From Wikipedia: Black Hole Sun is a song by Seattle grunge band Soundgarden. It originally appeared on their 1994 album Superunknown and was the second single released from it (the previous single being "Spoonman"). It would later appear on the band's greatest hits album A-Sides. It is arguably the band's most recognizable and most popular song. In 1995 it won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.
Released as a single in the summer of 1994, the song's success came shortly after the death of grunge icon Kurt Cobain.
The surreal music video that accompanied the song contained scenes that possibly reference the British TV series Doctor Who. Others assert that some scenes reference the films of David Lynch. As in the case of its radio airplay, the video was aired regularly on MTV. In 1995 it recieved the Clio Award for Alternative Music Video.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Clear Channel included the song on its list of possibly inappropriate songs.
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James RoeSeeing the sun set through the statue in seattle that this song is named after is teh awesome. Also there are plenty of good restaurants in the area.
michieTUUUUUNE
obscenesimiansays...Strangely enough all I remember of this is the great dane and the chick with stretched lips. I was way messed up during the popularity of this album
SaNdMaNsays...Kickass tune.
Aneasays...Aw! This takes me back... I love this.
AlakI Love Chris Cornell. In a Totally Straight, Non-Sexual Sort of Way.
deathcowRefreshing to see a video filmed in the normal world. I'd upvote for the drums alone at -1:40
campionidelmondo*promote
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deathcowlinky winky
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-journey-of-the-Mars-Rovers
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gharkWHAT?? They didn't even have the budget for a real black hole??? My upvote was premature.
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Napalmsays...*blocked in Germany
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Zawash*promote
RIP Chris Cornell
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Mordhaus*doublepromote
I am simply fucking devastated atm.
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FantomasTimes are gone for honest men.
And sometimes far too long for snakes.
newtboyConsole yourself with the fact that Roger Ailes also died....indicating that there's still balance in the universe.
*doublepromote
I am simply fucking devastated atm.
newtboySon of a bitch....now being reported that he hung himself...as in intentional suicide.
Ugh. I'm finding that far more depressing than his unexpected death, which I found depressing.
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