Hole-Softer, Softest

[twopure]

This is such a beautiful song. The verses are especially powerful.

[siamesebailey22]

looking at courtneys picture here she looks like her part in Sid and Nancy, very small part. but thats the first thing i thought of when i saw this.

[mascarapocket]

What is this song about?

[celebrant9]

Brilliant backing vocals by Kristen and Kurt (?). It really adds (even more!) emotion to the song. Rest in peace both.

[Sk8erGirl2k8]

Fuckin' love this song. Rock on Court!!

[anjellica65]

Courtney and I are the same age....I feel like she and I have been through similar relationships....

[anjellica65]

amen tailcoolonejojo....

[tallcoolonejojo0990]

I was going to say something smart and witty about the song but I got lost in Courtney's hypnotic voice and the fact that this is one of my favorite songs on Live Through This, as well as one of my favorite Hole songs period. So I decided to shut up and listen. :D

[TralalaDooDaDoo]

JUSTBRING ME BACL HER HHHHEEEE EEEADDD

[remywood81]

God what a song.

[ericccascott]

i dont care what anyone says about courtneys voice being bad, it has so much emotion. you feel everything she sings. you cant say that about most popular singers. i love hole's music.

[kitzyx]

omg. And all your milk is sour and I can only cry. describes how i feel all the time with the assholes in my life.

[ryangothy1]

this song makes me think of a relationship where you can share everything and it just you and that person going through a the good and bad.

[ryangothy1]

@ryangothy1 sorry about the mistakes i type fast.

[jkvedalovemusic]

haha! i love this song so much, we always sing it about my art teacher 'mm I wish, the witch, is dead, burn the witch but bring me back her head again' xD

[Brendaspaperclip]

FUCK YEAH !!!!

[CMloveify]

hole + crying = sadness

[JaneLame]

"Burn the witch" is about her mother, right? It makes sense, considering the rest of the lyrics. I can relate. *Sigh*.

[melfaery]

@JaneLame I don't think so. Both Kurt (If she floats than she is not a witch as we had thought - Serve the Servants) & Courtney (like a liar at a witch trial/you look good for your age- Plump. She also covered Season of the Witch) often referred to women who were made into social pariahs and often murdered just for being accused of being a witch by religious zealots who were often evil hypocrites. They're referring to how Courtney was often guilty until proven innocent in the media.

[InjuringPlum]

im pretty sure its fucking everyone i see lol

[TheDianaJC]

P.ersonal S.tuff: I think the reason I love Hole so fucking much is because i discovered them when i was passing the roughest time of my life (so far) and I related so much to the songs. Thats what makes hole so fucking awesome most of us young girls relate to a lot to their lyrics, because she talks about bullying , love and loneliness and all that shit. Conclusion, anyone who listened to Hole on their teens will always love this band.

[pipocanocopo]

@TheDianaJC It happened the same thing here, she saved my life, I didn't know anyone else who had been through the same shit as me except for courtney.

[dazedandawake]

@TheDianaJC Definitely. Live Through This pretty much got me through high school. Not a girl, tho )":

[TheDianaJC]

@dazedandawake sorry :)

[TheDianaJC]

No one can cover this song, yes Courtney singing really sucks at times, it gets horrible. But fuck most of the times its so fucking good and emotional. Thats why no one can cover this, the back vocals plus Courtneys emotions make this exceptional.

[lostintheblues]

i've stumbled into the 90's........spacehog,....toadi­es....tripping daisy....clutch...refreshments 's was ectttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­tttt 90s was better then the late 60's hahhahhahahhaahahah well maybe but most of the time

[ParanoidHxCx]

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[jutka1993]

UWIELBIAM!!!<3



[TheDianaJC]

Oh the 90s!

[rawwkinfool]

I love the photo lol

[grobbiesm]

She sounds just gorgeous here. love ya xx

[AlexandraStumpCobain]

 3 witches haven't been burned

[Triumph72]

I love this song and I LOVE the burn the witch part!!! Early 90s grunge-era forever!!!!!

[celebrant9]

Favourite Hole song. So much soul.

[blackfire2x]

that pics awesome with the hello kitty by her pussy!!! id like to check out whats underneath that. i dont know about yous but i dig the trashy whore look

[AlexandraStumpCobain]

and Taylor Momsen wants to be Courtney Love absurd she's the queen of grunge no one could be ever like her

Taylor Momsen i know you like Hole and you'll definetely Read this

STOP ACTING LIKE COURTNEY LOVE YOU'RE NEVER GONNA BE LIKE HER

ACCEPT IT!

