Skunk Anansie - Charlie Big Potato

Charlie Big Potato (1999) from Post-Orgasmic Chill
www.skunkanansie.net
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[@n3493]

Who's listening to this masterpiece in 2024

[@nuvolanuvola7525]

Yes

[@finemakers]

Ur mother

[@emmanuilfraerman]

Да

[@somethingspecialgothdark]

🤘🤘🤘

[@JillNoire]

Heyoo!

[@tiny6912]

Probably one of the best, if not the best, female rock vocalists.

[@shayneoneill1506]

One of the best vocalists of any gender really., Skins a force of nature.

[@peterd.4476]

Anneke van Giersbergen is the best though.

[@justaloner9033]

​@@peterd.4476both are great

[@TheBlueVolt]

Amy Lee is really good

[@SamanthaGJones]

@@peterd.4476no.

[@skaruts]

To me this song is among the very top best masterpieces ever made. And not just because of Skin's voice. The whole composition is just perfect. They were all brilliant.

[@orderinchaos]

This and Filter's "You Walk Away" are two songs I often use to demonstrate to people how a rock song should work from a construction point of view.

[@ihearttwucee]

fr

[@ulcyld5011]

yeah 👍

[@allatrotacheannega]

PURTROPPO STALKEGGIATO(IO) NONOSTANTE SON SEMPRE A DIFENDERE LE MIE PAURE DALLE OMBRE LE QUALI RIDONO DI NASCOSTO MA SARANNO SEMPRE ORRIBILI DAVANTI GLI SPECCHI BRILLANTI DEI LORO OCCHI E SGUARDI.

[@danielaramirez6672]

Lyrics: I awake From blood thick dreams Washing blame From my knees Softly done So secretly I'm awake As Charlie sleeps A lone brother, a lone sister A home cover, alone I awake Dry the scream Spit the vile breath Till my tongue bleeds Thinks it's all gone Famously Broke the hard girl Good to please A lone brother, a lone sister A home cover, alone Tell it like it is Tell it like it is Tell the sordid truth Tell them Tell it like it is Tell them A lone brother, a lone sister A home cover, alone Alone, alone, alone, alone, yeah

[@gabomora2927]

21 years later and this is still better than most of the actual alternative rock shit.

[@joaonascimento977]

you can bet your ass it is

[@sighin]

Good music never gets old, that's why.

[@m.p.b.9399]

With no doubt

[@MammothBehemoth]

and so we gather here, brothers and sisters of taste, that in the night of global terror, we shall enjoy the greatness that is Skin

[@annadaicapellirosci7178]

Bless you.

[@owenthomas7014]

It hits you like a sledgehammer without being brutal. A gentle caress with a bulldozer. Brilliant. Art.

[@Waspwoman1]

Absolutely perfect analogy. Nicely put.

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

​@@Waspwoman1ikr😊🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@juliadixon8465]

May I steal?

[@maxsiehier]

Absolutely, at first I was like "this is some heavy funky stuff" but then halfway through I was like "these sounds are actually pleasant and harmonic" and not harsh or beating into my ears.

[@TH-zb7sh]

Even Pavarotti himself regarded Skin as a phenomenal vocal artist. Saying it was his honor to sing with her and that her power put him to shame.

[@trythinkingforachange4201]

Who is skin?

[@S7yx0]

Deborah "Skin" Dyer. The frontwoman.

[@MARYANNE269]

Wow! Thanks for sharing! When did that occur?

[@jesusschizus272]

WHO IS SKIN...? I have my jaw on the floor!

[@jesusschizus272]

Try Thinking For a Change???? I think your thinking won't change a shit, dude! You had an answer for your stupid comment in the one you replied, but NO! Thinking never was your friend!

[@xxxTIN0xxx]

Just the intro alone is pure orgasm. Well-written lyrics, beautiful voice, originality and a bestial guitar, a perfect recipe to create a masterpiece.

[@m3chan1k]

Don't forget the orchestration that fits in perfectly with all of the above!

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

​@@m3chan1kdamn right🤘🏾😊🤘🏾

[@starman1994]

2020 and this song hasn't even aged a single day!!!

