{"product_id":"why-do-birds-sing-30th-anniversary-edition","title":"Why Do Birds Sing? [30th Anniversary Edition]","description":"The Violent Femmes: Brian Ritchie (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, banjo, ukelele, jaw harp, didgeridoo, acoustic \u0026amp; 8-string slide wahwah basses, glockenspiel); Gordon Gano (vocals, guitar); Victor DeLorenzo (drums, percussion, background vocals).\u003cbr\u003eAdditional personnel: Ilene Novag, Suzie Katayama, Sid Page, Larry Corbett (strings); Michael Beinhorn (piano, Mellotron, harmonium, keyboards).\u003cbr\u003eWHY DO BIRDS SING? (1991) features many of the elements that made the first pair of Violent Femmes records so great--and even includes several songs written at the same time as the songs on those albums. \"American Music\" opens, one of singer\/guitarist Gordon Gano's best songs and an ode to, well, American music, it highlights call and response vocals punctuated by clapping. \"Out the Window\" is a showcase for Gano's archetypal choppy acoustic guitar playing, which in this case is grafted onto a bizarrely cheerful song about suicide.\u003cbr\u003eOne of the album's highpoints is \"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,\" the Femmes radical destruction and re-construction of Culture Club's hit single of the same name. Once again proving that the Femmes are the greatest geek-rock band in the alternative scene, WHY DO BIRDS is easily the band's best album since 1985's HALLOWED GROUND.","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41900272189605,"sku":"888072269187","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/d1de6ee650ad0948a4009c155a6270aa_17f9f731-decf-4d57-8105-36f8d5258fed.jpg?v=1778327877","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/en-ca\/products\/why-do-birds-sing-30th-anniversary-edition","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}