Actually, if you know how to decode it, it's a story song.
It's about someone who was formerly a drug dealer, who, against the wishes of his significant other, while in financial trouble, goes for one last score. . .and gets himself killed in the process.
Interesting story about this song. I was at an in-store concert by the Melvins in NEw Orleans, and everyone in the crowd is calling for "Hooch" (This was during the Stag tour) and Buzz keeps saying, "We haven't practiced that one in a long time." Finally, they give in, an start playing it. IT sounds perfect until the second verse, where Buzz sings "Los ticka toe rest" again, and then realized what he did, and in perfect rhythm, sings "I forgot the fucking words." for the next line.
If you know how to decode it, you're reading way too far into it. There may be some Melvins songs with actual meaning, but this definitely isn't one of them. But hey, you don't listen to the Melvins for some kind of message or philosophical enrichment, you listen to the Melvins to sludge the f.ck out!
If you know how to decode it, you're reading way too far into it. There may be some Melvins songs with actual meaning, but this definitely isn't one of them. But hey, you don't listen to the Melvins for some kind of message or philosophical enrichment, you listen to the Melvins to sludge the f.ck out!
Pentalarc, I'd be really interested HOW you decoded this song, it sounds like you have some real insight here. All I see is dope at the last line. And where is ree land?
Pentalarc, I'd be really interested HOW you decoded this song, it sounds like you have some real insight here. All I see is dope at the last line. And where is ree land?
But alas you'll probably never come back to this page . . .
But alas you'll probably never come back to this page . . .
@pentalarc@morganic007 – A few years ago, someone asked about the meaning of the Melvins' lyrics and somebody ansered this with regard to Hooch:
"THe famous 'Hooch' lyrics. Some of the lines seem to form different lyrics if the syllables scanned differently and the lines broken in different places. Take the line 'Your make a doll a ray day sender.' Put the last word at the beginning of the next line, and do it in a normal speaking rhythm instead of the rhythm of the song, and you get 'You make a dollar a day.'"
Does that help?...
@pentalarc@morganic007 – A few years ago, someone asked about the meaning of the Melvins' lyrics and somebody ansered this with regard to Hooch:
"THe famous 'Hooch' lyrics. Some of the lines seem to form different lyrics if the syllables scanned differently and the lines broken in different places. Take the line 'Your make a doll a ray day sender.' Put the last word at the beginning of the next line, and do it in a normal speaking rhythm instead of the rhythm of the song, and you get 'You make a dollar a day.'"
Does that help?
Actually, if you know how to decode it, it's a story song.
It's about someone who was formerly a drug dealer, who, against the wishes of his significant other, while in financial trouble, goes for one last score. . .and gets himself killed in the process.
Interesting story about this song. I was at an in-store concert by the Melvins in NEw Orleans, and everyone in the crowd is calling for "Hooch" (This was during the Stag tour) and Buzz keeps saying, "We haven't practiced that one in a long time." Finally, they give in, an start playing it. IT sounds perfect until the second verse, where Buzz sings "Los ticka toe rest" again, and then realized what he did, and in perfect rhythm, sings "I forgot the fucking words." for the next line.
pentalarc: "Actually, if you know how to decode it, it's a story song."
pentalarc: "Actually, if you know how to decode it, it's a story song."
...or not. At all.
...or not. At all.
If you know how to decode it, you're reading way too far into it. There may be some Melvins songs with actual meaning, but this definitely isn't one of them. But hey, you don't listen to the Melvins for some kind of message or philosophical enrichment, you listen to the Melvins to sludge the f.ck out!
If you know how to decode it, you're reading way too far into it. There may be some Melvins songs with actual meaning, but this definitely isn't one of them. But hey, you don't listen to the Melvins for some kind of message or philosophical enrichment, you listen to the Melvins to sludge the f.ck out!
Pentalarc, I'd be really interested HOW you decoded this song, it sounds like you have some real insight here. All I see is dope at the last line. And where is ree land?
Pentalarc, I'd be really interested HOW you decoded this song, it sounds like you have some real insight here. All I see is dope at the last line. And where is ree land?
But alas you'll probably never come back to this page . . .
But alas you'll probably never come back to this page . . .
@pentalarc @morganic007 – A few years ago, someone asked about the meaning of the Melvins' lyrics and somebody ansered this with regard to Hooch: "THe famous 'Hooch' lyrics. Some of the lines seem to form different lyrics if the syllables scanned differently and the lines broken in different places. Take the line 'Your make a doll a ray day sender.' Put the last word at the beginning of the next line, and do it in a normal speaking rhythm instead of the rhythm of the song, and you get 'You make a dollar a day.'" Does that help?...
@pentalarc @morganic007 – A few years ago, someone asked about the meaning of the Melvins' lyrics and somebody ansered this with regard to Hooch: "THe famous 'Hooch' lyrics. Some of the lines seem to form different lyrics if the syllables scanned differently and the lines broken in different places. Take the line 'Your make a doll a ray day sender.' Put the last word at the beginning of the next line, and do it in a normal speaking rhythm instead of the rhythm of the song, and you get 'You make a dollar a day.'" Does that help?