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Add It Up
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Wikipedia article
"'Add It Up'" is a song by American rock band Violent Femmes, released on their 1983 debut album 'Violent Femmes'.
It contains the lyrics:
Band member Gordon Gano commented:
The song title was used as the name for the compilation album by the group, 'Add It Up (19811993)'.
Some radio stations substitute a guitar note for the swear word for airplay.
Used in other media
* Ethan Hawke's character in the 1994 film 'Reality Bites' plays a cover of "Add It Up" with his band Hey That's My Bike.
* The song is featured in the soundtrack of the 2004 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
* The song was covered on a cello and piano, as are several other Violent Femmes songs, in the 2007 film 'Rocket Science'.
* Canadian singer Shawn Mendes performed a cover of the song during the season 3 premiere of 'The 100'. A music video for the cover was released by The CW. Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie responded positively to the rendition through the band's official Facebook page, saying "Its a testament to the universality expressed in [the song] that it can be resurrected with a different result even after 35 years and still sound current."
Notes and references
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