Soundgarden are associated with grunge, a style of alternative rock that developed in Seattle. After releasing two EPs on the Seattle-based label Sub-Pop in 1987 and 1988, their debut album, Ultramega OK was released on the California-based independent label SST Records in 1989. While the album did not sell well nationally, it gained critical acclaim and was nominated for a Grammy award in 1990. They recorded their second album, Louder Than Love, independently but had signed with major label A&M Records in the interim, and released the album as their major label debut. Unlike their debut, which had failed to chart, Louder Than Love peaked at number 108 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Released the same day as fellow Seattle grunge act Nirvana's album Nevermind, their third album Badmotorfinger would bring Soundgarden to national acclaim for the first time, buoyed by the popularity of the singles "Jesus Christ Pose", "Outshined", and "Rusty Cage", the album would reach number 39 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA. Soundgarden was one of the seminal creators of grunge, a style of alternative rock that developed in Seattle, and was the first of a number of grunge bands to sign to the record label Sub Pop. Soundgarden was also one of the first grunge bands to sign to a major label (A&M Records in 1989), though they did not achieve commercial success until they popularized the genre in the early 1990s with Seattle contemporaries Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana.
Soundgarden achieved its biggest success with the 1994 album Superunknown, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and yielded the Grammy Award-winning singles "Spoonman" and "Black Hole Sun". In 1996, the band experimented with new sonic textures on their follow-up album Down on the Upside, which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned several hit singles of its own, including "Burden in My Hand" and "Blow Up the Outside World". In 1997, the band broke up due to internal strife over its creative direction and exhaustion from touring. After more than a decade of working on projects and other bands, Soundgarden reunited in 2010, and Republic Records released their sixth and final studio album, King Animal, two years later.
As of 2019, Soundgarden sold more than 14 million records in the United States, and an estimated 30 million worldwide. VH1 ranked Soundgarden at number 14 in their special 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundgarden
Studio albums
Ultramega OK (1988)
Louder Than Love (1989)
Badmotorfinger (1991)
Superunknown (1994)
Down on the Upside (1996)
King Animal (2012)
Fopp
Soundgarden Lyrics
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I had to fopp outside and then I went indoors
Fopped so hard I made the people warm
They stood back and gave me all the floor
I did the fopp, the fopp
They wouldn't let me stop
Yeah I was foppin' and rockin'
Foppin', the way it makes you go, everybody was
Foppin', everywhere you go, do all your
Shoppin', wiggle to the floor, everybody was foppin'
Fopp with me and I'll fopp with you
Foppin' is the brand new thing to do
Fopped so hard that I lost my shoe
I fopped so tough they had to make some room
Break your leg, don't you fopp your back
Do your thing, don't you give no slack
Shake your hips and then you turn around
Well first you fopp it up
And then you fopp it down
Fopp me right, don't you fopp me wrong
We'll be here foppin' all night long
I'm too short, baby, and you're too tall
But when we're foppin' that don't mean a thing at all
Foppin', the way it makes you go, everybody was
Foppin', everywhere you go, do all your
Shoppin', wiggle to the floor, everybody was foppin' yeah
Fopp and rock
Fopp and rock
Yeah, I did the fopp and rock
Fopp and rock
Oh, fopp and rock
Yeah, I did the fopp and rock
Yeah, fopp and rock
Yeah, I did the fopp and rock yeah
The lyrics to Soundgarden's song Fopp are vibrant, colorful, and full of life. In this song, the singer is describing the experience of "foppin'," a brand new thing to do that makes you go wild and crazy. The first verse talks about how much the singer loves foppin'; they've been doing it every night, and they're at the point where they're foppin' so hard they make people warm. People are standing back and giving them all the floor.
Throughout the song, the singer continually emphasizes how foppin' is the new thing to do - everyone is doing it, everywhere they go. Foppin' involves wiggling to the floor and shaking your hips, turning around, and doing it all over again. The second verse is more playful than the first, with the singer urging their listener to "fopp me right, don't you fopp me wrong." They revel in their foppin', despite being too short and the listener being too tall.
