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Big Bang Baby Lyrics
I got a picture of a photograph
of a wedding and a shell
it's just a burning aching memory I never kiss and tell
so turn it up and burn it
there's a hole in your head there's a hole in your head where the birds can't sing along
does anybody know how the the story really goes how the story really goes
or do we all just hum along
sell your soul and sign an autograph
big bang baby it's a crash, crash, crash
I wanna cry but I gotta laugh
orange crush mama it's a laugh laugh laugh
spin me up spin me spin me out
station to station send me up and out
is that what life and love is all about
I think I think so
we used to see in color now it's only black and white yeah it's only black and white because the world is color blind nothing's for free nothing's for free take it away boys nothing's for free nothing's for free take it away boys
of a wedding and a shell
it's just a burning aching memory I never kiss and tell
so turn it up and burn it
there's a hole in your head there's a hole in your head where the birds can't sing along
does anybody know how the the story really goes how the story really goes
or do we all just hum along
sell your soul and sign an autograph
big bang baby it's a crash, crash, crash
I wanna cry but I gotta laugh
orange crush mama it's a laugh laugh laugh
spin me up spin me spin me out
station to station send me up and out
is that what life and love is all about
I think I think so
we used to see in color now it's only black and white yeah it's only black and white because the world is color blind nothing's for free nothing's for free take it away boys nothing's for free nothing's for free take it away boys
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This song is about selling out, selling yourself short in love, and being messed up.
I've also heard its about Courtney Love and her marriage to Kurt (and Scott's supposed lifelong crush on her) but who knows. It's probably a rumour, but I can see how the lyrics may be interpreted in that way:
"I got a picture of a photograph of a wedding and a shell it's just a burning aching memory I never kiss and tell" - looking at pictures of a wedding and harbouring a secret admiration for someone but never telling anyone
"there's a hole in your head there's a hole in your head " - reference to her band perhaps?
"sell your soul and sign an autograph big bang baby it's a crash, crash, crash I wanna cry but I gotta laugh" - disappointment in her (both for being a sellout and marrying someone else)
"is that what life and love is all about" - Love
"for free nothing's for free take it away boys nothing's for free nothing's for free take it away boys "
Anyways, I thought that was interesting.
I wonder if the orange crush lyric in the chorus is an R.E.M. reference.
@emiala I was wondering the same thing. It's so specific, I can't imagine it not referencing that REM song. But considering that Orange Crush is about the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam, I'm left extremely confused as to it's place in this song.
@emiala I was wondering the same thing. It's so specific, I can't imagine it not referencing that REM song. But considering that Orange Crush is about the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam, I'm left extremely confused as to it's place in this song.
This song was released after Scott spent time in rehab with the manager of my old band. He told the stories of debauchery, crime and betrayal to Scott. The name of the band??? Big Bang Babies.
If you know the band, where their from, what they looked like, what they did...you'd know it to be the truth.
Look to Too Cool Queenie if you want a song about Cobain and Courtney Love.
@Ranimal wow, nice info, where do I find more details about it? do you know the whole story? what they did to him?
@Ranimal wow, nice info, where do I find more details about it? do you know the whole story? what they did to him?
I don't care what this song is about.... as always, Scotts lyrics are always tripping around. the the beauty of them.. he is a master... and the bass?... i could go on and on
and the video!
and the video!
this whole song is awesome...but my favorite part is the end...like the last 20 seconds...i cant believe not very many people have posted anything about this song...im not a huge fan of the stone temple pilots, but this is surely my favorite song
This song is one of my favorites of theirs...question, though. Was this song ever on a soundtrack to a movie or TV show? Because I heard it when I was younger & I could have sworn I got it from the TV....
this song was played so much on MTV in 1996... oh and yeah.... mtv used to play music on their channel
this song was played so much on MTV in 1996... oh and yeah.... mtv used to play music on their channel
nah dude i dont think it was
nah dude i dont think it was
very cool song. that's an interesting idea about courtney love, but is there any truth to it?
its all rumors bc STP wont tell us what its really about!
its all rumors bc STP wont tell us what its really about!
NO!!!!!!
NO!!!!!!
"this whole song is awesome...but my favorite part is the end...like the last 20 seconds"
exactly the same with me, its so great. when it does the line "where the birds cant sing along" and screams it, but it's numbed- awsome.
and to be honest, it's hard enough to look into the real meaning of any song, let alone Scott's, it's so much harder because you have to consider the drugs he was on when he wrote them. i gave up looking into the meanings very quickly, but i still find it interesting to read the lyrics =]
My favorite part is "cause the world is colorblind"...I just think it's funny the way they yell it in the background in that high-pitched voice. Anyway Scott's voice sounds weird in this song, how does he do that? Sounds like he's been eating nothing but Weetabix with no milk for days on end.
I've always thought Scott's voice sounded so cool on this album, which fits since "Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop" is a great album. I've heard that he does change the sound of his voice on different albums, which explains why he sounded so different on this one compared to Core and Purple.
I've always thought Scott's voice sounded so cool on this album, which fits since "Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop" is a great album. I've heard that he does change the sound of his voice on different albums, which explains why he sounded so different on this one compared to Core and Purple.
this song rules.......... its been stuck in MY HEAD ALL DAY!!!!!!! lol
i know its so fucking catchy lol
i know its so fucking catchy lol