Soundgarden

Released: October 31, 1988

Songwriter: Howlin’ Wolf

Producer: Drew Canulette Soundgarden

Hey, smokestack lightning, yeah
Hey, ooh, shining like gold
Hey, smokestack lightning
Yeah, ooh, shining like gold
Hey, hey, hey

Treats me like a clown
Wheels go driving slow
Trucks me out of town
Wheels go driving slow

Tell me, baby
So when are you coming home?
Tell me, baby
When are you coming home?

Wheels go driving slow
Wheels go driving slow
Wheels go driving slow

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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Ultramega OK (1988)
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