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Florence and the Machine - Kiss with a Fist
Average Rate: 7.141
Highest Score: 10 (3x)
Lowest Score: 1 (2x)
Quite possibly the most controversial song Florence has ever released, as reflected in its overall chart position (number fifty-five - still one of her biggest hits in the UK!) and its performance here. The first single from
Lungs, this song was already in existence as Florence has written and recorded it with a previous band, Ashok, under the name "Happy Slap." In 2009, back when people still used it, Florence took to Myspace to clear the air, fervently denying the song to be about domestic violence. She further expressed her thoughts on her website:
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Originally posted by Florence Welsh
I was 16 or 17 when I wrote this. I'd just fallen in love for the first time, and I'd also started hanging out with an older group of people, watching how their relationships worked. There was this one couple who were so cool, but so visceral and so intense. The guy never hit the girl, but I saw her lamp him a couple of times, and she'd always give as good as she got. But it wasn't really physical violence, it was more about the fact that their animal passion for each other was the thing that was attractive for them. It was how joyful destruction can be, and how alluring it is to be in a relationship so fiery. There was never a dull moment when they were around. I don't know how they do it! I'm a conflict avoider. I think I write about such intense things because I'm actually really bad at expressing anger.
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