![]() Street Survivors (1977) [ larger cover art ] |
Whiskey bottles and brand new cars
Oak tree you're in my way
There's too much coke and too much smoke
Look what's going on inside you
Ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Angel of darkness is upon you
Stuck a needle in your arm (You fool, you)
So take another toke, have a blow for your nose,
One more drink fool, would drown you (Hell, yeah)
Ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Now they call you Prince Charming
Can't speak a word when you're full of 'ludes.
Say you'll be alright come tomorrow
But tomorrow might not be here for you (Yeah, you)
Ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Aw, you fool, you.
You stick them needles in your arm
I know I been there before
One little problem that confronts you
Got a monkey on your back
Just one more fix Lord, might do the trick
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks (Hell, yeah)
Ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Oh, you fool, you
Don't stick those needles in your arm.
You're just a fool, just a fool, just a fool.
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 12:34 Who farted? It smells good! Oh, it must be... never mind... love this song... |
| Baby_M (a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 12:32 Angel of darkness is upon you Stuck a needle in your arm So take another toke, have a blow for your nose One more drink fool, will drown you As relevant to much of today's "celebrity" culture as it was back then. |
| jmsmy (Music Town, Klein, Texas) | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 12:31 Back to the Neil Young/Skynyrd thing. Check out Ronnies T-Shirt on Street Survivors. And Neil Young wrote Powderfinger for Lynyrd Skynyrd to record. And on the Rust Never Sleeps movie the bass player is wearing a Skynrd T-Shirt. |
| idahoTux | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 12:30 kurtster wrote: These lyrics come from first hand expeience with the subjects of the song. Unfortunately, but not regretably, this song has real deep meaning to me. Helped me to see things a little diferently and get to better places. This song delivers an important message that is as relevant now as it was then. And one can say the same for Saturday Night Special. |
| idiot_wind | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 12:29 You see...its quite simple. Play this kind of RNR on Friday afternoon. This band had some pretty good guitar players; especially on this song...and did mighty fine live shows. |
| kipperlayton | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 12:28 WonderLizard wrote: Best version of the band—and a great album. The bass on this one cooks. agreed. great band... back then. |
| Darlington (Columbia, South Carolina) | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 12:28 d48m02h1918 wrote: Eerie album cover in light of all that transpired, eh? Supposedly only those touched by the fire died in the plane crash..... |
| dwlangham (Nowhere to be found) | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 12:28 ziakut wrote: Sure they're not sing about themselves? |
| domreo (Bay Area, CA) | Posted: Jan 18, 2013 - 18:55 A polite 'Duh'. But perhaps you are a young person who was not around at the time... ziakut wrote: Sure they're not sing about themselves? |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Jan 18, 2013 - 18:34 Everybody in my church loves this song... |
| d48m02h1918 | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 10:14 Eerie album cover in light of all that transpired, eh? |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 10:01 Best version of the band—and a great album. The bass on this one cooks. |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 10:01 Sure they're not sing about themselves? |
| Proclivities (Paris of the Piedmont) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 10:00 lmic wrote: Apparently the only entry missing from RP's strangely extensive Skynyrd collection... To me, that's something to be thankful for - that song can be heard within 30 minutes of listening to any "classic rock" station in the U.S. if one really needs to hear it. |
| Keef (Confluence of the American River) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 10:00 Hey Bill, I think you should play this at least once a year! |
| kurtster (Seeking shelter from the cold) | Posted: Apr 14, 2009 - 07:45 Pyro wrote: love Skynyrd, hate these stupid lyrics These lyrics come from first hand expeience with the subjects of the song. Unfortunately, but not regretably, this song has real deep meaning to me. Helped me to see things a little diferently and get to better places. |
| mread (W117°12.138' N32°53.742') | Posted: Apr 13, 2009 - 22:46 Pyro wrote: love Skynyrd, hate these stupid lyrics What she said. |
| MJMJ | Posted: Mar 28, 2009 - 15:45 jbtidwell wrote: Cool - I'll have to look for that on the internets. If you find it, let us know |
