How is it a parody, though? It doesn't sound like one to me

Redstar2613 the album was serious, this Is why they did this song

Parody is the wrong term, it is more of a satire song. Like Pretty fly it isn't supposed to be serious and be more of a fun/joke song. (The second part was more for the confused people than anything)

The idea of satire is that it's meant to be funny. Everything about this song, even down to the fact that it got released, just makes me want to cry

«"California Cruisin' (Bumpin' in My Trunk)" [sic] whose title alone should tip you off to its intentions: it's a daft parody of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and "California Gurls", complete with bad rapping, auto-tuned chorus and a chintzy electro pulse. Why they feel the need for this sort of thing is baffling. Low "Self-Esteem," maybe?» by Eric Grandy, Google Play

THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS .. they are way better by satirizing songs than others who take those songs serious, when they create songs like that - and especially this songs content is so bonkers, that it just makes a good track out of it.. So even they try hard to sound bizzar and ridiculous, they still succseed in providing cool songs.

Yeah but there is no real sense in putting unlistenable shit on an album.

Phil Th. Pig actually i thought it was catchy even though they were mocking shitty music, that's how good they are

It's catchy and upbeat. Not every song should be smart or contemplating. Sometimes life is just about getting drunk with friends.

It's like Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss from BHG.

Sum Blink but uhn tiss is way better!

I thought jokes were generally meant to be funny though

@@neilmiller2779 This is more of an ironic joke. The Offspring has always been pure punk, punk hating pop, the punk making a pop song makes this an ironic joke.

right this was like the 5th first one i heard and i like it and i did then but i said to myself something like “oh they went a bit like panic then”

Hehehe that's me!

Oh was mine lol

Fun fact; it was the first song I heard. And that’s why I love them. LMAO

Yeah actually I think there are too many "first-timers" because the songs of the first homonym album are heavily downvoted and I guess it's from these first-timers who search for Offspring songs like this one and they listen to the old Punk tracks and they freak out.

one of my favs form days go by same as hit that original prankster pretty fly and nothingtown all catchy as hell songs

Honestly, might just be my favorite song from the album haha

Yes i am the same

I think if you got the gist of it then you liked it for what it is lol paying out hard on pop :D

Yes

Plot twist: “Cruising California” became an unprecedented smash hit, and now they only make songs like that.

Well when you're a genius and worth $90 mil I mean eff it!🤣🤣🤣

Apparently Dexter considers himself a Scientist first (he has a phd in molecular biology) and The Offspring is now a side project

The ultimate mix up

It actually became a top 40 hit in Japan of all places lol

Lol even when they’re trying to replicate the shitty songwriting of today’s modern music it still slaps better than most pop artists

@@andonj251 lol exactly!

And it takes TEAMS of people to write that shitty music.

You guys say "most pop artists". Which ones, exactly? Do you know how many hundreds, thousands of pop artists are out there?

@@andonj251 See my above comment.

I know that feeling, bro! The first time I heard this band was back in '94 when we were living in Pomona, California. I'm back in my country since '96 but damn I miss that place, especially the beaches!

Erik Fuck Yeah \m/ same

Same

Ikr!!

Don’t we all?

see you there!

3 years later, and its my first time ! :)

First time 7 months later for me

Reminds me of "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M.

I don't think it is.

LMAO never payed too much attention to it. Is that a fucking kick drum going DUDUDDUDUDU loooooooooool

I immediately noticed how similar the autotune effect on the word California sounds to a part of Katy Perry's song California Girls.

Same. It's pretty funny. I wish I knew which video does have a party bus and whatever other elements the video has

@@davidalves6813 we like to party form the vengaboys is the only thing that comes to mind when it comes to a pop video with a school bus basically the six flags song lol

@@Karnage420698238 that's old as hell though. Also, not garbage.

The fact that you think that there is any similarities in the music of those three artists to begin with speaks volumes.

Younger people don't like these kind of stuff. Well, not all but I guess a lot can't relate to band music with their social media tiktok culture. They're more literal I guess.

@@soccreyes4647 That definitelly is true. Why? Lots of the youth now grow up in a mentally crashed society, where everyone takes himself (-> "themselves") WAY to serious, and cant laugh about at least itsy-bitsy issues. If you do, you are not WOKE enough.. so when bands like The Offspring satirizing songs - this is a no go and our very important woke youth cant handle it, because to them it feels like an attack against their social-justice-standards: "You are not suppose to do that, because you could hurt someones feelings .. someone who is totally woke and because of that has no more any humor anymore.." Alright.. You know what? When I was young, we were NOT woke, we were high (more times then it was good for us) and we were not political-justice-warriors, we were skateboarders instead, .. and you know what? It was good. Poor generation now.. I am happy I am not young during this sad days! Hate me now (NAS)

Unfortunately, rock is no longer mainstream. Zoomers would rather listen to (c)rap music.

Awesome shit song maybe, i loved the old Offspring, this is garbage. Satiric or not, it's still repulsive

LIKED it at last its satiristic and great summer song simultainisly

Crazy that they're getting into their 60's now.

Adriana Llos it's already up, it's with the dividing by zero music video.

So many people think they sold out, no they just made another Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) and it seemed to go over people's heads somehow. They've always been shit stirrers lol.

That's right❗🎤🎸🔉🔉🎤🔉

I don't care. It's a legit bop even if they are making a joke

Well I'd say that the Lonely Island, Tenacious D, Flight of the Conchords can manage that. But I do agree this song is awesome.

Only the Offspring can do that? There not even the best punk band to do it, let alone the best band to do it.

I think this is good, its just like a new version of Pretty Fly, nowhere near as good as Pretty fly, but still awesome

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Yo también soy fanático a muerte de Brian Keith Holland (Dexter Holland)!!! :)

well it's a joke to me regardless 🤣 . Plays perfectly like a parody song of some of the music of the time.

No es de las mejores la verdad, pero tampoco está mal!!! :)

Essa é classica

The vocalist is already 53 years old! Can you believe in this?

Eric Garcia lo l

Have you tried cruising California?

Me encanta la canción , que parodia la canción?

@@lampilloestampillo4365 a tu mami