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Hundred Proof Love | ||||||||||||
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| Recording Artist: | Michael Monroe | ||||||||||||
| Writers: | Jim
Vallance Michael Monroe Steve Stevens Jude Wilder |
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| Date Written: | July 1991 / Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Albums: | Jerusalem Slim (PolyGram 1992) | ||||||||||||
| Audio: | Pending |
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Michael Monroe: vocals Steve Stevens: guitar, bass Greg Ellis: drums |
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Produced by Michael Wagener |
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I've long been a fan of Steve's work with Billy, so for me it was a real treat to sit in the same room and watch one of the world's greatest guitarists up close! A few days before Michael and Steve arrived in Vancouver I got a phone call from their management company, asking if I could rent an electric bass guitar for Michael. A local music shop was kind enough to loan me a shiny new Ibanez, providing I promised to return it in pristine condition. No problem ... or so I thought. As luck would have it, Michael's leather pants were covered with dozens of sharp steel studs, plus he had an enormous metal belt-buckle. To make matters worse, he played the bass very aggressively (imagine Sid Vicious meets Pete Townsend) so I spent much of our writing session wondering if I might end up buying an electric bass! Fortunately, and miraculously, the instrument survived the session! |
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| Lyrics: |
Such a sobering scene This nightmare's just a stale runnin' dream Intoxicating me Beauty is only skin deep So let's get under the skin Liquor is quicker but truth of the matter Is slowly wearing thin Been giving so much lately Compassion fatigue No drinking to forget Is gonna rescue me ONE HUNDRED PROOF LOVE I NEED A HUNDRED PROOF LOVE IS IT HELL OR HIGH WATER ROLLING OVER ME I COULD DROWN IN MY MISERY ONE HUNDRED PROOF LOVE POUR ME THE HUNDRED PROOF LOVE AND I CHASE MY DEMONS DOWN OFF THE ROCKS 'COS I'M HANGING ON AND ON Like a full time saint, a visionary I can shock right through the jive No method missionary Could pull the wool over my eyes Radical departure From the way that you add vice To the vigilante vanguard of the artificial life Been fighting so much lately The war of nerves t's not about morality It's how you take the curves ONE HUNDRED PROOF LOVE IT TAKES A HUNDRED PROOF LOVE IS IT HELL OR HIGH WATER ROLLING OVER ME I COULD DROWN IN MY MISERY ONE HUNDRED PROOF LOVE STRAIGHT UP THE HUNDRED PROOF LOVE I SAVE MY STRENGTH FOR THE HARDEST KNOCK 'CAUSE THERE'S NO SURRENDER NO CONDITIONS, HURTING FOR HUNDRED PROOF LOVE Been giving so much lately Compassion fatigue No drinking to forget Will ever rescue me, no ONE HUNDRED PROOF LOVE FIND ME A HUNDRED PROOF LOVE IS IT HELL OR HIGH WATER ROLLING OVER ME I COULD DROWN IN MY MISERY ONE HUNDRED PROOF LOVE GIMME A HUNDRED PROOF LOVE I CHASE MY DEMONS DOWN OFF THE ROCKS 'COS THERE IS NO COMMON TOUCH WITHOUT A HUNDRED PROOF LOVE |
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