Forgotten Songs of the '90s: Howlin' Maggie
Forgotten Songs of the ‘90s: Howlin’ Maggie
When one thinks about Howlin’ Maggie, if one thinks of them at all, it’s hard to remember exactly what song they released in 1996. But if one does some looking, they’ll find a song with perhaps one of the coolest titles of the decade: “I’m a Slut.”
Kicking off with the immortal opening line “I’m a slut, that’s why you love me, that’s why you hate me to,” the song immediately sticks out from the rest of the alt-rock pack of ’96. The reason why it’s so different is because of the groove that rides throughout. The keyboards and vocals of Harold Chichester are memorable and help the song ride the waves.
The rest of the band click and never let go of the groove and flow and bring the song to its crescendo about midway through when the band comes crashing together in what basically amounts to a breakdown of sound. When it all happens, it takes the song to a different groove but one just as good.
It’s a shame that the song got ignored, maybe it may have had something to do with the video which had the band vamping it up like they were in a Britpop band. Thirteen years later, the song still rings true because any time you see any of these female ‘celebrities’ whoring themselves out for the lowest dollar, you can still sing in your mind, “I’m a slut, that’s why you love me, that’s why you hate me to” and that’ll always be a good feeling to have.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGYGrN_e7U&feature=PlayList&p=491159D721733175&index=0
When one thinks about Howlin’ Maggie, if one thinks of them at all, it’s hard to remember exactly what song they released in 1996. But if one does some looking, they’ll find a song with perhaps one of the coolest titles of the decade: “I’m a Slut.”
Kicking off with the immortal opening line “I’m a slut, that’s why you love me, that’s why you hate me to,” the song immediately sticks out from the rest of the alt-rock pack of ’96. The reason why it’s so different is because of the groove that rides throughout. The keyboards and vocals of Harold Chichester are memorable and help the song ride the waves.
The rest of the band click and never let go of the groove and flow and bring the song to its crescendo about midway through when the band comes crashing together in what basically amounts to a breakdown of sound. When it all happens, it takes the song to a different groove but one just as good.
It’s a shame that the song got ignored, maybe it may have had something to do with the video which had the band vamping it up like they were in a Britpop band. Thirteen years later, the song still rings true because any time you see any of these female ‘celebrities’ whoring themselves out for the lowest dollar, you can still sing in your mind, “I’m a slut, that’s why you love me, that’s why you hate me to” and that’ll always be a good feeling to have.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGYGrN_e7U&feature=PlayList&p=491159D721733175&index=0
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