Motley Crue - Down At The Whisky Lyrics






[Written By Sixx / Michael / Ashba / Frederiksen]

We're runaways in a band
All roads lead to Hollywood
We'll leave a scar, won't give a damn
Vandalize the neighborhood

Do you remember when?

We slept all day in our clothes
That's OK in hollywood
Another shot, another show
All night long at the whisky a-go-go

Do you remember when?

[Chorus:]
We were on the run
Got loaded like a shotgun
Living out our dreams
Down at the whisky
We never made a dime
But, God we had a good time
We always made a scene
Down at the whisky

LA girls they paid the rent
While we got drunk on sunset strip
And all the cash they made we spent
On tattoos and cigarettes

Do you remember when?

[Chorus]

We were born to fight
And we were getting high
Livin' out our dreams down at the whisky

[Solo]

[Chorus]

We were born to fight
And we were getting high
Livin' out our dreams down at the whisky





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  1. A.... B....

    Love the words in this song. It really sums up the whole scene back then. The women definitely made sure the bands got to eat etc lol

  2. T.... B....

    Good song!

  3. u.... ....

    it was 10 years ago??? omg......

  4. O.... 8....

    Great song to sum up the LA 80s Glam scene, how fun it must've been to be apart of it.

  5. S.... F....

    Great song

  6. c.... f....

    you see, this metal so called was based on the fuckin crue!!! and

  7. G.... R....

    Missing the crue already ,i listen every day i been the last 30 years about ,i cant see the last show to much emotion .Long live motley crue.

    G.... R....

    I was at that last show

    G.... R....

    Well, here you go ;)

  8. a.... ....

    Saints Of Los Angeles: ¡¡¡ El mejor disco de Mötley Crüe desde Dr. Feelgood !!!

    Saints Of Los Angeles: ¡¡¡ The best album of Mötley Crüe from Dr. Feelgood !!!

    a.... ....

    aacugna8 uno hay otros mejorrd

  9. G.... o....

    Remember this song from the good old rock band days.

    G.... o....

    John Zeidman how?

  10. C.... J....

    truthunderfire u need to pipe down and shut up this the best song MC ever did who cares if u grew up with it im growing up with skrillex and that doesn't make me an expert on it

  11. D.... G....

    @ TruthUnderFire it doesn't matter you don't know good music when you hear it let ppl enjoy themselves I grew up to this band and many others so pipe down and quit hypocriting others on what they like!

  12. M.... ....

    Vince doesn't write the songs, Nikki does.

  13. j.... v....

    i like to be at the wisky having a few drinks with motley crue those guys keep on rocking down at the whiskey is a kick ass song thats for sure vince knows how to write songs on there motley crue albums keep on rocking cant wait to hear whats coming out on the next album these guys kick ass

  14. j.... w....

    YES I REMEMBER WHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

  15. T.... M....

    Saw them live july 12th!!! Best concert ever!!! i love these guys!

  16. c.... ....

    your right, not all bands are ripping off , but i grew up in the 80s. winter 1984 crue backed up ozzy, i know i had 4th row on the floor.

  17. F.... 9....

    l.a girls they pay the rent while we get drunk on sunset strip.hahaha best line love motley crue.

  18. c.... ....

    i would rather be my age and have seen the bands that i have seen than be in my 20s and seen noone. or just a band ripping off someone eles style. by the way, everyone gets old. thats ok this 47 year old man just got back from the beach, top down in my beautiful black porsche. have fun.

  19. c.... ....

    @deepace i agree down at the whisky is a good song but i am 47 years old, and when you saw them in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 etc. like i did, when they were young and on drugs. the old memories for me and all my buds, nothing they can do now, cannot come close to the old days even if i am a lot older than you i have seen a couple hundred concerts. vanhalen in 1980, 81, 82, 83, 84 the roth days. except for a few good bands in the year 2011, as a young kid today i really feel bad for u. its all gone

  20. D.... ....

    @Sc0000tt :P thats how every motley crue album is believe it or not xD

  21. S.... ....

    why is'nt this song on red and white?!? Im going to have to buy all indivual Motley Crue albums now incase i miss out on great songs like this!

    S.... ....

    Sc0000tt because it's on there last album call saint of los Angeles

  22. L.... ....

    @ThunderTigers agreed

  23. T.... ....

    @roockowacko there is nothing wrong with bullet for my valentine... B4MV is really good. so dont talk shit about them

  24. c.... ....

    @14CroatianNazi88 since when did michael jackson have drums and electric guitars?

  25. S.... ....

    STFU about age everyone, just enjoy the music and enjoy life. That's what it's for.

  26. m.... ....

    8 people are mentally handicapped

  27. 1.... ....

    @NakeRtHeRoCkEr
    no one cares that you are 14 and listen to great music

  28. r.... ....

    @HuggiesDiaper What's scientology got to do wiith ANYTHING?

