74: What Could Go Wrong?

74. "Do What You Want" by OK Go [iTunes? Yes] {Video: Do What You Want (Wallpaper version). (Some videos are more important to see than others. This video is one you will want to see. It is a hoot.)}

Reminds me of the couches in the foyer at the Arimo church back in the day.
(Suddenly I want to sluff Sunday School.)

OK Go is a band known mostly for their videos, not their songs. As the years have gone by, OK Go videos have gotten more and more complex, intricate, and demanding. Unfortunately, their songs have gotten a little less fun and a little less rocking.

"Do What You Want" is one of their earlier songs, and it's an absolute beast of a rocker. Great guitars. Great riffs. Great sing-along-ability. And some damn fine cowbell! It probably doesn't hurt that the lyrics have a wonderful hedonistic bent to them. "Do what you want. What could go wrong?" And while there are many arguments that can be made against pure "do whatever I want, seek out pure pleasure" hedonism, it's hard to argue that it sounds pretty good in a rock and roll song every now and then.

This is one of the newest songs on the HondoJoe Top 200. When I first made the list, I worried that I had put it a little too high because it was a bit more fresh in my mind than some of the other songs. Well, in the many months it has taken from when I started the list until now, I can say that if anything I probably have this song too low on the list. It's a damn good rock song! (The fact that I've watched the video with the kids dozens of times, and that they both really like it, probably helps.) It's hard to go wrong with guitars and cowbells.

COMING UP NEXT: Doctor, doctor, give me the news.