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.
Sylvie's Head
My Bloody Valentine Lyrics
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Sylvies head, it's plasticine
Sylvies head, it's bigger than you think
All the money in the galaxy
Couldn't get me out of my tree
Sylvies head, it's lobster red
Sylvies head, it's growing legs
Sylvies head, it's better red than dead
It'll miss and visit your girl
Sylvie's head, far out, everywhere that I go
The lyrics to "Sylvie's Head" by My Bloody Valentine are open to interpretation but seem to refer to a person or object named Sylvie's head that is, in some sense, larger than life or larger than it should be. The first two lines of the song suggest that Sylvie's head is a "big machine" and something that is "plasticine," or plastic-like. The next line confirms its size, saying that "it's bigger than you think."
The following line, "All the money in the galaxy / Couldn't get me out of my tree," seems to suggest that the singer is either obsessed with Sylvie's head or in some way under its spell. The line about Sylvie's head being "lobster red" and then "growing legs" adds to the sense of surrealism and otherworldliness that permeates the song. The final line, "Sylvie's head, far out, everywhere that I go," suggests that no matter where the singer travels, he can't escape the influence of Sylvie's head.
Overall, the lyrics to "Sylvie's Head" are murky and abstract, adding to the dreamlike quality of the song. It's difficult to say precisely what the song is about, but it seems to center around an object or person that exerts a mysterious, almost supernatural power over the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Sylvies head, the big machine
Sylvie's thoughts and emotions are overwhelming and complex
Sylvies head, it's plasticine
Sylvie's mind can be molded like plasticine and influenced by others
Sylvies head, it's bigger than you think
Sylvie's mental capacity and depth is greater than what's visible on the surface
All the money in the galaxy
Couldn't get me out of my tree
No amount of wealth can fix or alleviate the artist's emotional or mental distress
Sylvies head, it's lobster red
Sylvie's extreme emotional state is reflected in their physical appearance
Sylvies head, it's growing legs
Sylvie's thoughts and ideas are evolving and branching out
Sylvies head, it's better red than dead
It's better to express emotions even if it's messy and uncomfortable than to suppress them and become emotionally dead
Follow me all around the world
It'll miss and visit your girl
The artist's emotional turmoil can affect and spread to others, even unintentionally
Sylvie's head, far out, everywhere that I go
Sylvie's presence and influence can be felt everywhere and is far-reaching
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Sylvie's head, the big machine
Sylvie's head, it's Plasticine
Sylvie's head is bigger than you think
All the money in the galaxy
Couldn't get me out of my tree
Sylvie's head is lobster red
Sylvie's head, it's growing legs
Sylvie's head is better red than dead
Follow me all around the world
It'll miss and visit your girl
Sylvia's head says we are home
Sylvia's head, far out
Everywhere that I go
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I'm going deaf and I love it!
Edit: loved it…