TopicThe Bends - Colin Greenwood
Street Spirit (Fade Out) – Song Trivia
Thom premiered the song on november 1st 1993 on the Canadian TV program ‘Musique Plus’. At this point the song was titled ‘Three-Headed Street Spirit’ and the “Immerse Your
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‘Sulk’ was originally written about the Hungerford Massacre in England, and had its live premiere on february 21st 1994 at the Royal Berks Social Club in
Continue Reading→ Black Star – Song Trivia
Another song which has personal significance to Thom, and is possibly to a girlfriend of his. It is about “Sex in the morning. Which is the best time to
Continue Reading→ Bullet Proof…I Wish I Was – Song Trivia
‘Bullet Proof’ had its live premiere along with ‘Lozenge Of Love’
Continue Reading→ Just – Song Trivia
This handwritten note by Thom sheds a bit of background on where the song came from: INSERT IMAGE HERE An all out rock war “to try and see how
Continue Reading→ (Nice Dream) – Song Trivia
Thom and Jonny premiered the song acoustically on february 11th 1993 at Studio CafĂ©, Disley, UK for Signal Radio. A studio demo, that was likely recorded during the ‘Pop Is
Continue Reading→ Fake Plastic Trees – Song Trivia
The band had just been to see Jeff Buckley play a set, and when they got back into the studio, Thom recorded the vocals in two takes and broke
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Originally written two years before The Bends when they were recording Pablo Honey, the song started out life over a stolen Soul II Soul rhythm. They then decided to
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