Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
If you touch that girl You know it's okay
People say she's a whore anyway
I think she looks like a nice vamp
Looking for love in a trashcan
If you kiss that girl you won't be caught dead
She's the coolest girl you think you ever met
I think she fits right into my life
On the road till the end of time
Now the time is right and you feel the need
To go down low and receive a treat
The jukebox churns out songs about sex
Come on baby you're my best fix
People say she's a whore anyway
I think she looks like a nice vamp
Looking for love in a trashcan
If you kiss that girl you won't be caught dead
She's the coolest girl you think you ever met
I think she fits right into my life
On the road till the end of time
Now the time is right and you feel the need
To go down low and receive a treat
The jukebox churns out songs about sex
Come on baby you're my best fix
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Great version of a great song,
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"If you touch that girl, you know it's okay People say she's a whore anyway"
God..I love that line.
the guitar solo in this song sounds like the kinks so much. I love this song also.
love this song ... the guitar solo between 1:50 and 2:20 its out of this world!!
I really like the video for this song. It's so vintage and everything....with a cool kind of sixties/fifties kind of feel to it. Much like the guitar part in the song.
I love the retro sound of the song...
sune's guitar is indeed very kink-esque, the overall feel of this album is genius... each song has a different theme, this one for example, is about the better-than-nothing feeling of hooking up with a harlot.
I love this song. To me, this song is about how love and sex is so wasted on things like prostitution and one night stands and shit.
it's very nice song....i like the guitar, especially. my opinion:sex isn't judged based on who have it. it may be a whore, a bitch, whatever,it's still sex. have fun
the guitar in this song... wooooooooo!!!! please give me more :P
On the road 'til the end of time
Now the time is right, and you feel the need To go down low and receive a treat The jukebox churns out songs about sex Come on baby, you're my best fix
mixing themes..addiction,sex, whores...saying all these things are trashy