The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Oh Paddy put the pipe down
If you got the right sound
If it's not the right sound
Then neither am I, oh my oh my
Do your sums
Work out a fairer way
If it comes undone
Just paper over the cracks
And there ain't no turning back
Oh on The Sun
They make you out to be a tearaway
Comes undone
Ah I just spoke to Matt
Pat, they want the money back
Ah put the pipe down
If you got the right sound
If it's not the right sound
Oh my Oh my Oh my
Do your sums
Work out a fairer way
Can you play no fun
Oh what you think of that
Cause they wanted but
You better pipe down
You got the right sound
Put the pipe down
Oh my Oh my Oh my
Na, na-na, na-na
Oh Paddy put the pipe down
If you got the right sound
If it's not the right sound
Neither am I, oh my oh my
Oh Paddy put the pipe down
If you got the right sound
If it's the right sound
Oh my Oh my Oh my
If you got the right sound
If it's not the right sound
Then neither am I, oh my oh my
Do your sums
Work out a fairer way
If it comes undone
Just paper over the cracks
And there ain't no turning back
Oh on The Sun
They make you out to be a tearaway
Comes undone
Ah I just spoke to Matt
Pat, they want the money back
Ah put the pipe down
If you got the right sound
If it's not the right sound
Oh my Oh my Oh my
Do your sums
Work out a fairer way
Can you play no fun
Oh what you think of that
Cause they wanted but
You better pipe down
You got the right sound
Put the pipe down
Oh my Oh my Oh my
Na, na-na, na-na
Oh Paddy put the pipe down
If you got the right sound
If it's not the right sound
Neither am I, oh my oh my
Oh Paddy put the pipe down
If you got the right sound
If it's the right sound
Oh my Oh my Oh my
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omg i love this song i could listen to this and fuck forever for hours
'The Sun' is a national british newspaper. Theres a lot of rumours and allegations made in there that put them in a bad light. I think the line about Where they want the money back is either a deal they had with the newspaper or an interview that went wrong etc..
umm its actually Patty put the pipedown (patty being patrick walden).. look in the booklet in the CD case.
why patrick
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In the CD booklet it says potty, right?
i really love this song! soo cool! hehe
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he came onto this song when I saw him in bristol, was absolutely amazing, cant wait to see them again in novemeber, the view are supporting aswell WOW!!!
its not paddy, its 'patty put the pipedown' and it is indeed about patrick waldon