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9:07pm Dying for It (2009 Remaster) by The Vaselines from Enter the Vaselines
#KJAC #TheColoradoSound #TheVaselines

I'll tel you a little story about a friend I used to have. I long ago realised he wasn't a good friend, and a recent trip to my home town I saw he had a union flag up outside his home. I don't know for sure, but it wouldn't surprise me if he is now a Tommy Robinson fan.

I've known him since I was about 4 but haven't seen him in many years. If you want to get an idea of what he is like, he is a bit like Jay from the #Inbetweeners - always bragging about imaginary things to make himself look cooler and generally full of shit. Which is why when i first watched the Inbetweeners I didn't find it funny. I was like, this is a documentary, right?

Anyway, in the 90s we were listening to my #Nirvana CDs and Nirvana's cover of #TheVaselines Molly's Lips came on.

And my friend said to me that the line 'If I stay clean' was a reference to drugs. It was a call by Molly for Kurt to stay clean off drugs.

I hadn't given that song much thought, so I didn't argue and just said something sarcastic like it was obvious.

He replied that he thought that I would think it meant keeping literally clean and washing your face. He just wanted to be condescending.

Anyway, years later, I finally bought some of the Vaselines' music. And Molly's Lips is sung by Frances McKee and the original lyrics are slightly different. So the song is really about a lesbian relationship.

And the line that Kurt sings as 'stay clean' is actually 'As long as I'm good and clean'.

The irony is, the original song appears to be literally talking about washing with soap and being clean.

I agree Kurt's version might have a slightly different meaning (but also maybe not.) But it makes me smile when I hear the original version and think of my friend being condescending yet completely not understanding what the song was really about.

#Music #Rock #Punk

The Colorado Sound Playlist Mar 9

2:12pm Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam (2009 Remaster) by The Vaselines from Enter the Vaselines
#KJAC #TheColoradoSound #TheVaselines

Bleep Sep 16, 2025

I did not know that #TheVaselines covered Divine. I wasn't really aware of how significant a boost they got from Kurt Cobain at one point, and it is likely for this reason that they are still going so that's nice. Obviously "Dying For It" had that "brighter and faster than burning magnesium" Scottish indie thrill-ride sound and is a stand out track. Anyways, here is "You Think You're A Man" by The Vaselines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbUXTJ6SqlE

The Vaselines - You Think You're a Man

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The Ö ... Rock and Blog Jun 12, 2025

The Vaselines / The Way Of The Vaselines - A Complete History (1992 / 2023); Die Compilation versammelt das Gesamtwerk der Kultband The Vaselines, deren charmant-dilettantischer Sound zwischen Indiepop, Garagenrock und leichtem Sexwitz oszilliert. Songs wie „Son of a Gun“ oder „Molly’s Lips“ zeigen, wie viel Wirkung zwei Akkorde und die richtige Portion DIY-Spirit entfalten können. #TheVaselines #EugeneKelly #FrancesMcKee #Glasgow #IndieRock #LoFi #IndiePop #Punk #Songwriter #Singer

Now Then magazine May 27, 2025

"Music like this will always be made; gloriously shambolic, hopelessly romantic, naive yet subversive" Tom Roper finds veteran Scottish power-pop group @thevaselines.bsky.social at the top of their game at Sheffield's Sidney & Matilda. #TheVaselines #Sheffield #LiveMusic

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