The group played its first gig at London's Splash club in March 1994, subsequently taking six weeks to record its debut album, Paranoid and Sunburnt, at a "haunted house" outside the city. The band's first single, "Selling Jesus," was featured on the soundtrack of the film Strange Days; Stoosh followed in 1996, and three years later Skunk Anansie returned with Post Orgasmic Chill. They broke up in 2001, with Skin moving on to a solo career (releasing Fleshwounds in 2003 and Fake Chemical State in 2006). The group re-formed in early 2009, playing sold-out shows and recording three new tracks for a greatest-hits album, Smashes & Trashes. The reunion went so well that they decided to stick together and record a new album, Wonderlustre, released in the autumn of 2010, with the track "You Saved Me" used in Zack Snyder's 2011 movie Sucker Punch, along with their remix of Björk's "Army of Me."
Sadly, former drummer Robbie France passed away after his aorta ruptured in January 2011. The band released its fifth album, Black Traffic, in September 2012 and backed it with an extensive European tour. The first single from the album was "Sad, Sad, Sad." The group followed this up with the live album An Acoustic Skunk Anansie: Live in London, a recording of their performance at Cadogan Hall, London in April 2013, before their sixth studio effort, Anarchytecture, arrived in 2016. The following year, the band put out 25live@25 -- a compilation album that traversed 25 years of live material.
Biography by Steve Huey
Hedonism
Skunk Anansie Lyrics
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I see you feel no pain at all, it seems
I wonder what you're doin' now
I wonder if you think of me at all
Do you still play the same moves now?
Or are those special moods for someone else?
I hope you're feeling happy now
Doesn't make you right, oh no
Just because you feel good
Still want you here tonight
Does laughter still discover you?
I see through all the smiles that look so right
Do you still have the same friends now
To smoke away your problems and your life?
Oh how do you remember me?
The one that made you laugh until you cried
I hope you're feeling happy now
Just because you feel good
Doesn't make you right, oh no
Just because you feel good
Still want you here tonight, want you
Oh, no
Just because you feel good
Doesn't make you right, oh no
Just because you feel good
Still want you here tonight, want you
Just because you feel good
Doesn't make you right, oh no
Just because you feel good
Still want you here tonight, want you
I wonder what you're doing now
I hope you're feeling happy now
I wonder what you're doing now
I hope you're feeling happy now
Skunk Anansie's song Hedonism tells a story of a past relationship and the aftermath of it. The singer is reflecting on their ex-lover and wondering if they are thinking about them too. The lyrics express curiosity about their current life and habits, questioning if they have moved on from their past relationship to special moods with someone else. The singer is also skeptical of the happiness of their ex and wonders if they are masking their true problems with laughter and smoking. The song expresses the idea that just because someone feels good, it does not mean that they are doing the right thing.
The chorus repeats the statement that feeling good does not equate to being right. The singer's desire to have their ex back despite their doubts and concerns is highlighted in the line "Still want you here tonight." Overall, the lyrics of the song are a mix of nostalgia, curiosity, and disappointment, exploring the complexities of relationships and human emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
I hope you're feeling happy now
The singer wishes the subject well, but also questions whether they are truly happy.
I see you feel no pain at all, it seems
The singer observes the subject and believes they show no outward signs of distress.
I wonder what you're doin' now
The singer expresses curiosity about the subject's current activities.
I wonder if you think of me at all
The artist wonders if the subject still remembers them.
Do you still play the same moves now?
The artist questions whether the subject still engages in familiar behaviors or has changed.
Or are those special moods for someone else?
The singer wonders if the subject has unique behaviors exclusively for someone other than them.
Just because you feel good
Doesn't make you right, oh no
Feeling good does not necessarily indicate that one is making the correct decision or behaving ethically.
Still want you here tonight
Despite the artist's concerns, they still have feelings for the subject.
Does laughter still discover you?
The artist questions whether the subject is still able to find joy and happiness.
I see through all the smiles that look so right
Although the subject may appear happy, the artist thinks they can see through their facade.
Do you still have the same friends now
To smoke away your problems and your life?
The singer wonders if the subject is still associating with people who enable their potentially self-destructive habits.
Oh how do you remember me?
The artist is interested in how the subject remembers them, if at all.
The one that made you laugh until you cried
The singer is nostalgic for a time when they had a positive impact on the subject's life.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Deborah Ann Dyer, Len Arran
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Lyrics
I hope you're feeling happy now
I see you feel no pain at all, it seems
I wonder what you're doin' now
I wonder if you think of me at all
Do you still play the same moves now?
Or are those special moods for someone else?
I hope you're feeling happy now
Just because you feel good
Doesn't make you right, oh no
Just because you feel good
Still want you here tonight
Does laughter still discover you?
I see through all the smiles that look so right
Do you still have the same friends now
To smoke away your problems and your life?
Oh how do you remember me?
The one that made you laugh until you cried
I hope you're feeling happy now
Just because you feel good
Doesn't make you right, oh no
Just because you feel good
Still want you here tonight, want you
Oh, no
Just because you feel good
Doesn't make you right, oh no
Just because you feel good
Still want you here tonight, want you
Just because you feel good
Doesn't make you right, oh no
Just because you feel good
Still want you here tonight, want you
I wonder what you're doing now
I hope you're feeling happy now
I wonder what you're doing now
I hope you're feeling happy now
@rva
Memory lane. Good grief. I needed this ♥️💚skin rocks
@nathalielemoine4637
troll hunter Nick
@noegojimmy
Love you too.
@danilogolia4827
💗💗💗💗💗
@lesliemangnus9093
Hiaßþotqis
@eoinfitzpatrick7830
Loved that album....n yes skin rocks ....
so do you😘
@rva
here 3 years later
@Veezydadon
This song describes every emotion, being born in the 80's, growing up as a 90's kid and being an adult now
@sleepingwarrior4618
Amen to that!
@MrAlonbiton
Everyday