Suicide was an American electropunk and proto-punk musical duo, intermitten… Read Full Bio ↴Suicide was an American electropunk and proto-punk musical duo, intermittently active between 1970 and 2016 and composed of vocalist Alan Vega and Martin Rev on synthesizers and drum machines. They were an early synthesizer/vocal musical duo.

Never widely popular amongst the general public, Suicide are highly influential: critic Wilson Neate argues that Suicide "would prove as influential as The Clash. Listening to their self-titled 1977 debut from the vantage point of late 2002, it's all so obvious: The synthpop, techno, and industrial dance sounds of the '80s and '90s, and now the new New Wave of electroclash, all gesture back to that foundational album. In a November 1970 flyer the band was the first ever to use the phrase "punk music" to advertise a concert. Suicide took their name from the title of a Ghost Rider comic book titled Satan Suicide, a favorite of Alan Vega. Rev's simple keyboard riffs, (initially played on a battered Farfisa organ combined with effects units, before changing to a synthesizer), were accompanied by primitive drum machines, providing a pulsing, minimalistic, electronic backdrop for Vega's murmuring and nervy vocals. They were the first band to use the term punk to describe themselves, which they had adopted from an article by Lester Bangs. Some of their earliest posters use the terms "punk music" and "punk music mass".

Suicide emerged alongside the early glam punk scene in New York, with a reputation for their confrontational live shows. Many of their early shows were at the Mercer Arts Center, alongside bands like the New York Dolls and Eric Emerson and the Magic Tramps. David Johansen once played harmonica with Suicide in an early show there. Vega and Rev both dressed like arty street thugs, and Vega was notorious for brandishing a length of motorcycle drive chain onstage. Vega once stated "We started getting booed as soon as we came onstage. Just from the way we looked they started giving us hell already. This sort of audience confrontation was inspired by Vega's witnessing of an Iggy and the Stooges concert at the New York State Pavilion in August 1969, which he later described as "great art". After the collapse of the Mercer Arts Center in 1973, Suicide played at Max's Kansas City and CBGB, often sharing the bill with emerging punk bands. Their first album was reissued with bonus material, including "23 Minutes Over Brussels", a recording of a Suicide concert that deteriorated into a riot.

Their first album, Suicide (1977), is regarded a classic. One critic writes: "'Che", "Ghost Rider"—these eerie, sturdy, proto-punk anthems rank among the most visionary, melodic experiments the rock realm has yet produced." Of note is the ten-minute "Frankie Teardrop", which tells the story of a poverty-stricken young factory worker, pushed to the edge. Critic Emerson Dameron writes that the song is "one of the most terrifying, riveting, absurd things I’ve ever heard. Nick Hornby in his book 31 Songs described "Frankie Teardrop" as something you would listen to "Only once".
Suicide's albums of the late 1970s and early 1980s are regarded as some of the most influential recordings of their time and helped shape the direction of indie rock, industrial music and dance music. Among others, Steve Albini (Shellac, Rapeman, Big Black), Panthére, Gang Gang Dance, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Sisters of Mercy, She Wants Revenge, Henry Rollins, Joy Division/New Order, Soft Cell, Nick Cave, Cassandra Complex, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Radiohead, Kap Bambino, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized, Angel Corpus Christi (covers of Dream Baby Dream and Cheree with Alan Vega guest vocals), Michael Gira, MGMT, Sonic Boom, Loop, The Fleshtones (both of whom have recorded cover versions of "Rocket USA"), Ric Ocasek of The Cars, Mi Ami, R.E.M. and The Kills have all listed Suicide as an influence. Bruce Springsteen was also influenced by the band, as evident by the song "State Trooper" from his album Nebraska. Furthermore, Springsteen also used a solo keyboard version of "Dream Baby Dream" to close the concerts on his 2005 Devils & Dust Tour.
In 1986, Alan Vega collaborated with Andrew Eldritch of The Sisters of Mercy on the 'Gift' album, released under the name of 'The Sisterhood'. Vega and Rev have both released solo albums, and Suicide released their first album in over a decade with 2002's American Supreme. Sales, however, were slow and critical reception was mixed.
In 2005, SAF Publishing put out Suicide No Compromise, a "docu-biography" by David Nobahkt, which featured extensive interviews with Vega and Rev as well as many of their contemporaries and famous fans.
In 2008, Blast First Petite released a monthly, limited edition series of 10" Vinyl EP's and downloads by major artists, honoring Alan Vega's 70th birthday. Among those paying tribute were Bruce Springsteen, Primal Scream, Peaches, Grinderman, Spiritualized, The Horrors, Sunn 0))+Pansonic, Julian Cope, Lydia Lunch, Vincent Gallo, LIARS, & The Klaxons. The label also released "Suicide: 1977-1978", a 6 CD box-set, the same year.
In September 2009, the group performed their debut LP live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series.
In mid-2009, the band The Horrors released a cover of the song "Shadazz" as part of a tribute to Alan Vega and his work. They've performed it many times live, along with another Suicide song, "Ghost Rider". Later that year, Primal Scream and Miss Kittin covered the song "Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne" for a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl pressing. A total of 3,000 copies were pressed and released on March 30, 2009.
"Ghost Rider" was recently featured in a sixth season episode of HBO's Entourage. "Ghost Rider" is featured in movies Finisterrae and Attenberg. The riff from "Ghost Rider" was sampled extensively in M.I.A.'s single, "Born Free", released in April 2010.
"Ghostrider" was covered by the garage punk band The Gories and released on the Cheapo Crypt Sampler No. 2.
In May 2010 the band performed the entire first album live at two London concerts, double billed with Iggy & The Stooges performing Raw Power.
In April 2012, Neneh Cherry released a cover of the song "Dream Baby Dream" which will appear on her album, The Cherry Thing.

