I have read elsewhere that, sadly, this is a song about heroin abuse. After McKernan died, the GD quit performing it. The "drums" apparently refer to a throbbing noise in the ears while in the throes of using heroin. The "shotgun" refers to a loaded syringe. Sad. Eurpoe '72 is, in my opinion, the quintessential GD album and McKernan really carries it. He died at the insanely early age of 23 or so.
@TPV I always thought of some hopped up country loon who goes around indiscriminately shooting people with rock salt. Perhaps Mr. Charlie is his hound telling him to do so. You could be right - but I like the literal interpretation.
@TPV I always thought of some hopped up country loon who goes around indiscriminately shooting people with rock salt. Perhaps Mr. Charlie is his hound telling him to do so. You could be right - but I like the literal interpretation.
@TPV This song is about psychopath Charles Manson (Mr. Charlie) and his murderous harem who broke into Director Roman Pokaski’s house and killed his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate by stabbing her multiple times. This heinous act ended the innocence of the summer of love. The Dead did not associate with Manson but The Beach Boys did-they even recorded a song with lyrics by Manson
@TPV This song is about psychopath Charles Manson (Mr. Charlie) and his murderous harem who broke into Director Roman Pokaski’s house and killed his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate by stabbing her multiple times. This heinous act ended the innocence of the summer of love. The Dead did not associate with Manson but The Beach Boys did-they even recorded a song with lyrics by Manson
I have read elsewhere that, sadly, this is a song about heroin abuse. After McKernan died, the GD quit performing it. The "drums" apparently refer to a throbbing noise in the ears while in the throes of using heroin. The "shotgun" refers to a loaded syringe. Sad. Eurpoe '72 is, in my opinion, the quintessential GD album and McKernan really carries it. He died at the insanely early age of 23 or so.
@TPV I always thought of some hopped up country loon who goes around indiscriminately shooting people with rock salt. Perhaps Mr. Charlie is his hound telling him to do so. You could be right - but I like the literal interpretation.
@TPV I always thought of some hopped up country loon who goes around indiscriminately shooting people with rock salt. Perhaps Mr. Charlie is his hound telling him to do so. You could be right - but I like the literal interpretation.
@TPV This song is about psychopath Charles Manson (Mr. Charlie) and his murderous harem who broke into Director Roman Pokaski’s house and killed his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate by stabbing her multiple times. This heinous act ended the innocence of the summer of love. The Dead did not associate with Manson but The Beach Boys did-they even recorded a song with lyrics by Manson
@TPV This song is about psychopath Charles Manson (Mr. Charlie) and his murderous harem who broke into Director Roman Pokaski’s house and killed his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate by stabbing her multiple times. This heinous act ended the innocence of the summer of love. The Dead did not associate with Manson but The Beach Boys did-they even recorded a song with lyrics by Manson