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James — Laid
Album: Laid
Avg rating:
7.4

Your rating:
Total ratings: 2104









Released: 1993
Length: 2:31
Plays (last 30 days): 1
This bed is on fire with passionate love
The neighbours complain about the noises above
But she only cums when she's on top

My therapist said not to see you no more
She said you're like a disease without any cure
She said I'm so obsessed that I'm becoming a bore, oh no

Ah, you think you're so pretty

Caught your hand inside the till
Slammed your fingers in the drawer
Fought with kitchen knives and skewers
Dressed me up in women's clothes
Messed around with gender roles
Line my eyes and call me pretty

Moved out of the house, so you moved next door
I locked you out, you cut a hole in the wall
I found you sleeping next to me, I thought I was alone
You're driving me crazy, when are you coming home?

Laid, laid
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 maxvonevil wrote:
Goddamn cowboy yodeling ruins this. {#Frustrated}

I think that's cowgirl yodeling
Reminding me too much of my (probably ex) wife.
Momentarily steering with my knees to pound the sun visor during those drum rolls. This was a college road trip in the early 90’s.
 maxvonevil wrote:
Goddamn cowboy yodeling ruins this.
 
Yeah I'm in agreement about the yodeling and the uninspired machine gun drumming.
 
Also sounds like they're the neighbor everyone hates.  There's not much here that's redeeming.
This song never fails to perk you right up. 
i have to jump up and dance whenever this comes on!!! love love love it!
30 years? Huh? How did I miss this band?
The "Eeeeeeeeeeeee" part is great fun to sing really loud in the car. I sound just like him. (in my mind)
bananas... for everyone!
 sunybuny wrote:

After all these years I still love this song.



same!!! 
reminds me of this dive bar on the southside of pittsburgh called Bar 11 that my friends and i frequently hung out in late night back in the late 90's. whenever this played, everyone went nuts! the place was always packed and absolutely everyone in the entire place started dancing and singing it. it was very celebratory each time. so much fun. i love it!
evansdad wrote:

What's up with the "on top" thing?{#Stupid}

MrRedwood wrote:

Because "cowgirl" leaves a slightly strange impression, "bent over the kitchen counter" is too provocative, and "pinned spread-eagled on the back lawn during summer rain" is too verbose and not frequent enough.



Great song, but this track is an outlier on the album... the album's even better.
Jimmy
wonderful quirky brilliant song.  
Laaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeed!!!!
After all these years I still love this song.
Great sound and fab lyrics from James✌️
I like James the music.  Even this song, which is fun although not as well crafted as others.   I discovered them here on RP.  However, the album cover art designer of this and other James collections might need to up the quality of work product. 
I liked him better with his gang.
Goddamn cowboy yodeling ruins this. {#Frustrated}
 wyrd wrote:
The drums in this song remind me of the terrible drumming of Ruby Tuesday... completely and utterly uninspired.

 
Sounds like they're being helped along by someone's Dad.
The drums in this song remind me of the terrible drumming of Ruby Tuesday... completely and utterly uninspired.
I thought this was Michael Penn...sounds very similar in style and voice and around the same era
Story of my life ..........
I so completely agree with this. Perfect pop song
 


pfreet wrote:
In my opinion one of the top 10 best songs of all time. Yep, I went there. 

 


 (Banned) wrote:
Second best transvestite song ever!  

 
And the first would be...? 

Let me guess... 

A Lou Reed thingie...
 
 jmsmy wrote:

NOT AT ALL a transvestite song!
 
..does it matter?
to anthemy for me
 NOT AT ALL a Transvestite song.(Banned) wrote:
Second best transvestite song ever!  

 


Second best transvestite song ever!  
emef wrote:
One of the best bands of the 90's. Very Very underestimated. And Laid is maybe their best album.

I was always partial to WAH WAH, the one they recorded at night during the Laid sessions. They all moved to the studio next door where the lights were low, candles were lit, and wine flowed like water. They improved like hell, and had one go at mixing and mastering! Worth a listen for any James and/or Eno fan!
This is a small act cover staple in the local circuit, and they do it well !
Love this song.  Makes it hard to concentrate on work, damn.
 
