Barbarella

Album: 12 Bar Blues (1998)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • A track from Scott Weiland's first solo album, this song is titled after a campy 1968 movie starring Jane Fonda as Barbarella, a sexy space traveler on a mission to save the Earth. The film was showing on a TV in the studio where Weiland was working on the album, which gave him the idea for the song. He said it was about "my desire for a strong, powerful woman to come along and cure me of everything."
  • There is a bit of self-loathing in this song, as Weiland takes accountability for the trail of destruction he left in his wake because of his erratic behavior. "I'm a selfish piece of s--t," he sings, before alluding to his addictions: "Cant you see it's a disease?"

Comments: 1

  • Stéphan Pilon from Laval, QuébecWell, when a song sounds a lot like Bowie's "Five Years", it can only be good too!
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Carl Sturken

Carl SturkenSongwriter Interviews

Hitmaker Carl Sturken on writing and producing for Rihanna, 'N Sync, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Donny Osmond, Shakira and Karyn White.

Martyn Ware of Heaven 17

Martyn Ware of Heaven 17Songwriter Interviews

Martyn talks about producing Tina Turner, some Heaven 17 hits, and his work with the British Electric Foundation.

Gary Lewis

Gary LewisSongwriter Interviews

Gary Lewis and the Playboys had seven Top 10 hits despite competition from The Beatles. Gary talks about the hits, his famous father, and getting drafted.

Marvin Gaye

Marvin GayeFact or Fiction

Did Marvin try out with the Detroit Lions? Did he fake crazy to get out of military service? And what about the cross-dressing?

Mike Scott of The Waterboys

Mike Scott of The WaterboysSongwriter Interviews

The stories behind "Whole Of The Moon" and "Red Army Blues," and why rock music has "outlived its era of innovation."

Maria Muldaur

Maria MuldaurSongwriter Interviews

The "Midnight At The Oasis" singer is an Old Time gal. She talks about her jug band beginnings and shares a Dylan story.