Paisley Underground bands incorporated psychedelia, rich vocal harmonies and guitar interplay in a folk rock style that owed a particular debt to The Byrds, but more generally referenced the whole range of 1960s West Coast pop and garage rock, from the Seeds to the Beach Boys. The Dream Syndicate channeled Crazy Horse and Creedence Clearwater Revival -- via The Velvet Underground -- while The Bangles recalled The Mamas and The Papas, Green on Red came on as a cousin to The Doors, The Long Ryders honored Gram Parsons and Buffalo Springfield, The Three O'Clock owed debt to the Bee Gees and The Monkees, and so on. The 1970s Memphis cult band Big Star, whose "September Gurls" was covered by The Bangles, was also influential, as were Britain's Soft Boys. Although there were accomplished musicians among them, it was also rooted -- as was the punk rock that preceded it -- in an inspired amateurism.
Sometimes, bands more peripheral to the shared musical vision of the Paisley Underground but who were part of the same social circle are included as part of the Paisley Underground. Bands such as Redd Kross, then evolving from punk rock into power pop ; The Leaving Trains, who had many of the same influences as the above bands but who leaned more towards punk ; The Last, who predated the abovementioned bands although sharing their musical vision; and The Pandoras, who leaned more towards straightforward garage rock revivalism.
Paisley Underground bands frequently shared bills, socialized and collaborated. Members of Rain Parade, the Bangles, the Dream Syndicate and the Three O'Clock joined together to make Rainy Day, an album of cover versions of songs by the Velvet Underground, Buffalo Springfield, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Big Star, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who. As "Danny and Dusty," Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate and Dan Stuart of Green on Red made the album The Lost Weekend (A&M, 1985) backed by members of each band along with most of The Long Ryders.
By far the most popular band to emerge from the movement was The Bangles, who have had massive mainstream success, although many of the groups released at least one album on a major label. Mazzy Star, another successful band with ties to the genre, evolved from Opal.
The Paisley Underground sound had a somewhat surprising influence on Prince. Not only did his 1985 album "Around the World in a Day" have a more psychedelic sound than any of his previous or future work, but he also named his record label (Paisley Park Records) after the movement, wrote "Manic Monday" for the Bangles, and signed the Three O'Clock to his label.
Penny Feathers on La Cienega Boulevard was a popular meeting point for paisley people.
By the end of the 1980s the movement had passed from public consciousness. However, later acts Mercury Rev and Grandaddy have acknowledged its influence.
The wider movement of which it is a part is named jangle pop after the ringing, light guitar sounds it often features. It was paralleled in other parts of the world by genres such as New Zealand's Dunedin Sound, whose chief exponents (such as The Chills and Sneaky Feelings) were often cited as directly comparable to Paisley Underground bands.
Notable Paisley Underground bands
* 28th Day
* The Bangles
* The Chesterfield Kings
* Dream Syndicate
* The Eyes of Mind
* The Fuzztones
* Flower Quartet
* Game Theory
* Gravedigger Five
* Green on Red
* House of Freaks
* The Long Ryders
* The Lost Patrol
* The Morlocks
* Opal
* The Pandoras
* Rain Parade
* The Spoilers
* Thin White Rope
* The Three O'Clock
* True West
* The Untold Fables
* The Verge
Southern California venues where bands played
* Anti-Club - Hollywood
* Cathay de Grande in Hollywood
* Radio City in Anaheim
* Safari Sam's (the original) in Huntington Beach
* Circle City at the Orange Traffic Circle
* The Palace in Hollywood
* The Cuckoo's Nest - Costa Mesa
* The Lhasa Club - Hollywood /Studio City
* Madame Wong's West/Chinatown - L.A.
* Club Lingerie - Hollywood
* Music Machine - West L.A.
* Al's Bar - Downtown L.A.
* The Palomino - North Hollywood
* The O.N. Klub - Silver Lake
* The Cavern Club
* FM Station
I Am the Resurrection
The Stone Roses Lyrics
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I hear you knocking down my
Door and I can't sleep at night
Your face it has no place
No room for you inside my
House I need to be alone
Don't waste your words I don't need
Anything from you
I don't care where you've been or
What you plan to do
Turn turn I wish you'd learn
There's a time and place for everything
I've got to get it through
Cut loose 'cause you're no use
I couldn't stand another
Second in your company
Don't waste your words I don't need
Anything from you
I don't care where you've been or
What you plan to do
Stone me why can't you see
You're a no one nowhere washed up baby
Who'd look better dead
Your tongue is far too long
I don't like the way it sucks and
Slurs upon my every word
Don't waste your words I don't need
Anything from you
I don't care where you've been or
What you plan to do
I am the resurrection and I am the life
I couldn't ever bring myself
To hate you as I'd
Like
I am the resurrection and I am the life
I couldn't ever bring myself
To hate you as I'd
Like
The Stone Roses's song "I Am the Resurrection" is a powerful track filled with intense emotions and unapologetic lyrics. The song starts with the singer feeling down and unable to sleep because of someone knocking on his door. He expresses his desire to be left alone and not have this person in his life. He doesn't care about their past or future plans, implying that their presence is not needed.
