Daddy’s Speeding
Suede * Track #5 On Dog Man Star
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Daddy's Speeding by Suede
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SuedeProduced by
Ed BullerWrited by
Brett Anderson & Bernard ButlerAbout
As noted in a Washington Post interview with Brett Anderson, the main character of “Daddy’s Speeding” is American actor James Dean, whose performance in Rebel Without a Cause cemented his status as an icon for lost, alienated youth that many of Suede’s early songs centre around. Dean died in a car c...
Daddy’s Speeding Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Whiplash caught the silver son
Took the film to number one
Crashed the car and left us here
Broken glass for teenage boys
Trapped in steel and celluloid
They crash the cars and leave us here
And daddy burned a million eyes
Dared the dogs to criticise
He crashed the car and I was born
And daddy turned a million heads
Took the teenage dream to bed
He crashed the car and left us here
[Chorus]
With dreams of gasoline drying our eyes
Green fields of destiny, high in the sky
Oh, can you see him?
Oh, daddy's speeding
[Verse 2]
Whiplash caught the silver son
Killed the sad American
Crashed the car and left us here
And sorrow turns his eyes to mine
Come with me, now, it's your time
Let's crash the car and I'll be born
And sorrow breaks the silent day
Takes the teenage boys away
They crash the cars and leave us here
[Chorus]
With dreams of gasoline drying our eyes
Green fields and death machines, high in the sky
Oh, can you see him?
Oh, daddy's speeding
Daddy’s Speeding Q&A
Who wrote Daddy’s Speeding's ?
Daddy’s Speeding was written by Brett Anderson & Bernard Butler.
Who produced Daddy’s Speeding's ?
Daddy’s Speeding was produced by Ed Buller.
When did Suede release Daddy’s Speeding?
Suede released Daddy’s Speeding on Mon Oct 10 1994.
What did Suede say about "Daddy's Speeding"?
A strange story of a dream/fantasy about James Dean’s death. I was immersing myself in overtly cliched Hollywood iconography at the time. I guess it was an extension of the isolation/pornography themes [of ‘Heroine’] where I saw people forming relationships with fantasy figures rather than real peop...