It takes only one listen to “Popular,” Nada Surf’s signature hit from 1996, to realize the song’s message is delivered with vocalist and guitarist Matthew Caws’ tongue planted firmly in cheek. There is not much mystery as to the meaning of that message. Throughout “Popular,” Caws dispenses advice to young women on dating and how […]
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