Free Lunch
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| Single by Chopper One | ||
| Released | 1995 | |
| Recorded | 1995 at The Sandbox, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Length | 3:11 | |
| Label | USA Side 1 Recordings/Dummy Recordings | |
| Writer(s) | Jason Cropper, Amy Cropper | |
| Producer(s) | Recorded and mixed by Mike Bosley and Geoff Seigel | |
| Status | Out of print | |
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| Album track by Chopper One | |||||
| Album | Now Playing | ||||
| Released | July 15, 1997 | ||||
| Format | CD, cassette, vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | Water Music, Hoboken, NJ | ||||
| Length | 3:23 | ||||
| Label | Restless Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jason Cropper, Amy Cropper | ||||
| Producer(s) | Don Fleming | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
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"Free Lunch" is the debut 7"-vinyl single by Chopper One, the band formed by former Weezer guitarist Jason Cropper. The song was later re-recorded and released as the first track from the band's only studio LP, Now Playing (later re-issued as simply Chopper One).
Overview
The "Free Lunch" single was produced by Mike Bosley and Geoff Siegel at The Sandbox in Los Angeles and released exclusively on vinyl in 1995 by SideOneDummy Records. The song was inspired by the tough times kids have in school as they grow up.
Track Listing
- A1: "Free Lunch" - 3:11
- B1: "Mr. Waldon" - 3:25
Personnel
7"-vinyl single
- Jason Cropper - lead vocals, guitar
- Amy Cropper - bass, backing vocals
- Tyrone Rio - drums
- Mike Bosley - producer, recording/mixing engineer
- Geoff Siegel - producer, recording/mixing engineer
Now Playing
- Jason Cropper - lead vocals, guitars
- Amy Cropper - bass, backing vocals
- Tyrone Rio - percussion
- Don Fleming - producer
- Bil Emmons - recording engineer
- Tim Palmer - mixing engineer
- Matt Silva - assistant engineer
- Howie Weinberg - mastering
- Brad Vance - additional mastering
- Tom Baker - additional mastering
Audio
Lyrics
I took a trip once, I was thirteen
I thought I was unlucky but I guess it doesn't mean much
I was a new kid, I wasn't in the cool bunch
Rode the bus to school, and I had to eat the free lunch
There was the girls who said I was corroded
I didn't have the cooties but my ego just folded
Then one day I saw him, underneath the table
Little Larry Donahue was so unstable
Don't let him fade away
That kid from yesterday
He was my only friend
And I'll wait until the end
I took another ride, I was much older
Sometimes I wear a jacket 'cause the weather gets colder
I became a daddy, Larry is a doctor
I still got the memory of sharing that locker
After summer and we went back to school
One year older but still a bunch of fools
All the kids are cooler, class is really hard
We deal like drugs and we shuffle like cards
Don't let him fade away
That kid from yesterday
He was my only friend
And I'll wait until the end
Those kids they love to hate
No one to contemplate
The teachers learn that well
Growing up can be hell
Don't let him fade away
That kid from yesterday
He was my only friend
And I'll wait until the end