"Molly's Chambers" is the second single taken from ''
Youth and Young Manhood'', the debut album by the American
alternative rock
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band
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill.
The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and gar ...
.
This song has an alternate take known as "Molly's Hangover", however this version is slower until towards the end. It also features a different style of back-up vocals and different guitar solo(s).
Composition
The title is taken from a line in
Thin Lizzy
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's version of the traditional Irish folk song "
Whiskey in the Jar
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".
"Molly's chambers" is archaic slang for a brothel.
Track listing
CD Digipack
#"Molly's Chambers"
#"Wasted Time"
#"Spiral Staircase"
CD single
#"Molly's Chambers"
#"Molly's Hangover"
#"Red Morning Light"
10" vinyl
Limited edition 6,000 copies.
#"Molly's Chambers" – 2:15
#"Holy Roller Novocaine" (Live at the Birmingham Academy June 27, 2003) – 3:50
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
10" vinylinformation – Discogs.com reference page.
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Kings of Leon songs
American songs
2003 singles
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