Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me & Manix in my soup

Another song that has recently come back into my life: “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” by U2. To be honest I’m not a big fan of theirs...at all. But this song is special 2 me, as are the others I got to know through MTV right after I’d moved to Argentina in 1995. This song remained in my head & produced something similar to what nowadays I call That Faraway Feeling. It’s got a lot of orchestral arrangements, violins & stuff. Something I later really enjoyed in artists like Silverchair (their later work), Rufus Wainwright & Andrew Bird.

On another note I see the Manic Street Preachers everywhere. There is an expression in Spanish for this, “hasta en la sopa”, which means “even in your soup”. So a couple of lines totally reminded me of them. Firstly ♫ You’ve been turning tricks with your crucifix, you’re a star ♫. Richey often wore a crucifix as can be see on the cover of their 1st album, Generation Terrorists. There is a song called "Crucifix kiss". & in another music Richey & Nicky have the cross in their mouths & stuff. Both @ the same time ; D

Another line that totally jumped out @ me was ♫ Dressing like your sister, living like a tart ♫ bc that’s what they did, especially during the early years. Feather boas, glitter, leopard print, eyeliner. I LOVE IT.



Anyways I read the lyrics from beginning to end & they’re all fairly relevant & descriptive of the Manics.

You don't know how you took it
You just know what you got
Oh Lordy you've been stealing
From the theives and you got caught
In the headlights
Of a stretch car
You're a star

Dressing like your sister
Living like a tart
They don't know what you're doing
Babe, it must be art
You're a headache
In a suitcase
You're a star

Oh no, don't be shy
You don't have to go blind
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

You don't know how you got here
You just know you want out
Believing in yourself
Almost as much as you doubt
You're a big smash
You wear it like a rash
Star

Oh no, don't be shy
There's a crowd to cry
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

They want you to be Jesus
They'll go down on one knee
But they'll want their money back
If you're alive at thirty-three
And you're turning tricks
With your crucifix
You're a star

(Oh child)

Of course you're not shy
You don't have to deny love
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

- “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me”, U2

I'm not saying the song is about them, of course. But it's a fun coincidence. Lastly, I remember having gone to see Batman Forever (the song is from that film's OST) @ the cinema. Same with the previous one, Batman Returns (right?) That was in Barcelona, one of my brothers took me. & it was the first PG-13 movie I ever saw. I was 7 @ the time & felt SOoOoO COOL.