Something Corporate: "Drunk Girl"

It's Monday, the first day of spring, and a day for bold declarations:

There is not enough piano rock in the world.

I know, I know, Keane had a good run. Coldplay is alright. Ben Folds is a legend. But I want more. I want a rock band jumping around, pounding the keys like a 28-year-old singing about taking home drunk chicks. Is that so much to ask?

Andrew McMahon to the rescue. McMahon fronts Something Corporate (three studio albums and already had a reunion tour in 2010) as well as Jack's Mannequin (two studio albums with another set to release this year). McMahon has proven himself not only an engaged, talented musician but also something of an inspiration after his public battle with leukemia about five years ago.

This video was made for a DVD release in 2004, right before all that went down. The band gives a tight performance; McMahon's voice has a bit of the whiny edge, made popular in the last decade with teeny rockers (thank you, emo). Even when he forgets the words ("You shoot a DVD, you forget the lyrics to your own f*@#ing song..."), he's having fun, hopping around, getting the crowd involved. And if the screaming, drunk and/or teenage girls are any indication, he's doing just fine. Enjoy.

"Drunk Girl," performed by Something Corporate.
Original on Something Corporate's "Leaving Through the Window" (2002).