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Jane's Addiction — Jane Says (live)
Album: Kettle Whistle
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Released: 1997
Length: 6:08
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Jane says
"I'm done with Sergio
He treat me like a rag doll"
She hides
The television
Says "I don't owe him nothing,
But if he comes back again
Tell him to wait right here for me or,
Try again tomorrow"

"I'm gonna kick tomorrow...
I'm gonna kick tomorrow..."

Jane says
"Have you seen my wig around?
I feel naked without it"
She knows
They all want her to go
But that's ok man
She don't like them anyway
Jane says
"I'm going away to Spain when I get my money saved
I'm gonna start tomorrow"

"I'm gonna kick tomorrow...
I'm gonna kick tomorrow..."

She gets mad
And she starts to cry
Takes a swing but she can't hit!
She don't mean no harm
She just don't know... (don't know, don't know)
What else to do about it.

Jane goes
To the store at eight
She walks up on Saint Andrews.
She waits
And gets her dinner there.
She pulls her dinner
From her pocket.

Jane says
"I've never been in love
I don't know what it is"
She only knows if someone wants her

"I want 'em if they want me...
I only know they want me..."

She gets mad
And she starts to cry
Takes a swing but she can't hit!
She don't mean no harm
She just don't know...
What else to do about it

Jane says...
Jane says...
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Love this version of.
So good.
 embo wrote:

From https://one-percent.com/faq/faq_details.phtml?id=2: Q: Who is Jane? A: The "Jane" of Jane's Addiction is Jane Bainter, and old friend of Perry Farrell and Eric Avery. Jane, Eric and Perry all lived in Wilton House in Hollywood with a number of other aspiring musicians. The band took their name as an allusion to Jane's drug habit, and the chaos that it brought in the lives of their housemates. A picture of Jane can be found in the self-titled Jane's Addiction album. On the CD version, her picture appears on the page with the lyrics to the song Jane Says. The vinyl version of this album has three pictures on of Jane on the backside of the liner notes. The song Jane Says is story about Jane and her troubled life. She loved to tell stories of her desire to travel to Europe, ("Jane Says, 'I'm going away to Spain, when I get my money saved'"), had an abusive boyfriend named Sergio ("Jane says, 'I'm done with Sergio. He treats me like a rag doll") and during frequent arguments, Jane would break down and cry, and would even take a swing at whomever was causing her pain ("She gets mad, and starts to cry. She takes a swing, but she can't hit!") Jane had a heroin habit that she was attempting to fight ("'I'm gonna kick tomorrow!'") Today, Jane lives in California, and no longer uses heroin. According to an interview with the Washington Post, she doesn't frequently tell that she is "the Jane" of Jane's Addiction and the song Jane Says. Perry and Eric fell out of touch with Jane soon after the band started to take off. This is one of the main reasons behind the bands numerous vague answers when people asked about Jane. There is a lot of misinformation about Jane. Jane is credited with introducing Eric Avery and Perry Farrell to each other. This is apparently not true. According to Eric Avery and Carla Bozulich, of the Geraldine Fibbers, Ethyl Meatplow and another Wilton House resident, it was Carla who introduced the two. Contrary to popular belief, Jane was never a prostitute. There was a prostitute that managed Psi Com in their last days, and Jane's Addiction in their first, her name was Bianca. Perry and Eric apparently lost her a lot of money in those performances, and she disappeared soon afterward. This also nullifies the theory that Jane's boyfriend, Sergio, was a pimp.



Bump for the history - backstory.  Great stuff.
 Sloggydog wrote:

Big Day Out. LSD. Porno for Pyros launch into a couple of Jane's Addiction songs.  I brush through the crowd because it feels great as people blur into my peripheral vision.  You catch the eye of the odd person who stares straight through you as you do them and you both smile the smile of the knowing.  What a day.  What a feeling.



I was there too and on LSD.  what a great day. 1996. Nick Cave with Kylie, RATM,  the Gurge, the Finger, the Bait , Prodigy and Radio Birdman to top it all off. I think we stared straight through each other
 Gregfine wrote:


I was there as well. Incredible experience.


me, too.
i saw them in a small venue in pittsburgh a year or two before. that was also an incredible experience.
Love this version...
 xc.farmer.antoine486 wrote:

One of my favorite live shows all time at the very first Lollapalooza!



