While "Good" earned the band critical notoriety and substantial underground cred, they did not -- with this release or any subsequent -- break into the mainstream. After the release of Good, the band replaced Dupree with Billy Conway, a former bandmate of Sandman. Morphine's 1992 release of Cure for Pain, promoted by heavy touring, received some mainstream positive attention, selling over 300,000 copies worldwide and spawning a chart hit in many countries with the single Buena
Subsequent releases include Yes and Like Swimming.
On July 3, 1999, Mark Sandman collapsed on stage in Palestrina, Italy, a suburb of Rome. He was pronounced dead of a heart attack at the scene. He was 46. Morphine released The Night -- arguably their best effort -- posthumously in 2000.
After Sandman's death, the remaining band members reformed and continued to record as Twinemen and later as The Ever Expanding Elastic Waste Band
In 2004, the Mark Sandman box set Sandbox was released by Hi-n-Dry, Mark Sandman's own label. It contains two CDs and a DVD of previously unreleased material spanning Sandman’s musical career. The DVD features clips from early Sandman shows, interviews from the Morphine tours, and various videos from other Sandman solo and group projects, such as Treat Her Right.
"Some day there'll be a cure for pain,
And that's the day I throw my drugs away" - Mark Sandman
Links:
The Other Side - A Morphine Fanzine
Morphine at Myspace
Good
Morphine Lyrics
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You're good good good you're good
Something tells me something tells me something tells me you can read my mind
Something tells me something tells me something tells me you can read my mind yea
Something tells me you can read my mind your brain is calling to me one more time
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time your good
You push push push so good
Something tells me something tells me something tells me you can read my mind
Something tells me something tells me something tells me you can read my mind yea
Something tells me you can read my mind your brain is calling to me one more time
Said something tells me you can read my mind your brain is calling to me one more time
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time your good good good so good
The lyrics to Morphine's song Good are highly suggestive, and they revolve around praising someone's skill in pushing the singer's emotional buttons. The opening repetition of "you're good" creates a sense of admiration and attraction, but it is unclear what exactly the subject is good at. The verses hint that it has to do with an ability to read minds or at least know what the singer wants, and the chorus reinforces that idea by framing it as a question or statement. There is an almost hypnotic quality to the song's repetition of certain phrases and the way they are sung in Mark Sandman's deep, rumbling voice, which gives the impression that he is being seduced or controlled by someone who has a hold on him.
The lines "your brain is calling to me one more time" suggest that the attraction between the singer and the subject is not just physical but also intellectual or intuitive. They seem to have some kind of psychic connection or shared understanding that allows them to communicate without words. However, the song also has a slightly ominous undertone, as if the singer is being manipulated or used for someone else's pleasure. This is especially evident in lines like "you push my buttons good," which could be interpreted as either a compliment or a complaint, depending on the context. Overall, the lyrics to Good are open to multiple interpretations, but they all suggest a kind of sensual, addictive relationship that cannot be easily explained or understood.
Line by Line Meaning
You're good good good good
You're amazing, fantastic, and exceptional in every way possible.
You're good good good you're good
You're consistently great and reliable.
Something tells me something tells me something tells me you can read my mind
I have a strong feeling that you have an intuitive understanding of my thoughts and feelings.
Something tells me you can read my mind your brain is calling to me one more time
I believe that your intelligence and insight are drawing me towards you again.
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time
Your intellect and intellect alone is what is making me want to come back to you.
You push push push so good
You challenge and stimulate me in the best way possible.
You push you push my buttons good you push my buttons good you push my buttons good your good
You know the right buttons to push to make me feel alive and engaged in life.
Said something tells me you can read my mind your brain is calling to me one more time
I'm convinced that you have a deep understanding of my thoughts and I'm drawn to you because of that.
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time
I can't resist your intelligence and how it captivates me.
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time your good good good so good
Your intellect is what sets you apart and makes you so exceptional.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Mark Sandman
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@DancingWife
You're good, good, good
Good
You're good, good, good
You're good
Somethin' tells me, somethin' tells me
Somethin' tells me you can read my mind
Somethin' tells me, somethin' tells me
Somethin' tells me you can read my mind
Somethin' tells me you can read my mind
Your brain is callin' to me one more time
Your brain, your brain
Your brain is callin' to me one more time
Your brain, your brain
Your brain is callin' to me one more time
You're good
You push, push, push
So good
You push, push, push
You're good
Somethin' tells me, somethin' tells me
Somethin' tells me you can read my mind
Somethin' tells me, somethin' tells me
Somethin' tells me you can read my mind
Somethin' tells me you can read my mind
Your brain is callin' to me one more time
Somethin' tells me you can read my mind
Your brain is calling to me one more time
Your brain, your brain
Your brain is callin' to me one more time
Your brain, your brain
Your brain is callin' to me one more time
You're good, good, good
So good
@SuperQuadrivium
In summer 2017 I had a minor job-related depressive episode, and I had to take antidepressants for the first and last time in my life until now. I found in that period casually Morphine and I remember going to bed early listining to Good. Mark Sandman's voice helped me through that difficult summer. I discovered then its personal life and thought that he had learned capacity to make life less hard for other people with his music. As italian it's very sad he passed away , as a legend, how it was all his life, right in Italy.
@chrisshartzer77
Discovering Morphine is like finding an unexplained element. Its like intelligence and an aphrodisiac for the mind.
My life is finally headed in the right track at the age of 50 intoxicated and euphoric from my new drug Morphine.
@nuggetsontoast
I get it, others than the doors no band has ever touched me as much as morphine. Criminally underrated.
@chrisshartzer77
Paige
I must ask you to search .....
YouTube - Morphine studio 1992
The first song is " Good."
That version is ......ummmmm...Wow!
Well it's real Good.
The complete WMBR studio sessions. On YouTube.
@sawtoothiandi
the fifth element!
@GeauxRight777
Well said when I first discovered them I listened to everything for about two straight years!
@jonrushford5760
Been a top of my list for years.
@ttorres89
I just can't believe the views are so small. By far, the most underrated band ever. I wish the singer is still alive.
@zzottt
ttorres89 indeed, they would probably still be kicking out the jams like nobody's business
@lob19
wwww.youtube.com/watch?v=i1JtZgDSQp4&feature=youtu.be