeth"
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i first heard of CYHSY when they were coming to play at my school. they are awesome. my favorite tune? skin of my yellow country teeth.
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Discovery:
My guitarist was effing around with me online when she stated that I should check the band out. So I checked out their myspace and was hooked.
Favorite Song:
"The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"
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I heard the name from a buddy of mine and had to check them out.
favorite song: "the skin of my yellow country teeth"
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i first heard of clap your hands from a segment on npr-national public radio. they were talking about how the internet has helped indie bands reach unprecedented popularity, and used cyhsy as their example. at first, the name is what intrigued me, but once i heard the bass licks for myself, i was mesmorized. my favorite track has always been "let the cool goddess rust away."
please pick me.
have a merry christmas either way.
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i first heard of the clap when an ex-boyfriend made me a mixed cd with one of their songs on it-over and over again- my favorite!
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I first heard about the band from my roomie who worked at WFUV in NYC. I like the "Home on Ice" track because it reminds me a lot of "The Adventures of Pete and Pete"
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A friend of mine told me "You have to check out this band". So, I went and found the cd and was hooked. I even drove 9 hours to see them preform.
Fav. song: Satan Say Dance
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Discovery:
My guitarist was effing around with me online when she stated that I should check the band out. So I checked out their myspace and was hooked.
Favorite Song:
"The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"
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How I heard them: AT A BAR IN BROOKLYN
Fave song: DEtails of the war!!!
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Discovery:
My guitarist was effing around with me online when she stated that I should check the band out. So I checked out their myspace and was hooked.
Favorite Song:
"The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"
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I discovered Clap Your Hands when they were coming to Omaha... I looked them up to see what they sounded like, and I loved every bit.
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth is my fave... I've got it in at least a couple of mixes.
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One of my friends says he knows this cool band he's a neighbour of in NY. They turned out to be quite good. My favourite tune is Upon this tidal wave...
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I subscribe to the Rhapsody streaming music service, and a little over a year ago I read a review there extolling the virtue of Clap Your Hands. So I checked them out and *loved* their stuff. These days, my favorite CYHSY song is "Over and Over Again."
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I read the Gothamist interview with them.
And I like "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth."
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i don't remember how i found CYHSY. I just know it was over a year and half ago and i still love them!! i can't wait for their new album!
favorite tune......Gimme Some Salt!
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i dont really remember how i first heard clap your hands but it mightve been through pitchfork-- like a year or so ago- favorite song i suppose would be skin of my yellow country teeth
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I first heard Clap when they opened for Blondie in '83. Of course, back then they were a speed/thrash metal band and were doing songs like "Respect Me, Respect My Fist" and "Bones On Fire" and "Lieutenant Blood Is Coming For Your Toddler Son".
It's so obvious they sold out and changed their sound. Listen to "In This Home On Ice" if yo don't believe me.
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Was spending new years with some friends when "Upon this tidal wave of young blood" came up on the MP3 player and instantly they were my new favorite band.
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I first hear CYHSY by way a a fantastic friend. He pulled me into his car and said "youve got to hear this" And so we sat in his car in front of his house and I heard the glory that is the clap :) My faveorite song is Is this Love
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I heard about Clap from my sister aka: the music guru. I pretty much adore the song "Is this Love?"
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So I work in a library, which can be less than thrilling, if you can imagine. My friend hooked his ipod up to the stereo we play while shelving books, and wham! It wasCYHSY! Barely a day goes by that I don't listen - it elates me, blows me away, carries me up above my sometimes boring job, the sea of people in Midtown, the mopey trainride home to Queens...
Favorite song: "Details of the War" and "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away." And also "Is this love?" And also "Gimme Some Salt"
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So I work in a library, which can be less than thrilling, if you can imagine. My friend hooked his ipod up to the stereo we play while shelving books, and wham! It wasCYHSY! Barely a day goes by that I don't listen - it elates me, blows me away, carries me up above my sometimes boring job, the sea of people in Midtown, the mopey trainride home to Queens...
Favorite song: "Details of the War" and "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away." And also "Is this love?" And also "Gimme Some Salt." Oh, and also "In this Home on Ice."