[AmethystAnarchyAngel]

@AlexandraStumpCobain OMG, I knew it!!!! lol

[AlexandraStumpCobain]

@AmethystAnarchyAngel

is obvious she tries to dress like Courtney and try to act like a bad girl

she just do this for fashion

and courtney do this cause she's real

[AmethystAnarchyAngel]

@AlexandraStumpCobain Hahah...People of today have no originality. It makes me feel doomed to be apart of this copycat generation..... HOLE ROCKS <3

[NoRosesForMe]

@AlexandraStumpCobain who's taylor momsen?? omg....I work and sleep most of the time so im not up to date with the new crap....is this some other kiddie rock chick? ...*sigh*...good lawd.....i dont wanna look her up but ...nah Courtney is Courtney. Definitely. Fk taylor momsen...whoever she is * hiccup * hehehe

[Deanchester16]

@NoRosesForMe hey dont be so quick to judge. taylor is pretty badass. look up her band (the pretty reckless)'s cover of seven nation army. smokes like a chimney, swears like a sailor, and will probably die of drug overdose at 21, but she fucking rocks.

[Deanchester16]

@AlexandraStumpCobain she isnt trying to be like courtney. she just fronts a rock band and doesnt fit the disney mold and she's female. the comparison cant be helped.

but she was asked, and her actual influences are the beatles, the white stripes, audioslave, and others.

[siamesebailey22]

@AlexandraStumpCobain who is Taylor Momsen?

[xausyy]

Courtney love is the best singer. Pls Courtney sing new songs. I m your fan and I miss to hear ur voice singing new songs =))

Make a new cd Courtneyyyyyyyyyy plsssssssss =))

[xausyy]

Courtney love is the best singer. Pls Courtney sing new songs. I m your fan and I miss to hear ur voice singing new songs =))

Make a new cd Courtneyyyyyyyyyy plsssssssss =))

[pzrplam]

totally dig the hello kitty between love's thighs LOL!

[bastardluv]

i remember a room that was always strung with christmas lights, walls covered like wall paper with picturesof nirvana, hole, pearl jam, stone temple pilots torn from magazines . Her hair was a different color depending on the day, and she was always trippy, hardly ever stern. A modern day acid child, minus the tyedye. But there was free love. She got around. Not with me. I couldn't do anything but lay in bed with her, kiss on occasion, alot of hugging. And this song.

[nehnehmjfan22]

did Kurt write this? It sounds exactly like something he would write!!!

[tragiclullaby2011]

@nehnehmjfan22 no, Kurt did not write this. he sang back vocals

[KCwellard]

one of the best songs from one of the best albums ever. Love it.

[ariana67890]

hahahaha..i get the picture(: "hello kitty" XD

[FluffyPorcupines]

THIS IS FUCKING REAL MUSIC. NOT THAT OTHER SHIT. PEOPLE ARE SO FUCKING STUPID.

[ladyfuschia]

@FluffyPorcupines Woah. Take a Xanax, Dude.

[squarepox]

ha. Funny.

[paulguay2]

Cobain has been dead a long time now (RIP Kurt)...but, you gotta give this girl credit....she keeps on cranking. God bless ya Courtney (fuck u Corgan)

[BOSTONYANKEE]

karmas coming courtney..

[heartstoash]

@BOSTONYANKEE what do you mean?????

[roehee1234]

well heLLO kitty

[dzjair]

The lyrics to this song are SO Kurt. Althought Courtney is the one singing them, I cant help but to hear Kurt singing this in my head.

[littleamigos]

your milk is so mean!

[SoupPresto]

your milk has a DICK!

[littleamigos]

your milk makes me SICK!

[littleamigos]

stinky milk

[littleamigos]

ADULTERATED MILK

[littleamigos]

SWEET MILK!

[heyyoubitme]

As Simple As Snow.

[FoxyBia]

Their BEST album... still one of my favorites today!

[ravenorkel]

@FoxyBia Absolutely, one of the best albums ever!!!

[TheChadls]

Good freakin' song! Great Band!

[jossie1991COF]

El abismo se abre entre los 2!

[Giharl21]

Favorite Hole, Courtney song ever. So simply but hard at the same time.

[IDanClarkI]

didnt kurt sing on this , asking for it, and supposedly a part of doll parts?

i can definitaly hear him .

its a huge coincidence when you listen to the lyircs, and the album title, aswell as kurt singing too .

guess this is why courtney planned it.... or supposedly anyway.

[msnewsenior]

@IDanClarkI Yes, your right about this song and asking for it, not sure about doll parts though. According to other members of Hole he really didnt like anyone making a big deal about it though.

