The band had a revolving line-up of bassists and drummers, their most prolific being drummer Patty Schemel, and bassists Kristen Pfaff (d. 1994) and Melissa Auf der Maur. In 2002 the group disbanded to pursue other projects. Eight years later in 2010, Hole was reformed by Love with new members, despite Erlandson's claim that the reformation breached a mutual contract he had with Love. The reformed band released the album Nobody's Daughter, which had originally been conceived as Love's second solo album. In 2013, Love retired the Hole name, releasing new material and touring as a solo artist.
Hole has been noted for being one of the most commercially successful female-fronted rock bands of all time, selling over three million records in the United States alone and having a far-reaching influence on contemporary female artists. Music and feminist scholars have also recognized the band as the most high-profile musical group of the 1990s to discuss gender issues in their songs, due to Love's aggressive and violent lyrical content, which often addressed themes of body image, abuse, and sexual exploitation.
Hole went on to become the most commercially successful female-fronted grunge band in history, selling over 3 million records in the United States between 1991 and 2010. In spite of Love's often polarizing reputation in the media, Hole received consistent critical praise for their output, and was often noted for the predominant feminist commentary found in Love's lyrics, which scholars have credited as "articulating a third-wave feminist consciousness". Love's subversive onstage persona and public image coincided with the band's songs, which expressed "pain, sorrow, and anger, but [an] underlying message of survival, particularly survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances." Music journalist Maria Raha expressed a similar sentiment in regard to the band's significance to third-wave feminism, stating, "Whether you love Courtney [Love] or hate her, Hole was the highest-profile female-fronted band of the '90s to openly and directly sing about feminism."
While Rolling Stone compared the effect of Love's marriage to Kurt Cobain on the band to that of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, they noted that "Love's confrontational stage presence, as well as her gut-wrenching vocals and powerful punk-pop songcraft, made her an alternative-rock star in her own right." Author Nick Wise made a similar comparison in discussion of the band's public image, stating, "Not since Yoko Ono's marriage to John Lennon has a woman's personal life and exploits within the rock arena been so analyzed and dissected." The band has been cited as a major influence on several contemporary artists, including indie singer songwriter Scout Niblett, Brody Dalle of the Distillers and Spinnerette, Sky Ferreira, Lana Del Rey, Tove Lo, Tegan and Sara, and the British rock band Nine Black Alps. The band ranked at #77 of VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists.
Boys On The Radio
Hole Lyrics
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'Cause I'll do anything
And I'll take the blame
What's mine is yours
You can have all of it
And I'll learn to pay
They crash and burn
They fold and fade so slow
In your endless summer night
I'll be on the other side
When you're beautiful and dying
All the world that you've denied
When the water is too deep
You can close your eyes and really sleep tonight
Tonight
I want what's yours
Oh I'd give anything
And I'll take the pain
I wait alone
For what will never come
And I'll throw it all away
Oh the boys on the radio
They crash and burn
They fold and fade so slow
In your endless summer night
I'll be on the other side
When you're beautiful and dying
All the world that you've denied
When the water is too deep
You can close your eyes and really sleep tonight
Your beauty blinds
If I let you in under my skin
And risen every angel slain
He said he'd never, ever, ever go
And heavens, heavens, heavens know
And never, ever, ever go away
Baby, I've gone away
In your endless summer night
I'll be on the other side
When you're beautiful and dying
All the world that you've denied
When the water is too deep
You can close your eyes and really sleep tonight
Your beauty blinds
I know what you are running to
Please come back
Oh, come back again
I hear the truth
It's coming from you
Oh, come back
Won't come back again
In your endless summer night
I'll be on the other side
When the water is too deep
I will ease your suffering
When the glitter fades in morning
Turn away and you will find my empty eyes
Your beauty blinds
I know that you are rotten to the core
I know that you don't love me anymore
I know that you are rotten to the core
The lyrics to Hole's song "Boys On The Radio" describe a one-sided relationship in which the singer is willing to do anything for their partner, even if it means taking the blame and giving up everything they have. The song is about unrequited love and the painful realization that the person you love doesn't feel the same way. The boys on the radio are used as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of fame and the idea that even the most successful people can experience heartbreak and disappointment.
The lyrics also reference the idea of beauty and how it can be both a blessing and a curse. The singer knows that their partner is beautiful but also sees the darker side of their beauty, including the denial of the world and the deep water that can lead to drowning. Despite this, the singer is willing to ease their partner's suffering and be there for them when others have turned away.
Overall, "Boys On The Radio" is a powerful song that explores themes of love, loss, and the dangerous allure of beauty. It is a reminder that even the strongest and most independent among us can experience vulnerability and the pain of unrequited feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Do what you want
I'm willing to do anything for you.
'Cause I'll do anything
I'm willing to do anything for you.
And I'll take the blame
I'll take the blame for anything that goes wrong.
What's mine is yours
I want to share everything with you.
You can have all of it
I want to share everything with you.
And I'll learn to pay
I'll work to give you whatever you want.
Oh the boys on the radio
The men on the radio represent the false and fleeting nature of fame and success.
They crash and burn
The men on the radio are ultimately unsuccessful and unhappy.
They fold and fade so slow
They fade slowly over time.
In your endless summer night
In your moment of temporary happiness.
I'll be on the other side
I'll be there for you through thick and thin.
When you're beautiful and dying
When you've lost everything.
All the world that you've denied
All the things you've missed out on or rejected.
When the water is too deep
When life gets tough.
You can close your eyes and really sleep tonight
You can rest easy knowing I'll be there for you.
I want what's yours
I want what you have, even if it means pain.
Oh I'd give anything
I'd sacrifice anything to have what you have.
And I'll take the pain
I'll endure the pain of wanting what you have.
I wait alone
I'm lonely without you.
For what will never come
I'm waiting for something that will never happen.
And I'll throw it all away
I'm willing to give up everything for you.
If I let you in under my skin
If I let you into my heart.
And risen every angel slain
Having to destroy everything you care about.
He said he'd never, ever, ever go
A man who promised to stay, but left.
And heavens, heavens, heavens know
Everyone knows he left.
And never, ever, ever go away
Leaving me alone forever.
Baby, I've gone away
I've left you forever.
I know what you are running to
I know why you left.
Please come back
Please return to me.
I hear the truth
I know the real reason you left.
It's coming from you
You're the only one who can tell me the truth.
Won't come back again
You won't return to me.
I will ease your suffering
I'll help you through whatever pain you're going through.
When the glitter fades in morning
When the temporary glamour wears off.
Turn away and you will find my empty eyes
If you look away from me, you'll see that I'm empty inside.
Your beauty blinds
Your beauty gets in the way of you seeing what's real.
I know that you are rotten to the core
I know that inside, you're not a good person.
I know that you don't love me anymore
I know that you no longer have love for me.
I know that you are rotten to the core
I know that inside, you're not a good person.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ERIC T ERLANDSON, COURTNEY M. LOVE, MELISSA AUF DER MAUR
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