Vocalist Alan Vega passed away on July 16, 2016 at the age of 78.

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2) A death metal band from Turkey, who pioneered the Turkish death metal scene.
3) A darkstep DJ from Russia. 4)
A grunge / hardcore band from Milevsko, Czech Republic. 5) A Croatian rapper.

2) Suicide is a band from Ankara, Turkey, considered to be the pioneers of the Turkish death metal scene. Suicide was founded by guitarist Erkan Tatoglu and his friends in 1989. Their first concert was at Talip Cinema in Ankara in 1991, where the band played to an audience of approximately 1300 people. After many changes in the line up, Erkan moved to vocals and Hakan Kuscu joined the band as the lead guitarist in 1994. Esad Erbil joined in 1995 as the bass guitar player. The band's current line up was completed after Caglar Yurut joined them in 2003. In Turkey, the band took stage in more than 50 concerts mostly in Ankara, Eskisehir, Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Kayseri and Mersin. The band, also known as the "Death Metal Titans" in Turkey have released an EP called "Spiritual Mess" (2000), a split CD containing the "Spiritual Mess" EP and an album called "One of Your Neighbours" (2004). The debut album "One of Your Neighbours" contains 15 years of experience in 14 songs, that devastate the trends in today's death metal while combining the pieces from old school death metal to technical and brutal death.

3) Suicide is a darkstep / DnB DJ from the Russian Federation. Official Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/suicidespb

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Suicide Lyrics

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Well I can't wait to tell you all about her, all about my new girl
(He can't wait to tell you about his new girl)
And I can't wait for you to hear me shout it, all about my new girl
(He can't wait to tell you about his new girl)
When we were together you tried to break my heart
Said you always did your best at keeping us apart
Said now you're dead and gone and I've got a new thing going
I can't wait to see your face when you and your friends show up

So I've got a, I got a new girl
So I've got a, I got a new girl
So I've got a, I got a new girl
So I've got a, I got a new girl

Something makes you think that you're some kinda winner
Said you want to get married and cook somebody dinner?
Said you're making fun of me 'cause I'm young and got no money
I've got no time for school books 'cause I got no time to study

Well I can't wait to tell you all about her, all about my new girl
(He can't wait to tell you about his new girl)
And I can't wait for you to hear me shout it, all about my new girl
(He can't wait to tell you about his new girl)

So I've got a, I got a new girl
So I've got a, I got a new girl
So I've got a, I got a new girl
So I've got a, I got a new girl

Hey

You're the type of girl that any guy would die for
That's the way it looks and I'm really glad you think so
So concerned with friends and your popularity
That you never even took the time to see the real me

Well I can't wait to tell you all about her, all about my new girl
(He can't wait to tell you about his new girl)
And I can't wait for you to hear me shout it, all about my new girl
(He can't wait to tell you about his new girl)

So I've got a, I got a new girl
So I've got a, I got a new girl
So I've got a, I got a new girl
So I've got a, I got a new girl

He can't wait to tell you about
He can't wait to tell you about
He can't wait to tell you about
He can't wait to tell you about

This one
New girl

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Suicide Machine's song "New Girl" seem to describe a person who is excited to share the news of their new girlfriend. The intro lines of the song reveal the eagerness of the singer to tell everyone about his new love interest. He cannot wait to shout about his new girlfriend, which seems to be a clear indication of his excitement. The singer then reminisces about his previous relationship where his ex-girlfriend tried to break his heart and keep them apart. However, he is now with someone new, and he cannot wait to see the reaction of his ex-girlfriend and her friends when they see him and his new girl together.

Furthermore, the song touches upon the theme of societal pressure and expectations in relationships. The bridge of the song reveals the societal pressure on women to get married and cook while the singer is more concerned with his new girl's personality and realness. He seems to indirectly criticize his past partner's obsession with being popular and never taking the time to see the real him.

Overall, the song appears to be a celebration of finding someone new and ignoring the societal pressure to conform to certain relationship norms.

Line by Line Meaning

Well I can't wait to tell you all about her, all about my new girl
He is excited to share details about his new girlfriend with others.

And I can't wait for you to hear me shout it, all about my new girl
He is eager to tell someone else about his new girlfriend in a loud and excited manner.

When we were together you tried to break my heart
His previous partner hurt him emotionally.

Said you always did your best at keeping us apart
His previous partner actively tried to keep them from being together.

Said now you're dead and gone and I've got a new thing going
His previous partner is out of his life and he has moved on to a new relationship.

I can't wait to see your face when you and your friends show up
He is looking forward to showing off his new girlfriend in front of his ex and her friends.

So I've got a, I got a new girl
He is happy and proud to have a new girlfriend.

Something makes you think that you're some kinda winner
His previous partner may have had an inflated sense of self-worth.

Said you want to get married and cook somebody dinner?
His previous partner may have had traditional views on relationships and marriage.

Said you're making fun of me 'cause I'm young and got no money
His previous partner may have belittled him for his age and financial status.

I've got no time for school books 'cause I got no time to study
He may prioritize his relationship over his education.

You're the type of girl that any guy would die for
His previous partner was attractive and desirable to others.

That's the way it looks and I'm really glad you think so
He is happy that his new girlfriend is interested in him.

So concerned with friends and your popularity
His previous partner may have placed a high value on social status and popularity.

That you never even took the time to see the real me
His previous partner did not take the time to truly get to know him.

He can't wait to tell you about
He is excited to talk about his new girlfriend.

This one
He is referring specifically to his current girlfriend.

New girl
He is referencing his new girlfriend.