Great energy!
Musical perfection. Love, love, love it.
Bill,

Good gosh this is awful. Let's clean it up!

<shuts door so the chilluns go away....>

Bill,

AWESOME! PLAY IT AGAIN!!!!

Thank God for tight fitting ear buds at work!{#Dancingbanana_2}

We need an office chair dancing emoticon. 
In my opinion one of the top 10 best songs of all time. Yep, I went there. 
{#Dancingbanana_2}
awesome lyrics
really enjoy this awsome song {#Bananajam}
My son just passed the computor and asked if I was listening to a Bulgarian pig sticking group 'cos it didn't sound half bad and he thought he had heard them all.
Sarcasm may have been involved. 
A wonderfully witty ditty, James the replacement for Carter USM ?
James is a very naughty band.
This song always takes my back to my younger days, and remember when Mtv played music videos. 
Make mine a double.  {#Drunk}

Elroweho wrote:
I'll have what James is having!! {#Bounce}

 


If only I could give this a separate rating for the witty lyrics.
8
eeeeeeieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeieeeeeeieieeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeiiieee...
Great song. It also makes me miss the days when Isaac Hayes was Chef on South Park.
Love the almost yodel...{#Music}
{#Bananapiano}{#Drummer}{#Bananapiano}  ......... superb manchester's finest
What a fun song !
 fredriley wrote:

That sweetly innocent question reminds me of a sexual position described in an episode of a popular radio comedy series some years back. It's called The Queen: the woman on top and waving :o)

I'll get me sex aids...



 
Who knows what she's sitting on in the back of that rolling love wagon: 

Queen Elizabeth waving from the back of an open carriage

I love you for your pink Cadillac 
Crushed velvet seats 
Riding in the back 
Oozing down the street 
Waving to the girls 
Feeling out of sight 
Spending all my money 
On a Saturday night 
Honey I just wonder what you do there in back 
Of your pink Cadillac 
Pink Cadillac 




Go Bill!...enjoying the mix tonight.
EEEEEEEE!!  That's exactly what I yell.
I'll have what James is having!! {#Bounce}
 Baketown wrote:
I love the drum fill!

 
{#Drummer}
Always sounded like a dirty Neil Diamond song to me.

I mean that in a good way.

easy 8  .
Nudge! Nudge! Wink! Wink! Say no more!
What happened to his Gang?
I just want to yodel in my cube now...
Circumstance provoked a re-watch of the video fairly recently.  I'd completely forgotten what a brilliant bit of pop art that was!
I love the drum fill!
 MrRedwood wrote:

Because "cowgirl" leaves a slightly strange impression, "bent over the kitchen counter" is too provocative, and "pinned spread-eagled on the back lawn during summer rain" is too verbose and not frequent enough.
 



Well played. Haha

This band is seriously under-rated in America. Huge in England. I wish I could have experienced their music before they broke up.


 evansdad wrote:
What's up with the "on top" thing? {#Stupid}
 
Because "cowgirl" leaves a slightly strange impression, "bent over the kitchen counter" is too provocative, and "pinned spread-eagled on the back lawn during summer rain" is too verbose and not frequent enough.
{#Bananapiano} I hate emoticons. But this speaks to me when I hear this song. I'll dance on top of anything when this song plays.
love this band!  this is a great cd and seven is even better. 
Saw James in concert last night and they VERY ADAMANTLY announced their refusal to play this song.............  {#Razz}  I thought they might be joking, but no — not even during the encore!  Otherwise it was a fun time — intimate venue and a good value at $25.
This whole album is amazing.  Soooooo good.
YES YES YES. James is one of the most underrated groups around. They have a lot of superb music and are also a blast in concert.
A perfect little pop gem!
I can relate...{#Bounce}
This song played the night I met my wife.
 evansdad wrote:
What's up with the "on top" thing? {#Stupid}
 
That sweetly innocent question reminds me of a sexual position described in an episode of a popular radio comedy series some years back. It's called The Queen: the woman on top and waving :o)

I'll get me sex aids...


