ANYONE CAN PLAY GUITAR

Released:
February 1993
Length: 3:37
Disc: Pablo Honey | Anyone Can Play Guitar single | Anyone Can Play Guitar Tour EP
Tablature: Guitar | Bass
Anyone Can Play Guitar Video

Other Versions:
2 Meter Session - Street Spirit [Fade Out] 2 Meter Session
Live @ The Forum - Live Au Forum EP | Just single CD2

The single release which followed Creep. Anyone Can Play Guitar was moderately successful, and is considered by fans, as one of the best songs on Pablo Honey. It reached 32 in the charts, yet was denied any radio play by Radio One in England because "we were singing about playing guitars and stuff".

"Grow my hair / Grow my hair I am Jim Morrison / Grow my hair/ I wanna be wanna be wanna be Jim Morrison." These now famous lines got many critics and fans wondering. What did it all mean? Thom explains: "I just ranted that verse the day after I saw The Doors film. That film really wound me up, really upset me. It was like [Morrison] was some sort of Arthurian legend or something." Jonny played guitar with a paintbrush on this cut.

Destiny, destiny protect me from the world
Destiny, hold my hand, protect me from the world
Here we are with our running and confusion
And I don't see no confusion anywhere

And if the world does turn and if London burns
I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar
I wanna be in a band when I get to heaven
Anyone can play guitar and they won't be a nothing any more

Grow my hair, grow my hair, I am Jim Morrison
Grow my hair, I wanna be, wanna be, wanna be Jim Morrison
Here we are with our running and confusion
And I don't see no confusion anywhere

And if the world does turn and if London burns
I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar
I wanna be in a band when I get to heaven
Anyone can play guitar and they won't be a nothing any more
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