[@Orjonast]

Neither has Skin 😅

[@yannam5339]

I grew up listening to their music. Omg I’m just now realizing how lucky I am.

[@Steef_Lee]

@@Orjonast meanwhile my skin aged in triplicate lol

[@maryjack08]

Still gives me chills in 2023

[@inmyangelhood]

No way ❤ this is beyond the masterpiece. Curiously this was bordering the mainstream hit when it came out, would you believe it now? It's like rock at its fullest

[@andrewturvill7145]

Still absolutely mesmerising 22 years later. Was an angsty 15 yearold in 1999 now looking back with a great and fond nostalgia. Songs these days really don't hit has hard!

[@DiegoMendozaParadaxs]

We are old dude....

[@andrewturvill7145]

@@DiegoMendozaParadaxs we are! 🤣

[@ameera.abubakr]

I'm 16 and discovering this, Skunk Anansie is one of the best I've heard yet

[@user-qq3eh8ni4e]

Truth. Songs back in the day were and are still real ❤❤

[@jaygullion8013]

I have no idea but in my eyes she is a beacon for the rock community not only because of her breathtaking voice and talent but because of her beauty color and originality. Absolutely love this woman and her amazing voice! Wish I could meet her 😪

[@sharonpothecary6200]

I saw them perform live years ago......she is truly magnetic

[@RickReasonnz]

So amazing how Skin can go from hauntingly beautiful to powerful rage. What a voice!

[@Tao_Tology]

The power and grace of an unstoppable, avenging angel.

[@sizeta8378]

@@Tao_Tology how can you know how an avenging angel sounds like?

[@MickMcGarnackle]

Those vocal harmonies are the stuff of war anthems. You could vanquish all of Sparta with that sound driving you.

[@guzelfetkulina9599]

Yasss))

[@niklassilen4313]

Jep. Still an absolute masterpiece! The hairs on my arms still stand up when the first chorus hits. Skin's amazing voice is still doing it for me.

[@thorthunderlungs5171]

Niklas Silen For me it's the "alone" repeats at the end. I had this disc 15 years ago and this tune still kicks all the ass today.

[@eran5005]

how is it physically possible to scream so beautifully? Seriously, how??

[@roguesiryn8817]

eran5005 Magic. Pure fucking magic.

[@ironbjr]

this is the matrix effect

[@valentinagiorgi3835]

She's a natural soprano

[@robertlafferty3790]

Love this comment skin is amazing what a lesson in singing and generally being amazing and an iconic lady she is power

[@anaamaral4778]

That is the power and the beauty of being a women: we can combine an amazing force and an amazing sensibility in the same body and soul...

[@red1vigor]

Post Orgasmic Chill was one of the first CDs i ever buyed, and it is still one of the greatest! I truly love her voice, just a fantastic band!

[@fillipoenzagi2731]

The song "Lately" on that album was great as were the other songs.

[@ekulyarg]

Bought. Not buyed

[@loveinstars]

@@ekulyarg who cares

[@ekulyarg]

@@loveinstars lack of standards. Quelle surprise plus you asked a question. No question mark, lmao.

[@spiritwardiaries]

Wow...🥰🤤 This song gave me chills when I heard it years ago. It still does.

[@thereverant5203]

2:00 will forever be sending chills down my spine...the vocals and her facial expression.

[@ventzp2133]

The massive backing vocals are so under appreciated in this track. Good god! He adds so much depth to the vocal line

[@tris1339]

didnt even notice it until i read this! great ear ::)

[@uberdonkey9721]

You know what I love.. these musicians are amazing, and they can create a gap in the instrumental and Skunks voice can still rip through without any hesitation.

[@antipatsy]

Skin.

[@uberdonkey9721]

@@antipatsy thanks, lol. Ah, really I'm just revisiting Skin's music from way back when it was released.. my old brain :D

[@chabada.]

If KZbin algorithms randomly brought that absolute masterpiece to you, means you have exceptional music taste ! ❤ Sounds like self compliment 😂

[@skurinski]

That breakbeat intro is dope. Love how they incorporated electronica elements into their songs

[@brandontadday6288]

I wish more people pointed this out. One of my favourite intros to any song. Hearing this song on my Dad’s iPod on drives back home from school as an 8 year old is probably what laid the groundwork for me getting into trying to make some of my own Jungle/DnB stuff recently!