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I didn't mean to do that twice.
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I stream kcrw.com out of LA all the time, and Nic Harcourt starting spinning CYHSY a while back. When I first heard it I thought the Violent Femmes had put out a new album.
If you haven't heard of kcrw.com or Morning Becomes Eclectic, definitely check it out.
"The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" is my song of choice. "Oh this boy can use a little sting, alright!" That is the truth, brother!! Sing on...
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yeah! i first heard these guys at a 'discotech' in berlin. i asked the dj who it was... it was really load so he clapped his hands, and then yelled yeah. now i see the joke. ha ha
anywho, tidal wave is a big time fav.
thnaksbye.
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Well, I borrowed my friends IPOD while I was living in Shanghai to drown out the craziness of China....The IPOD was playing CYHSY and I was hooked. Not only did the music bring me into a state of nirvana, I am now an addict of the music.
To this day, my favorite song continues to be the first song I ever heard, "Over and Over Again". It always reminds me of fighting for space on the crowded Shanghai subway.
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i first heard these guys at a 'discotech' in berlin, a really load discotech. i asked the dj who it was... so he clapped his hands, and then yelled yeah.
later, i saw the joke. ha ha.
anywho, tidal wave is a big time fav.
thanks,
bye.
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I found out Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on Amazon.com looking to buy Interpol's "Turn On the Bright Lights" CD. What caught my eye was the name...that fucking name was the only reason why I bought the album.
Not taking the band seriously I threw it in at a party just for laughs (this is in a small suburban town where all the kids these days listen to Panic at the Disco or Fall Out Boy) and before i knew it the first song "Clap Your Hands" was a hit drinking game. Every time someone did a shot i'd hear "CLAP YOUR HANDS!" and 13 teenagers who were never exposed to this type of music all bonded together in a slurred speech drinking expedition.
Finally the band stuck with everyone and the entire CD was played. The party's favorite and my favorite was "In This Home on Ice" and now every party isn't the same without the lyrics "and now that Im so sad and not quite right, i could dance all night"
CLAP YOU HANDS DRINKING GAME
material:
Beer
Vodka
Track 1 of CYHSY CD
bunch of closest friends
game:
sit in a circle and play the track "clap your hands" Everyone starts to chug their beer in the beginning of the song and when it changes to the part where it starts to go CLAP YOUR HANDS! you take a shot of the bottle and pass it to the right. By the end of the song everyone will have increased blood pressure and will not be able to operate any machinery
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"The skin of my yellow country teeth" hands down.
will there be champagne flowing?
p.s. yeah husker du!!!
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my friend garrett told me about clap your hands say yeah. he heard about them on the internet but i don't know where. my favorite songs are "skin of my yellow country teeth," "is this love," and the new one where the devil tells me to dance.
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I really hope all the spammers get disqualified so those of us who entered once like normal human beings have a decent chance. :-(
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It's hard to remember now. A friend of mine asked me who they were because he was going with a friend to their show and assumed I had been following them. I, chagrined that I didn't have much to tell him other than having heard the name, immediately sought them out. Loved the sound of the band and the vocals and have been clamoring for more ever since.
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A friend of mine told me to put underworld on my mp3. Was the first song I listend to on the flight to Canada - and so became the favourite one.
Looking forward to NY..
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1) Found out about them through stereogum.
2) Details of the War (Although I'm digging their newer stuff)
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crap, forgot to post my fav song: I'm gonna go with "Upon this Tidal Wave..." It changes week-to-week but I think this is one I always enjoy hearing. Sorry for the split post.
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The first time it was on the radio France Inter (Bernard Lenoir) and the first set was at La Maison de Radio France.(I'm from Paris)
I find their music energetic, deep, and both optimistic/pessimistic (music/Lyrics) and their work brillant and clever (inspired and absolutely personnal at the same time)
I hope they are going to give us more :)
I'm very upset and frustrated because they are going to perform at La Cigale and it's yet complete.:((
Well if I should make a choice it would be Details of the war
Tickets for LA Cigale would satisfied me ; I'm not very exigent :)I asked yet to Mike Greek (I try everywhere)
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hey!
i first say these fellas when i was looking at shows in NYC, ohmyrockness.com. the name caught my attention when i saw it on this site, so i looked into it like a true nerd hungry for some good new tunes. i found so much more than i expected. tidal wave is a real jem, probably my fav. at the second.
cheers!
