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.
Exponentially serving
Perpetually unnerving
Vehicle swerving
The adjectives they are all a blurring
Freud walking the sidelines
Clipboard, score on the brain
Black magic viente why tres
Makes me sane
Hormones firing like a fifty foot roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
Don't matter anyway
Phantom pain in my brain
It's all that's left of my leg
Black and red and yellow, black and red and yellow
Heard you repeat a what ya heard
Me knowing the truth I cannot concur na-na
Hormones firing like a fifty foot roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
Doesn't matter anyway
Hormones firing like a fifty foot roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
Yo bro tell us what's happenin' um I'm on the west
West side of, on the west coast
Give me a jingle uh when you get in
From where the fuck you're at
Hormones firing like a fifty foot roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
Doesn't fucking matter anyway
Hormones firing like a fifty foot Roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
Perpetually unnerving
Vehicle swerving
The adjectives they are all a blurring
Freud walking the sidelines
Clipboard, score on the brain
Black magic viente why tres
Makes me sane
Hormones firing like a fifty foot roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
Don't matter anyway
Phantom pain in my brain
It's all that's left of my leg
Black and red and yellow, black and red and yellow
Heard you repeat a what ya heard
Me knowing the truth I cannot concur na-na
Hormones firing like a fifty foot roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
Doesn't matter anyway
Hormones firing like a fifty foot roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
Yo bro tell us what's happenin' um I'm on the west
West side of, on the west coast
Give me a jingle uh when you get in
From where the fuck you're at
Hormones firing like a fifty foot roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
Doesn't fucking matter anyway
Hormones firing like a fifty foot Roman, yeah
Please don't make me explain
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Just A Little Lovin'
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
according to dante, the devil has three faces, each of a different color: black, red, and yellow.
Dennis Rodman is on the answering machine in the middle of this song when it says "Yo bro. Tell us what's happenin'. Um, I'm on the west, west side of, on the west coast. Give me a jingle, uh, when you get in from where the fuck you're at." Rodman is a huge Pearl Jam fan.
i think eddie vedder says fifty fott RODMAN not roman and why would it stand for a roman candle? i think this song is about a basketball game
This song is most certainly about basketball. In particularly, it refers to the Chicago Bulls while Rodman was there. <br /> <br /> "Freud walking the sidelines..." - this refers to Phil Jackson.<br /> <br /> Oh, the black portion of black, red, and yellow has nothing to do with Rodman being a black dude. The Bulls' colors are black and red... and the yellow is in reference to Rodman running around with yellow hair.
This is a great song. I can't stand Dennis Rodman but hey, at least he had good taste in music before he publicly announced that he liked Rascal Flatts better than PJ :/
Anywho yeah, this song is so fast but so chill. It sounds like a Hendrix song. It's got groooove!! Definetaly not your typical Pearl Jam but another great gem from Lost Dogs.
Oh and this song actually refers to Rodman, im pretty sure it was made for him, or about him. Red - he played on the chicago bulls at the time Black- He is African American Yellow- Rodman is known for dying his hair different colors, yellow was one of them.
They made this song for Rodman cuz Pearl Jam is like his favorite band. And maby to get back at number 10. HaHa.
This song will make a lot more sense to you once you figure out it's sung about two things at once. There is the surface, and there is the subtext.
Song is definitly about a basketball game...it's not "fifty foot roman", it's "fifty foot runner"..you know, like a half court shot. Cool song...sorta reminds me of the Who.
Wow. These lyrics are way off. "Black magic painted traits" should be "Black magic viente y tres", '23' in Spanish - as in Michael Jordan's jersey number. Jordan was the yin to Rodman's flamboyant yang.
"Makes me sain" should be "makes me sane".
"Phontom pain" should be "Phantom pain".
"I can not concure" should be "concur".
Ever heard of spell-check? Geez Louise.
Pearl Jam are known for multiple layers of interpretation, as well as a significant focus on social themes. Therefore, a game of basketball, for instance, can also be seen as a metaphor for war. I believe that there are several verses that imply aspects of post-traumatic stress disorder, such as blocks in the mind, with Freud on the sidelines and what's left of the leg. The face of the devil and the color might also be about war itself. This is a recurrent sensitive theme in American culture, also portrayed in other songs, like 'Yellow Ledbetter.' Cheers."