In the next verse, the singer is still trying to get through to this person who is not learning the boundaries of time and place. He expresses how miserable he feels in their company and how he needs to let them go because they are no longer useful. The singer compares the person to a "no one, nowhere, washed-up baby" who would "look better dead" and who has a "far too long" tongue. This intense burn is typical of The Stone Roses's music, where they don't shy away from expressing their true feelings.
The chorus is where the song gets its title and meaning. The singer declares himself to be "the resurrection and the life" and how he cannot hate this person as much as he'd like. The lyrics suggest that the singer has reached a point where he is beyond the negativity and spite that was earlier present in the song. The song ends on an optimistic note, where the singer has healed himself and risen above the negativity that this person brought to his life.
Line by Line Meaning
Down down you bring me down
You are a negative influence in my life and bring me down emotionally.
I hear you knocking down my
Door and I can't sleep at night
Your presence and actions are intrusive and keep me up at night with anxiety.
Your face it has no place
No room for you inside my
House I need to be alone
I do not want you in my life and I need to be alone in my personal space.
Don't waste your words I don't need
Anything from you
I don't care where you've been or
What you plan to do
I do not value your opinion, presence or actions and have no interest in your past or future.
Turn turn I wish you'd learn
There's a time and place for everything
I've got to get it through
Cut loose 'cause you're no use
I couldn't stand another
Second in your company
You need to understand that there are appropriate times and places for certain things and that I need to cut ties because you are not useful and I cannot bear being around you any longer.
Stone me why can't you see
You're a no one nowhere washed up baby
Who'd look better dead
Your tongue is far too long
I don't like the way it sucks and
Slurs upon my every word
You are worthless, going nowhere in life and would be better off dead. Your speech is too long and excessive, and it affects my reputation.
I am the resurrection and I am the life
I couldn't ever bring myself
To hate you as I'd
Like
Despite everything, I am the one who will survive and overcome. I cannot bring myself to hate you as much as I would like to.
I am the resurrection and I am the life
I couldn't ever bring myself
To hate you as I'd
Like
Despite everything, I am the one who will survive and overcome. I cannot bring myself to hate you as much as I would like to.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IAN GEORGE BROWN, JOHN SQUIRE
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Down down, you bring me down
I hear you knocking down my door and I can't sleep at night
Your face, it has no place
No room for you inside my house I need to be alone
[Chorus]
Don't waste your words
I don't need anything from you
I don't care where you've been
Or what you plan to do
[Verse 2]
Turn turn, I wish you'd learn
There's a time and place for everything, I've got to get it through
Cut loose, 'cause you're no use
I couldn't stand another second in your company
[Chorus]
Don't waste your words
I don't need anything from you
I don't care where you've been
Or what you plan to do
[Verse 3]
Stone me, why can't you see
You're a no-one nowhere washed up baby who'd look better dead?
Your tongue is far too long
I don't like the way it sucks and slurps upon my every word
[Chorus]
Don't waste your words
I don't need anything from you
I don't care where you've been
Or what you plan to do
[Post-Chorus]
I am the resurrection and I am the life
I couldn't ever bring myself to hate you as I'd like
I am the resurrection and I am the life
I couldn't ever bring myself to hate you as I'd like
[Instrumental Outro]
@HarryHopkins-fv3li
This song was the motivation I needed to quit a long term heroin addiction,now four year clean,thanks boys.
@adinocc2042
That's awesome! Good on you!
It is a remarkably powerful song.
@rjones2401
Respect to you! a man that conquers himself is stronger than a general that conquers a city
@HarryHopkins-fv3li
thanks rjones,nice of you to say ,when some people look down at us its them who need educating,experience is everything,
@HarryHopkins-fv3li
thanks adinocc , it was very nice of you to say, respect@@adinocc2042
@george22021979
Hang in there brother
@laurencegladwell529
I am 68 ,discovered band through some young lads who would come into the pub where i work ,best band of their era for me
@thegoldenmonkeys146
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@garybalfour3953
Class some find enjoy
@fionamacaulay6289
yipppee