Primus - Coattails Of A Dead Man Lyrics

I enjoy this song but it’s mean. I genuinely believe Courtney loved Kurt. Imagine if your loved one killed themselves and people wrote songs like this! I don’t know these people, but this song still seems mean.

3:04 El Duce screaming, i understood that reference lol

perfect lyrics

2019. she still rides

Must be 29 Courtney fans still out there huh?

Give Tom a couple cocktails and instant pirate

Rip Kurt. We know Courtney murdered you!!!!!

I’ll be the first to admit that I saw this on the video about 13 songs that were most likely about C.Love

This has to be the most brutal takedown of Courtney Love ever.

This could be rewritten about Xxxtentacion

Funny as hell so dam true full of facts

Slut..blackhole!

What setting is that on the Mellotron? Sounds like strings. Love the warble.

I’ve been addicted to this song lately. An unfortunate story filled with ugly truths.

Christ can't any of you idiots just say damn these guys are good or wow great bass work fuckin let it go he wacked himself or got wacked let it go Primus sucks

Cuntney Love, you evil MURDERER.

It's so obviously about Kurt but it still took me the longest time to put that together lol. But because it's so obvious think it's pretty safe to assume that Courtney Love and Primus are not on speaking terms.

He gave her love she took his name.

My friend who showed me the song so, I cheated.

Kris Frederick yea me too

Interesting song about Love, but these song is so gross to listen to. Like it sounds horrible

Just blow in from Stupid Town?

I agree I love primus but this is just plain awful.

This would make a great pirate song.

Well duh its a sea shanty

@matthew ellis Actually, it's more of a carnival song. Puts me in mind of some twisted fucker in a top hat telling me to roll right up to see the freaks.

Tom Waites ,I loved your stuff forever,but now your in with the Hollywood slimeballs, should have stuck with art instead of politics

3:03 is that meant to be El Duce/Eldon Hoke or a hint toward him? hmm

It is
The end of his interview about kurt

How many songs is that about Courtney now? This one, Professional Widow, I'll Stick Around, Hollaback Girl, Starfuckers Inc, Too Cool Queenie -- did I miss any?

You Know What You Are by NIN (with Dave Grohl, yo)

Stacked Actors

Starfuckers, Inc

This song is amazing! It was quite jarring to hear this in the midst of the thrash metal tone of the rest of the album.

Between you and me my name is secretly Aidan too

Didn't she recently do a "It's the anniversary of Kurt's death. love Me" kind of thing?

This could fundamentally be about most Rock & Roll relationships. Jim Morrison and his broad Pamela, to some extend Elvis and Priscilla. I don’t think it’s about Court & Kurt.

Yes because Elvis and Jim Morrison are famous for letting themselves out with two barrels of steel. /s

Yeah nah mate this is definitely about Kurt and Courtney

I wonder if Kurt liked Primus? He was always into weird shit.

like Abba

Dave Grohl said that he and the band wore out their cassette of _Sailing the Seas of Cheese_ when it came out, so I would think that he was a fan.

Marvin Harrison Smith II love the thought of them listening to Primus

Curious to know too

Primus Sucks!!

Female voice is the great Martina Topley-Bird! Love!

Cobain, Kurt. Love, Courtney. Just mashing up the usual comments.

Not so subtle. Check out "too cool queenie, STP". Also not so subtle.

...that Tom?

S Jones
Tom Waits Played The Mellotron And The 2nd Voice Here

so it is him! always tripped out on that

Primus: SUCKS!!!

Indeedy!

WC Experience brought me here!

Funny he think's Kurt topped himself with a double barrel shot gun....When really Courtney had him killed one million percent without a shadow of a doubt. Primus Sucks.

@voteZDLR I read and watched a lot of stuff and I didn't learn a lot in this podcast but at least someone finally gathered a lot of source, and that's cool. I also watched a lot about courtney love and other people who were around at that time, and there is useful information to find there. I don't want to spent my money on it but I wish I could read Courtney's mother book and also Eric Erlandson poetry book.

@AUroRA BoReAliS Well I can probably help you find the books for free if you'd like, whether in Kindle format or in normal PDF, either way. Anyway, one thing I do make clear always is that I don't like or trust Courtney Love either but it's for both of those reasons that I don't realistically think she could ever get away with something like that this long. Then the main thing is not even his bandmates or friends or family members believe he was murdered. That says the most of all to me.

Primus suck

@Aurora Fiona Actually, it means they love Primus. Google it.

oh, the joke wasn't so obvious..@Tartuffe the Spry Wonder Dog

Clearly about Courtney Love

I wish I could post the "You don't Say..." meme right now. Bummer huh?

rip kurt, she still rides.

that's the joke

Seriously, this is like the 3rd or fourth song I know that takes a jab at the Kurt/Courtney affair! Really puts the impact of the controversy of his death into perspective.

Jimmy Rustler https://youtu.be/KuBAWdz2aoU there’s so many it’s ridiculous

On and on

Okay, if "Tommy the Cat" is Tom Waits appearing on a Primus song, this is an example of Primus appearing on a Tom Waits song.
WHY have they never made an album together?

I've asked the same question...Tom singing the whole song would be best thing ever!!!

@theFrizzleFry he played on 1 song there, but he has played on later albums, do your fucking research you lazy bastard

Tom waits for no man...

They flirt, like Tool and the Melvins. Or Tool and Deftones.

