Skeleton Jack

kingbee

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Description

This is about the gaunt junkies that haunt Camden and the West End of London. I won't get on my soapbox about heroin, I'll just say that for every Keith Richards there's more than a thousand wasted individuals who are robbing their mums for another fix.

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Lyrics

Skeleton Jack wants some smack
and he’ll do anything to get it.
Well, he wants to get clean
but the streets are mean
and somehow unforgiving

Skeleton Jack
Skeleton Jack

Can’t stop, must dash
Gotta get some cash
There’s a monkey needs a feeding
Gonna pimp my ass
For a bag of grass
Is there anything here worth stealing?

Skeleton Jack
Skeleton Jack

You become the drug
and the drug becomes you
You become the drug
and the drug becomes you

All I wanted to be
was like Lou Reed
well he gave it so much glamour
but the word going down
in Camden Town
is 6 months in the slammer

Skeleton Jack
Skeleton Jack

You become the drug
and the drug becomes you
You become the drug
and the drug becomes you

Song Stats

Hits: 1637
Comments: 14
Fans: 11
Plays: 101
Downloads: 52
Votes: 6
Uploaded: Aug 15, 2008 - 01:01:01 PM
Last Updated: Aug 15, 2008 - 01:01:01 PM Last Played: Feb 06, 2010 - 05:22:55 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Keywords:

Heroin (4), junkies (1), skeleton (5), jack (9), drugs (44), ()

Hardware:

Aria Pro II electric guitar. Fleetwood acoustic guitar. Microphone

Software:

Garageband

Comments

egobandit

egobandit said 580 days ago (August 15th, 2008)

VEry cool
All I can say Is my best friend died of a heroin overdose. It hit me hard, Its true the draw of the underground cool musician on smack seems appealing but few realize that heroin is a drug that has taken down the strongest .. Dont matter what social standing you come from it can consume you like a fire and if you can t kick it like 99% of all junkies it will kick you.. Thanks for this song!

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Peter Bauckham	Peter Bauckham said 580 days ago (August 15th, 2008)
	Excellent Catchy tune carrying a serious message. Very nicely done - like it a lot. Peter Check out my latest song called Reality TV MJRF2010

Moviz	Moviz said 580 days ago (August 16th, 2008)
	Excellent song and performance with great lyrics too.... such a 'clean' sound on all fronts despite the subject. It's quite relevant to me at the moment, as someone I know has really gone over the top because of drink and smoke and it's kicking him now big time, cheers M Check out my latest song called The Hub of Life

Diviner	Diviner said 578 days ago (August 17th, 2008)
	Very good track with a message that rings so true. Well done, its very good in every respect. Check out my latest song called Chilled Something

thetiler	thetiler said 577 days ago (August 19th, 2008)
	very rock melodically Quite impressed with your diction of how you get such great flavor in melody in lyrics, beat, guitar the works. Great pop - rock singing I must say! Quite an infectious rock tune. Way to go KB! Check out my latest song called Goodbye Fess !

peacepiano	peacepiano said 577 days ago (August 19th, 2008)
	Drug Love the song. I've never met a Keith Richards, but I have met a few addicts and Heroin does turn them into skeletons who only exist for the next fix. Thanks Bill Check out my latest song called New Jam (MJRF 2010)

jiguma	jiguma said 576 days ago (August 20th, 2008)
	Excellent post! Catchy melody, well performed - but the big strength is in the lyrics. Put any bunch of musicians together and you'll find someone who has a bad story about heroin and friends. This is put together really well - powerful words. Neil Check out my latest song called PBGB/jiguma Radio Interview

	said 574 days ago (August 22nd, 2008)
	Classic! Wow man, this is really great! I love the arrangement, and your singing is top-notch. I lived the nightmare you are speaking of way back in 1969-1972. This tune tells the truth, no holds barred. KUDOS! Be well!

Monkaton	Monkaton said 418 days ago (January 25th, 2009)
	Great Song I liked this song a lot, all the parts are interesting. Once again your production is very good. I really like the sound you get on your recordings, especially the drums and the guitars. Anyway, great lyrics, melody and vocals. This is a great song for sure! Check out my latest song called The Road Taken

Monkaton

Monkaton said 418 days ago (January 25th, 2009)

Something Else . . .
When my wife and I were in Liverpool a number of years ago a young woman, like the skeletons you described, asked us for some money. My wife offered her the rest of the fish and chips she hadn't eaten and the girl took it and kind of disappeared down a dark alley way. It was a very sad scene.

You've hit the nail on the head with this one. Great effort.

Check out my latest song called The Road Taken

kingbee	kingbee said 417 days ago (January 26th, 2009)
	Relating Hi It's funny how this one resonates with people in different ways. Having lived in London for a while it was about the gaunt figures who haunt Camden and the West end but it seems to have a wider effect Thanks for dropping in Check out my latest song called Barbed wire Sunday

TonyAzemia

TonyAzemia said 302 days ago (May 20th, 2009)

Love this song
Love this song, once i downloaded it i listened to it everyday on my iTunes library i'm (sometimes) a repetitive person (when i want to be).
I hope this song becomes one of your hits in the charts, and that comes from all my heart and what's great about your song is that it isn't mainstream it's not emo, metal or anything it's got it's own genre (in my opinion, someone else could think differently)

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kingbee

kingbee said 302 days ago (May 21st, 2009)

Thanks Tony
That's a really nice thing to say.
My influences are such a broad spectrum that sometimes I think that because I'm not in a category then people won't be interested.
Glad you liked it so much it's on repeat play which is a bonus for me in that it means someone liked it enough to listen more than once.
Thanks for dropping in and you kind comments
cheers

Check out my latest song called Barbed wire Sunday

TonyAzemia	TonyAzemia said 302 days ago (May 20th, 2009)
	the lyrics the lyrics are great and catchy you're a great musician :) Check out my latest song called ElectroBoss