Metallica covered "Tuesday's Gone" on the album Garage Inc., which features a special appearance from Les Claypool from Primus, Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains, John Popper from Blues Traveler, Pepper Keenan from Corrosion of Conformity, Jim Martin formerly of Faith no more, credited as Fatso, as well as Gary Rossington, one of the song's original writers, on guitar.
Tuesday's Gone
Metallica Lyrics
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One, two, three, one, two, three
Train roll on, on down the line,
Won't you please take me far, far away.
Now I feel the wind blow, outside my door,
I'm leavin' my woman at home, oh yeah.
My baby's gone
My baby's gone, gone with that wind
Long Gone (Gary)
(Pepper)
And I don't know, oh, where I'm goin'.
I just want to be left alone.
When this train ends, I'll try again.
I'm leavin' my woman at home.
My baby's gone
Tuesday's gone with the wind. (oh yeah)
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on (Jean paul)
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on
Train roll on many miles from my home,
See I'm, I'm ridin' my blues, babe, blues away, yeah.
But Tuesday you see, oh, she had to be free.
Somehow I got to, to carry on.
My baby's gone.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind. (Tuesday's gone)
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on, train roll on
Ride on train, ride on train, ride on train
Train roll on, (train rolls on)
The train, it rolls on
Train rolls on (train rolls on)
Lord, I can't change (I can't change)
Lord, I can't change (I can't change)
Lord, I can't change
Lord, I can't change (I can't change)
Train roll on
Ride on train
I can't change
Train roll on
Ride on train
Lord, I can't change, no
I can't change
Ride on Train
Thanks Gar,(right on) thanks pop, thanks Pat, thanks Ger
Thank you Het
Thanks Les, thanks Fatso (thank you everyone)(that was nice)
Thank ya. thank ya, thank ya, thank ya everybody
(Hey, let's, let's do that again)
"Tuesday's Gone" is a melancholic rock ballad by the legendary American heavy metal band Metallica, a cover of the original song by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song, released in the "Garage Inc." album in 1998, is a beautiful expression of longing, nostalgia, and emotional turmoil. The opening lines reflect the singer's desire to escape his current life and the need to be transported far away from his problems. The reference to the wind symbolizes a sense of freedom and the possibility of starting anew.
The central theme of the song is the loss of a loved one, possibly due to death, but more likely due to a breakup or separation. The lines, "My baby's gone, gone with that wind" and "Tuesday's gone with the wind," clearly suggests the singer's inability to come to terms with the fact that his beloved is no longer with him. The expression of grief is further compounded when he admits, "I don't know where I'm goin' / I just want to be left alone." The song builds to a powerful climax, with the repetition of the phrase "train roll on," highlighting the inevitability of life's onward march, even against the singer's wishes.
Overall, "Tuesday's Gone" is a poignant and moving ballad, powerful in its simplicity and honesty. The song captures the essence of human loss and the conflicting emotions associated with grief, and it showcases Metallica's ability to pay homage to the classics while infusing them with their own unique style and energy.
Line by Line Meaning
Train roll on, on down the line,
The train is moving forward along the tracks
Won't you please take me far, far away.
The singer wants to escape his current situation and go somewhere else
Now I feel the wind blow, outside my door,
The singer can sense the change that is coming
I'm leavin' my woman at home, oh yeah.
The singer is leaving his partner behind to go on this journey
My baby's gone
The singer's partner has left him
Tuesday's gone with the wind,
The singer's partner has left and isn't coming back
Long Gone (Gary)
The partner has been gone for a while
And I don't know, oh, where I'm goin'.
The singer is unsure about his destination
I just want to be left alone.
The singer wants some solitude
When this train ends, I'll try again.
The singer will start anew after this journey ends
Train roll on many miles from my home,
The singer has traveled far from home
See I'm, I'm ridin' my blues, babe, blues away, yeah.
The singer is trying to get over his heartbreak by going on this train ride
But Tuesday you see, oh, she had to be free.
The partner left freely and didn't want to stay
Somehow I got to, to carry on.
The singer must move forward despite his heartbreak
Train rolls on
The train continues its journey
Lord, I can't change
The singer acknowledges that he cannot change the past
Thank you Het
Acknowledging a band member with the nickname 'Het'
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALLEN COLLINS, RONNIE VAN ZANT
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Nino Amora
on No Remorse
im a dieharn fan of metalica