The Uptones says:Same as it ever was. I remember walking in downtown Berkeley as a teenager one year when the 49ers were on their big roll with Joe Montana, and it was superbowl Sunday and there was butt-no one on the street. Struck me that football is bigger than Christmas, bigger than elections, bigger than rock and roll. So absolutely nobody out except me and two buddies and a TV, which we gleefully smashed on Berkeley High School campus. Um, then I wrote this song. -Eric
Ridiculous pop, rock, reggae/ska Whether we have the time to look at this world in a serene state of meditation or not...the most popular response I have heard, so...
Rude Boy reggae/ska, punky ska Fifteen years old, me Paul and various other Uptones and friends, had one too many. King Jr. High School pool, snuck in at night,...
Pick It Up pop, rock, reggae/ska ...well, when I joined the band I realized that we did not have a theme song. The phrase 'pick it up' was always ska lingo...I...