Bowling for Soup

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United States (1994 – present)

Bowling for Soup (acronym: BFS, or sometimes B4S) is an alternative, comedy band based in Denton, Texas (but originally from Wichita Falls, Texas) formed in 1994 from the ruins of an old metal band. Quoting Jaret Reddick, the lead singer, “we wanted to make happy music”. They’re known for their often humorous lyrics, upbeat guitar riffs, and Jaret’s voice.

They are best known for their singles “

Girl All the Bad Guys Want” in 2002 on Drunk Enough to Dance which was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for “Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo” and “

1985” (originally written by Mitch Allan of SR-71) in 2004 on A Hangover You Don’t Deserve. The band’s name is derived from comedian Steve Martin’s “Bowling for Shit” routine from his 1978 comedy album, Wild and Crazy Guy, itself a reference to Bowling for Dollars. Their single ‘1985’ can be found on the UK and the Norwegian editions of Singstar Rocks for the PS2.

They have also became hits on Radio Disney with edits of “1985”, “

Punk Rock 101”, “High School Never Ends”, and the inclusion of their version of “

I Melt With You” in the Disney movie “Sky High”.

Band Lineup:
Jaret Reddick - Lead Vocals/guitar
Chris Burney - Guitar/vocals
Eric Chandler - Bass/vocals
Gary Wiseman - Drums

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Top Tracks

1	1985 full track	2,682
2	Girl All the Bad Guys Want full track	1,678
3	Almost	1,668
4	Punk Rock 101 full track	957
5	Ohio (Come Back to Texas) full track	854
6	High School Never Ends	836
7	The Bitch Song full track	727
8	Emily full track	624
9	When We Die full track	571
10	Trucker Hat full track	532
11	Ridiculous full track	389
12	Last Call Casualty full track	380
13	Life After Lisa full track	359
14	I'm Gay full track	352
15	Smoothie King full track	347

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RAYLEE1 wrote:
yesterday morning

You guys are good but i havent enjoyed hearing you since my well used to be best friends completly betraid me at your concert in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

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pUxy7 wrote:
Monday morning

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=PXgXZ2J7gww Ne-Yo vs Estelle vs Kanye West vs Rihanna vs Madonna ft Justin Timberlake & Timbaland vs Britney Spears vs Leona Lewis vs Lupe Fiasco vs More - Mashup : http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=PXgXZ2J7gww

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GabrielIchihara wrote:
Sunday evening

Yeah, they're kinda pathetic, but I still like them. :p

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GabrielIchihara wrote:
Sunday evening

High School Never Ends and I'm Gay. These songs are the best. \o/

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y0uk0u wrote:
Sunday morning

Not sure why this is tagged as emo, when it says in the description they wanna make happy music.

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Botoft wrote:
Sunday morning

they are kinda pathetic

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oozabooman wrote:
Saturday afternoon

I ONLY LISTEN TO BANDS WITH SPORTS IN THEIR NAME.

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lee_miaka wrote:
last week

luuuvvv the song When We Die! Been playing in my head for weeks now!

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JESSE-STYLE wrote:
10 days ago

PATHETIC

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staceylover wrote:
last month

the best song is you are a bitch i love that song

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staceylover wrote:
last month

greats songs

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AnnieCZ wrote:
last month

Best band ever. Love you guys.

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Achsenknecht wrote:
last month

One of my favorite songs! Keep on rockin´

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Peppsy606 wrote:
last month

Hey,check out my new song "Wake Me Up" if you want some new shit. Its energetic as hell. :) http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen /Percy

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Joey-Fortuna wrote:
last month

one of my fav band... punkrock 101

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Wolaczyna wrote:
last month

Grają zajebiście, a szczególnie "punk rock 101" i "high school never ends"

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padz_man91 wrote:
last month

when we die is awesome! should be higher up the charts though!! C:

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iKvlt wrote:
last month

I don't wanna rock? What the fuck kind of nancy boy listens to this garbage?

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alivenkicking00 wrote:
last month

perfect

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kyod12 wrote:
last month

Świetny zespół, szczególnie przezajebiste są "Punk Rock 101" i "Girl All The Bad Guys Want"... Po prostu coś pięknego ;]

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