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"Jane Says" is a song by American rock band Jane's Addiction. It was released as a promotional single in 1988, becoming the band's first chart entry on the Alternative Songs chart, peaking at #6. [1] It was first released in semi-live format on the group's 1987 debut album, Jane's Addiction.
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The film draws inspiration from the real-life Janes but is a heavily reimagined account of the Chicago-based collective, which operated from 1969 to 1973 under the official name of the Abortion Counseling Service of Women’s Liberation. Call Jane relies largely on fictional characters and situations to convey information about the historical Janes a...
Unable to field the influx of calls coming her way, Booth started recruiting women at political meetings around the city, many of which were linked to the civil rights movement, the anti-war movement and the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union. Her efforts proved successful: Twelve or so women volunteered to provide abortion counseling to those in nee...
During the introductory phone call with a counselee, a volunteer described every aspect of the forthcoming visit. At the next group meeting, the Janes passed around index cards with the women’s info, sharing names, contacts, medical details and how much each could afford to pay. In 1969, the Janes counseled around ten women a week, according to Kap...
The Janes knew they were breaking the law—and that imprisonment was a realistic possibility. Even talking about performing an abortion was considered a conspiracy to commit a felony. Still, women kept coming forward to help. To thwart the police and anyone who might be listening in on their phone calls, counselors changed the locations of the Front...
Soon after Roe v. Wade’s passage, the Janes shuttered their service, citing lack of need. Over its five years in existence, the group had provided abortions to an estimated 11,000 women. But the fight was far from over. The Supreme Court’s ruling asserted that restrictive abortion laws violated women’s constitutional right to privacy. While the mea...
According to lead singer Perry Farrell, there was an actual Jane - with an actual heroin habit and an abusive boyfriend named Sergio - who lived with him and nearly a dozen others in a group house in Hollywood as the band was forming in the early '80s.
Apr 24, 2024 · One of their most well-known songs, “Jane Says,” tells a story of a woman who struggles with addiction and homelessness. Its minimalistic arrangement and Perry Farrell’s haunting vocals emphasize the song’s emotional depth, leaving listeners with a sense of unease and melancholy.
Oct 29, 2022 · Call Jane, a new film starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver and Wunmi Mosaku, is based on the true story of the Janes, a collective of women who provided abortions in the US in the 1960s and early 70s, before the landmark Roe v Wade decision - which was overturned earlier this year. Gemma Peplow. Culture and entertainment reporter @gemmapeplow
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The new film explores the true story of The Jane Collective – an underground group that helped women find safe access to abortions in '60s Chicago.
Aug 23, 2018 · Although “Mountain Song” and “Ocean Size” earned Jane’s Addiction a certain amount of airplay when they were released as sings, it was “Jane Says” that provided the band with their first major alternative radio success, with the song climbing to #6 on the Billboard Alternative chart.
