Soundgarden

Released: May 11, 1990

Songwriter: Mark Arm

[Verse 1]
She looked at me with dignity
She said there's something you gotta see
Even though this country's headed for war
This nation is prouder than ever before
Yeah that was spirit in the air
We're more american than anywhere
And i just smile cause i could tell
This little girl was going to
Hell

[Chorus]
Now i wouldn't mind
If you swallowed my pride
Make me feel alright
Yeah now deep inside
Feel alright

[Verse 2]
Hey, all the warmth in her heart
Couldn't keep my blood from running cold
Cause i fell for her looks
Now i wanna go for her throne
I tried to tell her a thousand times
But little girl didn't understand at all

[Chorus]
Now i wouldn't mind
If you swallow my pride
Make me feel alright
Yeah now deep inside
Feel alright
Alright
You can swallow my pride

[Chorus]
Now i wouldn't mind
If you swallowed my pride
Make me feel alright, deep inside
Feel alright
Pride... Pride... Pride
You can swallow my pride

One of the biggest rock bands out of Seattle, Soundgarden was formed in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron became the band’s full-time drummer in 1986, while bassist Ben Shepherd became a permanent replacement for Yamamoto in 1990. While one of the creators of the Grunge alternative rock and the first to sign to a major label, they only rose to stardom once the genre was popularized by Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains in the early 90s. After achieving great success with 1994’s Superunknown, the band decided to call it quits three years later due to internal squabbles. Eventually they reunited in 2010, releasing new album King Animal two years later. Frontman Chris Cornell committed suicide in a Detroit hotel room on May 17, 2017. He was 52 years old.

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