I Would For You is a love song, performed by Jane’s Addiction, that Perry Farrell wrote about his then-girlfriend Casey Niccoli.
Porno For Pyros covered this song and made it a staple of their set during much of the Good God’s Urge tour. Perry and Casey had long since broken up by the time Porno For Pyros began covering this song, so Perry substituted the lyric “babe” for “Case” in the song, however most fans singing along used the original lyric.
Lyrics
Oh baby!
I’m so tired
A man, from the government
Man, from the tax board
Man, in the public school
Man, own’s the golden rule
Yeah,
I’m everybody’s slave
I made you my slave
You said this I do for you
If it would help
To give the world back
What it gave
Then I would…
I would
I would
I would…
I would for you
I would for you
ohhh…. ohhhh… uhhh…. uhhh…. uhhh….
You say my eyes
Are crazy eyes
Well sometimes they are
And so are you
And if you wonder
What I would do
I would do anything if I could
You know I would
I would
I would
I would
I would
I would for you
I would for you
I would for you
I would for you – Case…
I would for you – ohh…
ohhh…. ohhhh… uhhh…. uhhh…. uhhh….
Demo version:
I’m everybody’s slave
I made you my slave
You said this I do for you
If it would help
To give the world back what it gave
Then I would…
I would
I would
I would…
I would for you
I would for you
ohhh…. ohhhh… uhhh…. uhhh….
You say my eyes
Are crazy eyes
Sometimes they are
And so are you
And if you wonder what I would do?
I would do anything if I could
I would
I would
I would…
I would for you
I would for you
I would for you
I would for you
I would for you ohh…
ohhh…. ohhhh… uhhh…. uhhh….
Known Performances by Jane's Addiction: (32)
1986/03/?? - Venice, CA, Radio Tokyo1986/08/28 - West Hollywood, CA, Roxy Theatre, The1986/11/13 - Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, Pyramid, The1987/01/26 - West Hollywood, CA, Roxy Theatre, The1987/09/03 - La Verne, CA, Topper's Cafe1987/12/05 - Irvine, CA, Bren Events Center, University of California Irvine1988/09/27 - London, England, Camden Palace1988/10/27 - Norfolk, VA, Boathouse, The1988/11/17 - Seattle, WA, Paramount Theater1988/11/25 - Chicago, IL, Cabaret Metro1988/12/07 - Cleveland, OH, Peabody's Down Under1988/12/14 - New York City, NY, Cat Club1989/02/17 - Norfolk, VA, Boathouse, The1997/10/30 - New York City, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom1997/10/31 - New York City, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom1997/11/03 - Chicago, IL, Aragon Ballroom1997/11/18 - Dallas, TX, Fair Park Coliseum1997/11/22 - San Francisco, CA, Bill Graham Civic Center2001/11/10 - Las Vegas, NV, Joint, The @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino2001/11/11 - Las Vegas, NV, Joint, The @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino2002/07/18 - Las Vegas, NV, Rain In The Desert @ The Palm Resorts Casino2002/08/19 - London, England, Kentish Town Forum2012/02/22 - St. Louis, MO, Pageant, The2012/02/24 - Detroit, MI, Fillmore Detroit, The2012/02/25 - Columbus, OH, Lifestyle Communities Pavilion2012/02/27 - Toronto, ON, Massey Hall2012/03/02 - Albany, NY, Palace Theatre, The2012/03/04 - Huntington, NY, Paramount, The2012/03/09 - Richmond, VA, National, The2012/03/13 - Atlanta, GA, Tebernacle, The2012/03/15 - Catoosa, OK, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino2012/03/23 - Louisville, KY, Louisville Palace Theater, TheKnown Performances by Porno For Pyros: (11)
1996/07/15 - Detroit, MI, St. Andrew's Hall1996/08/24 - Big Bear Lake, CA, Snow Summit1996/10/09 - Rochester, NY, Harrow East Ballroom1996/10/17 - Cleveland, OH, Agora Theatre1996/10/21 - Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall1996/10/22 - Cincinnati, OH, Bogart's1996/10/25 - Davenport, IA, River Center1996/10/30 - Los Angeles, CA, Mayan Theatre1996/10/31 - Los Angeles, CA, Mayan Theatre1997/02/28 - New York City, NY, Roseland Ballroom1997/04/18 - Santa Barbara, CA, Santa Barbara County BowlKnown Performances by Dave Navarro: (1)
1997/02/28 - New York City, NY, Roseland Ballroom
