Bad Obsession

by **Soulmonster** Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:46 pm

BAD OBSESSION

Album:
Use Your Illusion I, 1991, track no. 7.

Written by:
Izzy Stradlin and West Arkeen.

Musicians:
Drums: Matt
Bass: Duff
Slide Lead and Rhythm Guitars: Slash
Rhythm Guitar / Percussion: Izzy
Piano: Dizzy
Saxophone / Harmonica: Mike Monroe
Vocals: Axl
Background Vocals: Izzy

Live performances:
The song was played for the first time at Warfield Theatre, USA, on May 9, 1991. In total it has, as of {UPDATEDATE}, at least been played {BOSONGS} times.

Lyrics:

I can't stop thinkin'
Thinking 'bout sinkin'
Sinkin' down into my bed
I call my mother
She's just a cunt now
She said I'm sick in the head
She said you ain't special
So who you foolin'
Don't try ta give me a line
But I can't stop thinkin' 'bout
seein' ya one more time
(Oh no)
But I already left you
And you're better off left behind

It's a bad obsession
It's always messin'
It's always messin' my mind
It's a bad obsession
It's always messin'
It's always messin' my mind

Too bad you're fucked up

I used to be wasted
Always tried to take it
Take it down into my vein
I call the doctor
He's just another
He said I'm sick in the brain
He said you ain't special
So who you foolin'
Don't try ta give me a line
But I can't stop thinkin' 'bout
doin' it one more time
(Oh no)
But I already left you
And you're better off left behind
(Oh yeah)

Aw it's a bad obsession
It's always messin'
It's always messin' my mind
It's a bad obsession
It's always messin'
It's always messin' my mind

So bad...

Boy

It's a
It's a
Heads up
It's a bad obsession
It's always messin'
It's always messin' my mind
Now it's a bad obsession
It's always messin'
It's always messin' my mind
But I can't stop thinkin' 'bout
doin' it one more time
(Oh no)
See I already left you
And you're better off left behind
(Oh no, oh no)
It's a bad obsession
And you're always messin' my mind
See I already left you
And you're better off left behind
Uh huh...no
Maybe you'll do better next time
PUNK!!

Quotes:

For 'Bad Obsession' I didn't do [the slide playing] overhand in the studio. I did it regular [Guitar For The Practising Musician, April 1990]

This is a song that uh, we wrote long before we wrote Mr. Brownstone. It's kind of the same, it's something called Bad Obsession [Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, USA, May 24, 1991]

It's a follow-up of 'Brownstone', really. Actually it was written before "Brownstone". 'Bad Obsession' is us objectively looking at ourselves. Duff, Slash, Axl, you're screwing up. You got a bad obsession [GN'R on WNEW 102.7 - September, 1991]

A song we wrote about a year before we wrote Mr Brownstone. It’s somewhat similar [Stockholm, Sweden, Globen - August 16, 1991]

'Bad Obsession' performed live at the Deer Creek Music Center, USA, May 29, 1991:

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