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Janie's Got a Gun by Aerosmith
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AerosmithProduced by
Bruce FairbairnWrited by
Tom Hamilton & Steven TylerAbout
“Janie’s Got A Gun” is the second single from the 1989 Aerosmith album Pump. It was the album’s second of three top 10 hits, reaching #4 in early 1990. It also went to #1 in Australia and charted well in New Zealand and Sweden.
After thinking up the title (which was originally “Danny’s Got A Gun”),...
Janie’s Got a Gun Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Dum, dum, dum, honey, what have you done?
Dum, dum, dum, it's the sound of my gun
Dum, dum, dum, honey, what have you done?
Dum, dum, dum, it's the sound
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
[Chorus 1]
Janie got a gun
Janie got a gun
Whole world's come undone
From lookin' straight at the sun
What did her daddy do?
What did he put you through?
[Verse 2]
They said when Janie was arrested
They found him underneath a train
But, man, he had it comin'
Now that Janie's got a gun
She ain't never gonna be the same
[Chorus 2]
Janie got a gun
Janie got a gun
Her dog day's just begun
Now everybody is on the run
Tell me now it's untrue
What did her daddy do?
He jacked a little bitty baby
The man has got to be insane
They say the spell that he was under
The lightning and the thunder
Knew that someone had to stop the rain
[Chorus 3]
Run away, run away from the pain, yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Run away, run away from the pain, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Run away, run away, run, run away
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus 2]
Janie got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Her dog day's just begun
Now everybody is on the run
[Verse 2]
What did her daddy do?
It's Janie's last I.O.U
She had to take him down easy and put a bullet in his brain
She said, "'Cause nobody believes me. The man was such a sleeze
He ain't never gonna be the same"
[Chorus 3]
Run away, run away from the pain, yeah, yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Run away, run away from the pain, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Run away, run away, run, run away
[Chorus 2]
Janie's got a gun
Janie got a gun
Janie's got a gun
Now everybody is on the run
[Outro]
Janie got a gun
Her dog day's just begun
Now everybody is on the run (Honey, honey, what's the problem?)
Because Janie got a gun (Tell me it ain't right)
Janie got a gun (Was it Daddy's cradle robbing that)
Her dog day's just begun (Made you scream at night?)
Now everybody is on the run
Janie got a gun
Janie got a gun
Her dog day's just begun
Now everybody is on the run
Janie’s Got a Gun Q&A
Who wrote Janie’s Got a Gun's ?
Janie’s Got a Gun was written by Tom Hamilton & Steven Tyler.
Who produced Janie’s Got a Gun's ?
Janie’s Got a Gun was produced by Bruce Fairbairn.
When did Aerosmith release Janie’s Got a Gun?
Aerosmith released Janie’s Got a Gun on Tue Sep 12 1989.
What certifications has "Janie's Got a Gun" received?
The single went Platinum in Australia, shipping over 70,000 units.
How did "Janie's Got a Gun" chart?
The single was #1 in Australia, #2 in Canada, #13 in New Zealand and peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
What did Aerosmith say about "Janie's Got a Gun"?
In his autobiography Walk This Way, Tyler shared:
That song is about a girl getting raped and pillaged by her father. It’s about incest, something that happens to a lot of kids who don’t even find out about it until they find themselves trying to work through some major f–king neuroses.
He told R...