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"rory rides me raw" - the vaselines

"Rory Rides Me Raw" - The Vaselines (download) (buy)
from Son of a Gun EP (1987)

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It's rare that indie rock is straight dirty. Romantic, sure. Coy, frequently. Sexy, almost never. And, no two ways about it, the Vaselines' "Rory Rides Me Raw" ain't about horses, despite the lyrics about galloping through the morning dew. Oddly, I think it's the just-off double-tracked guitars that add to this impression as much as the lyrics, as if the singer knowing that "I'm gonna do it soon" is making it a bit hard to focus.

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Comments

I agree with the "dirty" bit..its pretty obvious what its about.

it think a lot of the vaselines music is pretty dirty when you listen to it!
(hey , even the name is quite suggestive)

It does help that Eugene sings songs without gender-alterations.

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