Violet (Hole song)
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"Violet" is a song by American alternative rock band Hole, written by vocalist and guitarist Courtney Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson. The song was written in mid-1991, and was performed live betwee
Cover art from the 7-inch vinyl release
Love finished writing "Violet" at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit in 1991
Bessie Smith by Carl Van Vechten
Janis Joplin performing
Live Through This
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Live Through This is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Hole, released on April 12, 1994, by DGC Records. Recorded in late 1993, it departed from the band's unpolished hardc
Violet (Hole song)
…and was performed live between 1991 and 1992 during Hole's earlier tours, eventually appearing as the opening track on the band's second studio album Live Through This (1994). The song was released as the group's seventh single and the third from that album in 1995. The lyrics of "Violet" were inspired by Love's…
Courtney Love derived the album's title from a quote in the film Gone with the Wind (1939)
The album's back artwork features a childhood photo of Love in Springfield, Oregon
Courtney Love 1995 by Andrzej Liguz