Elastica: All Nighter
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All Nighter by Elastica
Justin: “What do mean, two goes while I’m out?”
It’s nearly eleven Do you think we’ll stand the test of time? You’re a cloud short of heaven But you know I love you to be mine And I’m sitting here waiting Yeah, and it’s getting frustrating Got to go to the garage Got to get some fags and make some tea Can you lend me enough wedge Do you want to walk up there with me? And I’m sitting here waiting Yeah I’m tired of debating (You do me, do me now) We’ve been up all night I can feel a strange attraction Now it’s getting light Yet I can’t spur you into action Do you know we’re all alone? But I’m on my own! oh! It’s a quarter to seven Don’t you think we’ve stayed up half the night You’re a cloud short of heaven But I’d love to see you strut your stuff And I’m sitting here waiting Yeah and it could be X-Rated We could be oh-so happy We could be oh-so happy! Read More
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I wrote about Elastica in 2008, and one of the songs Jenny and I loved was “All Nighter”. We spent a little time trying to figure out the song lyrics.
One of the key lyrics that we had no idea what Justine Frischmann is singing about are these lines: “Got to go to the garage/Got to get some fags and make some tea/Can you lend me enough wedge/Do you want to walk up there with me?”
While it could literally mean a car garage, I think it’s slang for garage shop (a store that sells cheap stuff like cigarettes or “fags”). This would make sense if you consider “can you lend me enough wedge”, which an old expression for a little amount of money. The wedge refers to a time when coins were cut into wedge-shaped to make for smaller amount.
The rest of the song doesn’t really need explaining…. But here’s how I see it:
The song starts with Justin Welch asking “what do you mean two goes?” If Elastica has four band members, that means Donna Matthews and
Annie Holland have left Justin and Justine alone.
The song starts nearly 11pm, and then she’s trying to give him signals that she’s into him. She’s making excuses for them to be alone together, like taking a walk to “the garage”.
The song keeps going and now it’s a quarter to 7am, and she can see the light of day… yet she’s still feeling sexual frustration. “It could be X-Rated”, but, of course, he’s completely clueless about the whole thing.
That’s how I read it, anyway. Of course, at this time, I believe Justine was dating Damon Albarn (from Blur), so it’s probably him (or Brett Anderson). Damon is actually credited on the self-titled Elastica album, but under the acronym “Dan Abnormal”.
Anyway, it’s still a lovely little quickie song.
So, whatever happened to Elastica? I guess Justine Frischmann moved to Boulder, Colorado, and became an artist. The other three (Donna, Annie, and Justine) who lives in England briefly re-united in 2017. As it turned out they were at Abbey Road Studios in London to remaster their debut album for a special Record Store Day releases.
One of the key lyrics that we had no idea what Justine Frischmann is singing about are these lines: “Got to go to the garage/Got to get some fags and make some tea/Can you lend me enough wedge/Do you want to walk up there with me?”
While it could literally mean a car garage, I think it’s slang for garage shop (a store that sells cheap stuff like cigarettes or “fags”). This would make sense if you consider “can you lend me enough wedge”, which an old expression for a little amount of money. The wedge refers to a time when coins were cut into wedge-shaped to make for smaller amount.
The rest of the song doesn’t really need explaining…. But here’s how I see it:
The song starts with Justin Welch asking “what do you mean two goes?” If Elastica has four band members, that means Donna Matthews and
Annie Holland have left Justin and Justine alone.
The song starts nearly 11pm, and then she’s trying to give him signals that she’s into him. She’s making excuses for them to be alone together, like taking a walk to “the garage”.
The song keeps going and now it’s a quarter to 7am, and she can see the light of day… yet she’s still feeling sexual frustration. “It could be X-Rated”, but, of course, he’s completely clueless about the whole thing.
That’s how I read it, anyway. Of course, at this time, I believe Justine was dating Damon Albarn (from Blur), so it’s probably him (or Brett Anderson). Damon is actually credited on the self-titled Elastica album, but under the acronym “Dan Abnormal”.
Anyway, it’s still a lovely little quickie song.
So, whatever happened to Elastica? I guess Justine Frischmann moved to Boulder, Colorado, and became an artist. The other three (Donna, Annie, and Justine) who lives in England briefly re-united in 2017. As it turned out they were at Abbey Road Studios in London to remaster their debut album for a special Record Store Day releases.
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Yes garage means the shop at a petrol/gas station
I’ve always taken Justin saying “what do you mean two goes and I’m out” as during recording he’s messed up the difficult drum intro a few times and is being threatened with expulsion from the band lol