Float On Song

Float on is a song by american rock band modest mouse released on february 14 2004 as the lead single from their fourth studio album good news for people who love bad news.

Float on song. Their only top hit float on was written by arnold ingram marvin willis and james mitchell jr and produced by woody wilson. Subscribe to the best of for more classic music history videos and playlists. The floaters were an r b vocal group from detroit michigan usa that formed in 1976. The band was formed by the former the detroit emeralds singer james mitchell with his brother paul mitchell larry cunningham charles clark and the unrelated ralph mitchell.

The song is called national sh te day and includes a section between verses that goes float float on float float on barry herpes which i gather is a reference to the larry cancer lyric from the original but deliberately misinterpreted as to the disease rather than the star sign. Released from their self titled debut album it became one of the. Great stuff give them a listen. The song is called national sh te day and includes a section between verses that goes float float on float float on barry herpes which i gather is a reference to the larry cancer lyric from the original but deliberately misinterpreted as to the disease rather than the star sign.

The spoken verses combine two popular trends from the time star signs and video and phone dating in lines such as aquarius and my name is ralph now i like a woman who loves her freedom the song was co written by james mitchell of the detroit emeralds group. The song topped the us billboard modern rock tracks chart and was nominated for a grammy award for best rock song in 2005. Great stuff give them a listen.