my bloody valentine is a shoegaze band formed in 1983 in Dublin, Ireland. T… Read Full Bio ↴my bloody valentine is a shoegaze band formed in 1983 in Dublin, Ireland. The band’s best known lineup is Kevin Shields (vocals, guitar), Bilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar), Debbie Googe (bass) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (drums). Their 1988 album Isn't Anything is generally regarded as one of the most influential records of the period, acting as an important precursor to the early '90s "shoegazing" scene. In 1991, the band released their second full length album Loveless, later declared one of the finest albums of the 1990s. The band struggled to record a follow up album and split in 1997. The band reunited in 2007 and performed several concerts the following year. The band released their third album, m b v, in February 2013.

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.

.No More Sorry
my bloody valentine Lyrics

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They'll have you now
And again
And then again
And again
[Loved/Left] me black and blue
No more sorry

Pleasure(able)

Not alone
You're not alone
Waiting by the telephone
Whatever you do
Don't call daddy

In my hair
Everywhere
Everywhere
And everywhere
For the prints of you
Filthy daddy

Wash and mend
And wash and mend
Some kind of friend
You septic heart, your deadly hand

[Love/Left] me black and blue
No more sorry

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in My Bloody Valentine's "No More Sorry" are cryptic and unsettling. They seem to express disdain towards someone, likely an abusive partner, who has harmed the singer both physically and emotionally. The repeated phrase "loved me black and blue, no more sorry" suggests that this person may have apologized for their actions in the past, but the singer is no longer willing to accept those apologies. The lines "they'll have you now and again, and then again, and again" convey a sense of hopelessness and entrapment - it seems that the singer's tormentor has a pattern of coming back to hurt them repeatedly.

The second half of the song takes a more confrontational tone. The line "whatever you do, don't call Daddy" is particularly noteworthy - it implies that the singer's abuser is a father figure or authority figure of some kind, and suggests that they have been exploiting their position of power to mistreat the singer. The imagery of "the prints of you" suggests that the abuse has left a lasting impact on the singer's body, and the epithet "filthy daddy" is a clear expression of disgust and anger.

Overall, "No More Sorry" is a powerful and disturbing song about the aftermath of abuse. The song's ambivalence towards the abuser - both resentful and mournful - gives it a complex emotional resonance.

Line by Line Meaning

They'll have you now
People will take advantage of you now

And again
This will happen repeatedly

And then again
It will happen some more

And again
It will continue to happen

[Loved/Left] me black and blue
You hurt me physically and emotionally

No more sorry
I'm tired of hearing apologies

Pleasure(able)
It was enjoyable

Not alone
There were others with me

You're not alone
I am here with you

Waiting by the telephone
I'm waiting for you to call me

Whatever you do
No matter what you decide