Violent Femmes Lyrics


Violent Femmes Lyrics

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From the Album Freak Magnet (2000) (buy at amazon.com)
Freak Magnet
All I Want
Forbidden
Freak Magnet
Hollywood Is High
I Danced
I'm Bad
Mosh Pit
New Generation
Sleepwalkin'
When You Died


From the Album Viva Wisconsin (1999) (buy at amazon.com)
Viva Wisconsin
Add It Up
American Music
Black Girls
Blister In The Sun
Confessions
Country Death Song
Dahmer Is Dead
Gimme The Car
Gone Daddy Gone
Good Feeling
Hallowed Ground
I'm Nothing
Kiss Off
Life Is An Adventure
Old Mother Reagan
Prove My Love
Special
Sweet World Of Angels
Ugly


From the Album Rock (1995) (buy at amazon.com)
Rock
Bad Dream
Dahmer Is Dead
Death Drugs
Didgeriblues
I Danced
I Wanna See You Again
Life Is An Adventure
Living a Lie
She Went To Germany
Sweet World Of Angels
Thanksgiving (No Way Out)
Tonight


From the Album New Times (1994) (buy at amazon.com)
New Times
4 Seasons
Agamemnon
Breakin' Up
Don't Start Me On The Liquor
I Saw You In The Crowd
I'm Nothing
Jesus Of Rio
Key Of 2
Machine
Mirror Mirror (I See A Damsel)
New Times
This Island Life
When Everybody's Happy


From the Album Add It Up (1993) (buy at amazon.com)
Add It Up
36-24-36
Add It Up
America Is
American Music
Black Girls
Blister In The Sun
Country Death Song
Dance Motherf*cker Dance
Degradation
Gimme The Car
Gone Daddy Gone
Gordon's Message
I Hate The TV
I Held Her In My Arms
Intro
Jesus Walking on the Water
Johnny
Kiss Off
Lies
Old Mother Reagan
Out The Window
Waiting For The Bus


From the Album Debacle: The First Decade (1990) (buy at amazon.com)
Debacle: The First Decade
Add It Up
Black Girls
Blister In The Sun
Children Of The Revolution
Fat
Gimme The Car
Gone Daddy Gone
Good Feeling
Nightmares
Old Mother Reagan
Ugly
World Were Living In


From the Album Why Do Birds Sing? (1991) (buy at amazon.com)
Why Do Birds Sing?


From the Album 3 (1988) (buy at amazon.com)
3
Dating Days
Fat
Fool in the Full Moon
Just Like My Father
Lies
Mother of a Girl
Nightmares
Nothing Worth Living For
Outside the Palace
See My Ships
Telephone Book
World Were Living In


From the Album The Blind Leading The Naked (1986) (buy at amazon.com)
The Blind Leading The Naked
Breakin' Hearts
Candlelight Song
Children Of The Revolution
Cold Canyon
Faith
Good Friend
Heartache
I Held Her In My Arms
Love And Me Make Three
No Killing
Old Mother Reagan
Special
Two People
World Without Mercy


From the Album Hallowed Ground (1984) (buy at amazon.com)
Hallowed Ground
Black Girls
Country Death Song
Hallowed Ground
I Hear the Rain
I Know It's True But I'm Sorry To Say
It's Gonna Rain
Jesus Walking on the Water
Never Tell
Sweet Misery Blues


From the Album Violent Femmes (1982) (buy at amazon.com)
Violent Femmes
Blister In The Sun
Kiss Off
Please Do Not Go
Add It Up
Confessions
Prove My Love
Promise
To The Kill
Gone Daddy Gone
Good Feeling
Ugly (US CD Bonus Track)
Gimme The Car (US CD Bonus Track)


Other Songs:
12 Steps
36-24-36
America Is
Color Me Once
Dance M.F Dance
Dance, Motherf*cker, Dance!
I Can Change (I Swear It)
I Hate The TV
Love Love Love Love Love
My Way
Raquel
Something's Wrong
Waiting For The Bus
Yes, Oh Yes


Violent Femmes Info:

Violent Femmes are an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active from 1980 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009. As of 2013, they are active again.

Violent Femmes was founded by bassist Brian Ritchie and percussionist Victor DeLorenzo following the demise of the initial wave of American punk rock, and became a full-fledged band upon the arrival of lead vocalist and guitarist Gordon Gano. -Wikipedia

Origin:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

Genres:
Alternative rock, post-punk, folk punk

Years active:
1980-1987, 1988-2009, 2013-present

Name Origin:
According to Ritchie, he came up with the name of the group as a fake band name when one of his bandmates questioned his assertion that his brother was also in a band—he and DeLorenzo liked the name, so they used it for the rhythm duo they played in prior to Gano joining the group

Another source states someone said they sounded like violent femmes as an oxymoronic joke. In Milwaukee, femme is slang for feminine.

Members:
Gordon Gano (1980-present)
Brian Ritchie (1980-present)
Brian Viglione (2013-present)

Past members:
Victor DeLorenzo (1980-1993, 2002-2009 and 2013)
Guy Hoffman (1993-2002)

Violent Femmes Trivia:
• The group made an appearance on the teen TV show "Clarissa Explains It All"

• You can hear their song "Fat" in the documentary "Super Size Me"

Violent Femmes Quotes:
I probably have over a hundred instuments including acoustic basses, bouzouki, didgeridoo, soprano sax, xylophone, nose flute, shakuhachi, and a spate of percussion, keyboards and guitar. All of which I've used on Femmes recordings.
Brian Ritchie

Our main influences are Velvet Underground, Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, Ramones, Sun Ra, Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, Television, Hank Williams Sr., John Coltrane and about two million other people.
Brian Ritchie

Nickelodeon wanted us to do a commercial for them because they are moving "Spongebob Squarepants" to prime time and they needed a fun campaign. So basically we did a couple of 30 second spots for them which you can see on Nick. It was very easy.
Brian Ritchie

"We were signed to a record label that wouldn't release anything we were recording,"
Gordon Gano

"It is possible that this is the first record that doesn't have a song on it written in the '70s."
Gordon Gano

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