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* [[punk rock]] |
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"'''Jennifer's Body'''" is a song written and performed by [[United States|American]] [[alternative rock]] band [[Hole (band)|Hole]], from their 1994 album ''[[Live Through This]]'' |
"'''Jennifer's Body'''" is a song written and performed by [[United States|American]] [[alternative rock]] band [[Hole (band)|Hole]], from their 1994 album ''[[Live Through This]]''. |
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==Origin and recording== |
==Origin and recording== |
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According to drummer [[Patty Schemel]], she and [[Courtney Love]] came up with the idea for the song in 1992 while in [[San Francisco]]; at the time, Love's husband [[Kurt Cobain]] was working with [[Melvins]] on their album ''[[Lysol (album)|Lysol]]'' (1992).<ref name="hopper">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2014/04/you-will-ache-like-i-ache-the-oral-history-of-holes-live-through-this/|work=Spin|title=You Will Ache Like I Ache: The Oral History of |
According to drummer [[Patty Schemel]], she and [[Courtney Love]] came up with the idea for the song in 1992 while in [[San Francisco]]; at the time, Love's husband [[Kurt Cobain]] was working with [[Melvins]] on their album ''[[Lysol (album)|Lysol]]'' (1992).<ref name="hopper">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2014/04/you-will-ache-like-i-ache-the-oral-history-of-holes-live-through-this/|work=Spin|title=You Will Ache Like I Ache: The Oral History of Hole's 'Live Through This'|author=Hopper, Jessica|date=April 14, 2014|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref> The song was recorded at Triclops Studios in October 1993 during the recording sessions for ''Live Through This''.<ref name="hopper"/> Schemel recalled that the song was recorded in two takes.<ref name="hopper"/> |
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==Composition and lyrics== |
==Composition and lyrics== |
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The general theme of the lyrics deal with a woman's kidnapping and [[dismemberment]].{{Sfn|Raha|2004|p=179}} According to [[Everett True]], the song was thought to be inspired by Jennie Boddy, a music publicist.{{Sfn|True|2006|p=183}} Its lyrics appear to tell the narrative of a woman in captivity, being held "in a box by the bed", before eventually being murdered and dismembered.{{sfn|Burns|Lafrance|2002|p=116}} |
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The line in the song, "He keeps you in a box by the bed, alive, but just barely" bears similarity to the 1977 [[kidnapping of Colleen Stan]], a woman who was taken captive and kept as a [[sex slave]] for seven years by Cameron and Janice Hooker.<ref name="us today">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/16/girl-in-box-kidnapper-parole-hearing/25888837/|work=USA Today|title=Man who tortured 'girl in the box' denied parole|date=April 17, 2015|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref> During her seven-year captivity, Stan was frequently imprisoned in a wooden box underneath Hooker's bed.<ref name="us today"/> Though the case bears a similarity, Love and the band have never commented on it being an inspiration.{{cn|date=January 2019}} |
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===Interpretation=== |
===Interpretation=== |
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The song has been interpreted by [[feminist]] [[scholar]]s as about literal violence against a woman's body, as well as using "corporeal fragmentation," representing a woman's body being enjoyed "piecemeal in objectified parts."{{Sfn|Burns|Lafrance|2002|pages=114-15}} The song's ending with the repeated lines "Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep," have been interpreted by feminist scholars as assuming the role of a male aggressor speaking to his female victim who is either being lulled to sleep, or experiencing death.{{sfn|Burns|Lafrance|2002|p=114}} |
The song has been interpreted by [[feminist]] [[scholar]]s as being about literal violence against a woman's body, as well as using "corporeal fragmentation," representing a woman's body being enjoyed "piecemeal in objectified parts."{{Sfn|Burns|Lafrance|2002|pages=114-15}} The song's ending with the repeated lines "Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep," have been interpreted by feminist scholars as assuming the role of a male aggressor speaking to his female victim who is either being lulled to sleep, or experiencing death.{{sfn|Burns|Lafrance|2002|p=114}} |
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When [[Diablo Cody]] wrote the script for her 2009 [[Jennifer's Body|film of the same name]], she said she had been drawn to it because of how dark it was, and chose to name the film after it because "[It was] a creepy song. It's sort of like a horror movie."<ref name="twitch"/> |
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==In culture== |
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The song was the basis of the title for the 2009 [[comedy horror]] film ''[[Jennifer's Body]]''.<ref name="twitch">{{Cite web|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2010/06/midnites-for-maniacs-diablo-cody-on-jennifers-body-2009.html|work=Twitch Film|title=Midnites for Maniacs: Diablo Cody on Jennifer's Body (2009)|date=June 22, 2010|accessdate=November 29, 2015|author=Guillen, Michael}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 17 March 2024
| "Jennifer's Body" | |
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| Song by Hole | |
| from the album Live Through This | |
| Released | April 12, 1994 |
| Recorded | October 1993 |
| Studio | Triclops Studios in Atlanta, Georgia |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:42 |
| Label | DGC |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | |
"Jennifer's Body" is a song written and performed by American alternative rock band Hole, from their 1994 album Live Through This.
Origin and recording
[edit]According to drummer Patty Schemel, she and Courtney Love came up with the idea for the song in 1992 while in San Francisco; at the time, Love's husband Kurt Cobain was working with Melvins on their album Lysol (1992).[1] The song was recorded at Triclops Studios in October 1993 during the recording sessions for Live Through This.[1] Schemel recalled that the song was recorded in two takes.[1]
Composition and lyrics
[edit]The general theme of the lyrics deal with a woman's kidnapping and dismemberment.[2] According to Everett True, the song was thought to be inspired by Jennie Boddy, a music publicist.[3] Its lyrics appear to tell the narrative of a woman in captivity, being held "in a box by the bed", before eventually being murdered and dismembered.[4]
Interpretation
[edit]The song has been interpreted by feminist scholars as being about literal violence against a woman's body, as well as using "corporeal fragmentation," representing a woman's body being enjoyed "piecemeal in objectified parts."[5] The song's ending with the repeated lines "Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep," have been interpreted by feminist scholars as assuming the role of a male aggressor speaking to his female victim who is either being lulled to sleep, or experiencing death.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hopper, Jessica (April 14, 2014). "You Will Ache Like I Ache: The Oral History of Hole's 'Live Through This'". Spin. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ Raha 2004, p. 179.
- ^ True 2006, p. 183.
- ^ Burns & Lafrance 2002, p. 116.
- ^ Burns & Lafrance 2002, pp. 114–15.
- ^ Burns & Lafrance 2002, p. 114.
Bibliography
[edit]- Burns, Lori and Melissa Lafrance (2002). Disruptive Divas: Feminism, Identity and Popular Music. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-81533-554-2.
- Raha, Maria (2004). Cinderella's Big Score: Women of the Punk and Indie Underground. Live Girls. Seal Press. ISBN 978-1-58005-116-3.
- True, Everett (2006). Nirvana: The Biography. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-30681-554-6.