Big Bang Baby
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| Single by Stone Temple Pilots | ||
| from the album Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop | ||
| B-side(s) | "Adhesive" "Daisy" |
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| Released | 1996 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 1996 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 3:23 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Writer(s) | Music: Robert DeLeo Lyrics: Scott Weiland |
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| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |
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| Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology | ||
| "Dancing Days" (1995) |
"Big Bang Baby" (1996) |
"Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart" (1996) |
| Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop track listing | ||
| "Tumble in the Rough" (Track 3) |
"Big Bang Baby" (Track 4) |
"Lady Picture Show" (Track 5) |
Big Bang Baby is a song featured on Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, the third album by the band Stone Temple Pilots . It was the first single to be released on the album, followed by Lady Picture Show. The song features an upbeat riff and chorus, which pays homage to the musical style of the 70's.
[edit] Song Meaning
There have been several theories to the meaning to the song, with no cut answers. Probably the most agreed on meaning is a reference to selling out, as interpreted by the lyrics;
- Sell your soul and sign an autograph
- Spin me up, spin me spin me down
- Station to station send me up or down
Many see the last two lines as a reference to a vinyl record and the playing of the song on radio stations. Another allusion to the fact are the striking similarities of the main chorus to the Rolling Stones song ""Jumpin' Jack Flash", and stating that originality is becoming impossible. [1]. The music video also supports this interpretation (see below).
Others see the lyrics allude to the death of Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana. It has been reported that Scott Weiland had a crush on Courtney Love, wife and lead singer of the band Hole. [2]
[edit] Music Video
The music video features the band singing in a white room. However, the most noticeable feature of the video is of the 60's-esque use of varied colors to provide a rather psychedelic video. Another segment features the band in a Brady Bunch-like segment, where each member's face is shown in a "quilt". Other notable features include Scott Weiland throwing a large amount of money towards the ceiling, another allusion to the selling out theory.
| Stone Temple Pilots |
| Scott Weiland | Dean DeLeo | Robert DeLeo | Eric Kretz |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Core | Purple | Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop | No. 4 | Shangri-La Dee Da |
| Compilations: Thank You |
| Singles: "Sex Type Thing" | "Wicked Garden" | "Plush" | "Creep" | "Big Empty" | "Vasoline" | "Interstate Love Song" | "Unglued" | "Pretty Penny" | "Dancing Days" | "Big Bang Baby" | "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart" | "Lady Picture Show" | "Tumble In The Rough" | "Down" | "Sour Girl" | "No Way Out" | "Days of the Week" | "Hollywood Bitch" | "Revolution" | "All In The Suit That You Wear" |
| Related articles |
| Talk Show | Velvet Revolver | Army of Anyone |
