In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Here she comes now sayin' Mony Mony
Shoot 'em down turn around come on Mony
Hey she give me love and I feel all right now
You gotta toss and turn
And feel all right, yeah I feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cause you make me feel
So good, so good, so good
So fine, so fine
It's all mine, well I feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well you could shake it Mony Mony
Shot gun dead and I'll come on home yeah
Don't stop cookin' 'cause I feel all right now
Don't stop now come on Mony
Come on yeah, I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cause you make me feel
So good, so good, so good
So fine, so fine
Ande I feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Feel all right, I said yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Wake it, shake it Mony Mony
Up, down, turn around, come on mony
Hey she give me love and I feel all right now
Don't stop now come on Mony
Come on Mony, I said yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Cause you make me feel
So good, so good, so good
Feel all right, all right
Well I feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I wanna ride your pony, ride your pony
Ride your pony come on, come on
Mony Mony
Feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cause you make me feel
So good, so good, so good
Come on
Shoot 'em down turn around come on Mony
Hey she give me love and I feel all right now
You gotta toss and turn
And feel all right, yeah I feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cause you make me feel
So good, so good, so good
So fine, so fine
It's all mine, well I feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well you could shake it Mony Mony
Shot gun dead and I'll come on home yeah
Don't stop cookin' 'cause I feel all right now
Don't stop now come on Mony
Come on yeah, I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cause you make me feel
So good, so good, so good
So fine, so fine
Ande I feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony sure I do
I love you Mony mo-mo-mony
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Feel all right, I said yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Wake it, shake it Mony Mony
Up, down, turn around, come on mony
Hey she give me love and I feel all right now
Don't stop now come on Mony
Come on Mony, I said yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Cause you make me feel
So good, so good, so good
Feel all right, all right
Well I feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I wanna ride your pony, ride your pony
Ride your pony come on, come on
Mony Mony
Feel all right
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cause you make me feel
So good, so good, so good
Come on
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There was an extra ad-lib line to this song. Ar least my friends and i always sang it. After every line in the first and third verse we'd yell "Hey!""Hey whtt?" "Get laid get fu**ed!" This song was played ONCE at a school dance and was banned forever. Dang prissies.
That's awesome. We used to scream it during half-time at the high school basketball games when they'd play this song. Thought it was a local thing.
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a girl....i mean think about the chorus... the way you make me feel and all this....its about a girl....and how she makes him feel
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i always thought this song was about a guy doing it with a girl and then saying stuff about it. anyways, it's a really great song and the music video is full of so much energy. it's one of those freat 80's rock videos that get you pumped.
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it's a cover? good to know, i need to hear the original meow!
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