[FoxyBia]

@IDanClarkI He sang backup on this song and 'Asking for it' ...but not 'Doll Parts'. Both were uncredited though.

[conversescooby]

i love how she has hello kitty there :)

[johnw353588]

I keep coming back to this vid. love this song.

[futurestar94britfan]

lol at the hello kitty between her legs, that was funny haha :)

love this song btw

i just recently started listening to hole music, i never heard this song before

i cant believe ive been missing out on such an awesome band for all my life!

well its better late than never :3

[bubblyanarchist77]

I've always kinda thought this song was inspired by kurt and courtney's heroin problem, but who knows

[shantie66]

*cower = worry

i love this song and so can relate to the lyrics.

[oldoddd]

@courtneylove4 You're so right. Courtney had her own way of writing.

This song is so beautiful. Michael Stipe said in an interview that it's one of his favorite songs.

[oldoddd]

Kurt married Courtney because they understood each other artistically, they'd fax poems to each other and Kurt even took the name "In Utero" from a poem Courtney had written. Kurt was a brilliant man and Courtney was a brilliant woman. WRAP YOUR MIND AROUND THAT.

[GirlDed]

@oldoddd

I agree, I think she shared many internal things with Kurt that others couldn't even see. I honestly don't think anyone could have been more close to him than she was, but that's only at a viewing point. Only Kurt could really explain it, I suppose.

[NirvanaDiveinme]

@GirlDed that was until the last few months before kurt's death. the were continuosly fighting and it later came to the incident in rome ect

[YRSister]

@oldoddd I thought fax's were invented like, last year. Wow, i am so out of it.

[oldoddd]

Courtney has a style of writing, her songs always have so much imagery in them. There are reoccurring themes in her songs, Hole's lyrics are SO MUCH different than Nirvana's. Kurt sang some backup vocals and he played the bass in a Miss World demo, he didn't WRITE any of the lyrics. That's just so stupid and ridiculous. Don't believe everything that kids tell you, actually look at the lyrics, look at her early work, look at the notes she'd fax to Kurt and her concert flyers, Courtney is a poet.

[oldoddd]

@ryanandpatti That is COMPLETELY FALSE. Kurt never said that, he went into the studio ONCE to sing some backup vocals and he didn't even know any of the words. These lyrics are 100% Courtney's. Look at Pretty On The Inside, Courtney has a specific way of writing her lyrics, if you had half a brain you'd be able to tell. Look at the concert flyers she'd make back in 1990, with scribbles of lyrics on them ("I'm the girl with not soul, I'm the girl on death row, one above and one below.").

[LaineyLilly]

I wish I could sing like this. hooooly shit. 

[Bntnredsox]

great song.

[sugarveins]

Beautiful song. Similar chords are used for "Doll Parts". Love Kurt's and Kristen's back up vocals.

[CIGARPIGSKIN6]

burn the witch the witch is dead burn the witch just bring me back her head!

[ParisInk]

My favorite song on this Album. When I bought this the day it came out...Fer fucking ever ago... and it's always playing in my car. Recently saw her on Fuse. Kurt played guitar in the background. Loved them both but I love this BITCh and she's been around YEARS before Kurt. Just Educating the Babies out there. Cuz you were not born YET. =)

[despseekingsusan]

i fucking love this song more than anything

[ScienceProjek]

The background people reminds me of Jimi Hendrix song "Hey Joe"

[ryanandpatti]

jesus...i was not bashing courtney jesus!!! im being attacked im a musicologist man i know a lot of shit about music i had this album the week it came out if i hated hole/courtney i wouldnt have been on here im out!!!!!

[RevoSociety]

This is one of her coolest songs, Very meaningful

[ryanandpatti]

it is a FACT tht kurt wrote over half of the LYRICS for this album not the melodys but there are interviews with kurt discussing it research it before you make the claim! all these kids on here think they know whats up i had some post about how dinosaur jr ripped off nirvana,,dino jr is from the 80's i love the album but it is a fact lyrically its kurt

[courtneylove4]

@ryanandpatti no it isn't a fact at all. It is a pathetic assumption. did you know that years before Courtney even knew Kurt existed, she was writing lyrics about milk and roses and babies and blood? Did you know that Hole have been performing songs like Doll Parts, Softer Softest, and Violet since 1991? get YOUR facts straight

[courtneylove4]

@ryanandpatti also, the "pee girl" mentioned in the chorus of this song is a cruel nickname used for Courtney by her childhood schoolmates. And the lyrics on the album are completely different than anything Kurt ever wrote. they are obviously written by a woman, about pregnancy and childbirth and motherhood and being a wife and feminist

[Markus1723]

@ryanandpatti Actually a lot of her lyrics we first sent to Kurt in faxes they sent to each other and then ended up in her songs later for example Doll Parts. Kurt did not write them. I'm not saying he didn't write ANYTHING of her's but still...Courtney had talent too.

