The Dandy Warhols – Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth

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I never thought you'd be a junkie
because heroin is so passe.
But today,
if you think that I don't know
about depression and
emotional pain,
you're insane, or your
a fool who hasn't paid attention
to a word that I say.

In a way, I can't
help but feel responsible.
I always knew that you were insane
with your pain.

But I never thought you'd be a junkie
because heroin is so passe
now a-day.
You never thought you'd get addicted,
just be cooler in an obvious way.
I could say, shouldn't you have got
a couple peircings and decided
may-be that you were gay.

In a way
I can't help but feel responsible,
I always knew that you were insane
with you pain

But I never thought you'd be a junkie
because heroin is so passe hey.
heroin is so passe hey.

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    General Comment:i liked this song the moment i heard it, and have always liked the brian jonestown massacre
    i only recently found out they were both in a documentary, so i just saw dig, and now i'm conflicted...
    if this song was written about anton or anyone in the brian jonestown massacre, that is fucked up.
    Flag tealeaveson June 30, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:The way DIG! portrays it is that Courtney wrote this song as sort of a joke towards Anton. He showed it to Anton privately hoping he would get the joke but Anton didn't like it. As a result the Jonestown guys showed up at their video shoot and trashed it. To get back at them the Dandys showed up at their house uninvited and staged a photoshoot and in return, Not if You Were the Last Dandy on Earth was born. This song I don't like too much, but that song is brilliant!
    Flag nothing666ishon March 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:the movie DiG! is excellent and explains completely why this song was written.
    Flag mybodyisacageon February 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I don't think it's anti-heroin, I think the message is "don't do heroin if you're only doing it to be chic"

    great song, the video is hilarious.
    Flag plastic_sconeson December 02, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Its just about style over substance, doing things to convey a certain image, an overbearing desire to appear fashionable, etc, you could relate it to whoever you want
    Flag bigcliff2on August 31, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:songs kinda funny, ih...kinda obvious...eh..don't do heroin, its so cliche and etc.etc. but kin da funny since Courtney has admitted to doing heroin a couple times, actually i think twice..
    Flag oizephyron July 13, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:blaah passe means clihce like really tired and lame in bad taste you no?
    anyways the song is about anton newcome the frontman of BJM ther like rivle band

    i love this song its funny and true if youv seen dig!
    Flag roomonfire07on March 16, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i dont get what "passe" means :$
    can someone explain? :$
    Flag blaahon February 06, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:You've got to love a song where the main line is 'heroin is so passe'. lol!
    I think it's about thinking someone just faked having problems but then became a junkie, which showed it wasn't fake.
    I love the lines about the piercings and gayness.
    Flag psycholollyon January 16, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about the singer for the Brianjonestown Massacre, Antone Newcombe, who frequently does use heroin.
    The Brianjonestown Massacre also has a song called "Not if You Were the Last Dandy" and also "A Message to the Dandy Warhols".
    Flag Heateanappleon December 25, 2006   Link

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