LOVE his early solo years, esp this one.

"Well it looks like the road to heaven

And some mistakes were built to last."

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Probably some of the most honest lyrics about celebrity I ever heard.

Timmy84 said:

"Well it looks like the road to heaven

But it feels like the road to hell

When I knew which side my bread was buttered

I took the knife as well

Posing for another picture

Everybody's got to sell

But when you shake your ass

They notice fast

And some mistakes were built to last."

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Probably some of the most honest lyrics about celebrity I ever heard.

When i knew which side my bread was buttered?

SunnySkies said:

Timmy84 said:

"Well it looks like the road to heaven

But it feels like the road to hell

When I knew which side my bread was buttered

I took the knife as well

Posing for another picture

Everybody's got to sell

But when you shake your ass

They notice fast

And some mistakes were built to last."

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Probably some of the most honest lyrics about celebrity I ever heard.

When i knew which side my bread was buttered?

Hey I read it from a lyric site.

Timmy84 said:

SunnySkies said:

When i knew which side my bread was buttered?

Hey I read it from a lyric site.

I`m just trying to understand the meaning of it, without thinking of the public toilet episode

Classic! And the video is one of my all time favorites

Great song. Haven't listened in a while.

SunnySkies said:

Timmy84 said:

Hey I read it from a lyric site.

I`m just trying to understand the meaning of it, without thinking of the public toilet episode

'bread and butter' is kind of old school slang for job or career. it refers to what a person does, or in this case, feels they have to do to, to put food on the table.

george is saying he knew that one could do certain things to garner fame and money, and further a career, and once he figured out which things could get him what he wanted faster, he wholeheartedly accepted doing those things. hence, when he figured out on which side his 'bread was buttered', he not only agreed, he took 'took the knife' and buttered it up himself, meaning he was eager to sell out, if you will. he's filled with regret and recriminations for doing that which he believed led him on the 'road to hell' because of the feeling that he had sold his soul. he concludes that some mistakes were built to last, because after he decided that he no longer wanted to 'shake his ass' or live up to the image that he had created for his 'bread and butter', he got a lot of backlash ('that's what you get for changing your mind').

i've always liked this song, too.

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kibbles said:

SunnySkies said:

I`m just trying to understand the meaning of it, without thinking of the public toilet episode

'bread and butter' is kind of old school slang for job or career. it refers to what a person does, or in this case, feels they have to do to, to put food on the table.

george is saying he knew that one could do certain things to garner fame and money, and further a career, and once he figured out which things could get him want he wanted faster, he wholeheartedly accepted doing those things. hence, when he figured out on which side his 'bread was buttered', he not only agreed, he took 'took the knife' and buttered it up himself, meaning he was eager to sell out, if you will. he's filled with regret and recriminations for doing that which he believed led him on the 'road to hell' because of the feeling that he had sold his soul. he concludes that some mistakes were built to last, because after he decided that he no longer wanted to 'shake his ass' or live up to the image that he had created for his 'bread and butter', he got a lot of backlash ('that's what you get for changing your mind').

i've always liked this song, too.

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Love everything about this song