{"id":227189,"date":"2024-05-29T16:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/song-exploder-wayne-coyne-and-steven-drozd-of-the-flaming-lips-take-apart-the-song-do-you-realize\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:10:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:10:25","slug":"song-exploder-wayne-coyne-and-steven-drozd-of-the-flaming-lips-take-apart-the-song-do-you-realize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/song-exploder-wayne-coyne-and-steven-drozd-of-the-flaming-lips-take-apart-the-song-do-you-realize\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Exploder &#8211; Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips take apart the song &#8220;Do You Realize??&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-4908\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u201cDo You Realize??\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6_26u2R45R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:720px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE --><iframe allow=\"monetization\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_93_66d03701-9c91-4591-88d2-1215abed8a13&amp;uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaminglips.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Flaming Lips<\/a> formed in Oklahoma City in 1983. Over the last four decades, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaminglips.com\/#album-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> they\u2019ve put out 16 albums.<\/a> In 1999, they put out their album <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Soft_Bulletin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Soft Bulletin,<\/em><\/a> and that brought them a new level of success. And then, in 2002, they followed it up with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yoshimi_Battles_the_Pink_Robots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots,<\/em><\/a> which was their biggest album to date. <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/lists-and-guides\/5888-top-50-albums-of-2002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Pitchfork named it one of the top 5 albums of the year,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.albumoftheyear.org\/list\/1250-stereogums-best-album-of-the-00s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Stereogum called it one of the best albums of the decade,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/flaming-lips\/2180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> and they won a Grammy.<\/a>  And the biggest song from the album was \u201cDo You Realize??\u201d So, for this episode, I talked to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayne_Coyne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Wayne Coyne <\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steven_Drozd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Steven Drozd <\/a> about how that song was first imagined. You\u2019ll hear the very first demo Wayne recorded for the song, and the demo he and Steven put together later, on their way to making the final version with producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davefridmann.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Fridmann.<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>You can buy or stream \u201cDo You Realize??\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1189403828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?? (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lPXWt2ESxVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Song-Exploder-The-Flaming-Lips-Transcript.pdf\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RIZ_5ZQC2Po\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cWe Can\u2019t Predict The Future\u201d<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercury_Rev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mercury Rev<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/janesaddiction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jane\u2019s Addiction<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GIKY4jHbFuc?si=6v5EhuQ5f0BVzqpi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cSlow Motion\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Origin of the \u201cDo You Realize??\u201d drum fill<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adam_Clayton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Clayton<\/a> from<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.2.1) simplesharebuttons.com -->\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";\n\t\t\t\t fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/the-flaming-lips\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDo You Realize??\u201d The Flaming Lips formed in Oklahoma City in 1983. 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