People Who Died

Bobby who OD'd on Drano is pretty funny, but I guess I've gotta vote for Brian here.

It's the bikers/bikers rhyme that does it.

Gotta be Bobby OD'd on Drano. I know it's horribly tasteless, but I love the notion of "OVERdosing" on Drano (as if there's a dosage that would be okay).

I played this on my college radio back station in 1986 in Central Ohio and actually got complaint calls. People suck.

DIED

I went for "Herbie pushed Tony from the Boy's Club roof", but really for the bit that goes "Tony couldn't fly, Tony DIED".

Yeah, that's the best bit.

I only left it out for the sake of brevity, so feel free to use it as a reason for your vote.

Bikers. This whole album is v. quotable.

These are people who died.. Died!!

why couldn't it be Barry Manilow?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4LqjVtXUvE

What about you Jim Carroll, all your friends have, what are you waiting for? DO IT!

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His was the first real show I went to, at the time of this recording

the first two songs that come to mind when I think of "People Who Died" are Detention's "Dead Rock n Rollers" (which directly addresses Mr. Carroll, xpost Colonel Poo) and Altered Images "Dead Pop Stars" (just because of the subject matter).

I voted for Mary; is that line supposed to be about Andrea Feldman?

the first two songs that come to mind when I think of "People Who Died"

...were always "88 Lines About 44 Women" and "Walk On The Wild Side".

I'll have to go with poor little Cathy, because it's just over-the-top enough (11 years old!) to be fairly ludicrous and blackly funny. (Of course, a similar real-life occurrence would be too horrible to contemplate.)

Also, that bit about Sly in Vietnam makes me think of "Rambo".

Detention >>>>> Jim Carroll, but I do like this song (and the album it's on).

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Ya know, I'd been mishearing the lyrics to the chorus for over 15 years now.

I thought it was "All the people who died, died." Like he was just stating it real matter-of-fact, as in: "What happened to the people who died, you ask? All the people who died, DIED!"

I like my version better. Fuck you internet, and all your fucking lyrics sites.

I like the sweet-voiced backup singers who sing, "DIED! DIED!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBbuPnfG0Vo

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2372224842_4992f09a64.jpg?v=0

DIED DIED

He borrowed the idea for this song (and the title) from a poem by his buddy Ted Berrigan.

i had to check to see if these were the lyrics from a tracy chapman song

Died!

r.i.p.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaQ8ivz4DvE&feature=related

What about you Jim Carroll, all your friends have, what are you waiting for? DO IT!

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― Colonel Poo, Monday, 10 March 2008 15:13 (1 year ago)

It's kinda dumb but my reaction was: "No, Jim can't die." Just seems one of those guys who'll always be around. Fuck.

i've pretty much loved "People Who Died" & "Catholic Boy" since the first time i heard them, but he's one of those guys i always meant to explore further but never got around to. anyone have any suggestions?

man i never really listened to the lyrics to 'livin on a prayer' before. depressing.

It always struck me that "People Who Died" cast the Jim Carroll Band as a "one-hit-wonder," but there are so many great songs on Catholic Boy (my favorite being "Three Sisters") that it's a shame. Later on, they did a sorta needless-but-respectable cover of "Sweet Jane" as I remember.

...and because I'm such a blog-whore, click here.

ha when i was reading about little cathy above i was thinking "this is like gorey!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBbuPnfG0Vo&feature=related

re: "Sweet Jane"... he's name-checked in the song, so I guess he would have gotten a lot of requests for it.

He's "Jim" in "Sweet Jane"? Never heard that. Thought his VU moment was on Max'x KC.

He's also name-checked in the excellent Blue Oyster Cult song "In Thee"...