KINGS OF LEON LYRICS Thanks to Kelsey for adding these lyrics. Writer(s): Angelo T. Petraglia, Nathan Followill, Caleb Followill KINGS OF LEON Lyrics Holy Roller Novocaine is the debut EP of the American rock band Kings of Leon, released on February 18, 2003. A re-release as a 10" red vinyl single was issued in April 2011 celebrating the "International Recordstore Day". Holy Roller Novocaine was released a few months before Kings of Leon's debut Youth & Young Manhood hit the shelves, and it garnered significant attention from music critics. The song "Molly's Chambers" appeared in a Volkswagen Jetta commercial, and the song "Holy Roller Novocaine" is used at the end of the episode "Playing Tight" of the third season of The Shield. The songs range from bluesy sounds to organ-infused ballads. This way of playing would be further explored with their five later albums. Holy Roller Novocaine contains alternate takes of songs found on the follow-up Youth & Young Manhood.
The version of "Wasted Time" is different from the same track off Youth & Young Manhood, with the EP version having a more tense riff and different vocal stylings. "California Waiting" is also different. The version of "California Waiting" found on the Holy Roller Novocaine EP was recorded in a rush to finish the record. The band initially didn't like the outcome, so they wrote a new version, which is found on Youth and Young Manhood. However, on Kings of Leon's VH1 Storytellers performance, Caleb Followill stated before playing California Waiting that "We kind of sabotaged it on our album, and tried to play it really punk rock. It was better on the EP I think."[3] "Wicker Chair" is not found on any later major releases, besides a few singles and the Japanese import of Youth and Young Manhood. All songs written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill and Angelo Petraglia.For Rolling Stone's new cover story charting Kings of Leon's God-fearing, booze-swilling rise to rock stardom, Austin Scaggs followed the Followills from Tennessee to Australia, swilling wine and partying with huge stars like Chris Martin along the way.
RS also visited the Kings in their Nashville homes for an intimate tour of their private lives — watch the video, above — and managed to squeeze a few more facts and hilarious stories out of the foursome. Here's 13 of the most enlightening: On the Charts: 'Fifty Shades Darker' Ties Up Number One Russell Simmons Leads 'I Am a Muslim Too' Rally in New York Bono Meets Mike Pence, Praises Previous AIDS Relief Efforts Hear Christina Grimmie's Inspiring New Song 'Invisible' Hear Lana Del Rey's Anthemic New Single 'Love' 1. All of the Kings go by their middle names. So what are their real first names? Singer Anthony "Caleb" Followill, drummer Ivan "Nathan" Followill, guitarist Cameron "Matthew" Followill and bassist Michael "Jared" Followill. 2. In their teens, the Followill boys threw parties at their dad, Ivan's house. When Ivan deemed that the party was over, he put jalapeños in the microwave. The fumes burned peoples' eyes until they vacated the premises.
3. In their earliest years evangelizing through the South with their preacher father, the family traveled in a Chrysler. "It would backfire," says Nathan, "and we were so embarrassed that when we'd pull into a church, we'd have to kill the engine and coast into the parking lot." Ivan could also backfire the car on command, say, when they were driving by a construction site. "The guys would literally drop to the ground," says Nathan. "I don't know how my dad did it. He was a man of God. 4. When he was three years old, Jared would jump up on the arm of the sofa, unclasp the lock on the front door, and climb up onto the neighbors' roof. Jared was also known around the neighborhood for riding his scooter, naked. "I'd wear a T-shirt, so I wasn't completely naked," Jared says. "I'd be casual, but naked from the waist down." 5. When the Kings played Saturday Night Live last September, Caleb walked the backstage halls and took a moment to pause in front of a portrait of Chris Farley.
Growing up, he was obsessed with the comic. "I knew I was going to be on Saturday Night Live," he says. "I didn't know that I'd be singing." Nathan remembers the phone call he received on December 18th, 1997. "Caleb was crying his eyes out and he kept saying, 'He's dead! I was like, 'What? 6. Caleb was 14 the first time he smoked weed, in Henderson, Tennessee. "I was with [cousin] Peanut, and we were in a graveyard," says Caleb. "I was like, 'I don't feel it,' but when we got home I was eating a bunch of chicken tenders. Peanut said, 'What the fuck, man, you're gonna kill your buzz.' That's when I realized, 'Maybe I am feeling this?' 7. The first great Kings song, according to Caleb, was "Wicker Chair," which appeared on their EP Holy Roller Novocaine. "Trey Boyer would play guitar while me and Nate sang," says Caleb, remembering their first gigs in Nashville. "One day he taught me a C chord, and that night I was playing it, and Jared came downstairs and sat in our white wicker chair.
When Nathan wasn't looking, I'd get stoned with Jared and we'd have a good time. So I remember writing the opening lyrics about Jared. 'In your little white wicker chair, unsuspicious…' And then I wrote the rest of the song about my dad." (Caleb also said he wrote "Head To Toe" about Matthew, "Razz" about Jared, and "Go Fuck Yourself" about Nathan.) 8. On September 11th, 2001, Nathan and Caleb were in San Diego for a songwriters conference. They were staying with a friend of a friend, and early that morning, before heading to the conference, the boys smoked weed on the deck. They failed to properly extinguish the joint, leaving it accidentally smoldering. Later that day they got a call that they'd burnt the whole deck down. 9. When they were young, Matthew, Jared and their moms took a trip to New York City. "We got into so much trouble," says Matthew. "I was peeing in elevators, lighting towels and throwing them into the pool. We were stealing cigars, smoking 'em." During that road trip, Matthew also went joyriding.
"I stole the car and I drove it the wrong way onto a highway onramp." Matthew also went to jail briefly (for about an hour) after he shot an old lady with a paintball gun. "When I look back on this stuff, it's crazy. 10. Nathan's favorite TV shows are Eastbound and Down, and "that new one with Glenn Close" (Damages). Caleb says he loves America's Funniest Home Videos, and is well versed on all the Food Network shows. When Jared watches Oklahoma football games, he stands in one specific spot, at a 45 degree angle to the left corner of his flatscreen. When the team scores a touchdown, he does a shot of Patron. Matthew and his girlfriend, Johanna, like to watch movies in bed, each with their own set of headphones. 11. The Kings' first gig ever was at Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta, opening up for the Skeeters and the outlaw country star Billie Joe Shaver. (Coincidentally, Shaver stars in the film The Apostle. Caleb compares his dad to Robert Duvall's character in that movie.) "That was one of the scariest moments of my entire life," says Caleb.