Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun"

Update: 2023-09-15

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Forty years after its release, the opening guitar lick and congenial snare response of Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun” remain a calling card for end of the second Millennium. This week we look at the circumstances that led to its rise a cult classic — and ask our favorite question … what is this song even about?

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Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun"

Lindsay Tucker & Aviv Rubinstien

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Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun"

Lindsay Tucker & Aviv Rubinstien

Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun"