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Formerly known as the Ashtray Baby Heads, this maverick quartet from Austin, Texas, USA, made its recording debut in 1983 with a self-titled mini-album (the name Butthole Surfers comes from an early song about beach transvestites). Gibson "Gibby" Haynes (vocals) Paul Leary Walthall aka Paul Sneef (guitar) and King Coffey (drums) were initially indebted to the punk/hardcore scene, as shown by the startling "The Shah Sleeps In Lee Harvey's Grave', but other selections were inspired by a variety of sources. Loping melodies, screaming guitar and heavy-metal riffs abound in a catalogue as zany as it is unclassifiable. Lyrically explicit, the group has polarized opinion between those who appreciate their boisterous humour and those deeming them prurient. Having More... (Submit New Butthole Surfers Lyrics) (Submit New Butthole Surfers Lyrics) Review about Butthole Surfers response to the forum | Reviewer: sirensong ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers There sure are a lot of people on this forum talking out without much information. Wavey Dave is closest to having anything that looks like real knowledge. Gibby's dad was a Dallas celebrity with a local children's TV program in the 70s. Mr. Peppermint a drinking problem. I was one of the kids on set. Austin didn't do anything to Gibby's that Deep Ellum wouldn't have. All the people mentioned in that song are real. Two of them are in prison, the rest are dead. This is not a song about one wild party night. It's about the youth in the punk scene in Dallas in the 80s. We were like POWs just trying to survive our families and how some of us opted out. Classmate | Reviewer: Wavey Dave ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers The anonymous review on 1/15/09 was right. The names mentioned in the song were real people, mostly classmates of Gibby's at Lake Highlands High in Dallas, and poetic descriptions of their demise.It's funny to think that Gib was a clean cut social (jock) in high school. Austin changes people. my meaning | Reviewer: Jessy ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers i personally believe that everyone on this forum is correct, because each song has a different meaning to each individual. The great thing about music is that we each percieve the lyrics in a different way because of our unique experiences. To me this song is about a druggies life, the way that they live life to the fullest without realize that its killing them. In the corus, its saying how they can also slow down and are just like everyone else, but so few others can see that.... Why? After all these Years? | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Cough Syrup performed by Butthole Surfers I'd rather be a matchstick than a lighter I LIKE TO SEE THE WOOD CURL UP AND BURN That whole thing is WRONG WRONG WRONG! I'd rather be an axeman than a writer I LIKE TO SEE THE WOrds CURL UP AND BURN This has been wrong for years. I'm surprised by now nobodies fixed this most awesome song! MEH | Reviewer: SHARLEEN ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers i believe that this song is about drugs, and the emotional and physical roller coasters they cause. the chorus is describing the drugs. "They were all in love with dyin' They were drinking from a fountain That was pouring like an avalanche Coming down the mountain" these lines describe the emotional high people feel, although its killing them, they continue to overuse. the verses describe the physical pain that can be caused to people when doing drugs, such as being shot, dying from a virus caused by having virtually no immune system, they rape, pillage, and plunder. sex | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers I was surprised when I finally looked up this captivating song's lyrics . I always heard the word Texas as traces , like a harness . So to me [they were doing it in traces] refered to some form of bdsm action in this time of Aids. The rest of the song fits ,[gushing down a mountain] repeated 3 times is an obvious ode to orgasm , while smelling someone in your clothes is best achieved by intimacy . Texas ? well there are a lot of horses there . The meaning.... | Reviewer: Josh ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers In terms of the meaning of each individual line I'm not sure. But the overall song is about a wild night of partying in Dallas that turned into a weekend of partying. A good friend of mine, Paulie, was hanging out with these guys during this time. By the end of the weekend the entire band was torn to shit and Paulie had ended up getting shot in the leg. awesome | Reviewer: JZ ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers Awesome song, and with people arguing over its meaning, I mean, look at the band, the songs they write, it appears to me that they came up with the song beat and made the lyrics fit. Maybe it has a different meaning, but I still like to believe what i see. Either way, screw it. Its an awesome song! Keep it Simple | Reviewer: Hauntd ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers In my opinion, we're over-thinking this. I believe the song is simply about cadence. The lyrics flow. They just sound good strung together they way they are. Do