Whoever's being described/lambasted/celebrated in this song, it's fair to say that she counted as 'high maintenance'...
I turned this one up - I play it loads luvitloads eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
This song is so much fun it should be illegal!  I just have to blast it loud, and since I work the service desk alone there is no one to complain about it.  Even if there was, it'd be worth hearing it as long they didn't complain during this song!
This song always makes me think of the late 90s, when I was young and immortal.
First 'Instant Karma' and now 'Twist and Shout'... Nothing original today, Bill?
 romeotuma wrote:
I was just about to say I think this song is cool...  then I scrolled back and I saw that I have already said that...  I don't want to be redundant...  this song be good... 
Go ahead, be redundant ... it is good!  Hope you're dancing again this morning! {#Roflol}
Ahh The early 1990s! What a great time for nice gems like Laid!
Thanks for reminding me of this sone Bill.. had almost forgot it!  bought it on iTunes right away.. then bough Lou Reed Walk on the Wild Side which is a perfect follow up to it....  sheesh Bill.. where have you been all my life?
Love the Eno production over the whole album...
Well, shake it up baby now (Shake it up baby), Twist and shout!
I was gonna like this song for its boldness, but the sexual references make me a little uneasy. Um, and guilty, because they make me laugh. As do the comments.  Oh, okay - I'll give it 7. With the right to change my mind at any time. {#Mrgreen}
this is one of the best albums/cds ever made.... not to mention one of the best bands ever!
Dang I want to turn this up loud but I don't think the boss will like it.
yeah!  this song needs to get played more often!
 zerosomething wrote:

Yea me too. Why's it only on top?
 

Should I draw you a diagram? It's just easier that way, don't ask questions just lay back and enjoi...
 evansdad wrote:
What's up with the "on top" thing? {#Stupid}
 
If that's how it works, that's how you roll.

 evansdad wrote:
What's up with the "on top" thing? {#Stupid}
 


Yea me too. Why's it only on top?
9 for the album cover alone!
what's that mean?
 vandal wrote:

dude?
 
{#Roflol}

Roy Orbison
The only reason I am not muting this is because Todd Hannigan is about to begin.
 evansdad wrote:
What's up with the "on top" thing? {#Stupid}
 
dude?


The high-pitched whine may be more sonically damaging than the bagpipes that preceeded them on the playlist.
What's up with the "on top" thing? {#Stupid}
{#Whipit}

 
kurtster wrote:
Hit me with your rhythm stick !
 


Hit me with your rhythm stick !
 pinklife wrote:
I took my mom to a bar and she found this song on the juke and proceeded to play it four times in a row.  You cannot give that woman carbombs.
 

I wanna party with your Mom!
I took my mom to a bar and she found this song on the juke and proceeded to play it four times in a row.  You cannot give that woman carbombs.
Lurve this song! {#Hearteyes}
MORE James please...........!
Who wrote this song? I've heard a couple versions...
LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!!!  I could listen to it everyday and never get tired .  So many great memories, and a wonderful feeling/ energy coming out of the sound~

{#Daisy}
In the video, he's forced to use, "She only sings when she's on top"! Madness! {#Propeller}
 velvetglove wrote:
Hilarious.

Now would someone kindly upload "Born of Frustration," please?
 
Yes!! Please play "Born of Frustration"....I love this band.

A fun song to air drum to!
Hilarious.

Now would someone kindly upload "Born of Frustration," please?


One of the best songs ever!
eEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
 PeaceInIraq wrote:
What ever happened to these guys?
 
They reformed last January and had a short tour of the US this year and are on tour in the UK now.  Hopefully they will make a wider tour in the US soon.


What ever happened to these guys?
YIKES!!!!!  I have to say, I admit to admiring this song, while not liking it.  I suspect it's in the category of being "so bad it's good"!


Love this song about a one night stand gone wrong.  He can't get rid of her! {#Embarassed}
don't know how it is in the rest of the country but in the northeast this is a classic at wedding receptions...this and It's Raining Men
I love getting "Laid"  {#Boohoo} 
Classic boy meets girl, boy loses girl, true love unites, yodel song!