"Matthew Modine" is a 2005 song by Montreal band

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, from their 2005 self-titled EP. The song describes the life of actor

Matthew Modine Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker, who rose to prominence through his role as U.S. Marine Private/Sergeant J.T. "Joker" Davis in ''Full Metal Jacket''. His other film roles include the title character ...

, and the band members' sexual desire for him. It is the first song they ever recorded.Pony Up! Montreal-based indie poppers issue their lo-fi debut.
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Reception

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'' lauded "Matthew Modine" as "hilarity" with "salacious lines" that "ultimately leave (listeners) wanting more", comparing it to

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".Pony Up!
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'' described it as "deceptively simple", with "kicky naughtiness" in its lyrics and "50s girl-group ooohs and ahhhhs and '

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' papa-oom-mow-mows" in its vocals.Songs About Going Down on Celebrities Not So Simple
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'' called it "infectious", stating that listeners may "want to hate" it, but that it is nonetheless "hard to resist";Pony Up!
reviewed by Vish Khanna; in ''

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'' categorized it as " bubble-gum" and "a perfect popcult

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reviewed by Sarah Liss; in ''

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'', however, found the song to have "forehead-smacking lyrics", and to be "the most obvious" example of the album's "over-cuteness".Pony Up!: self-titled
reviewed by David Malitz, in ''

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'' faulted the song's vocals as "

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-esque orgasmic shrieking" at the song's conclusion is "obnoxious", and that the lyrics' description of female sexual arousal is "yucky".Pony immature and unoriginal
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Modine's reaction

In a 2006 interview, the band's co-vocalist Laura Wills reported that Modine's manager had contacted them and offered to arrange a meeting — "If you're ever in the New York area, let us know. He'd like to meet you," — but specified that no such meeting occurred; however, Wills emphasized that Modine "definitely heard (the song) and apparently thought it was funny".Pony tale: How four friends from Montreal formed a band, wrote some songs and hucked their demo at the right person
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