they refer to something? I'm sure they do, but only the Lyricist(s) know exactly to what. After all, they could refer to any obscure event that occurred in their lives and is only meaningful to them. If you listen to Ozzy, he said it best in the song - Not Going Away, when he said "Only I know what goes on in my head". reviewers | Reviewer: david ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers i absolutely love this song. and i cant get over ex-chemist at large's review. it seems he has quite a bit of street experience and it looks as though he has a degree in at least one field. hes not stupid. i agree with most of the reviews here: reckless teen habits, habitual drug use, sharing needles, obsession of youth, and drinking. it seems to me that the BHS have quite an appetite for life and every conceivable evil that befalls a living human. but then again, i consider this a work of art, that, like most works of art, are only interpreted by the beholder. i believe that the BHS's concept of the song is completely abstract and meaningless. therefore, as is human nature, when we find something with no meaning, we must find one. and we find one that can relate to ourselves. as the saying goes,"beauty lies in the eye of the beholder". Drug use. | Reviewer: Falt ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers It's about drug use and close affection with some sort of significant other. Obviously drug use and trafficking is dangerous and violent in the streets. The smells he refers to is to the smell of heroine. I don't know how many of you have actually smelled heroine with cinnamon. A player from the Cowboys (I can't remember the name) got in trouble for rape and heroine use, hence "Ever-Present.." since people would watch him on the television. I don't think I really need to explain the rest. interesting | Reviewer: Mmarty in Montreal, canada ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers All of you people have an interesting point of view to share ....I just like the song , but it was a pleasure to read you all regarding your perception and opinion regarding this song ! One thing is sure : Viva the Music !! the story | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers This song is about people of a high school in Dallas Texas, 1975-76 era. Gibby Haynes's high school, back in the days of long hairs vs. jocks. I will not name the school, but the mascot was and still is "Wildcats"..for those knowing his bio. I knew these people well, i knew gibby before he took up guitar. Some have died, others are still around. And just a sidenote of interest..Gibby's father was a children's tv show star known as Mr. Peppermint in Dallas in the 60's and early 70's...Peace to ya Gibby..a fellow long hair that made it still. the meaning of this song | Reviewer: Quin ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers I think pretty much everyone is right, at least partially. But i'm pretty solid on what I think the song is about. I think that he is describing the stupid things that these kids were doing and how much they loved that life-threatinng experience and then the chorus is about what is killing him. In the verse he talks about the things that are killing his friends but the thing that is killing him is a girl; hence "cinnamon and sugary and softly spoken lies." and yes about being drunk too. The Lyrics are.... different. | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Who Was In My Room Last Night? performed by Butthole Surfers It's a kick-ass song! You pretty much have to listen to it with the volume turned all the way up! The lyrics... hm.. I would love to talk to who never in the band wrote this song... see where his mind was when he wrote it.. 3dollarbills@myspace.com | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers Song DEFINATELY has some deisel(what we call it here in south jersey) reference. i dont know if the whole song is totally about it, but some for sure. The whole" sharing sharons's? outlet on the topic of disease"...i think it is sharing needles.......and i aslo believe alot of this could be modeled after things he saw in that game......? Drugs | Reviewer: tarra ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers It seems likely it could be about drugs, but at the same time, there are many other references in there. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I feel like it's talking about how you should take a step back and look around, don't live to fast. Pepper, vinegar, cinnamon and other popular flavoring agents | Reviewer: (ex)-chemist at large ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers There's still a heroin epidemic in texas. Like another knowledgeable poster posted- it's bitter. In it's purest form it's merely bitter, and there is no "odor" off of someone using pure heroin- of course unless you're in a country where diacetylmorphine itself is legal, or are in the company of someone who decides to take a batch of tar off the street and refine it- you aren't going to meet many (actually any) using pure. Street H is made by taking a big ball of opium latex, boiling with acetic anhydride, and converting it into a big slop of stuff containing mostly heroin (depending on the various minor fractions of the starting latex), then