De-Luxe

I always thought it was about having sex outside. On a playground, no less (I thought it was "I've been waiting on the slide").

"I've been waiting on the side" it's slide, not side "I've been waiting on the slide"

I remember reading an interveiw with LUSH in which miki claimed that this song was "about having sex at 9 in the morning while high on X..." Sounds about right...

Maybe the sexiest alt-rock song ever. I think it IS about having sex outside in a playground. Or at least in a park, near the playground, where she's waited for her boy to make his move. 25 years ago for a woman to be this bold about her sexuality, singing about "suggest I open wide," "when I'm up you're coming down" (lifting her hips as he's thrusting), "inside of me," and finally "my aching legs" (after having very active sex). Also, if they were on X, the drug retards orgasm, so it might have gone on for quite a long time. Heady stuff. Even living in San Francisco and playing in the underground music scene, I wasn't used to women being that matter-of-fact. And then when I went to see them, Emma was this tiny English librarian-looking girl! And they rocked so hard. I came away from that show swearing that I was going to start my own shoegaze/dream pop band, and I did. One of the most creatively fulfilling times of my life.

^ Oh, I would LOVE to find that interview...

"Some say I'm vague And I'd easily fade Foolish parade of fantasy" the greatest lines everrr

One of the greatest songs EVER!!! Hypnotic and alive. Bought this CD @ 20 years ago and still listen to it.

One of the greatest songs EVER!!! Hypnotic and alive. Bought this CD @ 20 years ago and still listen to it.