Initially, Garbage was an informal jam session between the three producers held in Marker's basement. Steve Marker saw the music video of "Suffocate Me" by Angelfish on MTV, recorded it and showcased it to his band mates. They invited the Scottish vocalist Shirley Manson to join Garbage, she accepted, and soon Angelfish disbanded. According to Vig, Garbage was named before Manson joined the band, after the percussionist Pauli Ryan walked in while Vig was working on a remix for Nine Inch Nails and said it sounded like "garbage".
In August 1995, the group released their debut album Garbage, preceded by their first single "Vow" in March 1995. This album was an unexpected smash, selling over 5 million copies and reaching double platinum status in the UK (#6), USA (#20), Australia. Also it received great reviews from critics and featured on the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." They released five singles from this album: "Vow", "Only Happy When It Rains", "Queer", "Stupid Girl", and "Milk". A non-album single entitled "Subhuman" was issued on 7 August 1995.
In 1996, the band released a short-form VHS and Video CD entitled "Garbage Video" (also known as "Home Video"), that included all of Garbage's promotional music videos filmed up until that point.
In 1997, Garbage were nominated at Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal for "Stupid Girl", Best Rock Song for "Stupid Girl". In the same year, the remixed version of "#1 Crush" (original version released in 1996) was included on the multi-platinum movie soundtrack William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Also it was nominated for Best Song From a Movie at the 1997 MTV Movie Awards.
They spent over an year working on their follow-up album Version 2.0, which was released on May 1998 and hit #1 in the UK and #13 in the US. It was supported by six singles: "Push It", "I Think I'm Paranoid", "Special", "When I Grow Up", "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" and "You Look So Fine". The music video of "Push It" featured state of the art effects and it costs over $400,000 to make. Version 2.0 sold over 5 million copies, almost the same as their debut.
In 1999, they performed the theme song to the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. That year, they also contributed the song "When I Grow Up" to the Adam Sandler movie Big Daddy. Version 2.0 was nominated at Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album, and "Special" was nominated for Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal and Best Rock Song.
In October 2001, Garbage issued their third and most pop album beautifulgarbage, preceded by the single "Androgyny" in September 2001. All four singles released ("Androgyny", "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)", "Breaking Up the Girl" and "Shut Your Mouth") were moderately successful. This album got 6th place at Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of The Year. The world tour from October 2001 to November 2002 was affected by Butch's health problems.
The band struggled to remain together and almost split in 2003, before returning with the fourth studio album Bleed Like Me in April 2005, peaking at a career-high #4 in USA. Four singles promoted the album: "Why Do You Love Me", "Sex Is Not the Enemy", "Bleed Like Me", and "Run Baby Run". Garbage cut short their 2005 world tour, and announced an indefinite hiatus, but emphasized it was not a break-up.
In July 2007 the group released a greatest hits album and a DVD entitled Absolute Garbage. The compilation featured a selection of their singles, a new single "Tell Me Where It Hurts" (#50 UK), and a remixed version of "It's All Over But the Crying" (the limited edition had also a remixes disc). The DVD included most of their music videos and a documentary related to the band.
In 2008 a new track called "Witness to Your Love" was issued on a charity compilation in the USA. Shirley Manson recorded a solo album but her label refused to release it considering it to be "too noir". In the same year she started to play a regular role on US TV show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
According to a post from Shirley's Facebook profile, the band returned back to studio in 2010. On 14 May 2012, Garbage released their fifth studio album, Not Your Kind of People. The album was supported by the singles "Blood For Poppies", "Battle in Me", "Automatic Systematic Habit" and "Big Bright World".
On June 10th 2016, Garbage released their 6th album "Strange Little Birds".
CherryLips
Garbage Lyrics
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But she was young and dumb
She'd just turned twenty-one
She didn't care to hang around
So when the shit came down
Why she was nowhere to be found
This life can turn a good girl bad
She was the sweetest thing
You're such a delicate boy
In the hysterical realm
Of an emotional landside
In physical terms
With your cherry lips and golden curls
You could make grown men gasp
When you'd go walking past them
In your hot pants and high heels
They could not belive
That such a body was real
It seemed like rainbows would appear
Whenever you come near the clouds would disappear
Because you lokked just like a girl
Your baby blues would flash
And suddenly a spell was cast
You're such a delicate boy
In the hysterical realm
Of an emotional landside
In physical terms
You hold a candle in your heart
You shine the ligt in hidden parts
You make the whole world wanna dance
You bought yourself a second chance
Go baby go go
We're right behind you
Go baby go go
Yeah we're right behind you
Go baby go go
Aw baby we're right behind you
Go baby
Go baby
Yeah we're lookin at you
Go
The lyrics of Garbage's song Cherry Lips are about a young woman who gave her all in a relationship, but eventually left when times got tough. The song depicts the journey of the woman who started off as a good girl but ended up becoming bad. She was young and immature and didn't want to stick around when the difficulties arose. The singer presents the idea that life can turn a good girl bad, and that the most unlikely of people can become different when they are thrown into challenging situations.
