Mope

"Mope" (pronounced "mo-peh") is also a local name for the Yellow Mombin (Spondias mombin)

"Mope"
Single by Bloodhound Gang
from the album Hooray for Boobies
Released	September 5, 2000
Format	CD, 12"
Recorded	1999
Genre	Comedy rap, alternative hip hop, rapcore, punk rock
Length	4:36
Label	Jimmy Franks, Geffen
Writer(s)	Jimmy Pop, Falco, Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland, Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Mark O'Toole, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton
Producer(s)	Jimmy Pop
Bloodhound Gang singles chronology
"The Ballad of Chasey Lain" 2000 "Mope" 2000 "The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope" 2000

"Mope" is the fourth single released from American alternative hip hop band The Bloodhound Gang's 1999 album Hooray for Boobies. The song and music video feature a man in a Pac-Man suit, portrayed as being on crack.

Track listing

1. "Mope" (The Bloodhound Gang Mix)
2. "Mope" (The Pet Shop Boys 7" Remix)
3. "Mope" (The Swamp Remix)
4. "Fire Water Burn" (The Bloodhound Gang Remix)

The single also includes the "Cousin Mike" video for "The Ballad Of Chasey Lain" and has track 6 listed as "Tic Tac Toe - Remus Pops Jefferson Game" which is a tic-tac-toe board design on the CD itself, with the centre hole representing the first move. In the liner notes the listener is encouraged to post the CD to Remus Pops Jefferson if they have no-one to play with - a postal address is included.

Samples

The song "Mope" features samples from Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus", Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax", the Pac-Man theme song, and Homer Simpson saying "Holy Macaroni" from "Treehouse of Horror VI".

Pop culture references

This song contains the Bloodhound Gang's usual crude and sexual humor, and several pop culture references. These include:

• Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan, selected lyrics appear on cue cards in the video
• Notorious B.I.G., a rapper
• Tupac Shakur, a rapper
• Falco, an Austrian rocker (The song also samples Falco's hit, "Rock Me Amadeus")
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood, a pop group (The song also samples the group's song, "Relax")
• Metallica, The chorus' harmony line is Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
• Cold-Eeze, a cold medicine
• Sweatin' to the Oldies, a Richard Simmons workout video.
• Golden Girls, a TV show
• Mayor McCheese, a McDonaldland character.
• Shamrock Shake, a mint-flavored, green-colored milkshake McDonald's serves in March.
• The Weather Channel, a TV station
• What's Happening!!, a TV show; the song also refers to three characters from the show (Rerun, Dee and Rog)
• Nutty Buddy, ice cream.
• Silly Putty, a toy for children by Binney & Smith Inc
• Spam, canned meat sold by Hormel
• Colgate, a brand of toothpaste
• National Geographic, a magazine
• U.P.S., or United Parcel Service
• COPS, a TV show
• King Kong, a fictional giant gorilla
• Tori Spelling, an actress
• Party of Five, a popular TV show from the '90's
• Luciano Pavarotti, an opera singer
• Bo Jackson, a multi-sport professional athlete
• Old Spice, a popular men's cologne
• My So-Called Life, a TV show
• Brut, a cologne by Faberge
• Journey, a rock band
• Mullet, a haircut
• Flowbee, a vacuum-powered device made for cutting hair
• Kirby Company, a vacuum cleaner manufacturer
• Jonny Quest, an animated TV series
• Etch-A-Sketch, a popular children's toy
• Pac-Man, an arcade game developed by Namco
• The Simpsons, Homer yelling "Holy Macaroni!" (from Treehouse of Horror VI) is sampled as the song fades out.