  29. V.... C....

    @TruthUnderFire I'm 14, and I listen to Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Poison, Motley Crue, Twisted Sisters... so don't judge anyone... if you don't like it, that's good for you, but that doesn't mean anyone else can't like it.

  30. c.... c....

    @LuongoOWNS you're an ass--Henrik for captain!!!

  31. J.... H....

    Cant people just enjoy the music

  32. 1.... ....

    fuck motley crue they sound like michael jackson

    1.... ....

    WTF DO U KNOW DICK?

  33. T.... ....

    My name is Chippy I have a newspaper route so I can help my Mom pay the rent.....and my Dad likes Motley Crue and he's like 85 or something, so like....I don't care if you don't like this CD ok....like Motley is like 'LIFE' ?

    LMAO!

  34. A.... D....

    I always consider this to be the sequel to On With the Show from Too Fast For Love

  35. D.... ....

    @xxxxx109 FUCK OFF DOUCH BAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  36. L.... ....

    @TruthUnderFire my dad is over 30 and he is like IN LOVE with this band

  37. C.... C....

    @TruthUnderFire ok ive looked at several motley vids and u say this in every one of them....come up with something new

  38. T.... ....

    @sherbroute Run along outside and play hide and go fuck yourself. ; )

    T

  39. T.... ....

    @Moltisanti15 OK. We'll see what Motley gets you 10 years down the road.

    LMAO.

    T

  40. b.... n....

    atheist is one who can disprove the existance of god I would love that info! you are a agnostic

  41. y.... ....

    this is one of my fav songs, its what they stand for. i like how they looked back at their lives and still loved it on SOLA!

  42. S.... ....

    Someone over 30 reporting in. I like it.

    You...Fail.

  43. S.... ....

    Someone's stuck in the past...Most of us, including the Crue, left you behind years ago. Good music didn't stop in 1988...

    It's more rock and roll to let people have their opinions, and keep on in spite of them, than to dirty your diaper over it. If you don't like it, that's your prerogative. Just grow up and accept the fact that people disagree with you.

  44. N.... G....

    guys
    who fuck cares if this guy is a scientoligist
    im an athiest, but my dad is a scientoligist, and it clearly makes more sence than that one christain religion

    oh yeah, this song ownzzz!!!!

  45. Y.... �....

    Wonderful song, I love it XD

  46. P.... ....

    Saw them at the Palladium in Cologne Germany on tuesday this week. Freakin awesome. They rock and they give such positive vibe. It's just one big party. Thanx for rocking the house guys! You rock.

  47. n.... ....

    all religion is a load of crap

  48. E.... P....

    Hear hear! Life is Motley!

  49. T.... ....

    Lungcheese,

    If you had a brain, you'd be dangerous. Don't be a sheep and believe everything you read, from third party sources. You OBVIOUSLY have no clue of what Scientology is. I don't waste time with people that can't think for themselves or investigate something first hand prior to forming an opinion.
    You're a mindless douche with horrible taste in music, bottom line.

  50. T.... ....

    You're 15 AND 'Canadian'. Heh heh...Nuff said.

  51. T.... ....

    LOL, that's funny. I'd much rather be a Scientologist (something you know dick about) than have horrible taste in music. If you think this song is good you're definitely part of the sheep herd and have no musical taste whatsoever. This may be one of Motley's weakest attempts at a song....ever.

  52. s.... ....

    I cant believe someone wants to rag this CD.

  53. P.... F....

    motley crue rules no dude

  54. T.... ....

    Sivazh,

    You can run along outside and play hide and go fuck yourself.

  55. T.... ....

    You know dick about the Crue. But that's ok, because I don't care to argue about it. This CD is weak and that's the end of that.

  56. T.... ....

    No. You're right, I've only been a session artists for 13+ years. I guess that doesn't mean much eh? When you've studied music for as long as I have, you understand what it takes to produce a CD like this. The answer is: Not much. Aside from Sixx, the crew is in a downward spiral and has been since Dr. Feelgood. Below average and very reachy, like I said. Live with it. This is NOT a band with an abundance of talent.
    Don't get me wrong I like these guys, just not the CD.

  57. T.... ....

    Before you insult someone, you might want to look at who you are insulting first.

    Don't be a fool.

  58. A.... N....

    This is one of the best albums for when your driving... hitting a ton with SOLA album blasting out.. bliss!

  59. A.... N....

    errrm, as far as I know, all the original members of the band are still in it...

    and this album is fucking class!!

  60. L.... ....

    I'd like to comment on how ridiculous it is that someone posts their point of view, another person posts a rebuttal, and then the personal attacks on orientation and needless vulgarity begin. So crass. What happened to intelligent debate, people?

  61. T.... ....

    Selling out arena's? Try...with the help of 4 or five other bands. These guys cannot do it alone anymore. They haven't sold out an arena solo since Girls, Girls, Girls. You're high. Give that pipe a rest.

  62. T.... ....

    Put the bong down.

