Jay’s) daughter and my son both go to the University of Utah, and they'll send video clips of them at a party with 300 college kids jumping up and down to ‘My Own Worst Enemy.’ It's something that you can never plan for or anticipate.”Įven with kids in college, the music video for “Gold” track “Yeah Yeah Yeah” finds Lit still refusing to grow up. “It still amazes us,” Jeremy Popoff says. Z loves the song too, whether they discovered it through the video game “Rock Band” or saw stars like Post Malone and Machine Gun Kelly cover it on YouTube. It’s not just about nostalgic millennials – Gen. But they’ve tapped right back into their classic sound for their latest, “Tastes Like Gold,” which arrived June 17 via Round Hill Records.Īnd really, there’s no time like the present to evoke the glory days of ’99, as you could argue that “My Own Worst Enemy” is more popular today than ever. Music City was creatively invigorating enough for Lit to try their hand at a country-inspired album, 2017’s “These Are The Days,” which grew out of their Nashville songwriting sessions. “Where in California, it's every man for themselves, and it's hard to get inspired.”

“It seems like there's a lot more support here for fellow musicians and fellow writers,” A. Within a few years he was a part-time resident, and in 2020, both he and A. Jeremy started making trips to town in 2005, co-writing songs like Jamey Johnson’s “Mowin’ Down the Roses.” He says it “always felt like home.”

Jay and his brother, Lit guitarist Jeremy Popoff. Popoff, Lit’s lead singer, watched as his lyrics were shouted by seemingly everyone in the room, from the bachelorette parties to the dudes in cowboy hats.Īnd just as their signature song has become a staple on Lower Broadway, Nashville is now home to A. You know the one: “Please tell me why/ My car is in the front yard/ and I’m sleeping with my clothes on/ I came in through the window last night/ And you’re gone.” The guitarist began the instantly recognizable riff of “My Own Worst Enemy” – the pop-punk song that launched Popoff’s California-based band, Lit, to the top of the rock charts in 1999.

That’s when Popoff thought to himself: “Well, probably any minute now.”Īnd then, of course, it happened. They ended up at Kid Rock’s honky tonk, where the cover band was playing songs by Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World and other rock hits of the ‘90s. Jay Popoff had family visiting him in Nashville, and naturally, they wanted to see the sights on Lower Broadway.

Blink 182- Please Tell My Why