BACKGROUND:
Another song Perry wrote for his girlfriend at the time, Casey Niccoli.

WRITTEN:
By Perry and Dave in early 1987.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS:
From BAM Magazine, 11/21/97...
Jane's Addiction's final leg finds them back home in California. Dave says the whole tour has become such a whirlwind that he wants to relish these shows and perhaps his final days in Jane's Addiction. "In 'Classic Girl,' when Perry sings, 'For us, these are the days,' I totally take a moment to look at where we are and what we're doing. That's a time in the set where I really feel gratitude," he says. "As many other projects as there are, this is the one thing that I feel has been my home and will be my home forever."

LIVE:
* Played a few times in '87. Then played at a few Lollapalooza shows in '91.

* The Relapse played "Classic Girl" at most of their shows in 1997. Also played at most 2001 shows. Rarely played in 2002.

ADDITIONAL INFO:
From BAM magazine, Issue 347, November 30, 1990...
"While the philosophy behind Ritual De Lo Habitual may be a mite exotic, the ideas behind the songs themselves are thoroughly down to earth . . . 'Classic Girl' is a balladic, moody love song that proudly reclaims cultural revolution for a new generation disappointed they missed out on the halcyon era of peace and love. ('They may say, 'Those were the days...'/But in a way, you know for us, these are the days.') "

LYRICS:
4:05; in my neighborhood,
when shots go off, no one bothers.
A "POP," and a reply "POP," and no reply...
Dinosaurs on the quilt I wore with a girl.
Such a classic girl...
Such a classic girl...
Such a classic girl, gives her man great ideas.
Hears you tell your friends,
"Hey man, listen to my great idea!"
It's true I am a villain when you fall ill,
that's probably because men never can be.
Not like a girl.
A classic girl...
Such a classic girl...
They may say,
"Those were the days...,"
but in a way,
you know for us these are the days.
Yes, for us these are the days,
and you know you're my girl!
Such a classic girl...
Such a classic girl...
Yeah for us these are the days...

NOTES ON LYRICS:
* In 1987, Perry sang "circus bears" instead of "dinosaurs."