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.
We're So Beautiful
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To come on out and grow your hair
Fall in love with me, oh yeah, oh yeah
Take a look at the others now
Can't you see them get it on
Don't you know that they can do no wrong
Oh we're so beautiful!
Isn't it really cosmic, girl
Try to really think of words
Sexual revelations, yeah
Why don't you let it all hang out
Don't you wanna scream and shout oh yeah
Oh we're so beautiful!
In "We're So Beautiful," My Bloody Valentine compares themselves to other people and asserts their superiority as a group. The song starts with the singer commenting on how wonderful the time of year is and encouraging people to come out and grow their hair. He then asks people to fall in love with him and takes a look at others, insisting that they can do no wrong. The chorus then declares, "Oh we're so beautiful!" The singer then turns his attention to a girl, addressing her directly and saying that their connection is cosmic and he has his own little universe. He urges her to think of words that evoke sexual revelations and let it all hang out, asking if she wants to scream and shout with him.
Line by Line Meaning
What a wonderful time of year
The singer is enjoying the current moment
To come on out and grow your hair
It's a good time to be free and expressive
Fall in love with me, oh yeah, oh yeah
The singer wants the listener to fall in love with them
Take a look at the others now
The artist wants the listener to observe everyone else around them
Can't you see them get it on
The artist is referring to people enjoying themselves in various ways
Don't you know that they can do no wrong
The singer believes that everyone is perfect in their own way
Oh we're so beautiful!
The singer is admiring themselves and the listener
Isn't it really cosmic, girl
The artist finds the situation to be extraordinary and amazing
It's my own little universe
The artist feels like they're in a special, private place
Try to really think of words
The artist is urging the listener to think deeply and communicate their thoughts
Sexual revelations, yeah
The singer is referring to sexual experiences or desires
Why don't you let it all hang out
The artist is encouraging the listener to be open and expressive
Don't you wanna scream and shout oh yeah
The singer is asking the listener to release their emotions
Oh we're so beautiful!
The singer is once again admiring themselves and the listener
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Henrique Ariel
Really liked this song, the guitar creates a kind of atmosphere, it's really psychedelic If you stop to think about, and It remembers me Velvet Underground
Black Cat
Ahhh so good :)
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Thaddaeus Lawrence
Is it just me or does this sound sped up quite a bit?
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yup...it does
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