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Riff: Soundgarden – “Blood on the Valley Floor”

Nov 12, 2012

Eleven million clowns, every one with a razor out

from Blood on the Valley Floor lyrics by Soundgarden

SG pay homage to their roots in Seattle stoner sludge-metal a la The Melvins with this bluesy slow-burner. The tempo both dates the band and sends the message “fuck modern radio.” Plus, Cornell’s blood-soaked lines pack the added gusto of 11 million razor-wielding clowns; time to get your weird on.

Riff by Karl Ernest

Karl is a Seattle-based musician and writer at SONGLYRICS; a veteran of both east and west-coast scenes, he has performed with the likes of The Ying Yang Twins, David Arquette, Wynton Marsalis, among others. But he's no stranger to seedy dives or house shows, either.

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