[@christinahaase9902]

Ein musikalisches Meisterwerk, völlig zeitlos geworden und für mich das Stück, dass am allerbesten die Band musikalisch präsentiert in all ihren Stilrichtungen. Gigantisch ❤

[@pennylope8138]

I saw them open for Sevendust years ago and they were so intense. One of the best live bands EVER

[@ekulyarg]

Licking creme baby

[@Jopkakrolika]

Who should open for whom is the question

[@dinomijatovic3921]

So true..they are really fantastic live

[@1DEADBEEF1]

Heck i would love to hear them both on one concert!

[@RubenSprng]

@@Jopkakrolika Sevendust is criminally underrated though... Still a hard choice!

[@Buru80]

Always have loved this song, and it has aged very well. Skin's voice is amazing.

[@Natvaesen]

The song! The video! Skin!!!! = Goosebumps and adrenaline-rush! Just a perfect piece!

[@Shadowplay415]

Best Intro EVER

[@stevenheathsings]

This unlocks many memories for me. Never realised how much it sounds like Kashmir as well.

[@riffgroove]

One of the most epic songs ever.

[@user-wp4rb4tr5b]

How did these guys manage to shoot a music video in my apartment, WITHOUT ME NOTICING?!

[@alexeybelov7752]

😅😅

[@MartinYankov]

Bless the mid-late 90s alt. rock !

[@WhiskeyBlack777]

Never heard of this band before. How!?!?!? WOW!!!

[@corinabasurte1406]

one of the best songs i ever hear, the vocals near the end always brings chills when I heard them.

[@sampaiomiguel]

Fuckin Awesome song, back then, and still nowadays. Skin is the best female singer ever. What a voice.

[@ozdragon7523]

Still Today !!!

[@pumpLoSau]

So glad I got to see them live. They killed this one...

[@deefha]

4685 years later and still so good. Thanks!

[@tintoweno]

I love you, Skin.

[@Chris-tj8kz]

One of the best front women ever! x

[@mattikolb]

My all time fav chick/female-singer/vocalist. Powerfull pipes in that beautiful bi... umm Chick!!

[@fillipoenzagi2731]

Me too 😊

[@cn206]

This song really resonates. Big thank you to Skin and the guys.

[@peterbogdan1185]

just turned the tv off and heared in the end of a CSI episode that song and oh my gosh thats Skunk Anansie ,, needed to hear it again here..what a great band ..from a great era. powerful.matchless .alternative rock,.part of my youth.

[@SalmonFume]

For me, personally, it's really an added value when it comes to the listening experience when there is an ethical or moral dilemma being confronted lyrically. The tension between it finds its expression in the song, in the music. It's therefore always a suprise when you come to the conclusion that an emotional response was triggered just by listening. As they say: music speaks louder than words. Greets, Belgium, Brussels

[@ekulyarg]

Cool track though right?

[@Nifilheimur]

The 90´s had the best music!

[@TheStinalee201120]

Hands down, in almost all genre!

[@meganhamilton1646]

I discovered this band a month or so. Skin is completely amazing and I have to say everyone in this band is incredible. ❤

[@tythegolfer6279]

Tell it like it is. TELL THEM! Great tune. Thanks Hollow Man!

"the music" will not get any better in the future. this song is more than 20 years old and comes in my mind from no where

[@belianthir]

Music has no age bro. Good music will be listened to forever. And there is good music today to. Just like in the 90's. And the 70s, the 50s, and the 1700s..

[@thecosmicblueautie]

Can you believe that the USA never warmed up to them? Search Trash Theory and Skunk Anansie for more info on how they struggled trying to break through.

[@jocavc100]

Thank you Hollow Man. Thank you Kevin Bacon!!!!

[@irishemogirl6720]

Damn right!🤘🤘

[@breestone8978]

Yess!!!!!😎😦

[@TheeRealest47mLBC]

Real shit lol

[@TheStinalee201120]

I just watched it and had to find the song

[@FRIAS187]

Ive watched the movie many times as a kid and I’m just now watching the music video lol

[@averinv]

that rare case when a track managed to age gracefully; could have easily been released in early 20's

[@ThomasKnip]

25 years later, still sending chills down my spine.

