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Cracker — Hey Bret (You Know What Time It Is)
Album: Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
Avg rating:
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Total ratings: 258









Released: 2009
Length: 4:43
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My people came out of the forests and the mountains, into this unpromising land.
Scratched out a living in this desert valley; hard living for any man.

It weren't no Eden, as cold as Sweden, like Hades in the summer time,
We built the cities, we dug the ditches, we picked the fruit from the vine.

Hey, Bret! You know what time it is? (X 4)

Skip forward four generations, comes a great transformation (not sure about last word)
But I'm living in the (?) - rhymes with 'herb'

Trying to make a living, playing on my SG Gibson, tending bar and sometimes selling herb.

We live like serfs, in this new feudal land; we pay the bills and fight the wars.
I ain't no woppy(?), no pinko Commie; let's start the end times right now!

Hey, Bret! You know what time it is? (X 4)
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Bret ain't gonna work on Maggies Farm No More. 

Posted 2 weeks ago by GINRUSH    [ Reply ]
posting from the UK - don't know enough to comment  - https://davidlowerymusic.com/b...
Posted 2 months ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
Did they just give up on writing lyrics? A nice driving sound; maybe they should have left the words out. 
Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]

Well considering the following song was "Throw Your Hatred Down", I think the message is:  "Cracker, Throw Your Hatred Down!" Message noted.   Time to reactivate my Spotify...

 

deepwoodskev wrote:

I've been a HUGE Cracker fan since their inception but this has to be about the biggest turd they've ever expelled.

 


Posted 7 years ago by WannabeBanned    [ Reply ]
I've been a HUGE Cracker fan since their inception but this has to be about the biggest turd they've ever expelled.
Posted 7 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Time to change the radio station.
Posted 15 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
 RadioDoc wrote:
Wow...the segue out of Steve Earle - I Feel Alright was absolutely seamless.  This could be the same song.
 
{#High-five} Bill did it again!

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I love Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, but this song MUST be the weakest Lowery ever wrote. How about some 'Take the Skinheads Bowling'?  NOW we'd be rockin'.{#Cool}
Posted 15 years ago by EchoWars    [ Reply ]
Wow...the segue out of Steve Earle - I Feel Alright was absolutely seamless.  This could be the same song.
Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Pedestrian —- and i like some of their stuff
Posted 15 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Stones + TH + Rage
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 mirland wrote:

Indeed it does. Clean, simple rawk'n'roll. As it should be.
 
Agreed!

Posted 15 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
This guy knows WHAT TIME IT IS!
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Posted 15 years ago by LongGoneDaddy    [ Reply ]
 zipper wrote:
You buncha hating haters. This song rocks.
 
Indeed it does. Clean, simple rawk'n'roll. As it should be.
Posted 15 years ago by mirland    [ Reply ]
Its past your bedtime Bret, now plz leave quietly otherwise you will wake Mick Jaggers anger.
Posted 15 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
It's time to stop playing that gawdawful song...
Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
I wonder if Bret knows what time it is.  {#Beat}
Posted 15 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
oh....mi...god.......y don't u just shove scissors in my ears?! {#Fire} {#Frustrated}
Posted 15 years ago by music_is_life    [ Reply ]
You buncha hating haters. This song rocks.
Posted 15 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Holding my ears and yelling LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA....as loud as I can as I ran to the powered speakers in our office and hit the Off switch. Now breathless, I turned around to see the others in the office looking at me with that "what's up with him" look........
Posted 15 years ago by ivillages    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
Ye Gods, this gets worse at every hearing.
 
Ya.  I'm a big Cracker fan... but this song is terrible.

Posted 15 years ago by danagle    [ Reply ]
oh crap...I thought it was over...
Posted 15 years ago by dBdwg    [ Reply ]
There should be a rating for "Station Changer",   I'll be back in a few
Posted 15 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
Ye Gods, this gets worse at every hearing.
Posted 15 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite parts of living in Charleston SC is that Cracker comes calling like clockwork every summer.  Lowery has the coolest voice in Rock n Roll... check out the old Camper Van Beethoven stuff. 