| jbtidwell (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:34 Papernapkin wrote: Someone yelled out 'Freebird' at a Patti Griffin concert and she sang it a capella. It was beautiful and the crowd went wild. Cool - I'll have to look for that on the internets. |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:25 joanot wrote: Am i loosing , one of my best friends ? Maybe you had them too tight? |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:23 Papernapkin wrote: Someone yelled out 'Freebird' at a Patti Griffin concert and she sang it a capella. It was beautiful and the crowd went wild. If you ever want to play Freebird, it is G, D, E minor, F, C, D... the big jam is all G, B flat, and C... |
| lmic (Sacramento, CA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:23 MJMJ wrote: Freebird! Apparently the only entry missing from RP's strangely extensive Skynyrd collection... |
| joanot (Matadepera) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:22 Am i loosing , one of my best friends ? |
| Tim_in_N_FL (Florida) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:21 Papernapkin wrote: Someone yelled out 'Freebird' at a Patti Griffin concert and she sang it a capella. It was beautiful and the crowd went wild. Touche' Ms. Griffin! |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:19 Someone yelled out 'Freebird' at a Patti Griffin concert and she sang it a capella. It was beautiful and the crowd went wild. |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:18 rickhoran wrote: yes. something for us rednecks too. Interesting ... I think it was Queen who toured with these guys and called them exactly that. |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:17 Based on the listener comments/number of votes, this may be the first time Bill's ever played this. I wasn't a big Skynyrd fan but I'm always happy when Bill goes deep into the RP library ... |
| Danimal174 (Upstate South Carolina) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:16 romeotuma wrote: This really is a fantastic song... it is such a tragedy what happened to them... Yeah, I agree. My dad actually went to their last concert, I believe, before the crash. It was here in Greenville, SC (the concert, not the crash). |
| dixiedeb (Augusta, GA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:16 Well said. redstorm wrote: Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell Sam Bush - Stingray The Derek Trucks Band - Down In The Flood Who says country rock is dead? It's like Lazarus, can't be killed, no matter how many times you reload.... |
| Pyro | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:15 love Skynyrd, hate these stupid lyrics |
| tiggers | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:14 More cheesy overlong garbage. |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:14 Hmmm...I expected a lot more exploding heads in here... Remembering the controversy over this album cover when the plane went down...that was a sad day wasn't it? For all the 70's cheese these guys were excellent. An 8 for the memories... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:14 This really is a fantastic song... it is such a tragedy what happened to them... |
| MJMJ | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:13 Freebird! |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:13 These guys dress (and behave) like the people I went to high school with. Good to hear Skynard. |
| Danimal174 (Upstate South Carolina) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:12 Holy Skynyrd on RP, Batman! I know some will hate this, but I absolutely love it. My dad was a huge fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd, so this is what I grew up on. A "10" from me. |
| redstorm (East Coast!........ Lou!) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:12 Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell Sam Bush - Stingray The Derek Trucks Band - Down In The Flood Who says country rock is dead? It's like Lazarus, can't be killed, no matter how many times you reload.... |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:12 Smell? What smell? Wasn't me guv, honest. Oh, ok, he who smelt it dealt it. Better out than in, eh? ;-) |
| Gartholamundi (Gainesville, FL) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:11 rickhoran wrote: yes. something for us rednecks too. the smell of 'em surrounds me. ![]() |
| jbtidwell (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:10 Hell Yeah! Great song for this Friday. ![]() |
| lmic (Sacramento, CA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:10 |
| Captn_Pea (Spring Lake, MI) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:10 Whoa.... quite the set change... Sam Bush => Skynyrd.... weird but it works somehow. |
| 25demayo (dreaming of an asado) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:10 Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Allright some Lynyrd Skynyrd may they rest in peace. |
| rickhoran (Eastern PA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 10:09 yes. something for us rednecks too. |


