Where the Headcoatees sound was a blend of girl-group sounds and three-chord garage-rock, with all the original songs coming from the pen of Billy Childish, Holly’s solo sound is more a blend of pre-rock electric blues, folk, soul and less frantic elements of rock & roll. Apart from the wide range of covers of such artists as Willie Dixon, Ike Turner, Lee Hazelwood, Wreckless Eric, and Bill Withers, Golightly also writes her own material.
Since her debut LP in 1995, Golightly has been very prolific, releasing fifteen albums and a bounty of singles for a wide variety of labels. Holly’s sound has remained remarkably consistent throughout, but each record has a quality that sets it apart from the other releases.
In 1999 Surefire released an LP, In Blood, on which Billy Childish and Holly Golightly sing duets and the two of them celebrate One Chord, One Sound, One Song.
2001’s Desperate Little Town, released on Sympathy for The Record Industry, another collaboration (this time with Dan Melchior) marked a bit of a stylistic diversion as it is a relaxed and mostly acoustic record. In the same year she also collected up all thirteen of her singles and E.P’s onto one double album called Single’s Round-Up.
After playing several shows with The White Stripes, in the USA, and then supporting them at their some of their London shows, Holly has been good friends with Jack and Meg for some time, recording a duet with them ’It’s True That We Love One Another’, for their album Elephant.
Holly has also recorded in the US with The Greenhornes and they released a special Christmas 2002 single together on Damaged Goods called Little Stars. Holly appeared on the Greenhornes album Dual Mono which is out in the States on Telstar. And Holly sings lead vocal on the track ’There’s An End’, which featured as the title track for the film, Broken Flowers.
Over the years Holly has been guest vocalist on various other bands projects, including live with Mudhoney and on several Rocket From The Crypt releases. Her most recent album 2005’s ’Slowly But Surely’ released on Damaged Goods and recorded, as usual, by Liam Watson at ToeRag Studios in London.
There was also a 7", ’Walk A Mile’ taken from the album, with an exclusive b-side Don’t Fuck Around With Love featuring the ever wonderful Sexton Ming.
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Holly Golightly is also the name of an indiepop band from Germany who released a four track 7" single in 1992.
Mother Earth
Holly Golightly Lyrics
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Never go my way
But dirt is waiting for you
There's a debt you have to pay
I don't care how great you are
Don't care what you're worth
Cause when it all ends up
You may own a city
Get all the girls
You may have an aeroplane
Flying all around the world
I don't care how great you are
Don't care what you're worth
Cause when it all ends up
You're going to go back to mother earth
You may play the race horses
Even on a track
You may have enough money baby
To buy anything you like
I don't care how great you are
Don't care what you're worth
Cause when it all ends up
You're got to go back to mother earth
In Holly Golightly's song "Mother Earth," the singer addresses someone who constantly boasts about their accomplishments and material possessions. The lyrics reflect a sense of humility and a reminder that no matter how great someone thinks they are, they will eventually return to the earth. The metaphor of "dirt waiting for you" implies that regardless of how much someone may own or achieve in life, death is inevitable and all will return to the earth from which they came.
Throughout the song, the singer emphasizes that she does not care about the person's wealth or status because it will not matter in the end. This message can be interpreted as a call to focus on what really matters in life and to prioritize relationships and experiences over material possessions.
The song's message of humility and the inevitability of death is a common theme in many cultures and religions. The lyrics serve as a reminder that regardless of our accomplishments or status, we are all equal in the end.
Line by Line Meaning
You may highhand me all the time
You may continue to look down on me and think you're better than me.
Never go my way
You never seem to care about what happens to me or what I think.
But dirt is waiting for you
No matter how rich or powerful you are, you will still die and decompose in the same way as ordinary dirt.
There's a debt you have to pay
Death is an inevitable debt that we all must pay.
I don't care how great you are
I don't care about your wealth, status, or power.
Don't care what you're worth
I don't care about your monetary value or net worth.
Cause when it all ends up
Regardless of what happens during your lifetime,
You're going to go back to mother earth
You will eventually die and return to the earth from which you came.
You may own a city
You may own an entire city, but it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.
Get all the girls
You may have many women, but your relationships with them won't affect the final outcome of life.
You may have an aeroplane
You may own an airplane and travel around the world, but it won't save you from death.
Flying all around the world
Traveling to different places won't change the final outcome of your life.
You may play the race horses
You may enjoy gambling and horse racing, but it won't add anything to your legacy.
Even on a track
Even if you win at gambling or horse racing, it won't change the ultimate end of your life.
You may have enough money baby
You may have all the money in the world, but it won't save you from death.
To buy anything you like
Money cannot buy a way to avoid death.
You're got to go back to mother earth
You will eventually die and return to the earth from which you came, regardless of your wealth or accomplishments.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LEWIS SIMPKINS, PETER CHATMAN
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