Just when you think you know all the hard-ish rock bands from the mid ’90s, you get smacked in the face with one you’ve never heard of. I heard this song on the local high school radio station, Googled the lyrics and found it’s from a band named Orbit who played at Lollapalooza in 1997.
Wikipedia helpfully offers these tidbits about the band.
Orbit is a Boston, Massachusetts-based power trio. Formed in 1994, the band went on hiatus in late 2001. Their initial releases were on drummer Buckley’s own Lunch Records label before the band moved to major label A&M Records. They completed recording their second major label album, “Guide To Better Living”, but it was never released by A&M. The band then moved back to Lunch Records for the rest of their releases.
Perhaps the high point of the band’s career was the hit, “Medicine”, and their presence on the 1997 Lollapalooza tour. They also had the song, “XLR8R”, included on the soundtrack of the Playstation 2 game, FreQuency.
Orbit played two reunion shows on December 28th and 29th, 2007, at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA. They performed with also defunct Boston indie rock group The Sheila Divine.
So here’s their hit that I heard, “Medicine,” and unfortunately I haven’t heard their other song so I have no idea what it sounds like. But this one’s worthy of iPod rotation.
She’s a car broken down out on the highway
She’s a good little girl but her daddy don’t know
I said my bed’s just a moment away
She stops herself
She holds herself
And she shakes her head
She said I’m all alone in this town
Gonna buy myself some brand new things
Gonna get myself together
Gonna break myself and take myself to some other time
Brand new dress brand new shoes brand new cup of tea
Don’t hurt yourself don’t burn yourself don’t fall down on your face
I made my bed I’m gonna sleep in it
But I’m gonna get myself some clean new sheets
Baby come back
Make yourself whole
Baby come home
Choke the medicine down
Water well
Watch me walk
Come wash me away
I think I hurt myself and cut myself some other day
She said don’t think it’s no good for it all
Some days are good
Some days are bad
Most days you can’t wash it off
Baby come back
Make yourself whole
Baby come home
Choke the medicine down
Baby come back
Make yourself whole
Baby come home
Choke your medicine down
Choke the medicine down
Choke the medicine
Down
