Ain't No Right
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Ain't No Right is a song by Jane's Addiction, written by Eric Avery and Perry Farrell in late 1985. Part of the song discusses Perry Farrell's body scarification from self-induced cuts.
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Lyrics
my sex and my drugs and my rock and roll... all my brain and body need... sex and my drugs and my rock and roll... are the only thing that keeps me here, alright, so get your fucking piss-cup out of my fucking face... my sex and my drugs and my rock and roll are my fucking own business... I didn't ask your wife about what position she'd fucking like it... Cut-out! I am skin and bones, I am pointy nose; But it mother fuckin' makes me try It makes me try, and that ain't no wrong I'll tell you why... There ain't no right! Ugh! Ain't no wrong now, ain't no right Ain't no wrong now, ain't no right There's only pleasure and pain And then Mother fuckin' bad wind came, blew down my home Now the green grass grows Bad wind came, blew down my home God damn goodness knows! Where the green grass grows, there can't be wrong And goodness knows, there ain't no right! Oww! Ain't no wrong now, ain't no right Ain't no wrong now, ain't no right Only pleasure and pain Ooh yeah! Bumped my head, I'm a battering ram I god damn took the pain I cut myself, I said "So what?" Mother fuckin' took the pain I said "So what?," I can't be wrong I thought so but, there ain't no right! Oww! There ain't no wrong now, ain't no right There ain't no wrong now, ain't no right There's only pleasure and pain Listen to my daddy-o! (oh.... oh...)
Song Intro
The intro to Ain't No Right is Perry's response to a request by Lippman Kahane Entertainment, then Jane's Addiction's management agency, to have him take a urine drug test. Perry declined the request, get your fucking piss cup out of my fucking face, and the band soon parted ways with the company. [1]
The first two lines of the intro, my sex and my drugs and my rock and roll, all my brain and body need are taken from the song Sex And Drugs And Rock 'N' Roll by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Music Video
The music video Ain't No Right was directed by Casey Niccoli. It was recorded during a live performance at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA on December 19, 1990. The footage was originally recorded for Perry and Casey's movie Gift, but was made into a standalone music video in late 1991 or early 1992. Audio from this Hollywood Palladium performance was also released as a b-side on the Live and Rare compilation as well as some versions of the Classic Girl and Been Caught Stealing singles.
References
- ^ Rolling Stone. February 7, 1991.
