Blister in the Sun
| "Blister in the Sun" | ||||
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| Single by Violent Femmes | ||||
| from the album Violent Femmes | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Folk punk, alternative rock | |||
| Label | Slash | |||
| Writer(s) | Gordon Gano | |||
| Producer | Mark Van Hecke | |||
| Violent Femmes singles chronology | ||||
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"Blister in the Sun" is a song by the American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album.
In August 2007, Gordon Gano was the subject of a lawsuit brought by bassist Brian Ritchie. The lawsuit stems partly from Gano's authorization of the use of "Blister" in a Wendy's commercial. In 2008, the song was featured on a Fosters Lager "Stealing Shadows" advert.
Because the original master tapes were not available for use in the film Grosse Pointe Blank, the band recorded a new version of the song, entitled "Blister 2000". A new music video was created for the original version of the song, coinciding with the release of the film. It features Gordon Gano as a deranged assassin, trying to kill Socks the cat in puppet form.
[edit] In popular culture
- In 2005, chosen by listeners, it became the first English language track to ever be allowed on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, the Republic of Ireland Irish language radio station.[1]
- In the novel Paper Towns by John Green, the main characters sing an a cappella version while on a road trip.
- The song was performed in the film Rocket Science, in a cello and piano duet.
- An instrumental cover is the opening theme song of Two Guys and a Girl during its first two seasons.
- It was covered by Nouvelle Vague, on their 2009 album 3. This version was used in an episode Gossip Girl.
- The song appears in the trailer to Never Been Kissed and Adventureland (film).
- Nouvelle Vague cover the song on the film "Bridesmaids" in 2011. This version is also featured on the CD soundtrack.
- A multi-instrumental cover of the song is used in the 2012 Hewlett-Packard DV6T television commercial.
- In episode 17 ("Betrayal") of "My So-Called Life", the main character, Angela Chase (played by Claire Danes) dances around her bedroom to this song.
- The song was played in various versions on an HP commercial in 2012
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Anocht FM Celebrates 5 Years on Air". http://www.cogar.ie/default.aspx?treeid=346&ItemID=42. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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