THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

671-Drowning Pool-Bodies.

2001-Number 34 single.

Best Bit-At 0.18.This is their church. This is where they heal their hurts.

Drowning Pool were formed in 1996 by guitarist C.J.Pierce, and drummer Mike Luce, in Dallas, Texas, United States, they were soon joined by bassist Stevie Benton, they took their name from the 1975 film ‘Drowning Pool,’ starring Paul Newman. The trio just performed instrumentals until the arrival of singer Dave Williams (1972-2002) in 1999. Williams was found dead in the band’s tour bus in Manassas, Virginia, with an autopsy establishing that he died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease,)which had been undiagnosed until his death. Since then the band have used three different singers on their five studio Album releases since his death.

‘Bodies’ was the first single release from Drowning Pool’s debut Album ‘Sinner,’C.J.Pierce came up with the riff, and Williams with the lyrics, but all four original band members each receive writing credits.The song tells of the experiences you can have in a ‘Moshpit.’Williams explained ‘It’s about forgetting everything that has happened to you that week, leave your bulls..t at the door, and get it all out, but you have to have respect for the others in the pit. If you push them down, you have to pick them back up. I’m not going to get behind the violence thing, it is violent, but there is a certain amount of respect, and a code.’

‘Skin against skin, blood and bone, you’re all by yourself, but you’re not alone.’You wanted in, and now you’re here, driven by hate, consumed by fear.’