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My birthday is Dec 31 and I was looking for something to do cause I call my birthday "slash birthday" (as in new years/birthday). A friend recommended Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. So I clapped my hands... Then she told me its a band and I should come to the show.
I checked out some songs on myspace and realized I already know and love them, just didn't know the name. Now I realized that I actually have a whole album on the iPod I found last year, just that its always been unnamed. I've loved Over and Over (Lost and Found) for a year without knowing the song name or band name.
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I've been listening to these guys for soooo long now. I'm the most hardcore Clap Yeah fan there is. See? I'm so hardcore that I abbreviated their name so that I can say less syllables and get to my point quicker! Everyone else just don't know. Fessin'.....
I can't pick just one song, but I really like "Thriller". That song can really get ya dancin'.
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My boyfriend and I both love ya. I read a Time Out New York cover with you guys on it and thought, 'who dat?' So I got the album and bam, I was hooked. This was a crazy year in which I almost died when I suffered hear failure while surfing in Central America. After months of doctors and hospitals, Im' doing well and I'd love to celebrate with something way cool.
My favorite song was Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth for the first six months, and now it's Tidal Wave Of Young Blood. Hope to see you New Years!
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My best friend has a crush on a fan of yours, and she started listening to the music that he listens to. I'm not hard to please music wise, but I love your sound. My favorite song of yours is "Girl On The Wing". I want to give these tickets to my friend for Christmas... I really hope to see you on New Years!
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the first time i heard clap your hands say yeah was on a mix cd my boss at the time made for me. it had "the skin of my yellow country teeth" on it...and even though i couldnt really understand the words, i totally loved it.
my favorite song has to be either is this love or heavy metal...is this love because the lyrics are amazing, and heavy metal because it makes me dance like crazy around my kitchen.
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I heard about them on Late Night with Conan O'Brien once, they were going to be the musical guest the next night, and so I looked them up online, and pretty much fell in love with the cd right then.
My favorite track would probably have to be "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth". That track sticks out to me for some reason, and I never get tired of listening to it.
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A friend made me a mix with "Is This Home on Ice" on it. That is also my favorite song on the album.
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I cannott remember a time when i didnot like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Its as if my life didnot exist before i found out about them. If I had to pinpoint a time when i began to obsess over them it would be nearly two years ago. These tickets will save me from a bore of a New Years with my bickering aunts.
my dig: 'is this love?'
i simply pop in Clap Your Hands Say Yeah when i need to get pumped, also known as seven in the morning on my way to school.
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I first heard about CYHSY when I heard them on FM 88.1 in Anchorage, Alaska before I moved to NYC last winter.
upon this tidal wave... is my fave.
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I first heard about CYHYSY two summers ago when I was sitting in the parking lot of Taco Bell and a friend of mine played them for me.
My favorite song is This Home On Ice
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Heard them: From Kevin Rose (founder of Digg.com) from his podcast Diggnation.
Favorite Tune: "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"
PEACE.
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twas the night before christmas...no wait wrong story...anyway i was navigating my way through cyberspace trying to find a few yeah yeah yeah mp3s and inadvertantly downloaded tidal wave and was hooked immediately. Looked you guys up and loved the fact that you're Brooklynites and that just make amazing music ...i keep on spreading the clap around to all my friends and you guys are so infectious (ya there's a pun..) keep doing what you guys are doing!!!!! please save me this new years eve bc being at the hammerstein show would make my year!
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My friend go to this ultra-hip school in manhattan, and so I'm always curious as to what they're listening to. When they mentioned CYHSY, I couldn't help but be interested in what kind of music a band called Clap Your Hands Say Yeah would come up with. My favorite song is the first (self titled) song son your album, and I sing along whenever the chanting begins. I hope I get to see yopu guys this week!
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I discovered CYHSY at little place called the 8x10 Club in Baltimore. Great show in an intimate venue.
