The song also puts the angst of what to do with your privilege and apathy in 2023 through that pop-punk lens with lines like, “I’m going crazy/Little tiny Hollywood baby.” I just relate to it.
Larson: We’re all just a tiny little Hollywood baby.
Patel: Well, you know, in this moment there’s a lot of mocking rich people and celebrities and people who deliver news via statement, as is referenced in the song. But also recognizing you’re kind of one of them—like you’re sitting in your little place of privilege, too. I love the pop punk. I love the crunch. I love the sentiment, I love it all.
Everybody in this room loves this song. I would say it’s our favorite.
Larson: But!
Dombal: Let’s get to “Frog on the Floor.” This song is ska. It’s frogs. It’s floors… ?
Larson: It’s about something. It’s a story song.
Dombal: It’s about a frog who’s living in a basement and then comes up from the basement and jumps into a house party. The frog does a keg stand at one point. The frog is also doing frog shit, like eating flies.
Larson: It’s a party frog.
Dombal: It is. But I also feel for the frog. There’s one part in the song where Laura Les is singing about how we should give the frog some space.
Larson: “He’s still working it out.”
Dombal: Right. And one last thing I’ll say is that you haven’t fully appreciated “Frog on the Floor” until you’ve seen people throwing Kermit hats to it while moshing, as I did earlier this year. People love this song. They love how it’s really dumb and about a frog, and sometimes that’s all you need.
Larson: I think you just got at the heart of it. As much as I love being indicted for my privilege, I’d much rather have fun with a frog on the floor. So I’m going to give that point to Dombal.
Patel: What the fuck? That is so messed up.
Larson: It’s super messed up.
