Gym Class Heroes - The Breakfast Club
Y'know that Gym Class Heroes song 'Cupid's Chokehold'? The one with Patrick Stump pretending to be a member of '70s pre-Feeling rock ledges Supertramp and singing about his girlf and that? Well, have you noticed that it's actually called 'Cupid's Chokehold (Breakfast In America)'?
This is because the original Supertramp song Patrick is singing is called 'Breakfast In America', see. Presumably there has been some heated discussion between Supertramp's legal team and GCH's about what you can get away with calling a song if you've nicked bits of another song in order to make it, and the brackets are what passes for an elegant compromise.
Not that I'm complaining, as it gives me the perfect excuse to finally ask all the questions I've been storing up about The Great American Breakfast - as seen on American TV shows and NOT experienced first hand. Like what's the deal with pancakes, eggs, bacon AND SYRUP all on one plate? 
So, armed with a bunch of questions just like that one - I know, exciting, eh? - I set off to ring GCH's statuesque fret-spangler Disashi with a song in my heart and cornflakes in my stomach.
What I expected: A handy guide to the different breakfast customs observed by our American cousins, with the purpose of bringing our two nations closer together in the spirit of international diplomacy.
What I did not expect: A hidden obsession with scrambled eggs, tales of fast food guilt, a man who has never seen the film E.T....
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Comments
Rice Krispies!!
Is it just me or does plain special K actually taste really very good?
Like dude, was that an american accent attempt there?! Scrambled eggs.. just weird.
Haggis rocks. I've never eaten it, I just loved explaining it to tourists when I was waitressing :P
[You should so try eating it, it's amazing. And not just for Burns night either. It's proper all-year-round lovely, haggis.. - Fraser]
I'm a vegetable.
[Excuses, excuses... - Fraser]
umm he's the guitarist.not the bassist.
[Bah! Details! Who needs them? The man has NEVER SEEN E.T.! That's just plain weird. - Fraser]
As far as excuses go it's a good one :P
I can' think of ET without thinking of BT now.
"'GASP"' never seen E'T? the man is a sacrilige!
Get it right people, it's D-I-S-A-S-H-I!
Thank you.
i cant be bothered to read this (will soon though) or listen to the song but iv just gotta quickly say the breakfast club is an amazin film! dont ya think? 80s classic
travy is so so cute and i would marry him if i could travy if you read this i love you!!!!!!!!!