# I Want You to Want Me
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 19, 2000, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135 "2000-07-19T19:04:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2000, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/21 "2000-07-21T14:43:38Z")
Irrelevant to the thread, but I just want to pop in and say that LTC is one of the best bands around today, who were competely mistreated and underpromoted by Warner Bros. following the success of the “Here & Now” single. _Wholesale Meats & Fish_ should have been a HUGE hit for them, and _Go!_ is one of the best albums I have bought in the past 5 years. I listen to it constantly.
Kay Hanley is a great lyricist, considering the usual lack of imagination in the genre (how many “alternative” artists can use “retribution” and “stultifier” correctly in sentences?), the playing is superlative, and they are consistently inventive when it comes to melody. Any music fan who isn’t sucked in by songs like “Awake,” “Demon Rock,” “Anchor,” or “Veda Very Shining” is tin-eared.
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### Author:  [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2000, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/22 "2000-07-21T22:32:52Z")
Okay, I give up. USA doesn’t like lyrics online, some copyright issue. But music lovers around the world can send in their email about what lyrics are for some songs. Catch is, the site isn’t in the US but its in english.
The best lyric site on the net:
[http://lyrics.natalnet.com.br/](http://lyrics.natalnet.com.br/)
Search for the Five Americans if you’d like the aha songs.
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### Author:  [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2000, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/23 "2000-07-21T22:46:31Z")
Baglady: I graduated from high school in 1985. I remember _every single freaking one_ of those bands.
_aaaaaaaaaaaagh…_
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### Author:  [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2000, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/24 "2000-07-23T09:54:55Z")
Flyp, do you just not want to buy the _10 Things I Hate BAout You_ soundtrack?
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### Author:  [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2000, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/25 "2000-07-23T09:56:10Z")
Of course, you may not want to buy the _10 Things I Hate About You_ soundtrack either.
::grumble, grumble…stupid keyboard…grumble, grumble::
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/26 "2000-07-23T16:41:34Z")
> [@](#):
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> Heh. Flyp watched 10 Things I Hate About You . Heh.
You know, that _is_ pretty funny. He probably didn’t even have a chick over making him watch it. Wuss. 😉
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### Author:  [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/27 "2000-07-24T13:20:07Z")
I hate you all.
Okay, yes, I watched _10 Things I Hate About You_. Yes, contrary to Jophiel’s belief, there were females around making me watch it (well, not letting me change the channel). But hey, what can you expect from that theiving trollup? He got a buck from Valerie to smooch with Uncle B and never shared the buck.
Oh, and, yeah, evilbeth, I’d rather not buy the soundtrack if I can help it.
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### Author:  [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/28 "2000-07-24T13:25:58Z")
What was wrong with _10 Things I hate about you_? I watched it alone, and I liked it… huh? I liked the soundtrack too…
And don’t start telling me I’m some kind of freak… cause i know it already…
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### Author:  [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/29 "2000-07-24T13:28:37Z")
heh. soulsling watched \* 10 Things I Hate About You.\* Heh.
Sorry, soul, but I did it to Flyp twice, and fair is fair.
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### Author:  [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/30 "2000-07-24T13:29:44Z")
Actually, sling, _10 Things_ did have the redeeming quality of using a Shakespeare storyline. Much better than, say, _Party Girl_ or some other equally mindless drivel.
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### Author:  [@wacky\_ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wacky_ninja)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/31 "2000-07-24T13:29:48Z")
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> \*Originally posted by soulsling \*
> \*\*What was wrong with _10 Things I hate about you_? I watched it alone, and I liked it… huh? I liked the soundtrack too…
> And don’t start telling me I’m some kind of freak… cause i know it already… \*\*
you’re some kind of freak
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### Author:  [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/32 "2000-07-24T14:49:29Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Flypsyde \*
> \*\*Actually, sling, _10 Things_ did have the redeeming quality of using a Shakespeare storyline. Much better than, say, _Party Girl_ or some other equally mindless drivel. \*\*
Yea, and \* Clueless\* was good because it was based on _Emma_. Rationalization! So tell me, Flyp, how was _She’s All That_? 😃 ::Swiddles bobs and weaves her way out of the room::
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### Author:  [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/33 "2000-07-24T14:51:59Z")
Well, the girl was pretty hot.
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### Author:  [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/34 "2000-07-24T14:53:14Z")
What was wrong with Party Girl? There was a time I partied with Parker myself, and hooked her up with my manager for a date. I liked that movie…
Mindless dribble indeed… ::…as soulsling drools all over keyboard with::
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### Author:  [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/35 "2000-07-24T14:58:15Z")
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> \*Originally posted by soulsling \*
> **What was wrong with Party Girl?**
The 90 minutes immediately preceding the end credits, for starters.
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### Author:  [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/36 "2000-07-24T15:07:05Z")
So I’ll bet now someone’s gonna tell me Chicken Run wasn’t worth the $9.50 I spent on it either huh?
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### Author:  [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/37 "2000-07-24T15:40:23Z")
Well, now we’re just getting off-topic. I’ll try and get us back on track.
Heh. Flypsyde and soulsling watched \* 10 Things I Hate About You.\* Heh.
It’s a tough job, but sometimes you just gotta step up to the plate.
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### Author:  [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/38 "2000-07-24T16:30:11Z")
That Swim. You can always count on her to come through in the crunch.
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/39 "2000-07-24T22:25:05Z")
> [@](#):
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> But hey, what can you expect from that theiving trollup? He got a buck from Valerie to smooch with Uncle B and never shared the buck.
I’ll have you know I’m _saving_ that buck until _10 Things I Hate About You_ is on the $1.00 rack at the local video store. I hear Uncle Beer wanted to see it with me. His choice, not mine.
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### Author:  [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2000, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-you-to-want-me/26135/40 "2000-07-24T22:45:18Z")
I watch them on purpose. Yeah, you heard me. ON PURPOSE. Over and over again, even, especially Clueless.
Hmph.
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