James Reyne - Hammer Head

[@duffman7065]

Olivia in the backing vocals too. Awesome song. Always loved the line: “you never know what you do to me, so sublime. You’re like the devil in heaven, every time”

[@d86impetus]

Took me a day to find this song after hearing it on the radio. It was worth the search. Thank goodness for google and KZbin 🙂

[@Johnny_Thunder]

World class pop music. James should have been an international star. Where do you hear quality like this, these days?

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

A special recording in every respect.

[@jjt747]

One of his Best Songs !!!

[@zapkvr]

Oh no. Its the 👌

[@cazoz6188]

I sat next to James at the bar at the Chevron in the 80s and thought nothing of him...now in my 50's I think 'what a hunk'... missed opportunity!!

[@OzzGirlx]

Caz Oz Yes, it sure was lol. But really, think about it, would u have wanted to be a part of his crew back in the 80's when he was at the peak of his smack addiction?. Ive been to his rented house in the 80's. All im sayin is, i feel every word as ive lived it. Not a good time in my life. Today, im healthy and thank god i didnt die, or worse.. catch any dreadful disease!!

[@SimplyRevolting]

Growing up in Sydney. I would have said he was the bloke I would most like to look like and be doing as a profession. He was also great in his acting in 'Return to Eden'. The song 'Reckless' is a truly haunting Australian classic. If I'm homesick, working in London, I play a track or two from his days in Australia Crawl or from his solo recordings like the above and 'Fall if Rome'.

[@zapkvr]

Genius. Amazing voice. Perfect song. 🥰 Saw Jimmy live several times. Extraordinary. Lou Reed wishes he wrote this.

[@philsurtees]

Jimmy???

[@darrenward8344]

probably the best artist from Australia in 1980's James Reyne

[@jettwilliams9676]

Maybe Peter Gabriel as well?

[@iwasmeanttobetuesday828]

I've loved this song since if was first released in the 80's.

[@calutron008]

What we need now is a song about the bastardary and sheer bad medicine of Methadone and Subboxone I can't even go away a day or two well got to get clean urines for that

[@tobymcgroby8967]

3:22 haha Discovering yet another criminally underrated & rarely played song/artist really makes you appreciate Spotify & KZbin Music

[@lynnleitch6943]

Love this song 🎵

[@brendaleman]

Awesome song

[@darrenward8344]

still love it great song

[@Despisefundamentalists-cm5dv]

I always thought this song was about Hammerhead Sharks.

[@ShinyHappyPurple]

The line "Some silken slip of evil" sounds more like "Some soup gets left by the weevil" lol.

[@robertrinaldi8748]

The song is about heroin. It's a really good song when you pay attention to the lyrics and if you can understand his mumbling.. He's singing to the drug itself "you don't know what you do to me 5 times a day" " you;re like the devil in heaven"...."take my friends take my sex take my lover, let's go to waste. The best song of James Reyne in my opinion.

[@Mrgloworm23]

+ROBERT RINALDI true, always loved this song and its meaning.

[@calutron008]

sure I think so too

[@TheZacdes]

been there, done that,lol

[@rodneytodkill68]

I have his 1st couple albums after James left Aussie Crawl. And every song had a huge influence regarding drugs. Still one of the most talented Singers I've had the honour to see in concert.

[@simonmiller5118]

Yep, you nailed it. Sad but so totally true.

[@paulwailes5122]

A soul struggles with heroin addiction...I can feel the pain

[@richardwyndham3831]

Be my ritual Be my one desire Be my light be my pure delight Be my purifier You'll never know what you do to me Five times a day My self destruction you'll over see Don't go don't go away Just a touch of you Just a taste Like kissing God is what we do Let's go to waste You'll never know what you do to me So sublime You're like the Devil in Heaven Every every time You've been hanging with the nicest people Hammerhead Some silken slip of evil Hammerhead Take food from my mouth Take my sex Take my friends take my lovers Here take this You'll never know what you do to me Maybe I'm wrong Let's take this journey together Please come please come along Please come please come along You've been hanging with the nicest people Hammerhead Some silken slip of evil Hammerhead Oohh ooooohhhhh You've been hanging with the nicest people Hammerhead Some silken slip of evil Hammerhead You've been hanging with the nicest people Hammerhead Some silken slip of evil Hammerhead You've been hanging with the nicest people Hammerhead Some silken slip of evil Hammerhead You've been hanging with the nicest people Hammerhead Some silken slip of evil Hammerhead You've been hanging with the nicest people Hammerhead Some silken slip of evil Hammerhead You've been hanging with the nicest people Hammerhead Some silken slip of evil Hammerhead Written by Simon Cyril Hussey, James Michael Reyne • Copyright © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management US, LLC play.google.com/music/preview/T5gkmlsrwexcqyp4tzmkqt2lwiu?lyrics=1&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics

[@OzzGirlx]

Richard Wyndham very good with lyrics but have you lived the lyrics like I have, that was in the 80s I'm totally over it now but when I hear this song it takes me right back to that treacherous time in my life

[@mrporsche4236]

What a song.and live is just the same.because back then they could actually sing

[@Mouse01011]

I just looked this “James Reyne” name up because he played a character it seems in the Tina Turner movie “What’s love got to do with it”; where he played Tina’s manager.

[@r1bayside276]

Subtitles please ! English James English !!! Great song !!

[@jesseazulay2241]

its called EMOTIONAL pain

[@maryannereardon-cox7284]

james's lyrics were always a bit hard to decipher even worse live lol this is up there with one of the great aussie songs

[@convictustore]

oh i love my countrys history of unfashionable hair trends

[@calutron008]

Why do you say I'm blind so if he had a bad hair do describ e it lol

[@deidredowlingcoad1982]

Mullets was invented by a bald fellow, wasn't it..?

[@johnpalma6108]

Hi coco

[@KangaJack-ns9gd]

Always actually thought this song was about Sharks..🤔🤔🤔

[@martynhoulbrook648]

OnJ

[@jesseazulay2241]

you been hanging with the nicest people!!!! but SOME PEOPLE take heroin for the sPAIN, and not just physical. Bless

[@soupful]

Hammer head refers to drugs

[@soupful]

Drug addiction

[@yvonnepavey4268]

You can see his nappies in that poorly made shirt 👕 lol

[@quantumofhate]

ah drug use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!