"Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people..."
Circa 1996, a song came out that wasn't a huge hit on the charts (it only climbed up to #14), and doesn't get a lot of airplay anymore, sadly. But the song is like the Office Space of 90s Modern Rock... it's become a cult classic. If I quote a line from this song on Facebook, 10 people respond with the next line, or a "HEY! I REMEMBER THAT SONG!!" It doesn't even get played in Philly on the radio anymore (WMMR, Radio 104.5, and YSP don't spin it), but people still remember it when they hear it.
They attempted a follow up hit ("Down Together," which was a radio flop), and faded off the map. The only other notable song they did, believe it or not, was the theme to "King of the Hill." They probably made more money off of that than anything they released to radio.
From 1996, and their album "Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big and Buzzy," it's the Refreshments, and "Banditos." (The song kicks in around :27 in)
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