The band’s key member is guitarist/singer/composer Kevin Shields, a reclusive perfectionist and radically inventive guitarist/engineer. The band’s other original member is drummer/studio maven Colm Ó Cíosóig; during their heyday MBV also included singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe. Their band shares its name with a low-budget Canadian slasher film.
MBV influences include The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, late-1970s Wire, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and independent artists such as The Pastels. Kevin Shields has also named The Beach Boys and The Ramones as a personal influence.
After leaving Creation Records in 1992 and signing with Island Records, the band fell into a creative black hole. Rumors spread among their fans of albums being recorded and then shelved. Debbie Googe left the band to form Snowpony; she had not played bass on their recordings since You Made Me Realise. Colm Ó Cíosóig eventually left and formed a band with Hope Sandoval, formerly of Mazzy Star, called Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions. Kevin Shields sporadically collaborated with other artists, most notably Experimental Audio Research, Curve, and Primal Scream. He revealed in a fall 2003 National Public Radio interview that Island Records quit financing his My Bloody Valentine endeavors after he spent half a million pounds of their money.
As of 2006, many rumors mentioned the possible reformation of MBV for a new studio album, but none of these were true. On November 15 2007, My Bloody Valentine announced three upcoming live gigs in the UK for 2008. On June 13 and 14, the band played in public for the first time in thirteen years, offering a pair of "Live Rehearsal" presentations at the ICA in London and officially starting their series of comeback performances. The band went on to play a slew of festivals in Summer and Fall of 2008. Following their appearance at the 2008 All Tomorrow's Parties festival, the New York Times reported that Shields was planning to complete the unfinished album.
On 2 February 2013 they self-released the self-titled album m b v as a download with both vinyl and CD copies shipping on 22nd Feb 2013. The Huffington Post reported that it caused such a public stir that the official MBV website crashed when fans attempted to access the site to purchase a copy.
Sugar
My Bloody Valentine Lyrics
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Lucky (I) could
I need you photo(graph)
Did you think why (the worst (world turns)}
Give me some
Bring your photo cam where I'm really loving life
Dream it up into you
The lyrics to My Bloody Valentine's Sugar seem to be a mix of disconnected phrases and abstract expressions. It's difficult to interpret them in isolation, but together they paint a picture of longing for connection and memory. The opening lines, "Bring your kiss up to my lips and better get the world I get / Lucky (I) could" suggest a desire for intimacy and a recognition of the fleeting nature of happiness. The use of the word "world" could be seen as a metaphor for life or experience. The next line, "I need your photo(graph)" emphasizes the desire for a tangible reminder of a moment or a person, perhaps to hold onto in the face of life's uncertainties.
The chorus of the song is somewhat harder to decipher. It seems to include a few different phrases jumbled together: "Did you think why (the worst (world turns)} / Give me some." The use of parentheses and unclear phrasing makes it a little hard to make sense of, but the emphasis on "worst" suggests an overall pessimistic view of the world. The final line, "Give me some," feels like a plea for more connection or understanding in the face of this negativity.
Overall, the lyrics to Sugar are impressionistic and open to interpretation. They convey a sense of searching for meaning and trying to hold onto moments of happiness in the face of inevitable change and uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
Bring your kiss up to my lips and better get the world I get
Come closer and kiss me, let's experience the world together.
Lucky (I) could
I feel fortunate to have you in my life.
I need you photo(graph)
I want a picture of you to cherish and hold onto.
Did you think why (the worst (world turns)}
Have you ever thought about why the world can be such a terrible place?
Give me some
I want some sort of connection or intimacy with you.
Bring your photo cam where I'm really loving life
Come with me to the place where I'm most happy so we can capture this moment together.
Dream it up into you
I want to be able to lose myself in my dreams and thoughts of you.
And I want you to remember me
I hope that you will never forget our time together.
Contributed by Eli H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.