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The Vaselines

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Biography

Conventional wisdom dictates that The Vaselines might have been relegated to footnote status were it not for Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, who regularly cited the little-known Scottish quartet's influence in interviews with the music press. Cobain's gospel-spreading no doubt accelerated their rise to cult sainthood, but truth be told, The Vaselines would have gotten there sooner or later on their own accord. Lewd but naïve and abrasive yet tender, the band's shambling, primitivist squall remains a perfect distillation of pop at its most guileless and euphoric.

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Top Tracks

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    Swing, swing, up and down
    Turn, turn, turn around
    Round, round and round about and over again
    Gun, gun, son of a gun
    You are the only one
    Son of a Gun - (3:46)  -  11,393 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    She said, she'll take me anyway
    She'll take me every way
    As long as she stays with me
    She said, she'll take me everywhere
    She'll take me anywhere
    Molly's Lips - (1:44)  -  7,607 plays
  3.  
    Lyrics
    Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam
    'Cause sunbeams are not made like me
    And don't expect me to cry
    For all the reasons You had to die
    Don't ever ask Your love of me
    Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam - (3:30)  -  7,339 plays
  4. Lithium - (3:59)  -  6,037 plays
  5. You Think You're a Man - (5:42)  -  4,802 plays
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