In 1977, Friday was a founder of Virgin Prunes (legendary avant-garde post-punk group). 1987-2005 he composed & performed with, musical partner, Maurice Seezer. He released his 4th solo album CATHOLIC in April 2011.
Gavin Friday & The Man Seezer albums (with Maurice), inc: "Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves" (1989), "Adam 'N' Eve" (1992) & "Shag Tobacco" (1995).
Film scores & soundtracks include Get Rich or Die Tryin', In America, In the Name of the Father, The Boxer, Disco Pigs, Short Cuts and Romeo + Juliet. Gavin worked with producer Hal Willner on the music for director Abel Ferrera's movie Chelsea on the Rocks (2008). He has also collaborated with the English composer Gavin Bryars, setting Shakespeare's sonnets to music.
Stage Shows include the Kurt Weill Extravaganza Ich Liebe Dich, the one man show I didn't come up the Liffey in a bubble and Gavin's tribute to German music, Tomorrow belongs to me.
Gavin Friday played the character Billy Hatchet in Neil Jordan's film Breakfast in Pluto (2006). He recorded three songs for the film, two of which are featured on the soundtrack album: 'Sand' and 'Wig Wam Bam'.
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Baltimore Whores
Gavin Friday Lyrics
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There were four old whores from Baltimore
Drinking beer and wine.
The topic of conversation was
"Mine is bigger than thine.'
cho: Roly, poly, tickle my hole-y,
Smell of my slimy slough.
Then drag your nuts across my guts,
I'm one of the whorey crew.
The first old whore from Baltimore said,
"Mine's as big as the air.
The birds fly in, the birds fly out,
And never touch a hair."
The second old whore from Baltimore said,
"Mine's as big as the moon.
The men jump in, the men jump out,
And never touch the womb."
The third old whore from Baltimore said,
"Mine's as big as the sea.
The ships sail in, the ships sail out,
And leave their rigging free."
The fourth old whore from Baltimore said,
"Mine's the biggest of all.
A man went up in the springtime,
And didn't come out till fall."
"Baltimore Whores" is a song written by the Irish singer-songwriter Gavin Friday, and it tells a story of four old whores from Baltimore who are sitting and drinking beer and wine, and their conversation topic is about the size of their vaginas. The song is a humorous and satirical take on the obscene and grotesque nature of sex culture, and it offers a glimpse into the forbidden and taboo world of prostitutes.
The lyrics of the song are riddled with sexual innuendos and double entendres, such as "Roly, poly, tickle my hole-y" and "Smell of my slimy slough," which illustrate the raw and unfiltered nature of these women's conversations. Each of the old whores claims that her genitalia is bigger than the previous one's, going from as big as the air to as big as the moon, and even as big as the sea. The fourth old whore from Baltimore claims that hers is the biggest of all, boasting that a man went up in the springtime and didn't come out till fall.
Overall, the song is a commentary on the sexualization of women in society and how prostitution is often stigmatized and overlooked. It shines a light on the hardships and experiences of women who sell their bodies for a living and how they form their own subculture and community.
Line by Line Meaning
There were four old whores from Baltimore
It's a story about four old prostitutes from Baltimore
Drinking beer and wine.
They were drinking beer and wine
The topic of conversation was 'Mine is bigger than thine.'
They were having a competition of who had the biggest genitalia
Roly, poly, tickle my hole-y,
It's a vulgar chant that pervades in the story
Smell of my slimy slough.
It's an even more vulgar reference to a woman's genitalia
Then drag your nuts across my guts,
Another explicit reference to sexual activities
I'm one of the whorey crew.
One of the prostitutes is saying she's part of the group
The first old whore from Baltimore said, 'Mine's as big as the air. The birds fly in, the birds fly out, And never touch a hair.'
First prostitute's genitalia is described as incredibly spacious
The second old whore from Baltimore said, 'Mine's as big as the moon. The men jump in, the men jump out, And never touch the womb.'
The second prostitute claims to have a womb as large as the moon
The third old whore from Baltimore said, 'Mine's as big as the sea. The ships sail in, the ships sail out, And leave their rigging free.'
The third prostitute claims her genitalia is as vast as the sea, and that men can leave their belongings and be lost in there
The fourth old whore from Baltimore said, 'Mine's the biggest of all. A man went up in the springtime, And didn't come out till fall.'
The fourth prostitute concludes the competition by saying her genitalia is so big that a man got stuck there for months
Contributed by Carter E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
R. Andrew Aguilar
I wish I could say something more profound than this. . .but Gavin sounds so FUCKING COOL when he sings this.
MitreSquareMurder
It's called 'Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys' You can find it on iTunes. It's a compilation album with over 40 different songs by different artists and well worth checking out. wolfgpunkt has uploaded some of the others as well, if you wanted to check them out. ~MorganBonny
Ur gulp
This is one of the grimmest songs I've ever heard, but really cool in a twisted way... haha!
Johann
an ace tune, and this version is my fave, but you can't call this version a shantie, by any stretch of the imagination .
namekman01
it a ballad, idk who said was a shantie
Johann
do you actually know what defines a ballad ? because this tune has nothing to define it as such.The ballad gets its name from medieval French dance songs or "ballares"also from which 'ballet' gets its name.from balar from Late Latin ballre, to dance. As a narrative song, their theme and function may originate from Scandinavian and Germanic traditions of storytelling that can be seen in poems like Beowulf.as i said Ballads were originally written to accompany dances, and so were composed in couplets with refrains in alternate lines...i dont think you can dance to this in the way your supposed to dance to ballares...
namekman01
if you think a ballad is something you dance to, you go on ahead. i invite you to dance to ballads like dream on (w/o being high or drunk and in the company of a romantic partner)
a ballad is a song with a narrative.
if words kept their older meanings, then i could say i was gay, without having guys ask me out
Johann
namekman01 love aerosmith but a ballad is as a ballad is ,,,just cause you call a goat a horse it dont make it so. millimetre is an old word that still has the same meaning..insted of arguing with me go argue with the folks that make the rules,or better cleanse your ignorance and go look it up
namekman01
as you wish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballad
i win
best part is, it doesnt even have to be a song. how do you dance to non-music... okay that's doable, but it weird
EnosEverything
Love Gavin Friday... You should check out his fabulous album SHAG TOBACCO...You'll be pleasantly surprised at the quality..