Favorite song: In This Home On Ice
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I found out about CYHSY when my friend received a mix c.d. as a gift, and she goes, " you have to hear this song, you're about to become totally obsessed with it! ", the song was "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" and since then, I've been addicted...
Favorite Song: "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away"
(followed closely by "Gimme some salt" and "Clap your hands")
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I saw a review of CYHSY in the Portland Mercury back in 2005 when they were opening for the National at Dante's. I ran down and got a ticket and a hand stamp and then went back later for the show and the line was around the block. I only got in because I'd already had my hand stamped. Then a giant drunk guy slam danced on top of me for most of the show and I got all bruised. He was finally booted out when he tried to give Alec a swig from his flask.
Favorite song: Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)
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This first time i heard of clap your hands was when i was working at a italian restaurant...i've become music buds with one the busboys who was about 15 younger and i was amazed of what music he listened to. So when he said "hey dude you should check "Clap your Hands and Say Yeah" I said what? He Said "Clap your Hands and Say Yeah"...I said ok " and I clapped my Hands and said "Yeeeeyahhhh" After that it's all history...my favorite song is "Is This Love" because how he sings the chorus "Isthislove,Isthislove,Isthislove...and the part when he sings "Well I Knowww wwwwwwooohhhh" I love this...band...! "please, please, please get what I want" is those tickets!
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My brother introduced me to CYHSY and I bought their album with the last of my birthday money, which I felt was well worth it.
My favorite song is "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away", which I used as inspiration for an art project once (got an A on that).
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i first heard about them when my girlfriend gave me a copy of the cd. i really enjoy them. my favorite song is upon this tidal wave of young blood. i would love to see them on new years eve and can't wait to hear the new material.
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my friend put them on a mix CD for me... since then, I've been hoooooked.
favorite song: In This Home on Ice
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I first heard C.Y.H.S.Y. through a friend who told me I had to hear the vocals on this CD. I was hooked,I even drove 9 hours to see them
Fav. Song: Satan Say Dance
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skin of my yellow country teeth
-in the middle of a terrible breakup; my brother played me a song on his ipod. one of my only smiles all week.
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I walked into a bar in madison, wisconsin. after trudging through two rather mediocre openers, CYHSY came on. They looked just as mediocre as the other guys, but the music was something else entirely. I was about five rows back, leaning against a wooden pillar in the middle of this absolutely tiny venue, and I didn't move a muscle the entire show. They closed with an amazing cover of my favorite song ever, "Love Minus Zero/No Limit," and I was transfixed. On my way out I bought the album and scored a poster.
When I got outside I finally remembered why I had gone in there in the first place - looking for some girl. I don't know if she was in there or not, but I feel like I came out with something pretty great anyway.
Favorite Song (other than that cover): "In This Home On Ice"
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WFMU
hmmm...favorite: Heavy Metal. However, Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth is a close second.
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I found out about them through Stereogum actually. Just reading the pages made me curious about them.
Favourite Song: Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood. Just the repetitive guitars and the way Alec says "young blood" just gives me jumping spurts wherever I am.
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i discovered them when I first saw them open for the Kaiser Chiefs last Valentines day at the merc....i absolutely loathed them....then, i saw them again (open) at the Ambulance Ltd. show at northsix, and they grew on me, a lot.....from there, i was sold, a super-fan as soon as the album leaked.
Favourite song - "Satan Said Dance"
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this irish dude from work who generally tries way too hard to investigate bands put me onto them last year.
i usually ignore him, but that time i listened & i liked.
must admit... my favorite song is going to be when Final Fantasy plays The Arctic Circle.
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Found out about them through B-Vegan...(Sorry). Over & Over Again is my favorite by them
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this irish dude from work who generally tries way too hard to investigate bands put me onto them last year.
i usually ignore him, but that time i listened & i liked.
must admit... my favorite song is going to be when Final Fantasy plays The Arctic Circle.
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It was the summer of 2005. I'm on stereogum (i think) and i come across this video touted as "crazy white boi dancing at south street seaport." the rest is history....
favorite song: heavy metal
the D-C-Bm chord progression is SAVAGE! then when the harmonica kicks in the song becomes a bonafide beast, animalistic, etc.
