"In an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Garbage drummer Butch Vig explained that the song was inspired by the movie Thirteen. Like the movie, the song is about individuals who need others to notice their pain, whether in the form of actual self injury (scars, cutting) or other types of harmful behavior. It addresses many forms of behavior including actual cutting, anorexia, alcohol abuse and gender role confusion.
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Jamie M. added this to a list 1 year, 9 months ago
"Then: Here it is: The very first CD i owned! I was in love with their music, I was in love with the sexy, Scottish banshee of a front-woman, Shirley Manson, and I may have even heard or knew something about that Butch Vig fella at the time. "Vow" was the first single picked up by my then local, Modern Rock radio station. It lasted about a week before "Queer" came along, and then the massively popular "Only Happy When it Rains" and "Stupid Girl" completely erased it from rotation. "Vow" was my fi"
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