The second part of the song talks about a physically delicate boy, who possesses an almost magical attraction. He is described as someone who can make grown men gasp, and seems to exude a sort of spell on those around him. The lyrics refer to the boy's cherry lips and golden curls, as well as his hot pants and high heels. Despite possessing masculine features, the physical presentation of the boy is quite effeminate. The line "You looked just like a girl" highlights this. The singer connects the boy's ethereal presence with an emotional landslide, hinting at pain or trauma that he may have experienced.
Line by Line Meaning
She gave you everything she had
She devoted all of her time, energy and resources to caring for you
But she was young and dumb
However, she was naive and inexperienced at the time
She'd just turned twenty-one
She had recently celebrated her twenty-first birthday
She didn't care to hang around
She was not interested in sticking around or being involved in any drama
So when the shit came down
Thus, when things went wrong or there was trouble, she was not there
Why she was nowhere to be found
She was missing and could not be located
This life can turn a good girl bad
The chaos and stress of life can change the disposition and behavior of an innocent girl
She was the sweetest thing
However, she was still kind and loving in nature
That you had ever seen
You had never encountered someone as compassionate and gentle as her
You're such a delicate boy
You are vulnerable and fragile
In the hysterical realm
In the overwhelming state of being emotionally unstable
Of an emotional landside
In the midst of an emotional avalanche or disaster
In physical terms
Although physically, you appear strong and able
With your cherry lips and golden curls
You possess attractive and alluring features such as curly golden hair and full lips
You could make grown men gasp
Your appearance was so striking that it could render men breathless
When you'd go walking past them
As you passed men by, they were mesmerized by your beauty
In your hot pants and high heels
You were dressed provocatively, in tight shorts and high heels
They could not believe
The sight of you was so remarkable that it was hard to comprehend
That such a body was real
The curves, proportions and shape of your body seemed too perfect to be genuine
It seemed like rainbows would appear
Your presence had this transformative, magical effect that seemed to improve everything around you
Whenever you come near
Just being in your vicinity or having you around could lighten up a place
The clouds would disappear
The stress, worries or sadness surrounding a situation would vanish
Because you looked just like a girl
Your appearance was that of a female, despite being of the male gender
Your baby blues would flash
Your dazzling blue eyes would captivate and draw people in
And suddenly a spell was cast
Some inexplicable magic or enchantment would come over people in your presence
You hold a candle in your heart
There is a light of hope, kindness and compassion within you
You shine the light in hidden parts
You bring clarity and illumination to dark and murky situations
You make the whole world wanna dance
Your energy, enthusiasm and happiness inspires others to celebrate and have fun
You bought yourself a second chance
You earned yourself an opportunity to start afresh and make the most of your life
Go baby go go
Encouragement to triumph and thrive
We're right behind you
Support, love and unity from a team
Yeah we're lookin at you
We are focusing our attention on you and cheering you on
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRYAN DAVID VIG, DOUGLAS ELWIN ERICKSON, SHIRLEY ANN MANSON, STEVE W. MARKER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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She gave you everything she had
But she was young and dumb
She'd just turned twenty-one
She didn't care to hang around
So when the shit came down
Why she was nowhere to be found
This life can turn a good girl bad
She was the sweetest thing
That you had ever seen
You're such a delicate boy
In the hysterical realm
Of an emotional landslide
In physical terms
With your cherry lips and golden curls
You could make grown men gasp
When you'd go walking past them
In your hot pants and high heels
They could not believe
That such a body was for real
It seemed like rainbows would appear
Whenever you came near the clouds would disappear
Because you looked just like a girl
Your baby blues would flash
And suddenly a spell was cast
You hold a candle in your heart
You shine the light on hidden parts
You make the whole world want to dance
You bought yourself a second chance
Go Baby Go Go
We're right behind you
Go baby Go Go
Yeah we're looking at you
Go baby Go GO
Aw we're right behind you
Go Baby
Go Baby
Yeah we're looking at you
Go
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@markkelly4754
Thanks for the music. Cherry Lips is a rockin' song too.
@lightning266
Love this song! We saw you in concert a few years ago at Chateau St Michelle in WA. Loved your show!!! Keep doin your thing!!
@RodrigoLSilvaDuno
I love gauys! Greetings from Venezuela!
@crystalhandelong835
It was so incredible to celebrate your 55th birthday with you last night!!! Thank you so much for a wonderful show!!! May you be blessed with many more 🥰🥰🥰
@jasonc7593
Excited to see you in 8 days😁
@GaryGoRound-to7ld
I've been a metal head for almost 40 yrs ..but I've been a fan of Garbage since day one ..awesome songs
@amargader4747
God. Her voice is amazing
Pure talent...
@garbage6855
music has been part of my life, my daily living I breathe music 🌹🎻🌹🎻, thanks for your love and support, I have you mostly to be thankful for 🌹🎻❤️🌹🎻
@gregackerson5957
This song needs a 10 hour loop.