Transcript: December 13, 1991


Venue: Duchess of York Public House
Location: Leeds, England
Hole Lineup: Courtney Love (Guitar/Vocals), Eric Erlandson (Guitar), Jill Emery (Bass), and Carolyn Rue (Drums).


Woman in Crowd: I’m gonna fall down probably.

Woman in Crowd: Can you save this for me?

CL: Check. Check.

Guy in Crowd: I will.

Woman in Crowd: You’ve got a pocket, a…jeans. Will you put this in the jeans, please?

CL: Hello. Check, check, check.

Guy in Crowd: (Imitating Courtney’s voice) ECK. ECK.

CL: CHECK, CHECK.

Guy in Crowd: You like the ??

Woman in Crowd: No, I’m gonna fall off of it.

CL: CHECK. CHECK.

Guy in Crowd: (Imitating Courtney’s voice) ECK. ECK.

Guy in Crowd: Play us all some fucking sing in a bit. I paid a quid for this.

-INSTRUMENTAL

CL: CHECK. Hello, hello, hello.

-DOLL PARTS

Woman in Crowd: I’m gonna fall off this soon, ’cause I can’t sit on it.

Guy in Crowd: I know, I know, I know.

Guy in Crowd #2: I know you’ve got a big giant bum.

Guy in Crowd: I know you’ve, I know you’ve got a big duff. You won’t be able to tell how this gin joint is fucking up your bottom.

CL: There’s no monitors.

Guy in Crowd: I’m just trying to get through.

CL: I can go with no monitors, but there aren’t any, just so you know.

Woman in Crowd: Get their monitors on!

-PRETTY ON THE INSIDE

-GARBADGE MAN

CL: Hello, hello, hello.

JE: HEY HO.

(cat screeching sounds)

-VIOLET

Woman in Crowd: (During song) She’s really cool! I like her!

CL: What is burning?

CL: Does Death Rock come from Leeds? Someone told me that.

CL: Death Rock – you know, like Goth Rock.

Audience cheers.

CL: (laughs) Jill, they’re your people.

CL: I was a death rocker. I dyed all my clothes black – it’s true. You don’t need to feel alone.

CL: Thanks a lot, we’re, um, The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

CL: Oh yeah, we’re…(laughs) what the fuck is that?

-TEENAGE WHORE

CL: I don’t know why I have a lot of muscles, don’t ask me. From lifting amps.

-P-GIRL

-BERRY

-SURRENDER (SMALL PART)

-WANT IT SO BAD

-BABYDOLL

-SASSY

Smells Like Teen Spirit (riff)

CL: JUST A FUCKING JOKE! Can I do it again, please? I just learned it. Let me do it one more time. Sorry.

-DROWN SODA

CL: Can I have a smoke? Can I have a cigarette, please?

Instrumental beginning of Phonebill Song.

CL: No, I hate that song. No, please.

JE: My candy’s gone.

CL: (Joking) That’s heroin, don’t take…

CL: I like that there’s girls here in the audience.

Woman in Crowd: Hey Courtney!

CL: I like girls, but that girl in Daisy Chainsaw – I just want to show you an E, ok? Like, I think your whole thing would be so much – ok, it’s an E, two fingers. Fucking, that’s every song.

-JAM

CL: That was a jam, we never did that. You guys ??

-DICKNAIL

CL: Thanks a lot. Uh, you know, I think I’m just gonna marry someone..until you know, uh, thanks a lot for indulging in our little hobby.

Audience cheers.

Guy in Crowd: One of them’s here!

Woman in Crowd: Shit, shit, shit, I see her. You really rock!

Courtney returns to the stage.

CL: Sisters of Mercy, just remember them.

Guy in Crowd: Sisters of Mercy!

CL: I might have Guns N Roses, but you guys, you’ve got Sisters of Mercy.

-THE ONLY RAPE I KNOW

-WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

-SURRENDER (SMALL PART)

CL: So, I played a little Cheap Trick and then you played a little Sabbath? Fuck, that’s like a Pixies song now.

-BURN BLACK (CUT)

The recording resumes while Courtney’s talking.

CL: …with your American grunge band shirts right now, I’m gonna be pissed.

CL: I’m sorry, this is really gratuitous. We’ve never done two encores.

-P-GIRL

-MRS. JONES

CL: Thanks a lot, we’re Lush! I’m Miki, that’s Emma. Thank you, goodnight. What if I like him more than he likes me? FUCK.

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