I was there as well. Incredible experience.
 ziggytrix wrote:

They are as varied as can be.  Some of them, but certainly not all, are straight-laced dull T-totallers.  But I've also known a few sober kids who were every bit as much ravers dancing all night side-by-side with kids out of their minds on pills, acid, weed, and/or speed.  Some folks just don't like to lose control, and when you take an intoxicating substance, you are certainly doing that.  Personally, I find it useful to let the reins go every now and then, but every individual has to decide where they draw the line.


Some of the final words of Justin Townes Earl were, "I'm a grown man, I reserved the right to go off the rails sometimes."
One of my favorite live shows all time at the very first Lollapalooza!
This is the only song I like by Jane's Addiction. Also this live version kills.
 unclehud wrote:

With all due respect, I wonder about people that claim to have never done drugs.  Do they have limited curiosity?  


Lack of trust in something you get in a baggie from some dude in an alley.

Be transparent about what's in it, label it clearly, maybe provide a support contact, and I'm on board.
 bowerp64 wrote:
 Awesome fade in Bill from the Live version of Like a Rolling Stone by the Stones. 

agreed.
At first I was thinking, "no way Bill is playing JA!"... not sure I've ever heard this song played here. The intro is epic and unmistakable.
When I was a teenager this was an awesome tune. Now it's like some brat screaming.
Awesome fade in Bill from the Live version of Like a Rolling Stone by the Stones.
 unclehud wrote:

With all due respect, I wonder about people that claim to have never done drugs.  Do they have limited curiosity?  Were they succesfully indoctrinated about the inevitable and precipitous slide from alcohol to heroin and/or crack cocaine? 

Or did they have a personal or family tragedy involving drug abuse?

If necessary, apologies to Giselle62 and those whose opinions differ from my own.


 
They are as varied as can be.  Some of them, but certainly not all, are straight-laced dull T-totallers.  But I've also known a few sober kids who were every bit as much ravers dancing all night side-by-side with kids out of their minds on pills, acid, weed, and/or speed.  Some folks just don't like to lose control, and when you take an intoxicating substance, you are certainly doing that.  Personally, I find it useful to let the reins go every now and then, but every individual has to decide where they draw the line.
 romeotuma wrote:


classic...


  That's what came to mind.
{#Clap}

That's awesome.

WonderLizard wrote:

Somebody asked Perry Farrell just why he thought he should lead a rock band—having apparently little or no prior experience. His response? "I look like a rock star."

 


 sarahg70 wrote:
Oh dear - this is just painful! 
 
Don't listen then. Save your negative energy and do something that's actually productive - like sharpen your ice pick or something. Personally love Jane's Addiction and would take Ritual de lo Habitual to a desert island so I could listen to "Three Days'' periodically (no I will not suggest the obvious). What a great inspired album from those guys....(imho). Brilliant addition of steel drum to a rock/pop song.


Oh dear - this is just painful! 
 Giselle62 wrote:
... EVERY single person I knew or loved was on drugs at that time.
 
With all due respect, I wonder about people that claim to have never done drugs.  Do they have limited curiosity?  Were they falsely indoctrinated about the inevitable and precipitous slide from alcohol to heroin and/or crack cocaine? 

Or did they have a personal or family tragedy involving drug abuse?

If necessary, apologies to Giselle62 and those whose opinions differ from my own.

I am with the last three comments, solidarity 
Great song, great band, too bad they trivialize themselves with the hoochi-mama dancers.
Janes Addiction is one of my alltime favorite groups, but this is by far their worst album and not a very good representation of this song, much less the group. Sad because people that are listening in and don't know of Janes will not know just how great they were.{#Yes}
A resounding 9  a bit muted as its live I suppose, doesn't do it justice as on 'Nothings Shocking'' Album.

 Monkeysdad wrote:

Surprises me...7.4?! Really....I think it's OK...but far from a 7.4....

just my opinion
 
Me to, I think closer to 9. 


Surprises me...7.4?! Really....I think it's OK...but far from a 7.4....

just my opinion
Have always loved this band for their peculiarity, wish I had seen them in concert :-(
the best part about this song is the guitar riff, and it's a little too muted in this version. i don't know, i like the little slice of life this song conveys.  (I left LA in 85 to go live across the country after being in the punk scene so missed out on the whole Jane's Addiction surge; could see where the scene was going (just as many do) EVERY single person I knew or loved was on drugs at that time.