[@user-uh2qf5bh8g]

exactly like it

[@roelfkromhout]

I was near the front when they opened with this at Pink Pop ‘99. The pit turned into waves of people washing over me. Nearly killed me, no joke. I’ll never forget it though.

[@Emyrock88]

One of the best songs ever!

[@vanveenbussum6162]

Cockroach: Look, I am being scary. Skin: Hold me spliff, mate.

[@beautronics]

she was so stylish that dressing like that today would still be avantgarde

[@fyretyger844]

Best alt rock/alt metal song ever. I still need to come back to get a fix again and again. After all the music I've heard over the years, no one does it like skunk anansie. And the D&B intro, it's just good shit! Raw, savage, beautiful.

[@user-gs2fc6eh7t]

I miss bands like Skunk Anansie in this day and age. Glad I grew up in a time when music was music.

[@steffendix]

Fantastic voice and I am really happy about her comeback last year👍👍👍👍👍🌷🌷

[@_IthinkIlikewhenitrains]

Their music does not age! Absolutely timeless!

[@Fallenone8128]

What a beautiful voice , hope to hear more from this band.

[@nelliesilvers1210]

The part of the movie Hollow Man where this song's playing still cracks me up😁👌🏻. This song's the reason I bought Post Orgasmic Chill when it came out and I still love it years later. There's nothing like crankin' CBP in the stereo in the car and singing/screaming along. You get some weird looks but...meh🤷🏻‍♀️. Her voice is fucking phenomenal

[@marcblair3781]

yup..that's where I first heard this song and had to find it...

[@christosgikas735]

Me too....Cranking it in car and searching to prank some little shits....Kevin Bacon and Skin was already a success...The movie was and still is one of my favourites

[@Kronical69420]

No clue who this was or why it popped up. 2 minutes in "Holy shit, I know this song because of Kevin Bacon"

[@joefuentes2466]

I always think of the movie Hollow Man

[@JayCity10]

Dr. Sebastian Caine baby. A criminally underrated villain, from a good film, in Hollow Man. One of my favorites, great song too.

[@anwsommer]

23 years ago a masterpiece was released

[@frankcastillo2855]

Damn, I remember listening to Skunk Anansie for the first time in the Strange Days soundtrack. Amazing how good music never ages.

[@fillipoenzagi2731]

Selling Jesus - what a tune.

[@gorgorgoroth]

This is how we self isolate on quarantine.

[@lichi1244eva]

Listening in 2023 🎶. Skin, her vocals, this song, this band...timeless

[@mortensenvick5711]

i discovered thanks to the movie hollow man

[@nyledgesmith8967]

@@mortensenvick5711facts me too 😂😂

[@stinkymccheese8010]

Woman has a great voice.

[@guisants9558]

Thank you CSI for introducing me to this amazing song

[@CheyGatsby]

I remember hearing this 17 years ago while watching Hollow Man. Thank you Kevin Bacon.

[@engelderrache3993]

Me too.

[@Sabrina-gf2zk]

Me too

[@Yt_xrider]

thank you chris p. bacon

[@nvoid2597]

That's why I'm here now

[@lakeisharobinson2132]

Me too! Currently watching as I love that movie! 😎

[@fendergirl86]

This girl is amazing!

[@clifton250]

They are still touring i see. Will be off to see them next month or two. Can't wait. Excellent!

[@user-bz7ob8vm7s]

What a remarkable voice this woman has ,when she sings ,that vioice sent waves down my spine,one of mt favorite alternative rock bands miss them when they were here South Africa

[@user-qq3eh8ni4e]

Yeah boy!! The song from Hollow Man! Took literally forever to figure it out but worth it.😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰🥰😎😎

[@laregina01]

still listening to this in 2016 - what an amazing song!

[@FNscarH]

+La Regina Not sure how many times i saw this video or listened to this song...

[@eyupgokhanciftci6140]

+La Regina recent rock productions are very bad

[@Grimshin1]

actually think its BETTER in 2016!

