Stop!

Stop! is a Jane’s Addiction song written by Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro in early 1986.  Stop! ranked #1 on Billboard magazine’s Modern Rock chart the weeks of 9/1/90 and 9/15/90.

Satellite Party included a cover of this song as part of their regular set in mid 2007.

Lyrics

señores y señoras
nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tu tiene
pero los queremos…
creado y regado de Los Angeles
Juana’s Adicción!

He were go!
No!

No one…
No one!
No way!
Gonna stop, now; go!

Save the complaints, for a party, conversation
The world is loaded,
it’s lit to pop and nobody is gonna stop…
No one…
No one!
No way!
Gonna stop, now; go!

Farm people, book wavers, soul savers, love preachers!
Lit to pop and nobody is gonna stop.

No one, to get control of a mind like that and move on

One come a day, the water will run, no man will stand for things that he had done…
Hurrah!
And the water will run…
One come a day, the water will run, no man will stand for things that he had done…
Hurrah!
And the water will run…
And we’ll Run!
Will Run, oh!
Ok, go!

Gimmie that!
Gimmie that — your automobile
Turn off that smokestack and that god damn radio
Hum… along with me…
Hum along with the t.v.
A-a-a-a-h-o-o-o, oh no.
No one’s-gonna-stop!

Spanish Intro

The Spanish introduction, performed my Cindy Lair roughly translates to the following in English:

ladies and gentlemen
we have more influence over your children than you do
but we love them…
bred and spread in Los Angeles
Jane’s Addiction!

The line nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tu tiene, pero los queremos is taken directly from the opening line of the To the Mosquitoes essay that appears in the liner notes of Ritual de lo Habitual, although the second part translates more accurately to “but we love them” instead of the “but we love your Children” line found in the essay.

The line creado y regado de Los Angeles causes the most debate. It is generally accepted that the intended translation is “bred and spread in Los Angeles”. Although there are a number of other possible translations, the English line appears in the liner notes of Jane’s Addiction’s debut album and in the opening lines of the press release for the Nothing’s Shocking album.

Music Video

The Stop! video was directed by Casey Niccoli. Concert footage was filmed at a semi-private concert at the Forrest Preserve in Mt. Baldy, CA on July 7, 1990. Future Porno For Pyros guitarist, Peter DiStefano was in attendance at this show.

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