Flower is a song by Soundgarden. Featuring lyrics written by frontman Chris Cornell and music written by guitarist Kim Thayil, Flower was released in May 14, 1989 as the only single from the band’s debut album, Ultramega OK (1988). The song was included on Soundgarden‘s 1997 greatest hits album, A-Sides. An alternate BBC version of Flower recorded on 14 May 1989 appeared on the Deluxe Edition of the band’s 2010 compilation album Telephantasm.
Tracklist:
- Flower
- Head Injury
- Toy Box
Flower by Soundgarden Lyrics
All of seventeen
Eyes a purple green
Treated like a Queen, she was
On borrowed self esteem
She would do a dance
A painful masquerade
Spinning you into her web
Along her vain parade
In her uniform
Studded brass and steel
Kissing napkin, lipstick stains
And smearing sincerity
Along her vain parade
Along her veins
Time crept up on her
She’s an early grey
Her reflection looks concerned
As flowers hit her grave
Songwriters: Chris J. Cornell, Kim A. Thayil
The video for Flower was released in 1988, directed by Mark Miremont, features the band performing the song amid scenes of the band members wandering around a city. As Soundgarden‘s first music video, the video was put into rotation on MTV‘s underground alternative music show, 120 Minutes, and subsequently helped the burgeoning Seattle grunge scene gain attention and exposure to a somewhat mainstream audience. The video uses the alternate BBC version of the song.
Soundgarden
Chris Cornell: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Kim Thayil: lead guitar
Hiro Yamamoto: bass
Matt Cameron: drums
Chris Cornell (July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017).
