Ain’t No Right

Ain’t No Right is a Jane’s Addiction song written in 1985, and has been frequently performed live through the band’s career.

Lyrics:

my sex and my drugs and my rock and roll…
all my brain and body need…
sex and my drugs and my rock and roll…
are the only thing that keeps me here,
alright, so get your fucking piss-cup out of my fucking face…
my sex and my drugs and my rock and roll are my fucking own business…
I didn’t ask your wife about what position she’d fucking like it…

Cut-out!

I am skin and bones, I am pointy nose;
But it mother fuckin’ makes me try
It makes me try, and that ain’t no wrong
I’ll tell you why…
There ain’t no right! Ugh!
Ain’t no wrong now, ain’t no right
Ain’t no wrong now, ain’t no right
There’s only pleasure and pain

And then Mother fuckin’ bad wind came, blew down my home
Now the green grass grows
Bad wind came, blew down my home
God damn goodness knows!
Where the green grass grows, there can’t be wrong
And goodness knows, there ain’t no right!
Oww!
Ain’t no wrong now, ain’t no right
Ain’t no wrong now, ain’t no right
Only pleasure and pain

Ooh yeah!

Bumped my head, I’m a battering ram
I god damn took the pain
I cut myself, I said “So what?”
Mother fuckin’ took the pain
I said “So what?,” I can’t be wrong
I thought so but, there ain’t no right!
Oww!
There ain’t no wrong now, ain’t no right
There ain’t no wrong now, ain’t no right
There’s only pleasure and pain

Listen to my daddy-o! (oh…. oh…)

Song Intro:

According to the February 7, 1991 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, the intro to Ain’t No Right is Perry’s response to a request by Lippman Kahane Entertainment, Jane’s Addiction’s management agency at the time, to have Perry take a drug test. Perry declined the request, get your fucking piss cup out of my fucking face, and the band soon parted ways with the company.

The first two lines of the intro, my sex and my drugs and my rock and roll, all my brain and body need are taken from the song Sex And Drugs And Rock ‘N’ Roll by Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Music Video:

The music video Ain’t No Right was directed by Casey Niccoli. It was recorded during a live performance at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA on December 19, 1990. The footage was originally recorded for Perry and Casey’s movie Gift, but was made into a standalone music video in late 1991 or early 1992. Audio from this Hollywood Palladium performance was also released as a b-side on the Live and Rare compilation as well as some versions of the Classic Girl and Been Caught Stealing singles.
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