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Nude as the News Lyrics
I still have a flame gun
For the cute, cute, cute ones
And I saw your hand
With a loose grip
On a tight ship
I still have a flame gun
For the cute ones
To burn out all your tricks
And I saw your hand
With a loose grip
On a very tight ship
And I know
That in the cold light
There's a very big man
There's a very big man
Leading us into
Temptation
Jackson, Jesse, I've got a son in me
Jackson, Jesse, I've got a son in me
And he's related to you
He's related to you
He is waiting to meet you
He's related to you
He's related to you
He is dying to meet you
Backhand, role reversal
Where is someone?
Backhand, reversable roles
I know there's someone
I still have a flame gun
For the cute ones
To burn out all your tricks
And I saw your hand
With a loose grip
On such a tight ship
And I know in the cold light
Is a very big man
Leading us into
Temptation
Jackson, Jesse, I've got a son in me
Jackson, Jesse, I've got the son in me
And he's related to you
He's related to you
He is waiting to meet you
He's related to you
He's related to you
He is dying to meet you
He's related to you
He's related to you
He's related to you
He's nude as the news
Nude as the news
Nude as the news
Nude as the news
All over, all over, all over, all over
All over, all over, all over you
For the cute, cute, cute ones
With a loose grip
On a tight ship
For the cute ones
To burn out all your tricks
And I saw your hand
With a loose grip
On a very tight ship
That in the cold light
There's a very big man
There's a very big man
Leading us into
Temptation
Jackson, Jesse, I've got a son in me
He's related to you
He is waiting to meet you
He's related to you
He is dying to meet you
Where is someone?
Backhand, reversable roles
I know there's someone
For the cute ones
To burn out all your tricks
And I saw your hand
With a loose grip
On such a tight ship
Is a very big man
Leading us into
Temptation
Jackson, Jesse, I've got the son in me
He's related to you
He is waiting to meet you
He's related to you
He is dying to meet you
He's related to you
He's related to you
He's nude as the news
Nude as the news
Nude as the news
Nude as the news
All over, all over, all over, all over
All over, all over, all over you
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Is that reverend Jesse Jackson? He knocked her up? Who would of thought.
@bbuchsba Obviously, I know you're joking. But she's actually talking about an abortion she had at 20. Jesse and Jackson are the names of one of her favorite feminist heroes and artist's-Patti Smith-sons. So she decided to use their names in the song.
@bbuchsba Obviously, I know you're joking. But she's actually talking about an abortion she had at 20. Jesse and Jackson are the names of one of her favorite feminist heroes and artist's-Patti Smith-sons. So she decided to use their names in the song.
There's a great interview. She tells about her abortion and of course about the song :)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_7_37/ai_n20525074/pg_2
Well, BnSwiss, what is your interpretation of the song? Care to take a gamble with the meaning of it? Confusing song, but fascinating. I would guess that "nude as the news" is that his ways are exposed. I can only guess that he's attracted to others ("tempted") when he has someone in his life, and that at times he wonders if she could be doing the same wrongs. Jessee is a public man (supposedly a leader) but he's a liar who cannot hide what he does.
I have no idea... but I love this song.
ahhh. haha. i always thought it was 'sun'. it just doesn't make sense to be about being pregnant. my band used to make fun of me because i was all about covering this song. and they would say i was pregnant just to be mean. but i'm like. NO. i love her. she's amazing. i'm happy you guys do too.
how can anyone not love this song? or even not love Cat Power. I keep trying to buy this album but people keep buying it before me. I am angst.
Wasn't it revealed that Jesse Jackson has some kind of illegitimate love-child, right about the time this song came out? I always thought that's what it's about.
its actually about a reverse abortion. jackson jesse- jesse jackson- did i blow your mind?
This song was written before Jesse Jackson's extramarital affair which resulted in the impregnation of Karin Stanford, actually..
This song was written before Jesse Jackson's extramarital affair which resulted in the impregnation of Karin Stanford, actually..
i think its about prejudice against abortion.
i think its about prejudice against abortion.