175. The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls - a podcast by Tom Kelly and Pat Holmes

There are few feelings more visceral to a teenager than the desire to pack a a 1981 Honda Civic full of Doritos Cool Ranch, Mountain Dew, and trail mix and hit the road with your best friends, not knowing where you’re going but leaving this god forsaken town in your rear view mirror. The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls captures that feeling almost perfectly, but so many people were afraid to absolutely admit they LOVED this song. They loved it so much that the ringtone, the RINGTONE was certified gold (500,000 sold) by RIAA.

The guys tell tales of their high school English teacher unironically jamming to this band in 2008, Big Dentist unleashing a global conspiracy to make punk rock kids brush their teeth after a long night of partying, how much spaghetti is too much spaghetti, and why this music video feels more like a “Just Okay Escape”.

 

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The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls (Music Video)

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