The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The second track off of the blues-rock band’s second studio album, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, “Remedy” reached the top position on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks in May 1992, and remained there for eleven consecutive weeks.
[Verse 1]
Baby, baby, why can't you sit still?
Who killed that bird out on your windowsill?
Are you the reason that it broke it's back?
Tell me, did I see ya' baby laugh about that?
[Refrain]
If I come on like a dream
Dream
Will you let me show you what I mean?
What I mean
Will you let me come on inside?
On inside
Ooh, will you let it glide?
[Chorus]
(Can I have some remedy?)
All I want is a remedy
(Remedy for me, please)
For all of the things that I need
(If I had some remedy)
Ooh, I would take enough
(I'd take enough to please me)
To please me
[Verse Two]
Baby, baby, why you dye your hair?
Why you always keepin' with your mother's dare?
So, baby, why who's who?
Who babe? I know you too
Tell me, did the other children scold on you?
[Refrain]
If I come on like a dream
Like a dream
Ooh, will you let me show you what I mean?
What I mean
Will you let me come on inside?
On inside
Oh, will you let it slide?
Let it slide
[Chorus]
(Can I have some remedy?)
All I want is a remedy
(Remedy for me, please)
For all of the things that I need
(If I had some remedy)
I would surely take enough
(I'd take enough to please me)
To please me
[Guitar solo]
Woo!
[Outro]
Uuh!
I need a remedy, huh, yeah
For what is ailin' me
Ya' see? Huh
I need a remedy
For what is ailin'a me
I need a remedy, yeah
For what's ailin' me
Wooooow!
If I only had a remedy
You see I find it
Find it
You see, baby, I want it
I want it
Ooh, you see, I find it
Find it
Ooh, I really want, I really want it
Ya' see I need it
Oh, I really wanna' tell ya' all about it
Yeah, I wanna' scream it, scream it
Ooh, I feel I just wanna' shout about it
I need a remedy, remedy, remedy, remedy, remedy, remedy
Remedy, remedy, yeah
Remedy - that's what I need
Wooooow
I see it
Oh, no, no, no
Remedy was written by Rich Robinson & Chris Robinson.
Remedy was produced by George Drakoulias & The Black Crowes.
The Black Crowes released Remedy on Fri Apr 17 1992.
In a December 2013 interview with music writer/critic Greg Prato,, lead singer/songwriter for TBC, Chris Robinson explained that:
“Remedy” is a song that essentially is about freedom. [The Black Crowes] were into the whole idea that the “war on drugs” was just silly – it was this asinine concept to...