  63. T.... ....

    I got it. It's a disappointment to me. I guess it's just that: A disappointment to me. I should probably keep that to myself. It's hard to believe this is the same band and I suppose I get disgusted just thinking about it.

  64. L.... ....

    You're entitled to an opinion, but I don't understand your need to spread it where other people enjoy this song. I'm a fan of old-school Crue, too. I've heard all the songs off every album except 'Nona'...should get on that. But I disagree that this CD is weak. It's not necessarily as powerful as some older stuff, but the Crue's still got it. You should see the SOLA tour live. The energy behind all the new songs just reinforces my view.

  65. T.... ....

    I am entitled to an opinion just as you are. You have to understand where this band has come from. The level of rock lords to this. It's sickening to me. I grew up with the crew. I was listening to Too Fast For Love in HS. This CD is weak.

  66. L.... ....

    If you don't like it, stop posting here.

  67. T.... ....

    I would be very surprised if anyone over 30 likes this CD. A lot of the younger crowd like it, which is understandable because they like bands like Disturbed and Dragonforce. LAME. Everything up and until Dr. Feelgood was good. After that, almost pure crap.

  68. T.... ....

    Let's clap our hands to songs about the Whiskey...yaaaaaaaay. Soooo gay.

    God, I never thought I'd hear this band make this lame of an album. Think back to Too Fast For Love. Light years ahead of this, yet this CD is 20+ years later. Unreal.

  69. T.... ....

    This song is weak as Circus Lemonade.

  70. S.... ....

    hahahahahaha thats awesome

  71. T.... ....

    This is a GAY song, espec for the Crue.

  72. L.... ....

    Down 'AT' the Whiskey, not 'WITH'. The Whiskey-a-Go-Go is a club on the Sunset Strip in LA. It's not a song about getting tanked, it's a song reminiscing about Motley's beginnings.

  73. r.... a....

    my favourites...the animal in me...mother fucker of the year...just another psycho...Goin' Out Swingin'...and this

  74. s.... ....

    Ack, compare this to songs off Decade like Teaser, Angela, Rock 'N Roll Junkie, Primal Scream. Not NEARLY as good. I miss the real Crue. They haven't been anything like it since they broke up and the crap started. Shame too, they were really hitting a stride after Dr. Feelgood.

  75. g.... ....

    NO, TOMMYS gf was named Bullwinkle cuz Vince thought she looked like a moose. Jesus, get ur facts right!!!!!!

  76. E.... N....

    i got the cd its on there tooo its messed

  77. F.... S....

    it's weird! o.O

  78. K.... B....

    I've heard it also just don't know what it says!

  79. F.... S....

    okay.. i don't know if anybody else can here it..., but in alot of these new songs there is a guy saying something in the middle of the song.. you can barely here it, but it's there... can someone please tell what it is!? in this song it's at 1:41/1:42 Listen very closely!!!

  80. F.... S....

    okay.. i don't kn ow if anybody else cab here it..., but in alot of these new songs there is a guy saying something in the middle of the song.. you can barely here it, but it's there... can someone please tell what it is!?

  81. a.... ....

    absolutley

  82. t.... ....

    Awesome! They just described my dream life! lol

  83. M.... C....

    Dude, they're Motley Crue. They'll NEVER stop rocking!!!!!

  84. B.... ....

    Hope they can keep rockin!! This is a cool tune. Keep it goin boys!!

  85. T.... P....

    one of mi fave songs on the album just bought it yesterday

  86. c.... ....

    Hell yeah, and I like MF of the year and Whats it gonna take. I've always been a huge fan and this album is vintage Crue.

  87. T.... ....

    WEAK. When I think of what this band once was, and what they are now, I would never pay to go and see them play shit like this.

    WHAT THE FUCK is this smegma?

  88. d.... ....

    the songs on this album were made to be played live, can't wait.

  89. T.... L....

    Before this album, I was a small M C fan, but now after this album came out, it's changed my mind about them, and I listened to this whole album twice in a row, my fave songs are SOLA, Down at the Whisky, and Goin' Out Swingin' !!!!

  90. C.... T....

    I was a big Crue fan from about 9 until 15 or so, starting in 85. It's Vince Neil who made them stand out.

    And this is probably my favorite song on the album, especially if you read The Dirt.

  91. s.... ....

    Yeah, the (MF'ing) books work b/c you are paying to hear about their lives unlike this song. You're forgetting Shout At the Devil - their best album for my taste.

  92. M.... B....

    True that... Kickstart would be kickazz....

  93. s.... ....

    Wow, the vox are so incredibly whiny. No "I Don't Remember When We Were On The Run" b/c I am not a member of your band. Songs with direct lyrics about a band's history? Always = t3h fail.

    I was a huge fan, but Crue jumped the shark about 15 years ago.

  94. J.... ....

    God this song sounds so nasally.

  95. A.... ....

    Rock Band Next Week!