Mickey Avalon (real name Yeshe Perl) is a rap artist from Hollywood, Califo… Read Full Bio ↴Mickey Avalon (real name Yeshe Perl) is a rap artist from Hollywood, California. His debut self-titled solo album was released Nov. 7, 2006 on Interscope/Shoot to Kill Records in association with MySpace Records. Avalon blends dark, lewd, and crizzled lyrical hooks with hip-hop beats.

Frequent topics of Avalon's songs are his experiences with substance abuse and prostitution. His family upbringing was tumultuous and both he and his parents were involved with drugs. Avalon's paternal grandparents are Holocaust survivors; both endured lasting injuries from their imprisonment at Auschwitz.

Avalon is friends with Antonio, who encouraged Avalon to write lyrics and perform when Mickey was broke and living on Anton's sofa. Avalon soon gained a following in the Los Angeles nightclub scene. He has since enjoyed a surge in popularity partly due to promotion of his music on the MySpace website.

In the media

Avalon appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on Friday the February 23, 2007.

He appeared in an episode of The Simple Life where he auditioned to perform the song "Friends and Lovers" at a lesbian wedding.

Avalon's sexually-themed song "Jane Fonda" was featured in HBO's Entourage.

Avalon appeared on Steven's Untitled Rock Show on Wednesday the April 3, 2007

Avalon replaced Gnarls Barkley as the opening act for the Red Hot Chili Peppers on March 12, 2007 in Oklahoma City. At that show John Frusciante joined Avalon onstage and criticized the audience for their poor reception and "booing" of Avalon. Avalon repeatedly told the audience he wasn't wanting to get in the way of the Chili Peppers performing, he was just there to "pay the rent". Frusciante also sent a very long and heated letter to the fans of www.redhotchilipeppers.com explaining how upset he was at the audiences' disrespect of Avalon.

Avalon appeared onstage with Shaun Ryder and the rest of the Happy Mondays at the 2007 Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif.

Avalon opened for T.I. at the University of California, Santa Barbara's "Extravaganza" event in May 2007.

Avalon's "What Do You Say?" was featured in the 2009 movie "The Hangover."

Collaborations

On Unwritten Law's 2007 greatest hits/remix album, The Hit List, Avalon performs "Shoulda Known Better".

Avalon is a member of the trio Dyslexic Speedreaders with Simon Rex (AKA Dirt Nasty) and Andre Legacy. The group tours occasionally with Avalon's solo act.

Avalon's DJ and manager is DJ Kev E Kev.

Funeral
Mickey Avalon Lyrics

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Senang dan relakan, lihatmu tertawa di sana
Jadikan kisah kita pelajaran berharga
Buatmu lebih dewasa

Kau tinggalkan cerita yang terindah yang pernah ada
(Teruslah melangkah cari jalanmu)
Tidurlah dan ucapkan selamat tinggal
(Berhenti tangisi semua, tak ada lagi yang tersisa)

Dia kan beri kau bahagia
(Yang tak bisa kuberikan Yang tak pernah kuwujudkan)
Cobalah keluar dari hariku yang tanpa harapan

Kau tinggalkan cerita yang terindah yang pernah ada
(Teruslah melangkah cari jalanmu)
Yakinlah kau memilih yang terbaik yang pernah ada
(Teruslah melangkah ini jalanmu)

Tak perlu menoleh lagi
Teruslah melangkah, temukan jalanmu
Bukankah ini yang kau cari
Kau telah memilih yang terbaik.

Kau tinggalkan cerita yang terindah yang pernah ada
(Teruslah melangkah cari jalanmu)
Yakinlah kau memilih yang terbaik yang pernah ada
(Teruslah melangkah ini jalanmu)

Jangan salahkan lentera jika ia tak mampu lagi bersinar
Jangan salahkan gelap jika ia tak mampu menutup penyesalan terdalam

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mickey Avalon's song "Funeral" speaks of the importance of accepting the end of a relationship and using the lessons learned to grow and mature. The opening lines "Senang dan relakan, lihatmu tertawa di sana / Jadikan kisah kita pelajaran berharga / Buatmu lebih dewasa" translate to "Be happy and let go, seeing you laugh over there / Make our story a valuable lesson / Make you more mature." The song encourages one to cherish the beautiful memories of a past relationship but not to dwell on them and to move forward in life. It is about acknowledging that sometimes people are no longer meant to be in each other's lives but this can be a positive experience in personal growth.

The second verse speaks to accepting that the other person may have found happiness elsewhere while also recognizing that it is not always easy to let go of the hope and desire for something more. "Dia kan beri kau bahagia / (Yang tak bisa kuberikan Yang tak pernah kuwujudkan) / Cobalah keluar dari hariku yang tanpa harapan" translates to "He will give you happiness / (That I cannot give, that I never realized) / Try to get out of my hopeless life." The song invites one to move forward and find their own path in life, even if it means letting go of someone they love.

Overall, the song encourages the listener to approach the end of a relationship with a positive attitude and see it as an opportunity for personal growth and self-discovery. It emphasizes the importance of moving on and finding their own happiness even if it means letting go of someone they once loved.

Line by Line Meaning

Senang dan relakan, lihatmu tertawa di sana
Be happy and let go, seeing you laugh there

Jadikan kisah kita pelajaran berharga
Make our story a valuable lesson

Buatmu lebih dewasa
Make you more mature

Kau tinggalkan cerita yang terindah yang pernah ada
You leave the most beautiful story ever

(Teruslah melangkah cari jalanmu)
(Keep moving forward to find your way)

Tidurlah dan ucapkan selamat tinggal
Sleep and say goodbye

(Berhenti tangisi semua, tak ada lagi yang tersisa)
(Stop crying over everything, there's nothing left)

Dia kan beri kau bahagia
He will give you happiness

(Yang tak bisa kuberikan Yang tak pernah kuwujudkan)
(What I can't give, what I never made possible)

Cobalah keluar dari hariku yang tanpa harapan
Try to get out of my hopeless day

Yakinlah kau memilih yang terbaik yang pernah ada
Believe that you chose the best there ever was