Runforyerlife

Runforyerlife was a third-wave ska band from Chicago. They formed in the late '90s after several of the members met in their high school jazz band. In 1999, they released a Self-Titled Album on Jump Up Records.

Not long afterwards, they completely fell off the face of the Earth.

Roster

 * Ben Butler: trumpet
 * Chad Whitacre: alto sax
 * Dave Yun: tenor sax
 * Jim Gibbon: trombone, backing vocals
 * Jason Toth: drums, percussion
 * Weert Goldenstein: guitar
 * Paul Bessenbacher: bass guitar, Hammond B3 organ, Rhodes piano
 * Kelly Zouhary: lead vocals

"Like a gun pointed, hot trigger, carried through screaming, hopeless, and dead at 32."
 * All Lowercase Letters
 * Break Up Song: "PB & J".
 * Curiosity Killed the Cast: "Spy", in which investigating "the mystery" is scary as hell but totally worth it.
 * Driven to Suicide: "Hand That Feeds":

"Of course it's you I blame, This mess is all your fault"
 * Imaginary Enemy: The monsters in "Adoline".
 * Inherited Illiteracy Title: Apparently, the band's name was briefly Run For Your Life; they eliminated the spaces and misspelled "your" so the name would be easier to fit on posters.
 * Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly: They mixed things up with Funk-influenced rhythm, and Hardcore Punk- or klezmer-influenced guitar. "4 AM Fight Song" is the strangest, featuring a rap chorus and a smooth jazz bridge.
 * Never My Fault: Possibly in "PB & J":


 * Not Christian Rock: Jump Up Records briefly tried to market them as a Christian ska band; the band had to point out that, although they were Christians, they weren't trying to evangelize with the music, so they'd rather be marketed just as a ska band.
 * Sampling: "Crinkle" interpolates the James Bond theme, and the end of "Hand That Feeds" borrows lyrics from the Christmas carol "We Three Kings".
 * The Stoic: The narrator in "4AM Fight Song" wants to be this, but can't.
 * Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter: The first two verses of "Hand that Feeds".
 * Word Salad Title: "Tank Top" is a love song and has nothing to do with the article of clothing. "PB & J" is a breakup song which mentions neither sandwiches nor anything that could be abbreviated to fit those initials.