- Violet (song)
Infobox Single
Name = Violet
Cover size =
Caption =
Artist = Hole
from Album =Live Through This
A-side =
B-side = "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)"
Released = Start date|1995|1
Format = CD-Single
Recorded = Start date|1993
Genre =Grunge
Length = 3:24
Label = Geffen
Writer =Courtney Love ,Eric Erlandson
Producer =Paul Q. Kolderie ,Sean Slade
Certification =
Last single = "Doll Parts "
(1994)
This single = "Violet" (1995)
Next single = "Softer, Softest "
(1995)
Misc ="Violet" is a song by the rock band Hole, fronted by
Courtney Love . It was the third single to be released from their second album,Live Through This , followingDoll Parts which was released in 1994. This song was released after an extensive touring period by the band, throughout 1994 and 1995."Violet" is a song reputedly about
Billy Corgan with whom Courtney had a relationship in the early nineties. Courtney introduced the song on theJools Holland show in 1995 as "This song's about a jerk, I hexed him and now he's losing his hair," which might refer to Corgan's hair loss. Lyrics such as 'When they get, what they want, then they never want it again', and 'Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to', portray the end of a bitter relationship. In any event, Corgan and Love subsequently came to enjoy cordial relations. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200533,00.html Courtney Love to Play London’s West End] ]The songwriting credits on record goes collectively to Hole, though BMI's website shows that "Violet" was written only by Love and bandmate
Eric Erlandson . "He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss) " is originally written byCarole King andGerry Goffin , and was first recorded by producerPhil Spector in the 1960s.Track listing
#"Violet" - 3:24
#"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)" - 3:35The video
The video for "Violet" was filmed in 1994, and was directed by
Mark Seliger and Fred Woodward. The video is artistic and in black and white at times, with pole dancing and implied seediness. Courtney also dances around in a tutu for much of the video.Melissa Auf der Maur has said about the video, 'This video reflects a very well thought out art project'.Charts
Trivia
This song is the background music in the part of
Mark Appleyard in theSkateboarding video Really Sorry produced byFlip Skateboards .It was also used for the Tank Girl movie trailer.References
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