… Read Full Bio ↴This is the ninth track on the album, written and sung by Stradlin.
At the end of the song Slash performs an extended Flamenco-style guitar solo. Interestingly, live performances of this song were stretched from its original three-minute length to more than eight minutes long.
The opening line of the song "Found a head and an arm in a garbage can" refers to body parts Stradlin actually found in a dumpster in the vicinity of the studio.
Axl would sing this song live even when Izzy was still present in the band in 1991.
Double Talkin Jive
Guns N' Roses Lyrics
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Don't know why I'm here
Livin' on the run for oh so long
I gotta go collect
Double talkin' jive
Get the money motherfucker
'Cause I got no more patience
Double talkin'
No more patience man
Back in town an'a all new friends
They sayin' how ya been?
Fucked up and outta place
That's how I felt back then
Double talkin' jive
Get the money motherfucker
'Cause I got no more patience
Double talkin'
I got (Lies)
No more patience man
You dig what I'm sayin'?
The lyrics to Guns N’ Roses’s song Double Talkin’ Jive depict a person who has been on the run for quite some time, finding himself in a place he doesn’t belong to, surrounded by new people who seem concerned about his wellbeing. However, the singer of the song seems to be more interested in getting some cash, as he is “double talkin' jive, gettin' the money motherfucker, 'cause [he] got no more patience”. The repetitive chorus emphasizes the fact that the singer cannot stand the lies and the deceit anymore, as he has “no more patience, man”.
The verses of the song paint a picture of the singer’s troubled past, as he found “a head and an arm in da garbage can”, which could imply that he has been involved in some kind of violent altercation. These violent undertones can also be detected in the anger-filled language he uses, especially in the chorus, where he repeatedly swears at whoever is trying to deceive him. The chorus could also be a commentary on the music industry and how people in it are always trying to get ahead, using double talk and lies to achieve their goals.
Line by Line Meaning
Found a head and an arm in da garbage can
I discovered anatomical remnants discarded in the trash
Don't know why I'm here
I am uncertain of my purpose for existence
Livin' on the run for oh so long
I have been evading justice for a considerable amount of time
I gotta go collect
I must gather what is owed to me
Double talkin' jive
Speaking deceitfully and evasively
Get the money motherfucker
Acquire the owed funds, damn it
'Cause I got no more patience
I have depleted my capacity for tolerance
I got (Lies)
I possess deceptions
No more patience man
I cannot endure further
Back in town an'a all new friends
Since returning to the area, I have made unfamiliar acquaintances
They sayin' how ya been?
They inquire about my state of being
Fucked up and outta place
I felt disoriented and discomposed
You dig what I'm sayin'?
Do you apprehend my verbiage?
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: (USA 2) SLASH, IZZY STRADLIN, DUFF MC KAGAN, DARREN A REED, MATT SORUM, W. AXL ROSE
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@mgzinvxs
Found a head and an arm in da garbage can
Don't know why I'm here
Livin' on the run for oh so long
I gotta go collect
Double talkin' jive get the money motherfucker
'Cause I got no more patience
Double talkin' I got (lies)
No more patience man
Back in town an'a all new friends
They sayin' how ya been?
Fucked up and outta place
That's how I felt back then
Double talkin' jive get the money motherfucker
'Cause I got no more patience
Double talkin' (lies) no more patience man
You dig what I'm sayin'?
@paulzachopoulos4535
Slash’s solo…his finest moment as a guitar player, just perfect 😌🎧
@worsethanhitlerpt.2539
Slash adds TONS of substance to all their songs and it sounds so natural to the track most people think "anyone wouldve played the same thing"- Nope, just Slash wouldve.
@mariomele1990
Harmonic minor, maybe
@madmomminyable
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 your name is hilarious, part 2, lol
@javierruizcueto2389
The acoustic one?
@Gigi1111Layna
Agreed. Makes me want to cry it's beautiful..and Slash is just the effing sweetest most polite, quiet soft voice..gentleman. Duff was sweet too.
@ColorAmarillo205
Uno de los solos de guitarra más infravalorados en la historia de la música.
@wickedbliss
Mal!! Es genial
@chrisdrocezesky3506
Slash no es un guitarrista... Es una Fuerza de la Naturaleza.
@margaridacosta270
Agree.