Song · Violent Femmes
“Children of the Revolution” by Violent Femmes
From the album The Blind Leading the Naked (1986)
“Children of the Revolution” by Violent Femmes appears on 7 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 2024. It was first released in 1986 on the album The Blind Leading the Naked. Its best result is #337 on the Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,952 alternative song of all time.
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Violent Femmes reached back for "Children of the Revolution", Marc Bolan's glam rock song for T. Rex, and put their version on the 1986 album The Blind Leading the Naked. Jerry Harrison produced it and sat in on guitar and keyboards, and the guest list runs long: Fred Frith taking a guitar solo, Junior Brantley on keyboards, Steve Scales on percussion, and backing singers Connie Blomberg, Arlene Holmes, Lovelace Redmond and Shirley Simms.
The band itself holds the middle: Gordon Gano on guitar and lead vocal, Brian Ritchie on bass and guitar, Victor DeLorenzo on drums and percussion, with Ritchie and DeLorenzo adding their voices too. Eric Thorngren engineered it with David Vartanian and did the mix.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 337 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 2007 | 1864 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1830 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1859 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1910 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1989 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2024 | 550 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
Also listed as: Children Of The Revolution.
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