Music and British Identity: My Bloody Valentine

Primary members: Kevin Shields, Bilinda Butcher, Colm O'Ciosoig, Deb Googe
Band Biography
Albums of focus: songs from Loveless (1991); songs from M B V (2013)

My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields discusses his guitar sound (along with other brief commentary by music pundits):

 

Songs for study:

From Loveless (1991):
  1. "Only Shallow"
  2. "To Here Knows When"
  3. "When You Sleep"
  4. "I Only Said"
  5. "Soon"

From M B V (2013):

  1. "She Found Now"
  2. "Only Tomorrow"
  3. "Who Sees You"
  4. "Is This and Yes"

 

"Only Shallow" - from Loveless (1991)

Sleep
Like a pillow
Down(ward)
And
(Where)
She won't care
Anyway (where)

Soft
As a pillow
Touch her there
Where she won't dare
Somewhere
Sleep
Like a (royal)
(Subject)

 


Think
That you grew
Stronger there
Speak
Your troubles
She's not scared

Soft like there's silk
Everywhere
Sleep
(Is a) pillow
Come

Where she won't dare
Anyway (where)
(Look)
In the mirror
She's not there
Where she won't care
Somewhere

 

"To Here Knows When" - from Loveless (1991)

Kiss, your fear
Your red button
Falls from my mouth

Slip, your dress
Over your head
It’s been so long

Move, on top
Because that way
You touch her too

Turn, your head
Come back again
To here knows when

"When You Sleep" - from Loveless (1991)

When I look at you
Oh, I don't know what's real
Once in a while
And you make me laugh

And I'll see you tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
Then you take me down
Then you walk away

When you say, "I do"
Oh, I don't believe you
I can't forget it
No

When you sleep tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
When you make me smile
When you turn your long blond hair

When I look at you
Oh, I don't know what's real
Once in a while
And you make me laugh

And I'll sleep tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
Then you take me down
When you walk away

 

"I Only Said" - from Loveless (1991)

See there, run away you said to go,
you were it, you were it
To lay underneath the red sky there,
to lay under her, I want her there

See you there, under her and under to go
you were there and I'm slow
To lay over her and I'm slow,
to lay under her, I've grown away

 

"Soon" - from Loveless (1991)

Wake up
Don't fear
I want to
Love you
Yeah (doll of pain)
I let you get to me
Yeah yeah

Come back
Don't be
Afraid of me
Soon
That (I'll harm you)
Your eyes are blue
Blue jewels
Yeah yeah


Come back
Have faith
Someone like you
Can find the reason
Of what I did to you
Yeah yeah

Wake up
Don't fear
I want to
Love you
Yeah (doll of pain)
I let you get to me
Yeah yeah

 

 

You come now and here, I wonder
I wonder how that you find out
I wonder how that you find out
You could be here, I wonder
You couldn't hide that it's over
You come in now that it's over

 

You come back and see I won't go
I wonder how that you find out
You wonder how that you find out

Into the night we won't come back to
Into your heart it's the only you
Only tomorrow the love comes easy
What should I do, it's the only you
What's in your mind, a love fall into
Holding you close, it is only one

Into the night you won't come back to
Into your heart it's the only you
Only tomorrow the love comes easy
What should I do, it is only one

 

"Who Sees You" - from M B V (2013)

Wonder sun
carry weight to the one
who sees you

They please stay from away on my way
How could it be
that your love under stars know
that you're nothing to me

Claim your prize to the hurt until you, you, you
Turn your way, can I stay over here
Who do you choose?
Say goodbye, lose what you do
and I'll come with you

Run at you, summer comes where to
too
soon

Hold me down
what I do for you
How does it feel?
Don't turn back and I love what you do,
but we're coming in

 

"Is This and Yes" - from M B V (2013)

[instrumental]

 

 

 

 


 

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HUMAN LEAGUE
HEAVEN 17
THE SPECIALS
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TEARS FOR FEARS
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NEW MODEL ARMY
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SPLIT ENZ
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THE EXPLOITED
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PORTISHEAD
PET SHOP BOYS
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