Why we don't tend to do many covers.

Lyrics are important to me. Therefore it is important that I know the true meaning behind any song we sing. In this instance, Mike and I determined that we should translate and then untranslate this possible cover, so that we might ascertain its true meaning. Here is the following email conversation to validate this process:

The following is a direct translation of the words as related to me by a crazy homeless guy.
I suppose I could just look them up.
But that would be less exact.
~J
On 8/18/08, Mike Bayer <mikebayer76@yahoo.com> wrote:
sounds good... how's your spanish?
Radiohead - Policia de karma (Karma Police)
Policia del karma, arreste a este hombre (Arrest the man)
el habla en matematicas (The speaker of mathematics)
Zumba como un refrigerador (Dances with a refrigerator)
Es como una radio desintonizada (Is with a radio destination)
Policia del Karma, arreste a esta chica (arrests the girl)
Su peinado de Hitler me esta (Your Argentinian volcano of Hitler me is)
Haciendo sentir enfermo (The weather feels sick)
Y hemos caido en su fiesta (And the homosexuals have your party)
Esto es lo que obtienes (There is the what you receive)
Esto es lo que obtienes (Esto es lo que obtienes cuando te metes con nosotros (This is what you receive when you meet with all of us)
Policia del Karma (Karma Police)
He dado todo lo que pudo (the dad all of what penis)
No es suficiente (It is not enough)
He dado todo lo que pudo Pero seguimos en la nomina (He dads all the what expletive dog segments of the name)
Esto es lo que obtienes
Esto es lo que obtienes
Esto es lo que obtienes cuando te metes con nosotros (It is what is obtained, when you mess with us)
Y por un minuto alla, me perdo, me perdo (For a minute there, me lost me lost me.)
Y por un minuto alla, me perdo, me perdo
Por un minuto alla, me perdo, me perdo Por un minuto alla, me perdo, me perdo
Uf! por un minuto alla, me perdo, me perdo (oof!)

I hope that clears a little up for you readers. I know Radiohead can be a little deep.
~J

Welcome ! Bien Venidu!

Hey there. If you're reading this, then you love Smile Pretty Misery. Ok, maybe you don't...yet. But you will. This is the spot where I, Jaymes Welsh, Fearless Lead Singer of Smile Pretty Misery, will let you in on all the wonderful thoughts bouncing around in the space between my ears...under the hair.

I hope you like the music. 

We think it's pretty cool.

~J