First Time Hearing | Violent Femmes - To The Kill (Reaction)

[@dathorndike4908]

I picked this one because it showcases alot of their differerent styles in one song

[@maine420grow]

Where I grew up in Jersey they had a station WHTG that played this kind of music., I used to record the song when I heard it on the radio until one day I won the whole album on cassette at a wheel of fortune on the boardwalk in Point Pleasant NJ.

[@redegg2453]

Love that you’re reacting to them! Kind of a deep track for an introduction. Usually ‘Add it Up’ or ‘Blister in the Sun’ are the toe dippers :)

[@dathorndike4908]

They have been done already a million times.

[@HakunaBee_of_the_Mojave]

Country Death Song or Add It Up would be great also

[@drewshine627]

That's a very insightful description of them. Parts of their songs are structured and other parts are utterly catsuit crazy

[@jontoyman]

They have just released the deluxe edition of this on Vinyl

[@TDsNBeer]

Thank you for doing Violent Femes (pronounced FEEEMMMS) just to let you know, not trying to be a critical as ss! But thank you for doing this band and bands like Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, Gorillaz, Modest Mouse, Jane's Addiction-True Americana of music and rich in base line culture!!

[@TDsNBeer]

And Sublime TOO!!!

[@melanieheathbeasley133]

My existence groin up. ‘Bout to make my kids react to it. We were wild back then

[@maine420grow]

Teez dropping Zappa bombs.

[@elysehfm8797]

Femme is just like Fem. Femmes/fems. Female, lesbian or not. Great band. Hey Teez!

[@TeezMcGee]

Thank you love ❤️

[@lepetitoiseau]

Hi Teez!!!! To The Kill" is a very Garage/Proto-Punk track, with its dirty, minimalist guitars, which works effectively thanks to the contributions of Gordon Gano, whose vocals are by turns incantatory, disillusioned and flippant... femme= woman femmes= women Nothing porny about the word(the" s "is not pronounced) Thanks!

[@TeezMcGee]

Always coming with the knowledge! Love brother 🙌

[@DapperZach]

The members of the Violent Femmes pronounce the "s" in the word.

[@dathorndike4908]

Great to see you back Teez! Missed you the last few days my man.

[@TeezMcGee]

That’s love brother, I’m going to rev it up here going into March now that I’m settled at work 🙌

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

Another weird one for when you need that discordant drill into your head, past the other noise.

[@melanieheathbeasley133]

That is in generation. Unstructured but disciplined.

[@hatleyhoward7193]

Pronounced like fins but with a m’s. American Music is my favorite Violent Femmes song.

[@TeezMcGee]

Appreciate that clarity 🙌

[@FloridaMugwump]

​No, he's wrong. Femmes rhymes with M&Ms. Or condemns. Or phlegms, lol ..​@@TeezMcGee

[@hatleyhoward7193]

@@FloridaMugwump How is that different from fins but with mm’s?

[@FloridaMugwump]

@@hatleyhoward7193 Because the short I in fins is not the same as the short e sound in condemns. Unless you are from New Zealand, lol.

[@hatleyhoward7193]

@@FloridaMugwump fins… femmes. Maybe it’s my East Texas accent but to me, fimms sounds similar to femmes.

[@drewshine627]

Also it's pronounced fems

[@cayleyturner3556]

❤️💛🧡

[@TeezMcGee]

🧡💚🩵

[@FilmNoir79]

it's pronounced Femms

[@maine420grow]

Fee-mess. Yes indeed mother effers. Doubt Teez.

[@Trac489]

It's a strange song, 🕳🕳

[@TeezMcGee]

😂😂😂❤