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this irish dude from work who generally tries way too hard to investigate bands put me onto them last year.
i usually ignore him, but that time i listened & i liked.
must admit... my favorite song is going to be when Final Fantasy plays The Arctic Circle.
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Pitchfork. In This Home On Ice.
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i first heard about them when my girlfriend gave me a copy of the cd. i really enjoy them. my favorite song is upon this tidal wave of young blood. i would love to see them on new years eve and can't wait to hear the new material.
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Sadly, I'm lumped in with the hated masses who jumped on the wagon with pitchfork's "Best New Music" recommendation of the album in Summer '05. Strangely, it didn't grab me at first, but the album was a grower for me and by September had become one of my all-time most played on itunes.
Favorite song? Probably the version of "Heavy Metal" that closes the Black Session bootleg (tons of energy!)
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It was my freshman year in college and my dorm neighbor and I were swapping music like crazy by making data CDs filled with MP3's or by using podUtil. I remember browsing through all of the music he gave me and finding some really good stuff that I couldn't stop listening to (Ted Leo - "Shake The Sheets", We Are Scientists - "With Love and Squalor"). CYHSY was also on his gift, but I couldn't bring myself to listen past track one at first. Then I worked at The Gap over winter break and I heard "Is This Love?" at least three times a day. I went back and discovered it was CYHSY. I gave the album a more in-depth look and shortly after I started giving it the play it deserves.
Favorite Track: "Let The Cool Goddess Rust Away"
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i first heard about them when my girlfriend gave me a copy of the cd. i really enjoy them. my favorite song is upon this tidal wave of young blood. i would love to see them on new years eve and can't wait to hear the new material.
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i first heard CYHSY on a mix my friend made for me with 'clap your hands' on it and i really dug alec ounsworth's voice. now my favorite song is the skin of my yellow country teeth.
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Yes, Pitchfork.
My favorite track is "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth". The first time I met my girlfriend's mother she pointed out that her teeth looked yellow. That was the least traumatizing moment of that long day. We now both find comfort in that song.
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1) I did indeed hear about them right here.
2) Satan Said Dance
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I rode with a friend of mine somewhere. I didn't notice him put in the CD (in mid diatribe, no doubt) and when the first track began to play I asked, "are you taking me to the circus?"
confusion turned quickly to love... and then love to hunger.
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this irish dude from work who generally tries way too hard to investigate bands put me onto them last year.
i usually ignore him, but that time i listened & i liked.
must admit... my favorite song is going to be when Final Fantasy plays The Arctic Circle.
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I am proud to say I saw 'em blogged right here on the GUM, but I could only download some mp3s. I had to wait till the Clap mailed out a few copies to my local record store
The track-of-all-tracks has to be "Is This Love?"
Good luck to all!
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1. from this little weblog. thank you very much.
2. is this love? is my favorite as of today.
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Yes, Pitchfork.
My favorite track is "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth". The first time I met my girlfriend's mother she pointed out that her teeth looked yellow. That was the least traumatizing moment of that long day. We now both find comfort in that song.
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I first learned of CYHSY right here, baby.
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Heard 'Yellow Country Teeth' coming out of a neighbor's window last year...couldn't find out the band for a month! Drove me crazy, finally found CYHSY and trekked to Coachella.
My favorite song has got to be 'Gimme Some Salt,' so sexy.
Pick me, Pick me!!!!!
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I first heard CYHSY at an "End of the World" party. "Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" came on and the entire apartment full of people started dancing and jumping. Someone started clapping their hands to the bass and chanting "yeah!, yeah!, yeah!"
It caught on. Imagine 30 people jumping, clapping their hands and saying yeah! It was great.
It's the only CD I keep in my stereo and at least once a week I get stressed out. I put it on and dance around my apartment. Sometimes my roommate joins me.
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this was before i started checking music blogs religiously...but just kept on hearing about the funny name of this indie band. walked into Tower, saw it, bought it and loved it. (bought arcade fire at the same time...talk about a mindblowing musical experience).
one of my absolute favorite albums.
"the skin of my yellow county teeth" makes me grin every time it shuffles up on my ipod.
