Dee Dee formed Dum Dum Girls as a solo project—the name a nod to both The Vaselines’ album, Dum-Dum, and the Iggy Pop song Dum Dum Boys — and released a home-recorded CDR on her label Zoo Music followed by a 7" on HoZac and a 12" EP on Captured Tracks.
Dum Dum Girls released their full-length debut album "I Will Be" on March 30th, 2010 on Sub Pop. Produced by Dee Dee and Richard Gottehrer (Strangeloves, Voidoids, Blondie, The Go-Gos and, more recently, The Raveonettes), I Will Be is neither lo-fi nor too polished. Just under thirty minutes with eleven songs, it’s a short tribute to love, loss, fun, fear and the classic pop form of the ’60s girl groups and early punk rockers.
Dum Dum Girls released their second full-length album "Only In Dreams" on September 26, 2011. The Hold Your Hand Songfacts reports that it was recorded in Josh Homme’s Pink Duck studios and deals with the trauma of parental loss and emotional distance.
Sub Pop released the band's EP "He Gets Me High" in early 2011.
Sub pop released the band's EP " End of Daze November 25, 2012.
On January 28, 2016, Dee Dee announced the closure of the Dum Dum Girls and the creation of a new solo project, Kristin Kontrol.
Jail La La
Dum Dum Girls Lyrics
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I just woke up at this strange show
This woman's clearly out of her mind
She's covered in sh!t and high as a kite
La la la la la, la la la la la
la la la la la, la la la
Hope that my husband has had a head start
Don't tell my father, don't tell my mother
They'd die to claim me, way too fun was their daughter
Oh in these stairs a holding cell
Soon i'll be in county jail
In the stairs your holding cell
Soon i'll be in county jail
someone tell my baby
Or else anekatips he won't know i need saving
(repeat)
la la la la la, la la la la la
la la la la la, la la la
in these stairs a holding cell
soon i'll be in county jail
(repeat)
someone tell my baby
Or else he won't know i need saving
(repeat)
someone tell my baby
Or else he won't know i need saving
(repeat)
The lyrics of “Jail La La” by Dum Dum Girls seem to tell the story of a woman who wakes up at a strange place, possibly a concert or a club, and finds herself in a potentially dangerous situation. She realizes that she is trapped there and she has no way of contacting anyone outside. Her husband may have left already, and she cannot call anyone because she doesn’t have any phone numbers by heart. The woman seems to be frightened and desperate to get out of the situation, but she knows that her family would not approve of her being in such a situation. She realizes that she might end up in jail soon and hopes that someone will tell her husband about her situation and save her.
The song’s lyrics are full of anxiety, making it feel like the woman is in a dangerous and stressful situation. The repetition of the line “someone tell my baby, or else he won't know I need saving” reinforces the urgency of the situation and the woman’s fear of being left alone. The line “way too fun was their daughter” suggests that the woman's parents might not have taken her wild and reckless behavior seriously, leading her to end up in such a situation. The overall ambience of the song is one of dread and fear, conveying a sense of being trapped and isolated, and desperately in need of help.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh go-oh-ohd how did i get here, i do not know
I woke up at a show and I am unsure how I got there
This woman's clearly out of her mind
The woman I'm with is obviously insane
She's covered in sh!t and high as a kite
The woman is covered in feces and under the influence of drugs
Don't have no phone, no numbers by heart
I don't have a phone or any phone numbers memorized
Hope that my husband has had a head start
I hope my husband has already left and won't be implicated in this situation
Don't tell my father, don't tell my mother
I don't want my parents to know about this
They'd die to claim me, way too fun was their daughter
My parents would be devastated to hear what happened because they always thought I was too wild
Oh in these stairs a holding cell
I'm stuck in a holding cell in these stairs
Soon i'll be in county jail
I'll be going to the county jail soon
Someone tell my baby
Or else he won't know i need saving
Please inform my partner that I need help or he won't know to rescue me
Contributed by Nora J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
W Kenneth
This is one of the best bands I have ever heard; I love them as much as Siouxsie and the Banshees.
seurat2
A great pop song is a joy forever, and this one will be listened to for a very long time.
M. Fortune
I really love this band. really got me out of a blue situation. a huge influence and introduced me to so many bands I love now (soft boys, pretenders, etc.) what is supposed to be cool about "not" liking a band? why not just ignore it?
Rodrigo
I've been obsessed with this song for like weeks now.
Rodrigo
3cs3hs I wrote that comment 4 years ago, so same here actually :)
3cs3hs
years for me!!
zunopa1
If you like this, check out these amazing Primitives tunes : "out of reach", "nothing left", "spacehead", "stop killing me", "shadow", "thru the flowers", "way behind me", "crash". The Primitives are the greatest band ever - that no one's ever heard of !
mark murino
Great band, great song, great video.
M1995C
one of my favourite songs of all time
namor561
i love these girls in the not creepy way, great music great looks