Overall, the lyrics to Fopp are a celebration of joy, dance, and self-expression. Regardless of who you are, where you're at, or how you're built, everyone can fopp and rock together.
Line by Line Meaning
Fopped last night and the night before
I danced the fopp last night and the night before
I had to fopp outside and then I went indoors
I danced the fopp outside and then went in
Fopped so hard I made the people warm
I danced so hard that people got warm watching me
They stood back and gave me all the floor
People made space for me to dance the fopp
I did the fopp, the fopp
I danced the fopp, the popular dance move
They wouldn't let me stop
People didn't want me to stop dancing the fopp
Yeah I was foppin' and rockin'
I was dancing the fopp and rocking out
Had the house hoppin'
The house was lively and energetic because of my fopp dance
Foppin', the way it makes you go, everybody was
The fopp dance makes people go wild, everybody was doing it
Foppin', everywhere you go, do all your
The fopp dance is everywhere, do it everywhere you go
Shoppin', wiggle to the floor, everybody was foppin'
Get down to the floor and dance the fopp, everybody was doing it
Fopp with me and I'll fopp with you
Dance the fopp with me and I will dance it with you
Foppin' is the brand new thing to do
The fopp dance is the new popular thing to do
Fopped so hard that I lost my shoe
I danced the fopp so hard that I lost my shoe
I fopped so tough they had to make some room
I was dancing the fopp so energetically that people had to make space
Break your leg, don't you fopp your back
Don't hurt your back while dancing the fopp, break your leg instead
Do your thing, don't you give no slack
Dance the fopp without holding back
Shake your hips and then you turn around
Shake your hips, turn around and dance the fopp
Well first you fopp it up
First, dance the fopp in a particular way
And then you fopp it down
Then, dance the fopp in a different particular way
Fopp me right, don't you fopp me wrong
Dance the fopp with me correctly, not incorrectly
We'll be here foppin' all night long
We'll be dancing the fopp all night long
I'm too short, baby, and you're too tall
I am too short, and you are too tall
But when we're foppin' that don't mean a thing at all
But when we're dancing the fopp, our height difference doesn't matter
Foppin', the way it makes you go, everybody was
The fopp dance makes people go wild, everybody was doing it
Foppin', everywhere you go, do all your
The fopp dance is everywhere, do it everywhere you go
Shoppin', wiggle to the floor, everybody was foppin' yeah
Get down to the floor and dance the fopp, everybody was doing it
Fopp and rock
Dance the fopp and rock out
Fopp and rock
Dance the fopp and rock out
Yeah, I did the fopp and rock
I danced the fopp and rocked out
Fopp and rock
Dance the fopp and rock out
Oh, fopp and rock
Oh, dance the fopp and rock out
Yeah, fopp and rock
Yes, dance the fopp and rock out
Yeah, I did the fopp and rock yeah
Yes, I danced the fopp and rocked out
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CLARENCE SATCHELL, JAMES L. WILLIAMS, LEROY BONNER, MARSHALL JONES, MARVIN PIERCE, MARVIN R. PIERCE, RALPH MIDDLEBROOKS, WILLIE BECK
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Landy Smith
Yes! I love this soundgarden version! Rip Cornell. The Ohio players original is awesome too. The chili peppers rocked the hell out of this one too in their early 90s live shows just very short versions
Always AHope
love FOPP ..... RIP Not many remember original, roots of grunge!!
OGGOAT_ _
@Matthew Vicendese i know, but does this version sound like funk
Matthew Vicendese
@OGGOAT_ _ It is a funk song.
chris edwards
@Jay the funk influenced everything that came after
chris edwards
Rip to all.the original ohio players
Terence Trent Darby Crash
One of thee worst cover songs I have ever heard by far. Can’t believe they actually listened to this after recording it and green lighted it being on an album. 🤔😳👎🏻
ghost pancake
Fopped so hard i lost my shoe!!!! gets me everytime lol
Gregory Zahn
dey had to .... make some room ;)
Cristina Filipe
I just had found my band and bought everything on them just two albums at the time, awesome times!!!!