Hail to the Geek

Album: ...And Other Distractions (2008)
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Songfacts®:

  • Band frontman Charlton Parker wrote this song, with no intentions of recording it. It is based on his own experiences with the unpopular crowd.
  • According to an interview with the band at Anti-Music, an MTV executive heard the track on Sirius Hits One and immediately licensed it for the show My Super Sweet 16. "Hail to the Geek" met with similar enthusiasm at The CW Network, which included the song in three episodes of Beauty and the Geek. >>>
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    Barbara - Grand Island, NE, for above 2

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