So refreshing to hear this after having to listen to Roxy Music.
 Palaverist wrote:
There was always a special magic around Jane's Addiction. Yeah, I can totally see how they're cheesy and overblown in certain respects, and how the political posturing gets silly. But somehow that never seemed all that important. Their music creates for me a hard-to-fathom sense of connection and deeper mystery and release. It's like musical Weetzie Bat.
 
Somebody asked Perry Farrell just why he thought he should lead a rock band—having apparently little or no prior experience. His response? "I look like a rock star."

I'll be damned. I should hate this song because of its over familarity (even this version) but somehow it manages to grab me every time.
one of the best concerts I ever went to.
 Palaverist wrote:
There was always a special magic around Jane's Addiction. Yeah, I can totally see how they're cheesy and overblown in certain respects, and how the political posturing gets silly. But somehow that never seemed all that important. Their music creates for me a hard-to-fathom sense of connection and deeper mystery and release. It's like musical Weetzie Bat.
 
Hmmm... I love them too... 
There was always a special magic around Jane's Addiction. Yeah, I can totally see how they're cheesy and overblown in certain respects, and how the political posturing gets silly. But somehow that never seemed all that important. Their music creates for me a hard-to-fathom sense of connection and deeper mystery and release. It's like musical Weetzie Bat.
 peacockangel wrote:
Saw them in May (Phx) ~ excellent show ~ NIN followed by JA ~ that's right NINJA ~ glad to see this ~ play me a 3 days please
 
yesthreedayspleaseplaythreedays

 
Sloggydog:

Awesome. Thanks for the inside look.

Saw them in May (Phx) ~ excellent show ~ NIN followed by JA ~ that's right NINJA ~ glad to see this ~ play me a 3 days please
Big Day Out. LSD. Porno for Pyros launch into a couple of Jane's Addiction songs.  I brush through the crowd because it feels great as people blur into my peripheral vision.  You catch the eye of the odd person who stares straight through you as you do them and you both smile the smile of the knowing.  What a day.  What a feeling.
I dig this version much more than the studio cut.  There are some steel drums in the end of that one too, but this one has such a cool groove to it, it just kinda rolls along...

 crockydile wrote:
Lousy version of a great song. {#Stop}
 

Gotta agree with ya there! The songs are just fine the way they were; don't like all that reverberation stuff, sounds gimmicky. BTW Nothings Shocking is one of the most creative albums of the 90's IMO.{#Yes}
This whole album is a blast! 

I particularly like the rambling introduction he gives for Been Caught Stealing (which I noticed gets panned heavily here at RP when I clicked to see if any other tracks from this album were in the Library). 

And I firmly agree with the previous posters who felt that the steelpans add liveliness beyond that of the original studio cut. Good times! {#Propeller}
Lousy version of a great song. {#Stop}
 pipedreams wrote:
Good song, but I don't care for this version.
 
it is a gem.  But I really dig the whole of "Nothing's Shocking" and wish we could hear more of it on RP
 kellis wrote:
Think I might like this one better than the album version...
 
{#Yes}

8 to 9

Good song, but I don't care for this version.
Not bad for a nice Jewish boy from Queens. 9
 TimeWaster wrote:

I think this is one of the most annoying songs ever written.

 
Totally with you on that one.
Does it for me

I think this is one of the most annoying songs ever written.