Saw them July 31 at the Windjammer on the beach at Isle of Palms.  To my shock, they were blown off the stage by their first warmup band, a local act that has gone regional here  - called "Crowfield".  Crowfield will be big, mark my words. 
Posted 15 years ago by GolfRomeo    [ Reply ]
First RP-induced head-ache.    Ouch.  Hope it disappears fast.
Posted 15 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
Bill, please take this song off or just play it after midnight PST for all those late night headbangers. I really thought I had this song out of my head last week when it stuck for over 3 days. Now I get to enjoy the weekend with another songworm.
Tell me what time it is!
Tell me what time it is!
Tell me what time it is!
Tell me what time it is!
Tell me what time it is!
Aaaarrrrrghhhhhh!

Posted 15 years ago by ivillages    [ Reply ]
Hey BRET! Time to puncture my eardrums{#Frustrated}
Posted 15 years ago by alfbennett    [ Reply ]
{#Puke}
Posted 15 years ago by t00lur    [ Reply ]
The guitar reminds me of Kieth Richards-not that that's a bad thing.
Posted 15 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
I don't care who Bret is, but someone should buy that guy a watch! This song makes me feel like it is time to stab myself in the ear.
Posted 15 years ago by alfbennett    [ Reply ]
Phase I   {#Sick}
Phase II  {#Puke}
Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Time to take a break.
Posted 15 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 Stefen wrote:
Who's Bret?
 
Maybe he's related to Kenneth (What Is the Frequency).{#Ask}
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Who's Bret?
Posted 15 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
You know what time it is?

Time to pull this POS.
 
          It's OK, but it's getting too much rotation.
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Well done chaps! 9 thumbs up
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Hmmm, he can't sing and they can't play.
Posted 15 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
 phlattop wrote:
hmm, kinda sounds like "Jammin Me" by Petty.
 
everything this guy does sounds like Petty.  Except Petty's a talented songwriter!


Posted 15 years ago by AmandaMaria    [ Reply ]
an anticipated comment, I know but... OMG... it's time to hit MUTE!
Posted 15 years ago by AmandaMaria    [ Reply ]
Clock
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Its just fun good old smart ass rock and roll! All you people who want to over analyze the musical precision just go and listen to Bach or something and leave Cracker alone!{#Bananajam}{#Motor}
 
What musical precision?

For that matter, what music?

Posted 15 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
You know what time it is?

Time to pull this POS.
Posted 15 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
I love cracker, but this song just doesn't do it for me.
Posted 15 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
This song rocks!

Big John.
Rocking the roll since 1967. 
Posted 15 years ago by netskink    [ Reply ]
Always amusing opinions and commentary by my fellow Radio Paradise listeners!

Posted 15 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Its just fun good old smart ass rock and roll! All you people who want to over analyze the musical precision just go and listen to Bach or something and leave Cracker alone!{#Bananajam}{#Motor}
 
Dam it!, I was preparing a proposal to the administration at Princeton to  start teaching a class this fall on musical analysis, and I was going to use this Cracker album as the focal point of the course. Because of your post, I'm now having second thoughts.....perhaps it's for the better. {#Confused}

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Cause you aint got time to check it
You know my suffragette city

Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
hmm, kinda sounds like "Jammin Me" by Petty.
Posted 15 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
I know what time it is.

It's time this song ended instead of repeating the same thing over and over and over.

.....and over.

{#Beat}
Posted 15 years ago by cmarcan    [ Reply ]
Its just fun good old smart ass rock and roll! All you people who want to over analyze the musical precision just go and listen to Bach or something and leave Cracker alone!{#Bananajam}{#Motor}
Posted 15 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Please tell me they're paying RP to pay this POS.

Posted 15 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
most excellent (song and album both)
Posted 15 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
The Time? Its Blasterpiece time!
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Not bad.  Better with more words or fewer seconds.
Posted 15 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Filler.
Posted 15 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 JCH wrote:
Looking at the rating and the comments, I can understand the hum-drum reaction to this song. So what if it's nothing special and even bordering on annoying there at the end... the thing still just flat out rocks. Sorry, can't help but turn it up every time. Guilty pleasure, I guess.
 
Amen.

But it's not a guilty pleasure to me - just a pleasure. This sound makes daddy and mommy rock good.


Posted 15 years ago by riffster    [ Reply ]
Great tune, but has anyone managed to work out whether they're talking about Brett Favre, Brett Michaels or Brett Somers?


Posted 15 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 JCH wrote:
Looking at the rating and the comments, I can understand the hum-drum reaction to this song. So what if it's nothing special and even bordering on annoying there at the end... the thing still just flat out rocks. Sorry, can't help but turn it up every time. Guilty pleasure, I guess.
 
I agree with that!

