 Genius Lyrics
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Garbage – Supervixen
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The opening track to Garbage’s self-titled 1995 debut album. The song was released as the final radio single from the album in the US.
Titled after the Russ Meyers film
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Garbage – Supervixen (Early Demo Mix)
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[Verse 1] / Come down to my house, stick a stone in your mouth / You can always pull out if you like it too much / [Chorus] / Come my way / You barely recognize my face today / You
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Hey boy, take a look at me / Let me dirty up your mind / I'll strip away your hard veneer / And see what I can find
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Based on the novel that inspired this track, the narrator is a prostitute trying to lure the male character to have sex with her. She’s convinced of her sexual power over men and she’s sure of herself. The guy doesn’t want to have sex with the prostitute, he probably doesn’t even understand why he’s there, but she believes she can make him feel at ease.
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Garbage – Driving Lesson
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“Driving Lesson” is the b-side to the “Stupid Girl” single, released in 1996.
On October 14, 1998, the song was given away for free to promote a live webcast from Garbage’s
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Garbage – Stupid Girl
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“Stupid Girl” is track #8 on Garbage’s self-titled debut album. One of the band’s most iconic songs, it climbed all the way to #4 in the UK and #24 in the US.
The song was built
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Garbage – Dog New Tricks
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“Dog New Tricks” is track #9 on Garbage’s self-titled debut album.
Garbage later went in the studio to remix the track, calling the new mix “The Pal mix”, which was released on
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Garbage – Kick My Ass
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“Kick My Ass” is a song originally by Vic Chesnutt, covered by Garbage to be released on the compilation Sweet Relief II: Gravity Of the Situation.
It was recorded in January 1996
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Garbage – Not My Idea
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“Not My Idea” is the fifth track off of Garbage’s 1995 self-titled debut album.
At a concert in 2001, Shirley introduces the song as having been written about her old band Goodbye
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Garbage – Sleep
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“Sleep” was written and recorded appositely to be released on the “Only Happy When It Rains” single.
Two versions of this song currently exist: the vinyl version, which is 1:41
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Garbage – My Lover's Box
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“My Lover’s Box” is track #10 on Garbage’s self-titled debut album.
The song was performed throughout the entire tour for the debut album and the Version 2.0 tour. When performing
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Garbage – Subhuman
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“Subhuman” was originally released as a b-side on Garbage’s 1995 debut single “Vow.” It was later released as a single on its own in the UK, where it reached position #50 on the
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Garbage – Girl Don't Come
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“Girl Don’t Come” was recorded appositely to be released as a b-side to the “Only Happy When It Rains” single.
Reflecting on the song during the Los Angeles stop of the 20 Years
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Garbage – Milk
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“Milk” is the last track on Garbage’s eponymous debut album. It was released as the last single from the album.
In an interview with Gigwise, Shirley Manson declared it was the
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Garbage – Vow
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“Vow” is track #7 on Garbage’s self-titled debut album. It’s also the debut single of Garbage. This track peaked at No. 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
According
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Garbage – Fix Me Now
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“Fix Me Now” is track #11 on Garbage’s self-titled debut album.
The song was originally titled “Chris Cornell”, as Manson at the time was obsessed with Soundgarden’s frontman. She
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Garbage – As Heaven Is Wide
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“As Heaven Is Wide” has what Butch Vig describes as “voyeurism, hedonism, perversion, obsession and the art of self-destruction, these dark themes that I think a lot of people can
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Garbage – A Stroke of Luck
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“A Stroke Of Luck” is track #6 on Garbage’s self-titled debut album.
About the songwriting, Shirley Manson said in a track-by-track interview with Gigwise that it was an
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Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains
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One of the most recognizable songs by Garbage, “Only Happy When It Rains” was released as the second single to promote Garbage’s self-titled album in the UK.
This song was written
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