Add It Up
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"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 (1981–1993).
Some radio stations substitute a guitar note for the swear word for airplay.
Used in other media
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- 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.[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.[3][4][5] A music video for the cover was released by The CW.[5] Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie responded positively to the rendition through the band's official Facebook page, saying "It’s 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."[6]
Notes and references
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