Posted 15 years ago by jcioban    [ Reply ]
Looking at the rating and the comments, I can understand the hum-drum reaction to this song. So what if it's nothing special and even bordering on annoying there at the end... the thing still just flat out rocks. Sorry, can't help but turn it up every time. Guilty pleasure, I guess.
Posted 15 years ago by JCH    [ Reply ]
16:20 UTC?
Posted 15 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
{#Meditate} 9:20am here...  almost time for a coffee break
Posted 15 years ago by biomedvgh    [ Reply ]
{#Yawn}

*looks at watch...wishes the song were over, already*
Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
its time to get a watch
Posted 15 years ago by abulaabula    [ Reply ]
In reply to the neverending "tell me what time it is" refrain, I would answer, "time to give it a rest." Cracker has definitely had better moments.
Posted 15 years ago by FrankMc    [ Reply ]
There used to be a local guy here in Nashville who was billed as "Uncle Cracker" ... think he had a hit or something.

This track?  Ack! Stepped on a tack, done broke me back, took an offhand track; everthang went all wack; had this Top named Mac; took me down town to an alley, got some crack; bit chunks out of my sack.

Alak!
Posted 15 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Hey Brett!  Do you know where the stage props are?  ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IKC88I7hNg

Posted 15 years ago by LongGoneDaddy    [ Reply ]
Hey Brett!



You know what time it is?

Time to retire and stay retired...
Posted 15 years ago by sirrus    [ Reply ]
My son's name is Bret   
Don't see too many spelled that way....one "T" instead of two.
Posted 15 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Cracking goood. 9 thumbs up
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
{#Yawn}
Posted 15 years ago by JoBo    [ Reply ]
A little disappointing for Cracker... Still... not bad.
Posted 15 years ago by obzidian    [ Reply ]
Can you say 'insipid'?

I thought so.
Posted 15 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
Cheese and cracker.
Posted 15 years ago by racerx    [ Reply ]
 lmic wrote:
We dress like students
We dress like housewives
 
Or in a suit and a tie.  {#Yes}

This song was over a long time ago.  Or shoulda been.

Posted 15 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
It's time for the next song. Thank you.
Posted 15 years ago by ugly    [ Reply ]
I thought the song rocked pretty well, even with the annoying ending

I love the music here, but lots of it is on the quiet side, so I appreciate it when a song has some onions without crossing over into a style of music that I don't care for.

7.5
Posted 15 years ago by Mr_Wilson    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
So far, don't like it as much as Greenland. Nothing really catches me. We'll see.
 
hmmm....
Just the opposite for me.  Though I'm not a Cracker fan from way back. 
They've all caught my ear so far (I bought the album—it's on the way)

Posted 15 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
I dig it.  It doesn't have a standout hook like some of the best Cracker tunes have but this song rolls along nicely and has some good attitude.  Definitely good tunage.
Posted 15 years ago by honu    [ Reply ]
So far, don't like it as much as Greenland. Nothing really catches me. We'll see.
Posted 15 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Time for the annual (un)retirement dance?  Thought Favre spelled it with two Ts though {#Nyah}
Posted 15 years ago by to_the_eleven    [ Reply ]
This REALLY sucks.
Posted 15 years ago by strick    [ Reply ]
We dress like students
We dress like housewives
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
watch out for annie the bear,,,, the bear doesn't like cracker's
Posted 15 years ago by mr_toad    [ Reply ]
 anniebear wrote:
Yep, now is the time for these guys to shut the fuck up and stop inflicting their "music" on the rest of us. Gods they suck so bad.
 
Bad day, Annie?
Posted 15 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Know what time it is?  Time to mute this song until they come up with a less repetitive ending.

Posted 15 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
 RedGuitar wrote:
I've heard some good tunes from these guys on RP.  Need to purchase some CDs perhaps.
 
Get this new one right now!
Posted 15 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
workingman blues,  time for a beer or maybe a shower,  it is still up in the air, ®♥
Posted 15 years ago by mr_toad    [ Reply ]
Yep, now is the time for these guys to shut the fuck up and stop inflicting their "music" on the rest of us. Gods they suck so bad.
Posted 15 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
I've heard some good tunes from these guys on RP.  Need to purchase some CDs perhaps.
Posted 15 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
The last rock band on the planet.
Posted 15 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Glad to see they're still at it.
Posted 15 years ago by iggam    [ Reply ]
first
Posted 15 years ago by Kdubba    [ Reply ]