Julie Ruin - I Wanna Know What Love Is

[@katemcclintock]

This album changed my life when I found it three years ago.

[@palms159]

Found it in 2006, sure changed my life, made depression bearable

[@riotgirl2661]

Traumatizing and amazing how KH's music from the 90's still has such spot on relevance in 2014. Police brutality has such a set place in society and it is disgusting, RIP All the innocent Black youth and other media ignored victims of the police.

[@jekylwhispy]

Good pure messages like this know no time and anyway, so sorry to say it, but too little has changed since then

[@AlienSnob]

Seeing this in 2020 is so sad

[@Suckmy2012]

2020 dude :0 Still relevant

[@riotgrrrl8807]

Hello 👋❤

[@GamerCall]

RIP all the white victims of police brutality who get ignored by the media because they don't fit the false narrative of black victimization.

[@austrarobust8993]

The clash sample at the end. 💯

[@LeavingCaladan]

so ahead of its time holyyyy shit. genius, especially in 1998

[@kevinclaridge1230]

No, just the way its always been.

[@LeavingCaladan]

@@kevinclaridge1230 you sound like a blast

[@kristintravis6152]

Wow. Just hearing this song for the first time. This was needed -- Kathleen Hanna knew! End police brutality. #FTP #ACAB

[@SailorGoldRabbit]

This song is amazing. Just... absolutely amazing.

[@lightintheart]

Every time she says the word "fuck" i smile inside

[@gpstheartist]

I'm not female, didn't understand Bikini Kill, but this song changed me as a person on a deep level. It came to me on a mix CD from a junkie riot grrl. Like her, I was battle hardened, cynical, and cut off from feelings - playing in bands, hard drugs, meaningless sex, working dead end jobs, &tc. When Kathleen sang, "I want to know what love is, I want you to show me" I felt tears well up inside me. I wasn't dead inside, I still had a lot to give, and wanted to connect. Kathleen's polyphonic layered singing on this is beautiful, emotive like the Bulgarian Voices are. Is it off-key? No, it's on a universal pure tone - I felt what she was singing. This song, to me, was Kathleen singing from the bottom of a well, looking up. The words about Jon Benet never was, and the cop boyfriend had me sitting on the edge of my bed too late into the night thinking. What did it all mean? I asked the riot grrl for some books to read, then read them. A real education, I had been wrong about lots of things. I'd been an asshole. I changed - I started to look outside myself. Grateful for this music, the introduction to it, and the door it opened for me at my lowest point. I got it. Years later I'd smile ear to ear to hear my young daughter sing all the words to Julie Ruin's "Girls Like Us" and "Run Fast", in tune and on the beat, her cadence and flow on point - girls are really cool. I tell her, "You never have to act nice, you just be you, no matter what, ok?" She rolls her eyes, and says "OK, Dad." My daughter is more important to me than me. Now I know what love is. Thank you to my riot grrl friend, and thank you to Kathleen for this powerful song.

[@ripwednesdayadams]

That was beautiful to read. Reminds me of my first bf in hs. I made him mix cds with riot grrrl songs and he loved them.

[@gpsart8286]

@@ripwednesdayadams thank you for your acknowledgement. its hard for me to admit it, but until I heard those songs I'd never really thought much about what the world looks like from y'all's side. I got all fired up and went to band practice and forced them to listen to Bratmobile I think, and they were listening to Morbid Angel maybe, and they looked at me like I'd turned into Fluttershy the winged horse with the rainbow hair. I felt pretty good about that.

[@thesovgc]

You see a mirage when you call the cop👮 your friend 🙌🏼

[@conniemuhammad9349]

She was sampling!! Jeez (I Luv)!

[@MoizAudio]

this is art

[@Mangoles]

Moiz Audio everything is art dude. Think about the ready mades. Lul

[@tomitstube]

low tech brilliance. reminds me of liz phair's cassette stuff. minimalist but powerful.

[@Mangoles]

tomitstube or PJ Harvey with her guitar at the hotel. I dont remember the name but it's a different version of one of her album

[@72phinatic]

Awesome ... Will never be confused with the Foreigner song ...

[@ripwednesdayadams]

“So I'll stay awake almost every night A pen in my hand and in the other a knife 'Cause I'd rather be scared and fight back Then be some dick's maid, babe or wife” That line was a gut punch when I first heard it at 15. I’m 30 now and sleep with a bat under my bed.

[@jacobsider4453]

Well, now she's married to a Beastie Boy who sang a song (Brass Monkey) about roofying girls. Life is crazy.

[@mistermayorminor]

love this song! "they kick at yr front door!"

[@bingoing]

"You see a mirage when you call the cop your friend..."

[@jorisvancauwenberghe5794]

🖤🎯👍👌👌🖤!!! Grtz. J. 🐈‍⬛....🇧🇪

[@kristinm5836]

I'm thankful I grew up with her as a role model and inspiration... what do girls nowadays have to look up to??

[@kyeo77]

boygenius

[@Brlas309]

her…..?

[@LovinxLife93]

Does anyone know who says the words "do you remember when we were young and impressionable and taught to believe everything the great white father told us?" at the beginning?

[@jekylwhispy]

Following

[@canadey97]

THIS SONG 🥹💖😇

[@mafiaz187]

It’s time to point the finger at who the real criminals are.

[@IzzyECole]

This is in one of my top 50 greatest albums. For some reason though I can't get ALEXA to find any of these songs smh

[@lisacolbert5987]

brilliant

[@tomdissonance]

so great

[@novasmedias4915]

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@elenamartinez7414]

🖤🖤🖤

[@daydrmnation]

thank goddess for kathleen hanna.

[@LovinxLife93]

Does anyone know where the quote at the beginning comes from? "Do you remember when we were young and impressionable and taught to believe everything the great white father told us? I would really appreciate it...thanks!

[@jekylwhispy]

Following this one, too

[@TheChaotician]

l'Guns of Brixton

[@mostlyscared4425]

@peachspritejn that would be amazing!

[@BadKid95US]

Is this on spotify ?

[@stevensherlock1101]

Production is for the weak so this album belongs to people like me. Art is often not for the masses.

[@alexgordonepic]

rad

[@jamesjohnson2394]

Who said the quote at the start of the song?

[@Suckmy2012]

I hope I never make a girl feel like this song

[@43ShaDey]

Doeeew

[@jekylwhispy]

I guess it'd be different if they thought we were him

[@daydrmnation]

Human

[@randomnus101]

Wouldn't it be cool if grimes covered some of her music? :O

[@l.c.7352]

no

[@avanewton6101]

no

[@ae581]

no ❤️

[@alisdm8417]

not really

[@pannacottafUWUgo]

fuck no

[@Molteniceee]

I really don't like this song, partly for its subject matter but also because of its instrumental. However, on the subject of covers, I will say I think M.I.A would do a good job of covering this.

[@fatiguedenigma6537]

+Virtual Blaze I understand, But she did all this in her bedroom with a crappy device...

[@olivelime9493]

The subject matter? Uhh it’s an actual issue. Or are you a police officer or something 🙄