Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Only love
Can make it rain
The way the beach is kissed by the sea
Only love
Can make it rain
Like the sweat of lovers
Laying in the fields
Love reign o'er me
Love reign o'er me, rain on me, rain on me
Only love
Can bring the rain
That makes you yearn to the sky
Only love
Can bring the rain
That falls like tears from on high
Love reign o'er me, rain on me, rain on me
Love reign o'er me, rain on me, rain on me
On the dry and dusty road
The nights we spend apart alone
I need to get back home to cool, cool rain
I can't sleep and I lay and I think
The night is hot and black as ink
Oh God, I need a drink of cool, cool rain
Love reign o'er me, rain over me, over me, over me, oh
Love reign o'er me, whoa, on me
Love
Can make it rain
The way the beach is kissed by the sea
Only love
Can make it rain
Like the sweat of lovers
Laying in the fields
Love reign o'er me
Love reign o'er me, rain on me, rain on me
Only love
Can bring the rain
That makes you yearn to the sky
Only love
Can bring the rain
That falls like tears from on high
Love reign o'er me, rain on me, rain on me
Love reign o'er me, rain on me, rain on me
On the dry and dusty road
The nights we spend apart alone
I need to get back home to cool, cool rain
I can't sleep and I lay and I think
The night is hot and black as ink
Oh God, I need a drink of cool, cool rain
Love reign o'er me, rain over me, over me, over me, oh
Love reign o'er me, whoa, on me
Love
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Mountain Song
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
On the movie Quadrophenia, I don't think Jimmy dies in the end. You only see the scooter fall off the cliff. And in the beginning as well, you see Jimmy watch the ocean for a bit and then walk away. I would like to think the scooter going off the edge symbolizes the death of mod Jimmy; he has given up on that lifestyle and has matured. The story from the album is a little bit different, with Jimmy stealing a boat and rowing to a rock rather than driving towards a cliff. The theme stays the same, with a feeling that suicide is the only way to give Jimmy some peace. The preceding song "The Rock" features all four themes again and ends with all four themes playing at once. This (along with songs like the title "Quadrophenia") is sort of like a duel between the four themes, each fighting for dominance and control of Jimmy's personality. This duel between the four personalities is the source of Jimmy's angst and violence, and it has escalated to the point where he hates himself. Then there's the thunder clap and it begins to rain. This song was influenced by Meher Baba's statement that rain is a gift from God. It can be interpreted, then, that the rain/love is God's gift to Jimmy, and he goes through a spiritual rebirth. The album references water being cyclical over and over again; rain is Jimmy's final stage in his cycle. When it starts raining, Jimmy learns to accept himself and embrace change rather than turn to violence and destruction. The "Love Reign O'er Me" theme, which seems to be an inner voice crying to be heard throughout the album (evidenced by its appearance in "I've Had Enough") essentially takes over. Whether he dies after this or returns to his home as a new man, I don't think it matters. I think what matters is that he found himself. I think this concludes a number of the story arcs in Quadrophenia at once. It's a maturing experience that turns a boy trying to fit in into a man who learns to stay true to his self. It's a peaceful end to a life of violence and destruction. And above all it's the end of Jimmy's inner duel of personality (causing that life of destruction) with a clear victor, learning to embrace change rather than react to it.
This is probably my favorite song of all time. I love the theme of redemption, and how this ending can be taken so many different ways. What a powerful song.