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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

421-Garbage-Only Happy When It Rains.

1995-Number 29 single.

Best Bit-At 1.52. I guess they won’t be buying a holiday home in the Sahara Desert then.

Garbage were formed in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, in 1993 by Butch Vig (drums and production) Shirley Manson (vocals) Duke Erikson (guitar, bass and keyboards) and Steve Marker (guitar and keyboards.) The band derived their name from something that Butch Vig wrote in his studio journal in 1993,’I hope that all this garbage will become something beautiful’. They have released seven studio Albums to date between 1995-2021, two compilations, and 33 singles, 16 of which have reached the UK top 40. They remain active, with the same four band members always being constant, although they have all pursued solo projects, especially when the band went on hiatus in 2006, and again in 2008-2009.

Butch Vig (see also best songs 641) was born Bryan David Vig on August 2nd, 1955, he is acknowledged as one of the world’s best, and most successful music producers. He was the producer of the 1991 Album ‘Nevermind’ by Nirvana,(see also best songs 788 and 9) which has sold in excess of 15 million copies worldwide to date. Vig had first met fellow future band mate Steve Marker at the University of Wisconsin where they both were students. Both Vig and Marker had known Erikson as far back as 1983 when he helped them set up ‘Smart Studios’ in Madison, Wisconsin. It was Marker who saw Shirley Manson performing on ‘MTV’ and recommended her to the other three as a potential lead singer for the band. Shirley Ann Manson was born on August 26th, 1966, in Edinburgh, Scotland.Her career breakthrough occurred when becoming a member of the Scottish Rock band ‘Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, she would go on to front the band, who would later splinter to become ‘Angelfish,’ which was where she was first seen by Marker. Garbage have sold in excess of 17 million records to date.

‘Only Happy When It Rains’ was taken from the self titled debut Album by Garbage, with all four band members credited as the songs writers, and producers. The lyrics are Garbage mocking themselves, as they, and particularly ‘Alternative Rock,’ and Grunge’ artists at that time were singing dark and depressing song lyrics. Steve Marker has said,’It’s really just us poking fun of ourselves. We’re poking fun at the alternate rock angst, wearing your heart on your sleeve thing, and at ourselves for writing such dark songs.’

‘I only smile in the dark, my only comfort is the night gone black. I only listen to sad, sad songs, I’m only happy when it rains.