Think I might like this one better than the album version...
He sounds like a scared little boy. But I've always liked this tune.
{#Bounce}{#Bounce}
They really sounded good that night.
Chumbawamba-1984 wrote:
*drivel*
you are an idiot. but this song is wonderful. 9.
chapeau bill! takes me straight back to university... aaahhh
arserocket wrote:
its been 3 days in here and I haven't washed or eaten
"Three Days"? Now that's a JA track that could do with being on RP.
Chumbawamba-1984 wrote:
First time I hear about this band, excuse my ignorance. I will dig a little more and will probably end up purchasing one of their CDs. Thanks RP for opening up my ears bandwidth. Any suggestion of CD to start with?
That's an Easy one :-) Nothing shocking thier almost perfect album. all the albums that followed were OK but only close to this amazing album. I didn't hear it from start to finish in ten years Nothing shocking on wikipedia (click here)
First time I hear about this band, excuse my ignorance. I will dig a little more and will probably end up purchasing one of their CDs. Thanks RP for opening up my ears bandwidth. Any suggestion of CD to start with? Happy holidays and happy new year to those who survived the last tsunami or flood, economic crisis, last Bush draft for oil Iraq, etc..
One of the encores they used to do featured this song with the drummer marching up and down the aisles with the steel drums around his neck. If he wasn't back to the stage before the song "ended" they'd just keep going.
This is so cool: there's a police siren outside tonight that is playing in perfect time with this song
All!s0n wrote:
Really? I dig it more than the original version. Particularly because of the inclusion of steel drums. They're my 'weak spot'. quote="GChevy410 wrote:
I mean this in the nicest way possible, but this version pales in comparison to the original version.
I totally agree about the steel drums!! They turn this song from boring heard it a million times to - hey this is cool enough for RP!
somegirl74 wrote:
1st time I've heard JA on here and OH NO IT's Jane Says!!! They have much better songs but still a classic.
Totally. "Oceansized" would be nice. My 4 yr old's favorite song. He sings it when he needs courage.
SO good selection BIll....I like too much!..need air now....comin out...its been 3 days in here and I haven't washed or eaten - I look like a shrivelled version of John Denver pre the crash
It's a good song. But I'm just a little tired of hearing it.
1st time I've heard JA on here and OH NO IT's Jane Says!!! They have much better songs but still a classic.
Siousxie, Femmes, and Jane's... I envy you! What a day that must have been
Lollapalooza No 1 - 1991 - King County Fairgrounds, Seattle rained all day, steam coming off the crowd, Rollins Band, Fishbone, Ice-T, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Violent Femmes, Jane's Addiction Fan-freaking-tastic!
Both versions are great!
Really? I dig it more than the original version. Particularly because of the inclusion of steel drums. They're my 'weak spot'. quote="GChevy410 wrote:
I mean this in the nicest way possible, but this version pales in comparison to the original version.
I'm so torn - this song rocks so hard yet is so sad at the same time....here I am grooving about some chick's drug habit. and, on Sunday. yeGods
I mean this in the nicest way possible, but this version pales in comparison to the original version.
Gotta love this one -- and gotta CRANK IT, too! YOW! Nice groove, Bill!
Jane sez love it!
i know this one from the drums at the beginning now... and know to crank it UP!
". . . I'm gonna kick tomorrow. . . "
snowak wrote:
way overplayed, many other good ja songs
Agreed!
Like all Janes' Addiction songs-incredible energy.
one of the best songs ever written!
I just love this tune! It is a true hooowl aloong for me!
This bring back memories of seeing JA open up for Love in Rockets a very long time ago in Miami Beach. My friends and I had never heard of them. We were so impressed watching them that L&R seemed somewhat insignificant when they came out and played. After that show we all ran out and bought the XXX LP. Ahhh .. memories.
Zedediah wrote:
'Tell this one not to try again tomorrow'
Reminds me of a line from a Steven Brust novel; a character refers to "the wreck of the Gordon Lightfoot, which sea-saws back-n-forth between two notes for about twenty minutes." I love that one...
'Tell this one not to try again tomorrow'
I really prefer the studio version.
Perry Farrell can't sing for shit, but I like the song quite a lot. The steel drums are a great touch.
God I love this version. It's so thrilling. Steel drums=awesome.
redeyespy wrote:
Use the mini playlist as a pop-up instead, if you're concerned about office nazis. Seems like a pretty clear solution to me.
How do I do a mini playlist as a pop-up?
If you're at work, do you really need to pull up every track to see the album cover and possibly comment on it? I want THAT job, multi-tasking or otherwise.
Yes, I do. And yes, you do. My workplace is pretty sweet.
RP should play other stuff from this album. ...preferably Whores. Perry Farrell, especially with Janes Addiction, has always been incredible live. Everybody should have had a chance to see these guys before it all fell apart.
put it on repeat!! I love this song
overplayed
-relayer- wrote:
