“Violet”
by Hole
from the album Live Through This
1994
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I never got too into Hole, but I remember there used to be a commercial for a contest for some beer where you could win tickets to see Hole live, and they would show a clip of them playing this song in concert. I saw the commercial so many times that I got totally hooked on this song. It’s got that great loudquietloud thing going on.

I always think it’s a shame that they never have this at karaoke, and I don’t totally understand it, since I would have assumed it was a big enough hit. This is definitely on the list of female songs I would happily sing. I sometimes do Doll Parts, which I do enjoy singing as well, but I always think of it as bit of a consolation prize,. I’m still hoping to come across this one in some joint somewhere, and totally rock it. And then realize it was a bad idea, but let me make my own mistakes!