Definitely a dancing concert.
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Sadly, I'm lumped in with the hated masses who jumped on the wagon with pitchfork's "Best New Music" recommendation of the album in Summer '05. Strangely, it didn't grab me at first, but the album was a grower for me and by September had become one of my all-time most played on itunes.
Favorite song? Probably the version of "Heavy Metal" that closes the Black Session bootleg (tons of energy!)
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I first heard CYHSY when my roommate played their album during a poker game 2 summers ago. It was love at first listen. Favorite song... "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood."
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The blogs of course.
Cool Goddess.
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Pitchfork... sigh.
I just love listening to the intro:
CLAP YOUR HANDS!
But I feel so lonely
CLAP YOUR HANDS!
But it won't do nothing
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I first heard of this Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from one of my connected buddies - let's just say he works in "waste management". Soon enough, my guy pronounced them "sooooo over" and was on his way to wack Alec for upstaging The National. In the end, The National convinced my pal to let Alec off with a clever witticism by renaming his band "Clap Your Hands Say Meh" - an inspired jest that still gets belly-laughs on internet comment boards around the world.
I enjoy Satan Said Zaytoons. Also, their new unreleased single they've dedicated to me: "You're the Only Chump At Work Today."
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friends car.. "the skin of my yellow country teeth"
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1. you guys!
2. the skin of my yellow country teeth
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The first time i heard the name was on ye' ole blog and I thought the name was goofy as shit and curiosity killed my cat and I broke down and got the cd.
"Cool Goddess"
stuck in my head instantly!
Plus i wanna see Owen Poo some clouds!
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1. Stereogum!
2. "Is This Home on Ice"
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah were the first band that we, The Gramercy Riffs, fought. I can't remember exactly what we were fighting about although I think it had something to do with our lead singer, Cyrus. Something about Clap Your Hands blowing him away...in a talent show way down in Coney Island. Anyway, the drama was broadcast over the radio airwaves, which in turn, caused beef between them and other bands like The Lizzies, The Furies, The Boppers, The Hi-Hats, and even The Turnbull AC's. Long story short, CYHSY weren't even involved. It was this jerk off Luther from some hack-ass Blink 182 cover band called The Rogues. We killed him.
"The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth" is a great song. And I've had too much fun wth these posts. Hope to see y'all at the show!
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My friend said, "this is the worst band ever," and i listened, and she was wrong.
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A friend told me he was boycotting a band called Clap Your Hands Say Yeah because they took his money and never sent him a copy of their CD. I bought CYHSY just to spite him. I won.
I began listening to The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth until my ears started bleeding. It still rocks my socks. Now let me win again, please?
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I discovered CYHSY at the Los Angeles Public Library, where the first CD is in the check-out section. I liked the cover art. I took this CD home and played it LOUD, and I think my neighbors thought I was killing a cat!! This is definitely an aquired taste, and I LOVE this band. I am addicted. This is some of the funnest (good word), most danceable, singable music in a LONG time. and some of the funniest. It is so hard for me to pick my favorite song cause I like so many. But I guess ON THE TIDAL WAVE OF YOUNG BLOOD would be the favorite, for its dance-y beat, but also for one of my all time favorite lines in a song: "Shouting from a tower, what must be everyone's opinion: they are going out to bars and they are getting into cars, I have seen it, with my own eyes!!" just funny. -- sue
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I first heard CYHSY on Late Night with Conan O' Brien. I had heard the name bounced around, but had never heard any songs, untill This Home on Ice on Conan.
This Home on Ice is my favorite track, Maybe since it was the first song I had ever heard, or maybe because of the wonderful whimsical sound they achieve as a band on this song.
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I heard about them through Paste Magazine's podcast. My favorite track so far is the opening to the first record "Clap Your Hands!".
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Heard about them through word of mouth, and I just about jumped out of my skin. "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" never gets old, but "Details of the War" kills me.
Thanks!
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Heard about them from an article in Pitchfork or Magnet (can't remember). "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" is possibly the perfect song. I'm going to the show on NYE for sure, but would be nice if I win and can take a few more people to convert.