[@Sithma]

It sounds even better.. I just love it!

[@MurderCapital666]

Stop living in the past!

[@Mustardknuckles]

Don’t know how I got here, but glad I did!

[@diomarcosta9980]

My friend sent me this song yesterday. Couple hours he passed way by a car accident returning for your home. Miss you ma man!! Enjoy your time and your friends buddy, no one knows when we will leave this world 🥀🖤

[@juliadixon8465]

(())

[@Boriselitaliano]

Totally beyond time and space. Pure art, just poetry.....Simply perfect

[@pageandink]

Ok but why am I just hearing this song for the first time in 2021???Of all the videos that have been served up in my feed ... really? Never this? This is awesomeness!!!

[@spongerobert]

Yes, this has finally come back to me. After so many years. Me and this song are finally united again

[@MeiraPippen7]

2020 still rocking!

[@13thRaven]

The world needs more skunk anansie

[@Neverfor78]

Fantastica che voce!!chi c'è nel 2020??Pavarotti ascolta da lassù!!❤❤❤

[@dobbelaeresven4388]

Saw her perform on thé Torhout Werchter festival , the fact she sang so pure and beautiful in open air mesmerised me

[@jezjoshkjl]

I'm a huge Skunk Anansie fan, yet this seriously is one of their best f...ing songs!!!!! Surely???

[@inphanta]

Skin’s voice is the star of the show, as always.

[@liman7772]

Спасибо за творчество.Помним.

[@MissDotty1982]

Still gives me goosebumps 😍😍😍

[@user-xn4ux6jf1h]

Классная группа! И у певицы уникальный голос - сильный и нежный!💓👍.

[@tydiron]

She is surreal..

[@miguelitos]

This could of been released yesterday, and I would think it was fresh. Skunks f'n awesome.

[@andynixon2820]

I bought this on cassette at a service station on the toe of Italy . Listened to both it and blur 19 all the way back to the UK , it was the perfect accompaniment .

[@stellacolmenero6471]

Une voix exceptionnelle, un super clip !

[@firefighter343]

*Just seeing a bald black woman with such powerful vocals singing a hardcore head-banging rock song just blows my mind on every level. How exceptionally unique it is to stumble upon something so rare and straight up badass!* Hollow Man brought me here. 🤘🏼👩🏿‍🦲🎸🎤🎶 ⭐️🔈🥁📺🎹📻🎻🏆

[@220volt74]

The most convincing vocals of all time.

[@nicuvasile208]

I have missed this song from the 90's till now, OMG and what a song!

[@shabyyy]

this video needs much more likes....one of the best songs ever

[@rebelpanther1784]

IT'S SO WEIRD seeing a black female screaming and singing in a Rock Band but it's SO BEAUTIFUL. I wish there were more black rock singers and musicians! The guitar is good, her voice is amazing, everything slay. I'm gonna add this song on my playlist.🔥

[@Zyn88]

Straight Line Stitch

[@thecosmicblueautie]

There are plenty. The powers that be list don't want to push them. Militia Vox, Tamar-Kali, Meet Me @ The Altar, Tartarch (sic), Conkrete God, Witch Mountain...you can even search Black Female Rockers in playlists.

[@dinomijatovic3921]

One of most legendary songs and videos from late 90s

[@skaladarrellgodeater1070]

It s been some years but... This is a MASTERPIECE!

[@vipertaker]

Only you can answer that for yourself, I think they're a fantastic band, when I first heard 'Weak' when it came out in the 90s I thought her voice was amazing, then just kind of kept checking in on new stuff ever since, very unique band :)

[@florianlaur5300]

Thanks for MTV's Daria, that show helped me to discover so many great artists like her!

[@shanagmitchel8418]

Never heard of this group before today. Was actually listening to a BBC radio program and was intrigued by Skin's story.

[@juliuszarsky9991]

Best video on the 20 century. Perfect song. Greeting from Slovakia.

[@bobbobbers9132]

Skin is perfection in every way.

[@peacefullbrown]

I didn't ever thought I'd have loved this song so much after all this time!!!!

[@user-fi5sr9du9k]

Can you prove yours love this song?