The original band line-up consisted of Perry, singer Ralph Morman, bassist David Hull and drummer Ronnie Stewart. This line-up recorded The Project's 1980 debut album, Let the Music Do the Talking, which was produced by long-time Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas. The album was fairly well received and sold a respectable 250,000 copies in the US.
During the tour in support of the album, Morman was fired and replaced by Joey Mala, who lasted until the end of the tour, when he in turn was replaced by singer and rhythm guitarist Charlie Farren. This line-up recorded one album, I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again, which was released to little attention in 1981. Columbia's reluctance to promote the album combined with Perry's continuing drug problems led to Perry's firing the entire band in 1982.
Equipped with a new record label (MCA Records) and three new band members in singer Cowboy Mach Bell, bassist Danny Hargrove and drummer Joe Pet, the band released Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker in 1983. The album met the same fate as its predecessor, selling a meager 40,000 copies without any promotion whatsoever. Despite the poor sales, The Project went out on a final tour in support of the album, adding then ex-Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford to the line-up. The following year, both Perry and Whitford would rejoin Aerosmith for a very successful reunion, at which point The Project had been disbanded.
A compilation album, The Best of the Joe Perry Project, was released by an Australian Indie Record label in 1999.
Discount Dogs
The Joe Perry Project Lyrics
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Something that you got
Really drives me up the wall
You got me spinning round and round
I'm heading for a fall
You got me floatin'
I'm the kite on your string
Can't you hear it sing
When I'm with you, baby
I'm like putty in your hands
Mold me, hold me.
Do everything you can
I just got to have
A little more of your love.
I swear you must have been sent
From heaven up above
Chorus:
Keep me satisfied
Keep me satisfied
Honey, when you do me
Do the things you do
I just can't help myself
I'm so in love with you
You keep on giving it
Everything that you got
I know one thing for sure
You really make me hot.
Baby, can't you feel my heart beat
It's beating just for you
Baby, can't you feel me heart beat
It's ringing loud, it's ringing true
Repeat 1st verse
Repeat chorus
End.
The lyrics to The Joe Perry Project's song "Discount Dogs" are about the powerful effect that one person can have over another. The singer is completely smitten with someone who drives him "up the wall" and has him "spinning round and round" and "floatin' like a kite on your string." He describes himself as being "like putty in your hands" and asks this person to "mold me, hold me, do everything you can." Despite being completely in love, the singer knows deep down that he is "heading for a fall" because the power this person has over him is so strong.
The chorus urges this person to "keep me satisfied" and echoes the singer's sentiment that he can't help himself, as this person "makes me hot." The final lines, "Baby, can't you feel my heart beat / It's ringing loud, it's ringing true," show just how deeply the singer feels for this person. He is completely under their spell and unable to resist their magnetism.
Overall, the lyrics to "Discount Dogs" are a testament to the power of attraction and desire, as well as the feeling of being under someone's spell. The singer is completely infatuated with this person and can't resist their pull, even though he knows it might lead to his downfall.
Line by Line Meaning
Something that you got
There's something about you that I can't resist.
Really drives me up the wall
It's maddening how much I want you.
You got me spinning round and round
I'm dizzy with desire for you.
I'm heading for a fall
I know this is going to end badly, but I can't stop.
You got me floatin'
You make me feel like I'm weightless and carefree.
I'm the kite on your string
You're in control and I'm happy to be controlled.
Can't you hear it sing
The passion between us is so strong, it's like a beautiful song.
When I'm with you, baby
Being near you makes me feel alive.
I'm like putty in your hands
You can shape me into anything you want me to be.
Mold me, hold me.
Take me, shape me, hold me tight.
Do everything you can
I want you to give me everything you've got, even if it hurts.
I just got to have
I need you so badly.
A little more of your love.
I need more of your affection to satiate my desire.
I swear you must have been sent
I believe you are an angel.
From heaven up above
Sent from a higher power to bring me happiness.
Chorus:
Refrain
Keep me satisfied
Continue to give me pleasure and love.
Keep me satisfied
Repeat of the above line
Honey, when you do me
My love, when we are intimate.
Do the things you do
Perform the intimate acts that bring me so much pleasure.
I just can't help myself
My feelings for you are uncontrollable.
I'm so in love with you
I am deeply in love with you.
You keep on giving it
You continue to give me love and pleasure.
Everything that you got
You give me everything you're capable of giving.
I know one thing for sure
I am certain of one thing.
You really make me hot.
You excite me and turn me on like no one else can.
Baby, can't you feel my heart beat
My love, can you sense the way my heart races when I'm near you.
It's beating just for you
My heart belongs to you and you alone.
Baby, can't you feel me heart beat
My love, can you feel the depth of my passion for you.
It's ringing loud, it's ringing true
I'm feeling so strongly that it's almost overwhelming.
Repeat 1st verse
Repeat of the first verse.
Repeat chorus
Refrain.
End.
End of the song.
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Written by: JOE PERRY, RALPH MORMAN
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