Placebo are an alternative rock band consisting of Brian Molko (vocals, guitar), Stefan Olsdal (bass) and Steve Hewitt (drums). The band was founded when former Luxembourg schoolmates, who never actually spoke to eachother, Brian Molkoand Stefan Olsdalmet by accident at South Kensington tube station in 1994. Molko invited Olsdal to one of his gigs and Olsdal was impressed by Molko's vocals so they agreed on forming a band. While briefly known as Ashtray Heart, the band quickly settled on the name Placebo, by the drug that doesn't actually work. The band could not decide on a drummer at first with Steve Hewitt (drums) and Robert Schultzberg alternating on the spot.
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I wrote this novel just for you
It sounds pretentious but its true
I wrote this novel just for you
Thats why its vulgar
Thats why its blue
And I sang thank you
I sang thank you
I wrote this novel just for mom
For all the mommy things shes done
For all the times she showed me wrong
For all the times she sang our song
And I sang thank you mom
Hello mom
Thank you mom
Hi mom
I read a book about uncle tom
Where whitey bastard made a bomb
But now ebonics rule our song
Those motherfuckers got it wrong
And I asked
Who is uncle tom?
Who is uncle tom?
Who is uncle tom?
You are
I read a book about the self
Said I should get expensive help
Go fix my head
Create some wealth
Put my neurosis on the shelf
But I dont care for myself
I dont care for myself
I dont care for myself
I dont care
I wrote this novel just for you
Im so pretentious
Yes its true
I wrote this novel just for you
Just for you
Just for you