This song is about Joe Meek, an iconic pioneer in producing and a pretty great songwriter as well. The first an last chorus are most certainly about him. Honestly I'm not sure what or who the second is about. It doesn't seem to have anything to do w Joe.
"Feedback baby" refers to his groundbreaking work w recording music using and inventing effects. Rented Lear refers I assume to his not getting royalties for the first #1 in the US produced by a British producer. The royalties for "Theme from Telstar" were held up by a French guy who claimed Joe had stolen it from a movie soundtrack he had yet to release.
"Bottom feeder insincere", he worked w a lot of young talent an was known to have quite the temper and would throw out studio musicians regularly. He was known to berate musicians to the point of crying, pulling guns on them, one of which apparently was Mitch Mitchell who went on to be the drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Another notable musician guitar "god" Ritchie Blackmore who gained his most game through Deep Purple.
"Prophet lo fi pioneer", obviously his groundbreaking work in recording. The prophet part comes from an apparent premonition Joe had about Buddy Holly dying and told Buddy himself backstage at some point the date and airplane crash that would sadly occur.
"Jack off Jimmy", may be a reference to his homosexual preference which was illegal in Britain and of which he had been arrested for and received a lot of very negative harsh press for.
"Scully and Angel on the kitchen floor." Joe shot and killed his landlady prior to taking his own life in the studio/home he rented from her.
"Calling Buddy from a oujia board." Joe was heavily into the occult as well. He claimed he received a tune from "the other side" from Buddy Holly in his dreams.
Joe suffered from paranoia coupled with drug addiction and depression from the whole deal with his "Telstar" hit and the royalties being held for a court desicion companied w harsh press to the point of suicide. 3 weeks after his death the French court ruled in Joes favor and was awarded royalties in the amount of today's standards 3 million pounds.
@Spacemen Upvoted 'cause i was glad to see you mentioning Joe Meek. Sometimes i see posts on this site and wonder did anyone read the Wiki page for the song..?
@Spacemen Upvoted 'cause i was glad to see you mentioning Joe Meek. Sometimes i see posts on this site and wonder did anyone read the Wiki page for the song..?
From the Wikipedia article on this song:
"According to Trott, the first verse is about music producer Bill Bottrell, who left in the middle of the album's production, angering Crow. Trott admitted that even though the lyrics were derogatory, they were more playful than harsh. The second verse was inspired by Madonna—who had begun to tone down her sexual image during the song's conception—as well as a few other people who...
From the Wikipedia article on this song:
"According to Trott, the first verse is about music producer Bill Bottrell, who left in the middle of the album's production, angering Crow. Trott admitted that even though the lyrics were derogatory, they were more playful than harsh. The second verse was inspired by Madonna—who had begun to tone down her sexual image during the song's conception—as well as a few other people who were not named. Crow decided to make the final verse about herself but had to convince Trott and MacLeod to do so.[1]"
The Wiki page doesn't mention Meek outside of a "see also..." citation, however i managed to find this quote by the artist herself:
“It was strangely inspired by a magazine article about Joe Meek. Keeping in mind that Bill [producer Bottrell – Ed] had just left, it was about this producer who had a very corporate time as far as music making was concerned – the BBC with engineers wearing lab coats, specific hours of recording and so forth. This producer produced in his own home and manufactured a big hit. He was such a good producer and advanced for his time, and eventually he kinda self-destructed. He represents so many people, people really struggling in a logical, controllable space. Coming off what happened with the press on my last record, it’s about losing grasp of the world and eventually losing control.”
This song is about Joe Meek, an iconic pioneer in producing and a pretty great songwriter as well. The first an last chorus are most certainly about him. Honestly I'm not sure what or who the second is about. It doesn't seem to have anything to do w Joe.
"Feedback baby" refers to his groundbreaking work w recording music using and inventing effects. Rented Lear refers I assume to his not getting royalties for the first #1 in the US produced by a British producer. The royalties for "Theme from Telstar" were held up by a French guy who claimed Joe had stolen it from a movie soundtrack he had yet to release.
"Bottom feeder insincere", he worked w a lot of young talent an was known to have quite the temper and would throw out studio musicians regularly. He was known to berate musicians to the point of crying, pulling guns on them, one of which apparently was Mitch Mitchell who went on to be the drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Another notable musician guitar "god" Ritchie Blackmore who gained his most game through Deep Purple.
"Prophet lo fi pioneer", obviously his groundbreaking work in recording. The prophet part comes from an apparent premonition Joe had about Buddy Holly dying and told Buddy himself backstage at some point the date and airplane crash that would sadly occur.
"Jack off Jimmy", may be a reference to his homosexual preference which was illegal in Britain and of which he had been arrested for and received a lot of very negative harsh press for.
"Scully and Angel on the kitchen floor." Joe shot and killed his landlady prior to taking his own life in the studio/home he rented from her.
"Calling Buddy from a oujia board." Joe was heavily into the occult as well. He claimed he received a tune from "the other side" from Buddy Holly in his dreams.
Joe suffered from paranoia coupled with drug addiction and depression from the whole deal with his "Telstar" hit and the royalties being held for a court desicion companied w harsh press to the point of suicide. 3 weeks after his death the French court ruled in Joes favor and was awarded royalties in the amount of today's standards 3 million pounds.
@Spacemen Upvoted 'cause i was glad to see you mentioning Joe Meek. Sometimes i see posts on this site and wonder did anyone read the Wiki page for the song..?
@Spacemen Upvoted 'cause i was glad to see you mentioning Joe Meek. Sometimes i see posts on this site and wonder did anyone read the Wiki page for the song..?
From the Wikipedia article on this song: "According to Trott, the first verse is about music producer Bill Bottrell, who left in the middle of the album's production, angering Crow. Trott admitted that even though the lyrics were derogatory, they were more playful than harsh. The second verse was inspired by Madonna—who had begun to tone down her sexual image during the song's conception—as well as a few other people who...
From the Wikipedia article on this song: "According to Trott, the first verse is about music producer Bill Bottrell, who left in the middle of the album's production, angering Crow. Trott admitted that even though the lyrics were derogatory, they were more playful than harsh. The second verse was inspired by Madonna—who had begun to tone down her sexual image during the song's conception—as well as a few other people who were not named. Crow decided to make the final verse about herself but had to convince Trott and MacLeod to do so.[1]"
The Wiki page doesn't mention Meek outside of a "see also..." citation, however i managed to find this quote by the artist herself:
“It was strangely inspired by a magazine article about Joe Meek. Keeping in mind that Bill [producer Bottrell – Ed] had just left, it was about this producer who had a very corporate time as far as music making was concerned – the BBC with engineers wearing lab coats, specific hours of recording and so forth. This producer produced in his own home and manufactured a big hit. He was such a good producer and advanced for his time, and eventually he kinda self-destructed. He represents so many people, people really struggling in a logical, controllable space. Coming off what happened with the press on my last record, it’s about losing grasp of the world and eventually losing control.”