Lanegan began his musical career in 1984 with Screaming Trees, with whom he released seven studio albums and five EPs before their disbandment in 2000. During his time with the band, he also started a solo career and released his first solo studio album, The Winding Sheet, in 1990. He subsequently released a further 10 solo albums, which received critical recognition but only moderate commercial success. Following the end of Screaming Trees, he became a frequent collaborator of Queens of the Stone Age, and was a full-time member between 2001 and 2005 during the Songs for the Deaf and Lullabies to Paralyze eras.
Lanegan collaborated with various artists throughout his career. In the 1990s, he and Kurt Cobain recorded an album of Lead Belly covers that was ultimately never released. He also joined Layne Staley and Mike McCready in the band Mad Season, and formed the alternative rock group The Gutter Twins with Greg Dulli in 2003, as well as contributing to releases by Moby, Bomb the Bass, Soulsavers, Tinariwen, The Twilight Singers, Manic Street Preachers, and Unkle, among others.
Lanegan struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol throughout his life, but had been sober for over a decade at the time of his death. Encouraged by his friend Anthony Bourdain, he released the memoir Sing Backwards and Weep in 2020. He followed this up in 2021 with the memoir Devil in a Coma, which focused on his near-death experience with COVID-19. He and his wife Shelley Brien left the U.S. in 2020 and settled in the Irish town of Killarney, where he died two years later at the age of 57. No cause of death was revealed.
Studio albums
The Winding Sheet (1990)
Whiskey for the Holy Ghost (1994)
Scraps at Midnight (1998)
I'll Take Care of You (1999)
Field Songs (2001)
Bubblegum (2004)
Blues Funeral (2012)
Imitations (2013)
Phantom Radio (2014)
Gargoyle (2017)
Somebody's Knocking (2019)
Straight Songs of Sorrow (2020)
Come On Over
Mark Lanegan Lyrics
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Crawling through the night
Like a drunk
Brawling in a fight
How she gonna know what is
Right from wrong
[Chorus]
Sunday best
You're my favorite suit
You make the team
You're no substitute
I know baby I'm your
Favorite son, listen up babe
[Chorus]
Is it any wonder
Is it any wonder
I lay awake all night
Is it any wonder
On a Sunday soon
I see the light
Tell me baby
Tell me pretty lies
See the spider
Been out catching flies
Will you leave me I know it
Won't be long before you
[Chorus]
Is it any wonder
Is it any wonder
I lay awake all night
Is it any wonder
On a Sunday soon
I see the light
Like a blind man
Driving at the wheel
Like a hound dog
Scratching out a meal
You and I both know it
You belong
[Chorus]
The song "Come On Over" by Mark Lanegan seems to be about a man who is intrigued by a woman who is living dangerously. He describes her as being like a thief creeping through the night or a drunken brawler. He wonders if she knows the difference between right and wrong. He then asks her to come on over and turn him on. Later in the song, he implies that she is lying to him, comparing her to a spider catching flies with her deceitful words. Despite all of this, the man seems to be drawn to her and believes that they belong together.
The chorus of the song, "Come on over, turn me on," is repeated several times and seems to be the most important part of the song. The man wants this mysterious woman to come to him and arouse him, despite the fact that he knows she may be dangerous. The song ends with the man acknowledging that he and the woman both know that they belong together.
Overall, the song seems to be about the lure of danger and the attraction that some people have to those who live on the edge. It also touches on the idea that sometimes people are drawn to those who are not good for them or who may cause them harm.
Line by Line Meaning
Like a thief
Comparing oneself to a sneaky offender
Crawling through the night
Moving quietly in the darkness
Like a drunk
Comparing oneself to an intoxicated person
Brawling in a fight
Engaging in a physical altercation
How she gonna know what is
Right from wrong
Questioning someone's moral compass
[Chorus]
Come on over, turn me on
Invitation to a sexual encounter
Sunday best
Referring to one's finest clothing
You're my favorite suit
Metaphor suggesting that the other person fits perfectly
You make the team
Implying that the other person is someone valuable
You're no substitute
Acknowledging that the other person is irreplaceable
I know baby I'm your
Favorite son, listen up babe
Claiming top priority in the relationship
[Chorus]
Repeating the invitation to a sexual encounter
Is it any wonder
Rhetorical question to suggest the obviousness of something
I lay awake all night
Being restless and having difficulty falling asleep
On a Sunday soon
I see the light
Finding clarity or hope for something better
Tell me baby
Tell me pretty lies
Asking for comforting falsehoods
See the spider
Been out catching flies
Drawing parallel between spiders and people who manipulate others
Will you leave me I know it
Won't be long before you
Anticipating being abandoned
Like a blind man
Driving at the wheel
Drawing attention to one's lack of control or direction
Like a hound dog
Scratching out a meal
Drawing attention to one's instinctual behavior
You and I both know it
You belong
Affirming the mutual understanding of being meant for each other
[Chorus]
Final repetition of the invitation to a sexual encounter
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Like a thief
Crawling through the night
Like a drunk
Brawling in a fight
How she gonna know what is
Right from wrong
Come on over, turn me on
Sunday best
You're my favourite suit
You make the team
You're no substitute
I know baby I'm your
Favourite son, listen up babe
Come on over, turn me on
Is it any wonder
Is it any wonder
I lay awake all night
Is it any wonder
On a Sunday soon
I see the light
Tell me baby
Tell me pretty lies
See the spider
Been out catching flies
Will you leave me I know it
Won't be long before you
Come on over, turn me on
Is it any wonder
Is it any wonder
I lay awake all night
Is it any wonder
On a Sunday soon
I see the light
Like a blind man
Driving at the wheel
Like a hound dog
Scratching out a meal
You and I both know it
You belong
Come on over, turn me on
@misseskrumel1427
Super schönes Lied, hab es beim Tatort gehört und musste es mir jetzt direkt nochmal anhören 😁
@Bineskreativesideenreich
Ging mir genauso 😁☺
@michaelmertens1482
Mir geht's genauso
@beatewagner7.2934
Oh, ich bin nicht allein....
@johndelilo6038
Genau, Tatort Stuttgart -- Du allein 😁
@Highmuk
das ganze album ist ein kracher. top 10 bei mir
@MadisonEstes
I heard this on rescue me and had to look up the song right afterwards. I loved it after the first few lines. Very mellow and addicting. I love the lyrics too.
@edgar5433
I found this song thanks to 'bad sisters' from apple tv.. Awesome
@spartanthreeseven9686
Wow! Back in '95 I briefly lived in a 3000' recording studio built by the drummer, Jeff, an Airforce Acoustic Engineer, and the guitarist, Mark. They turned me onto Mad Season, The Burning Red. Which, of course, led me to Screaming Trees. Then and again, Wow. Seattle's one of the few major cities I haven't seen yet. Keep on writin brother.
G
California
@m.sh.9886
I'm Here From "Bad Sisters" Ep. 4 👀🤝🏻
Luv the song..