Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
In North American English slang, the clients of prostitutes may also be referred to as “johns” or “tricks.” A “regular John” may therefore be taken to mean an individual who frequently solicits prostitutes.
The lyrics describe the unfamiliar relations between prostitute and client, the initiation o...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Who are you, girl?
Who are you, boy?
Bet I know what you're up to
Can I come along?
Your home number's on the wall
I just had to call
Had to, I'm not the only one
Who will run with a knife
[Chorus]
Open up your eyes
Open up your room
Open up your arms
[Verse 2]
Eight-six-two-seven-eight
Two-six-three-seven-eight-nine
Where's your daddy now?
I heard he ran away
Who are you, girl?
'Cause I'm so bored with myself
Anyway, any time and any place
I'll just hang around
[Chorus]
Open up your eyes
And open up your room
Open up your arms
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Eight-six-two-seven-eight
Two-six-three-seven-eight-nine
[Chorus]
Open up your eyes
Open up your room
Open up your arms
Open up your door
Open up your eyes
Open up your room
Open up your arms
Regular John was written by John McBain & Alfredo Hernández & Josh Homme.
Regular John was produced by Josh Homme.
Queens of the Stone Age released Regular John on Tue Sep 22 1998.
Q: In “Regular John”, is that a phone number?
Josh: It’s a number with one extra digit. It was just in there, but then I was thinking I can’t put a real number in the song. I don’t want someone calling it either, but I had to leave it. So it’s a whole phone number, with one extra digit stashed in t...