[SgtBastard101]

Is that a pussy between Courtney's legs? hahaHA! No hate,its just a joke!

[RevoSociety]

@SgtBastard101 no shit lol

[SgtBastard101]

@RevoSociety Courtney loves her kitty!

[OverLayne]

i love this song / from Poland

[bigjohnstone]

kobain died to show shes a stoopid whore... respect is last wish!!!!!!

[madeyes4u]

All I can say is some people are really stupid for thinking that Kurt wrote her "Live Through This" album. So stupid.

[roejogan8]

he definitely contributed to this album. we'll never know what. only kurt and courtney know. he's gone and it's not like she would admit it. who would? so just fuck it and listen to the album. it's great!

[Steve1229645]

@roejogan8

Notice how not many others albums or songs were popular after this one?

[roejogan8]

@Steve1229645 i don't know what you mean. clarify please sir

[ciggitycheckyoself]

courtney is a no talent ass clown...but I like a few songs on live hru this, but how much credit can you give her when God(Kurt Cobain) is writing her stuff.

[graysandblue]

the lsd in the milk is on court records. her dad really did dose her. that is why he lost custody. i think courtney is wicked tough for getting through her messed up childhood..

[m0nkee1]

this cd is pretty good ... they say all the good song were cobains ... she's pretty mediocre after that ... n the good track r carbon copies of nirvana .... still a good cd ... in reflection

[bannerheldhigh]

cobain had nothin to do with any of the songs by hole cept the song old age and he sang backing vocals on one. i hate it when people give kurt the credit as great as he was courtney was just as talented.

[Salsichamarela]

awesome cd

[2837sharding]

i can only cry, i can only cryyy

BURN the witch

[simoblood111]

@2837sharding Freak

[nataliee9]

Hole = awesome <3

[importantwoman]

JUST BRING ME BACK HER HEAD....

[SakuraDs879]

I Love Hole...Eric is the only one that is kinda scary... BUT THEY'RE ALL AWESOME´!!! YEAH

[rockchick80s]

Thanks StevenGA1011 for sharing - she is not very poplular with a lot of people but I like some of her stuff. A Woman with a lot of Issues sad to say.

[wdy73]

i love rhis cd

[bubblegumpops2]

Cancers with liba risings r crazy bitches..but i love that singer

[Condestruction]

Just so fantastic!

[goteam6791]

i hope that t u won't tell on me

[tinglewrist]

omg i love this song, and the whole frickin album!!

[LigerMan95]

awesome song 5/5 stars

[2242bzo]

Courtney, Hole, and this song are all very cool.

[Duhkka9]

I read that its about her mom. She didnt wash her clothes when courtney was small so she smelled like pee...but idk...

[SaturnFriend]

I will sound too stupid...but i realized this song is one of the greatest thing i ever heard when it made me cry

[SaturnFriend]

how can such a great song have only 5867 views?? why all the world underestimate the great artist that she is??? It's so unfair!!

[tashahb79]

aww...this song and its album remind me of ninth grade!!

[di818]

i don`t think you can love the song without knowing what it is about

[stairwaytoheaven1001]

i love this song but does anyone know what its about?

i think it might be about something but its too gross to say(or type lol).

[xLISAx76]

Well, what do you think it's about?

[stairwaytoheaven1001]

....breast milk?

[zoie13]

This song is about courtney being bullied at school. Apparently when she was younger she smelt of wee.

:)

[xLISAx76]

Lol, why does Courtney mention milk so much?

[Porcelina777]

It's good for your bones.

[xLISAx76]

It is good for your bones.

I love milk.

lol.

[hungrylikeawolfx]

ive heard stories that her dad gave her LSD when she was four. so thats why she always talks about milk being like... poison and like bad.

and that its just like nourishment i guess. hahah. but thats what i think

[xLISAx76]

..wait.

he put LSD in her milk?

[SaturnFriend]

Yeah, that it's what i heard too. That's what they take her away from her dad, i think

[abbzsta]

Love this song.

'I got a blister from..'

[biotonk]

genius

[nirvanafan47]

Really Really Love This Song<33

[SchillerNights]

Courtney Is always a constant inspiration, this song is amazing :) <3

[carrrol9]

...i love this song....really..Love

[XxNothingInTheWayxX]

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