Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun (1994)
I first came to know about Soundgarden when watching MTV and seeing the video to this song one morning in the mid-nineties. I think the video fascinated me first and foremost but on repeat viewings I realised just how good the song was too. This is arguably Soundgarden’s biggest hit to date and it’s not particularly hard to see why.
What the song is all about is hard to say. Lead singer and songwriter Chris Cornell insists that not too much should be read into it though it is a sad and dark song rather than a happy and upbeat one which many fans have come to interpret. The classic music video with some delightful effects and suburban locals being sucked into a black hole remains one of the finest music videos I have ever seen. I could never tire of seeing it but what enhances it most of all is the quality of this song.
Tweedlers’ Jukebox Song of the Week – Black Hole Sun | Thank you for reading Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dave