converting to hydrochloride salt (giving the bitter taste) for solubility in water. Some asian sources separate the morphine out before the conversion, giving a higher grade of heroin, and ship it as base, leaving it up to someone stateside to convert to hcl salt (any idiot will do, you can even use citric acid and convert to citrate salt, which is water soluble- don't use lemon/lime juice like on tv/movies, they carry a nasty fungus). Back to the smell of drug users- a heroin user (in texas it'll be tar- contrary to popular belief tar can be insanely pure. Black tar when dried out becomes almost crystalline, like obsidian. It's not gooey, it fractures like glass or crystalline material. I've seen batches certified @ 93%. So- it's hard to cut (adulterate) a piece of black glass with benadryl, talcum, etc. You know it's of relatively high purity. Alot of folks think their pristine white powder out of asia is more pure, but we all know how easy it is to cut pristine white powder with other pristine looking white powder thats inert- look in any cupboard for a multitude of choices. Of course it's become popular (and profitable) to take black tar and turn it into "mexican brown"- which is taking a block of tar, a bunch of white powder (often diphenhydramine (benadryl), since the antihistamine enhances the drowsy feeling, and also protects a little from the horrific histamine flash of heroin and morphine. This histamine flash is why it's an urban myth that someone bangs H once and is a lifelong addict- you have to get used to the burning/itchy face&skin. With time it goes away- kinda like the nausea of first time smokers. Back to the "smell" of those on H - due to the fact that they are blowing off excess acetic anhydride, they smell of vinegar (acetic acid). Theres no nice sugary or cinnamon smell. Vinegar & BO (sometimes the histamine flash makes ya sweat). Now, there are a couple other potential drug tie-ins. Back before they started cracking down on large shipments of ether into central/south american countries, it was the preferred solvent for coke (and meth). Someone blowing off ether would have a sickly sugary smell on their breath and sweat- particularly if they're banging the stuff. Chloroform is also sweet, but I don't know if it was ever popular in coke production. Dichloromethane is sweet too. I never noticed any chloroform coke. Many IV users of coke & meth were just as fond of the solvent flash from the injection as they were from the actual drug. but- since they cracked down, gasoline is now the preferred solvent- usually leaded. It's a nasty, dirty solvent flash, and unless you've got the equipment (and enough of the stuff to bother doing it to) it's a real pain to get gasoline out of your coke. Gasoline is a mixture of a bunch of fractions that evap at different temps, and there's still a nasty residue. Oh, and that overpriced "pink peruvian flake"- it's pink because of the gasoline. One final possibility before I have to go be productive- meth. There was a massive amount of meth around in the mid 90's (and I remember listening to Pepper on the radio when this stuff was around), that when pure (before it was cut) would go from snow white to pink to red to blood red as the solvents evaporated off, and then as it "aged". Perhaps a product of oxidation. Also, as the HI/P meth technique became popular, crappy chemists would get lazy and often there were specks of red phos in the final product. These red products could account for the "cinnamon". Chloroform/DCM/ether are/were (now they're all watched so "mom&pop labs" use cheaper, crappier solvents) all preferred solvents for the speed synths- so there were alot of sweet smelling tweakers blowing off those solvents. Also, as a stimulant user forgets to eat and they burn through the bodys supply of glycogen, they start burning fat and blowing off ketones- also sickly sweet smelling. My guess is that the BHS were speaking metaphorically. Trying to make sense of an artists, or poets, work never really gets you anywhere. It's impossible to objectively interpret work that is clearly a product of subjective experiences- and when we try to, we project our subjectivity upon it, even when we don't mean to. The song even tells us this. "You never know just how you look Through other people's eyes" (in case this pops up in the NSA/DEA data mining- don't worry guys, you already caught, filleted, and fried this fish) kool song | Reviewer: Victor ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers I've read everyones idea on what they think the song means. Everyone has there own way of what they think songs mean. To me, yes it appears the song is about death and the way people waste away their lives. Heroin though? i dunno. It seems that the chorus is more about how when he can see things clearly he realizes his own bullshit. Think about it. It's whatever you want to relate it to. sugar and spice | Reviewer: Pierrot The Clown ------ About the song Pepper performed by Butthole Surfers seems likely that the Cinnamon and sugary refers to girls and the old rhyme regarding sugar and spice and all things nice. intertextual references. aha. this fits the context of the verse and also the title of the song. 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