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i heard them first on woxy.com.
my favorite track at the moment is "details of the war", but that is subject to change day to day
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I heard about them after being kind to my ears with a Talking Heads link on itunes
My favourite track is - The skin of my yelllow country teeth
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1. pitchfork. favorite song: skin of my yellow country teeth
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My Bro burned e a disk last christmas
Fave Song: Skin of my yellow country teeth
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My Bro burned e a disk last christmas
Fave Song: Skin of my yellow country teeth
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I first heard clap your hands say yeah when my personal dj, jdh, loaded up my ipod for me.
favorite song: details of the war
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I was living in NH at the time and my roommate discovered them via Pitchfork, I believe. He bought the ablum for its release date and I've been hooked ever since.
My favorite song is "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away". Hope to see y'all at the show.
-Komo
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To be honest, I'm ashamed that I've never heard of them until this contest. Checking their site out and I like what I hear. I'd love to see them live. Luck don't fail me now!
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First heard of them from pitchfork
favorite song: details of the war
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I first saw a cyhsy poster in a record store in Sydney, Australia.
My favorite song is Is This Love
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I found them through the radio while listening to 89.3 The Current. Haven't been able to get enough of them since really. I'm currently living in MN, but I'll be flying into New York on the 29th with my girlfriend who I will be proposing to in Columbus Circle on the 31st, with hopes of seeing the show for New Years.
My favorite song, oo this is hard, but: "Satan Said Dance"
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I first saw them at Club DeVille during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Definitely the BEST show during the festival.
My favorite song is In this Home on Ice. I also love Sunshine and Clouds because it reminds me of the piano I had when I was a kid.
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Yes, Pitchfork.
"The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" is my favorite song. When I first met my girlfriend's mother she told her that her teeth looked yellow. Things didn't get much better after that. We both find comfort in this song now.
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'In This Home On Ice' is me fave. I heard them first when a friend told me Bowie was coming to their Knitting Factory show, so I got my Bowie-lovin' butt downtown.
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There is nothing like sexy crack climbing & some Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah to get me going. I first heard CYHSY on First Ascent, the best climbing video. My favorite song to climb to is "Skin of My Country Yellow Teeth." Thanks.
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I wont lie, I heard about CYHSY from Pitchfork, but you hear so much from Pitchfork that there's still a story about how I actually got in to them. After Pitchfork mentioned them, I downloaded In This Home On Ice from the official website and was just blown away. I guess I wouldn't claim to know exactly what the song is about, but at the time, there was a lot of problems between myself and my father, and when the title of the song is repeated over and over again (natch) at the end of the song, it just resonated really strongly with me. The album as a whole helped me get through a very difficult summer.
In This Home On Ice remains my favorite song.
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Visited my grandmother in Hingham, MA. She told me that two kids from one of the houses down her street were in a popular band called "Clap Your Hands" so I checked them out on MySpace. She only got half the name, but bless her heart, the woman is still hip.
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heard of ya from a french radio show when I was living in bordeaux, errr...somebody noir, I'm so bad with names.
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I was moving to new york in the summer of 2004 and was researching venues on the internet. i had heard of pianos and randomly clicked on this band with a silly name but a great blurb. i listened to demos of what were then called "home on ice", "lost and found" and "tidal wave". i navigated to the page where they were hosting their mp3s and found an early demo of "details of the war", which was probably all alec done in his home studio. i saw them at sin e and pianos sometime that fall and then went to every show of their infamous residency at pianos (wednesay nights in february? maybe it was january). the first of the 4 nights had maybe 20 people and by the last gig it was sold out.
favorite songs have to be "upon this tidal wave of young blood" and "in this home on ice" because i was blown away at my first listening to the early demos of those songs. and they are what got me to be one of the first people in new york to see CYHSY live (and to immediately like and be a proponent of them).
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First heard of CYHSY whilst checking out the bbc.co.uk site and the bands to look out for in 2006 they were in at number 2. Seen them last year in Sheffield at a small venue and also in Birmingham (UK)
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in this home on ice is totally THE song and it was Bonnaroo 2006 that I discovered them! (wishing there was ice there at that time!) and as a new yorker i just gotta have a pair of those tix!
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