The yell at the end of the outro sounds the same as El Duce's "arrgh" sound he made at the end an interview with Nick Bloomfield for the Kurt & Courtney film. Did anyone else pick that up?

I had thought you were referring to the whole song being sung by him.

She was quite content in her greed :3

that is led on vocals...how can anybody mistake that.

+John Monigold Tom Waits plays the Mellotron and joins vocals later into the song. He also produced this. Source: CD Booklet

Courtney Love

Kate and Gerry McCann also.

exactly right, them two dirtbags cashed in on their own daughters death

For Sure...Describes the cunt perfectally

other than a few Mr. Bungle songs, this is the most different song i will sing along to. always look forward to the hidden track 3 minutes after this on the cd.

@zyphoid666 The heckler

Favorite song on the album........

Yeah. this album was kind of a letdown, and this was the "secret" track that wasn't listed.

Kurt Cobain.

i was beginning to think i was the only one who made that connection

I've said this ever since the album was released. Glad others see the obvious reference, too.

meesta bond God especially the he let himself out with two barrels of steel line

Les Claypool and Tom Waits, the two ultimate love em or hate em voices, singing together.

Beautiful.

@dispatchx311 look up the Heckler Im guessing he didnt put it in cuz its not really coattails. just a hidden track at the end

where is the full song the ending to the real song is fucking sick

@ig88ftw Not once alcoholism is mentioned in the music. Kurt was a drinker. A bottle of booz is mentioned.

Booz is used quite often to anaesthesiate one's mind to all his problems.

Second: To be direct is to ask for a law sue.

Not about Kurt. Kurt was a heroin addict, the person in this song is an alcoholic...

the song is about kurt and courtney, the clue is in the lyric ''He gave her love, and she took his name''

They couldnt make it that obvious

Mr Specific gonna get funked

@pr0phat69 I was a little slow on that one lol

@uofksteel No Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain...thus the shotgun part

Not only did Tom play and do vocals, he also produced this track.

is this song talking about Yoko?

kurt kobain an courtney love

Claypool està loquisimo GRACIAS A DIOS ...
de que modo sino se podrìa explicar las melodias y cosas que perpetra ???

Tom Waits and Les Claypool make such awesome music when they are together

@amsyco She may not have literally taken his name, but she certainly did take possession of it. Nothing with Curt Cobain's face on it is released without Love throwing a fit.

She did literally take his name. Courtney Love-Cobain

@Vinilguy its called the heckler

@gerardLOVEeyeliner Antipop. 1999

NO, LES, STOP SINGING! COURTNEY WILL HAVE YOU KILLED, TOO!

I think it's cool Tom Waits plays and does some vocals on this track. One of my favorites!

can someone tell me when this song was released?

@bugsteak agreed but the song explicit states he shot himself with a shotgun (two barrels of steel) which is Cobain. Also, Cobain wasn't looking for fortune or fame and the old dude she married was just filthy rich but not famous. Obviously, there are plenty of women riding the coattails of a dead man...

I think everyone should tweet this @CourtneyLoveUK

Most of Primus without Tim "Herb" Alexandar was crap...they had to turn to Tom Waits to finally come up with something outstanding. Fortunately, he didn't disappoint.

Play this song to freak out your grandparents!

Vintage Looks or Polly

@bugsteak let himself out with two barrels of steel should say other wise

@merbywerby Not too sure what you are talking about, as it was featured on The Antipop, and The Frog Brigade didn't form until 2000...a year after The Antipop was released.

@TheOmnipotentPirate its not technically a primus song, it is a 'frog brigade' song , a les claypool band

She cried in the day, she cried in the night.
She cried loudest when someone was near.
reminds me of the witch from left for dead , just sayin.

Heard this song and the second part is just epic! Primus are the one.

I think this song is about my ex girl friend

This song could have only one improvement... more TW.

@greyunicorn98 Lol!!!!

It's Tom Waits :D

He wasn't lookin' for fanfare or fame
but it all came around just the same.
He then met a girl with desire in her eye,
her name is Courtney Love,he was Kurt Cobain

dos tom waits sing on any other song in this album?

@Vinilguy it's called the heckler, it's also on Suck On This

There is a Bonus ,
(She´s the) Matter of Opinion
Anti-Pop Cd last track - 6:17min.

@ahturas I wanna hear the 10 minute one where can I find it?

I Have a lovely Pair of Coconuts !!!

la wa lokaa hermanoo

The bigger the camera the bigger the tear... fuck courtney love.

@greyunicorn98 Tom Waits

who is that pirate that keeps yelling?

It's the singer who did Moon Over Dog Street. Do you know that one?

TOM WAITS!!!

Holy crap, this made highest rated comments. That's pretty neat.

@Dillbob1 Indeed it is.

@jek21 whice if im not mistaken is the heckler

so pirate this song ^^

idt its personally about one certain marriage, im prty sure its just about the whole situation, which occurs fairly often.

@ahturas That's because on the album there's a secret track at the end.

Just heard this song and I'm 24. I love it.

No, the most likely interpretation is that it's about Kurt Cobain and that after his death, Courtney Love pretty much capitalized on her having been married to him.

the 10 min one (sorry for 2 posts)

where can I get that version?

I already made another reply saying that I found out that it was from '98.

hold on, nevermind. this album came out in '99, my mistake.

this album came out in 1991, I think.....Kobain killed himself in '94.

I'm sure thats true.