This is an awesome version of this song. Never before have two chords and dissonant singing sounded so good. The 5 second delay on the vocals and the steel drums make this nearly perfect.
If I never hear those two chords again, it will be too soon.
I think I am way over this song.
Now this is some good Jane's Addiction - before Perry Ferrell went all stupid.
the song is massively overplayed, but it's still a good little song. don't really care for the produced version, though--this live version kicks so much more ass. steel drums=Disneyland.
Maaike wrote:
I used to like JA.. until I saw that reality show on MTV that has a band member in it. Oh dear.
I hear you. When I was younger, I was absolutely raving crazy about the band. Nowadays, I merely like them mildly. My younger self must really, really hate me right now.
I used to like JA.. until I saw that reality show on MTV that has a band member in it. Oh dear.
ChicagoEmily wrote:
I used to love this song. Until last week, when my brand new roommate, who I have an albeit admittedly destructive crush on, started talking with this girl named Jane at the bar we were at. Jane's most intelligent comment all night had been, (wearing silver ballet slippers) "My shoes are so SHINY!" (my hottie rommate has a PhD in civil engineering from Berkley) Anyway, at one point, this song came on, over the jukebox. She screeched and exclaimed this her favorite song. He brought her home. Inexplicably. I hate this song now.
This song was written about a strung out hooker named Jane. Hope that makes you feel better!
this guys voice is so scratchy... the beat is nice, if a bit repetative... his voice is hurting my ears... reminds me of someone who as smoked way too much for way too long.
It's my friend Jane's Birthday today.
pick me up for lunchtime...nice.
never get tired of this song.
ChicagoEmily wrote:
I used to love this song. Until last week, when my brand new roommate, who I have an albeit admittedly destructive crush on, started talking with this girl named Jane at the bar we were at. Jane's most intelligent comment all night had been, (wearing silver ballet slippers) "My shoes are so SHINY!" (my hottie rommate has a PhD in civil engineering from Berkley) Anyway, at one point, this song came on, over the jukebox. She screeched and exclaimed this her favorite song. He brought her home. Inexplicably. I hate this song now.
I think this may qualify as the funniest song comment, ever. I still love the song, though.
This is an awesome version of this song. Never before have two chords and dissonant singing sounded so good. The 5 second delay on the vocals and the steel drums make this nearly perfect.
Maybe I'm alone here, but this band does nothing for me. This song was cool the first 5 times I heard it but quickly fades into background muzak now.
way overplayed, many other good ja songs
wow, great version of this (now) classic song. i'm impressed
physicsgenius wrote:
Hey, maybe HR wouldn't object to nudity in the office--but I don't want to risk my family's well-being to find out.
Use the mini playlist as a pop-up instead, if you're concerned about office nazis. Seems like a pretty clear solution to me. If you're at work, do you really need to pull up every track to see the album cover and possibly comment on it? I want THAT job, multi-tasking or otherwise.
ElSupreme wrote:
You aint going to be fired for having the album cover, of the song that is playing, up on a website that is probably, or at least should be, minimized most of the time.
I'll tell you what. Bring the cover up, then have an HR drone walk by and glance at it. Let me know how that works out for you.
physicsgenius wrote:
Hey, maybe HR wouldn't object to nudity in the office--but I don't want to risk my family's well-being to find out.
You aint going to be fired for having the album cover, of the song that is playing, up on a website that is probably, or at least should be, minimized most of the time.
gumby wrote:
i like this one a LOT
Me too!
larz wrote:
Seems pretty tame to me. Do you work in a church?
Hey, maybe HR wouldn't object to nudity in the office--but I don't want to risk my family's well-being to find out.
Fantastic! It's even better live!
gumby wrote:
i like this one a LOT
i like tis one marverlous young man
supremo wrote:
'Sledgehammer' was a joke that you just threw in there, right? : )
Well...no. I liked it 20 years ago. Though I will say it maks me PUKE now!!!
i like this one a LOT
TheLoneIguana wrote:
It's the steel drums. I think it's been proven scientifically.
I agree there have been many experiments on the subject...and this song reminds me of lazy hungover saturday summer afternoons in the frat house in Austin Texas go F1J1
pigglywiggly wrote:
I really don't know why, but this song makes me happy.
It's the steel drums. I think it's been proven scientifically.
pigglywiggly wrote:
I really don't know why, but this song makes me happy.
Me too! Is this the New Years performance with Flea on bass?
Jane needs some Narcan, stat!
I really don't know why, but this song makes me happy.
meloman wrote:
Perhaps not all excellent, and certainly not all my favorites, but 1986 wasn't such a bad year: "Walk Of Life," Dire Straits "Tonight She Comes," Cars "Manic Monday," Bangles "Harlem Shuffle," Rolling Stones "Invisible Touch," Genesis "Sledgehammer," Peter Gabriel "Higher Love," Steve Winwood "The Way It Is," Bruce Hornsby & The Range
'Sledgehammer' was a joke that you just threw in there, right? : )