Formed by singer Katie Jane Garside and guitarist Crispin Gray, they had previously collaborated in the celebrated but short-lived band Daisy Chainsaw. Garside and Gray did not cross paths again until 1999 when they formed Queen Adreena. An album, Taxidermy, soon followed in 2000. Pete Howard, the last drummer to play with The Clash, joined just before the band signed with Rough Trade for their second album, 2002’s Drink Me, featuring the lead single "Pretty Like Drugs." Queen Adreena toured extensively in the UK and Europe. Their third album was released in 2005: The Butcher and the Butterfly.
Ride a Cock Horse, an album of mostly unreleased material from the Taxidermy era, was only available from MySpace www.myspace.com/queenadreenafrance in 2007.
In 2008, Queen Adreena released their final album Djin in Japan with a UK release the following year. They disbanded in 2009 due to Katie Jane Garside pursuing other projects.
Crow
Queen Adreena Lyrics
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Voices disappear behind a bank of clouds
It's a dismal forecast
Her torn up skirt a backdrop
And drop she does
The crows, the crows
Oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows
Oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows, oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows, oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows, oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows
Lawnmower Joe
Cut himself up on the stones
The crows, the crows
A little too close for comfort
A park boy curious about a homeless halfway house
Crying crumpled
Oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows
She might shape up real nice
One of those
The crows, the crows, oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows, oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows, oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows
She's not intimidated
A used up rag wasted
The crows scratch out my errant thoughts
Into some order
Line them up on a fence
I look around
They've flown
Oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows
Oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows
The crows, the crows, oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows, oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows, oh no, the crows
The crows, the crows
The lyrics to Queen Adreena's song "Crow" paint a vivid and eerie picture of a desolate atmosphere, with crows perched on a fence observing unusual scenes. The first stanza conjures up a mysterious and melancholic outlook as the singer beholds crows sitting on a fence while voices in the background fade away behind a bank of clouds. The scene is further conveyed with a disheartening outlook as the singer observes a torn-up skirt serving as a stage for an unknown character dropping down to the ground, with the crows as witnesses. The repetition of the phrase "the crows, the crows" emphasizes the singer's feeling of dread and foreboding caused by the crows' presence, which is also reflected in the repetition of "oh no, the crows."
The second stanza presents some characters that are seemingly out of place in the eerie environment, adding another element of peculiarity. There's a Lawnmower Joe who is described to have cut himself up on stones, putting him in perilous proximity to the crows. There's also a park boy who seems to be exploring a halfway house for the homeless and is seen crying crumpled. The phrase "oh no, the crows" is repeated, highlighting the unease in the situation.
The final stanza provides some insights into the singer's own mental state. She is not intimidated, even though she is described as "a used up rag wasted." The crows' presence seems to serve as a cleansing mechanism for her mind, as they scratch out her errant thoughts and put them in order, a process that has a therapeutic effect on her. As she looks up, she realizes that the crows have flown away, which serves as a powerful conclusion to the song, leaving the listener pondering about the significance of the crows and their role in the story.
Line by Line Meaning
I see crows sitting on a fence
The singer observes crows perched on a fence
Voices disappear behind a bank of clouds
The singer's thoughts or external noises become muted or obscured, possibly due to the presence of the crows
It's a dismal forecast
The atmosphere is bleak or depressing
Her torn up skirt a backdrop
The sight of a torn skirt serves as a background element to the artist's observation of the crows
And drop she does
It is unclear what 'she' refers to or what action is being taken
The crows, the crows
Repetition of the crows as a focal point
Oh no, the crows
A sense of apprehension or unease related to the crows
Lawnmower Joe
A character is introduced with this name
Cut himself up on the stones
Lawnmower Joe suffered an injury or accident involving stones
A little too close for comfort
The crows' proximity to the artist or Lawnmower Joe is unsettling
A park boy curious about a homeless halfway house
A young male in a park expresses curiosity about a halfway house for homeless individuals
Crying crumpled
The boy appears to be emotionally affected or upset
She might shape up real nice
It is possible for a female character to improve or change in some positive way
She's not intimidated
A female character is depicted as unafraid or undeterred by something or someone
A used up rag wasted
The female character is described in a derogatory manner, potentially implying substance abuse or promiscuity
The crows scratch out my errant thoughts
The crows seem to symbolically manipulate or disrupt the artist's thoughts
Into some order
The crows' actions have a seemingly organizing effect on the artist's thoughts
Line them up on a fence
The singer imagines the crows' influence resulting in a lining up of thoughts or ideas
I look around
The singer observes their surroundings
They've flown
The crows have left or disappeared from the original scene
Contributed by Thomas R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Trixster Million
Is this derived from Spinal Tap lyrics?
Trixster Million
Also, this song reminds me of Daisy Chainsaw, in a good way.
Trixster Million
@Zenobia W This Is Spinal Tap is the movie that popularized the "mockumentary", a comedic fake documentary, and it follows the travails of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. It is widely regarded as a comedy classic. Due to its popularity the comic actors all learned to play their instruments (like The Monkees) and released at least two real albums as the band; the music wasn't that bad at all.
I wish I could tell you what song it's from, but at one point band member Nigel Tufnel utter the line, "Oh no - the crows, the Crows, the CROWS!" and I guess you have to experience it for yourself to understand how funny it is.
Zenobia W
I am %100 unfamiliar with Spinal Tap (assuming it's the band you are refering to?) What song specifically do you have in mind?