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Poe — Angry Johnny

Album: Hello
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Total ratings: 80

Released: 1995
Length: 4:08
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Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell

I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you
Away
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you
Away

I can do it to you gently
I can do it with an animal's grace
I can do it with precision
I can do it with gourmet taste

But either way
Either, either way
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you
Away

I can do it to your mind
I can do it to your face
I can do it with integrity
I can do it with disgrace

But either way
Either way
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you
Away

Johnny (Johnny)
Angry Johnny
This is (This is)
Jezebel in Hell
Johnny (Johnny)
Angry Johnny
This is (This is)
Jezebel in Hell

I can do it in a church
I can do it any time or place
I can do it like an angel
To quiet down your rage

But either way
Either, oh, either way
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you
Away

I can do it in the water
I can do it on dry land
I can do it with instruments
I can do it with my own bare hands

But either way
Either way, you know where it stands
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you
Away

Johnny (Johnny)
Angry Johnny
This is (This is)
Jezebel in Hell
Johnny, oh, my Johnny

Where'd your pleasure go
When the pain came through you?
Where'd your happiness go?
This verse is running you around now
Getting you down now
Where's your pleasure now, Johnny?
Where has your pleasure gone now?

Johnny (Johnny)
Angry Johnny
This is (This is)
Jezebel in Hell

Johnny (Johnny)
Angry Johnny
This is (This is)
Jezebel in Hell

Johnny
I wanna blow you
Oh, Johnny
Away

Johnny
I wanna blow you
Johnny
Everybody here, it doesn't feel okay
Johnny

Comments (19)add comment

Nice voice but that\'s about it, this really does suck.

Posted 20 years ago by CompuTech [ Reply ]

Does anyone else feel like the chorus line loses some emphasis because she sings \"I wanna blow you\" \"away.\" I don\'t think Im being lame here...I mean, isn\'t she singing about killing this dude?

Posted 20 years ago by Friend [ Reply ]

I bought \"Haunted\" and love it. I think it\'s a great album. Because I liked it so much, I went out and bought this CD. It totally sucks. If you hate this song, you\'ll truly hate the rest of Poe\'s work on this CD. It only goes downhill from here.

Posted 21 years ago by His_DivineShadow [ Reply ]

\"can\'t talk to a psycho like a normal human being\"

Posted 21 years ago by jpfueler [ Reply ]

God, this song sucks ass.

Posted 21 years ago by eric [ Reply ]

Originally Posted by someonerox: This song must have some deeper meaning that I can't figure out. I mean she can't be talking about killing someone, and that's wrong. I don't get it though, because this song just trips my trigger a little too much....is that bad?

Is killing someone wrong? You're on your way from Chicago to Washington DC, along the way you pass a mass murderer reloading his weapons of mass destruction... do you A) hit the person with your car, there by killing them and stopping them from inflicting damage on others? or B) drive by and hope the person just "stops" because "killing is wrong"

Ever listen to the lyrics of Tori Amos? There's some pretty messed up stuff there... her way of getting some of it out... and I'm sure Poe's got some darker stuff too.. at least they sound good and you can understand the "wanting" of the songs. :)

Posted 21 years ago by TreborG2 [ Reply ]

Lovely song indeed. I can\'t find a copy of the first version I heard of ANGRY JOHNNY. It was guitar based with less keyboard. More of an edge. I haven\'t heard it since 1995 on a Kalamazoo radio station.

Posted 21 years ago by sincere [ Reply ]

How can you all be so down on a song so laden with innuendo? Poe is one of the most underrated female musicians/songstresses of the past 10 years, IMHO

Posted 21 years ago by newwavegurly [ Reply ]

Oh, MAN, I don\'t like Poe. Her voice is nice, the production is good, but the music and especially the lyrics seem so self-indulgent. To me she\'s a big downer!