Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes.
The opening guitar lick and two furious snare blasts of the Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun” are as classic a riff as “Smoke on the Water,” “Smells Like Teen Spirit” or “You Really Got Me”–riffs that serve as salvos, as calling cards for their respective genres.
Village Voice
Today is my wife’s birthday and this song is the ringtone on my phone when she calls me. It has a history in our early dating life. It was on a cassette of favorite songs I would play for her in my ’69 VW Buss back in 1986 when we met. What was she listening to at the time? Bryan Adams, Chicago, Air Supply, Huey Lewis, Hall & Oats, etc. I felt it was my duty to educate, nay, enlighten her to a whole new wonderful world of alternative music. Thankfully, for me, she agreed to go out with me again, in spite of my questionable choices in music. Happy birthday Hon! And to be clear, I don’t think you are a Violent Femme…😀
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Song a Day 2020 