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.
There is a Light That Never Goes Out
Dum Dum Girls Lyrics
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Where there's music and there's people
And the young are alive
Driving in your car
I never, never want to go home
Because I haven't got one anymore
Because I want to see people
And I want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh, please don't take me home
Because it's not my home, it's their home
And I'm welcome no more
And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure of the privilege is mine
Take me out tonight
Take me anywhere
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
And in the darkened underpass
I thought oh, God, my chance has come at last
But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask
Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
Driving in your car
I never, never want to go home
Because I haven't got one
Oh, I haven't got one
And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure of the privilege is mine
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
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The Dum Dum Girls' song "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" is a cover of a classic track by The Smiths, originally released in 1986. The lyrics conjure up feelings of loneliness and a desire for companionship, as the singer longs to be taken out and shown a good time. They feel like they don't belong in their own home, and seek escape in the company of others.
The line "And if a double-decker bus / Crashes into us / To die by your side / Is such a heavenly way to die" has become one of the most famous and impactful in all of The Smiths' catalog. The sentiment is both romantic and morbid, suggesting a willingness to embrace death as long as it means being with the one you love.
The line "There is a light and it never goes out" is repeated throughout the song, serving as a sort of mantra or reassurance that despite the singer's feelings of isolation and despair, there is always hope for something brighter on the horizon.
Overall, the lyrics of "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" speak to the human need for connection and the desire to escape from the mundane and the lonely. The sense of yearning and the bittersweet beauty of the song have made it a classic that continues to resonate with listeners today.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me out tonight
I want to go out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
I want to go to a place where there is music and crowds
And the young are alive
I want to experience the energy of the young
Driving in your car
Riding in your car
I never, never want to go home
I don't want to go back to where I am staying
Because I haven't got one anymore
Because I don't have a home anymore
Oh, please don't take me home
Please don't take me back to where I am staying
Because it's not my home, it's their home
Because it's not where I belong, it's someone else's home
And I'm welcome no more
And I'm not welcome there anymore
And if a double-decker bus
And if a bus
Crashes into us
Hits us
To die by your side
To die with you
Is such a heavenly way to die
Is a beautiful way to die
And if a ten ton truck
And if a big truck
Kills the both of us
Kills both of us
Well, the pleasure of the privilege is mine
It's an honor for me to die with you
Take me out tonight
I really want to go out tonight
Because I want to see people
Because I want to be around people
And I want to see life
And I want to experience life
And in the darkened underpass
And in a dark, underpass tunnel
I thought oh, God, my chance has come at last
I thought that my opportunity had finally arrived
But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask
But then I became too afraid to ask
Take me out tonight
Take me out, please
Oh, take me anywhere
Take me to any place
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
I don't have a preference
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light that will never vanish
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light that will never disappear
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light that will always be there
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