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Chinese masseuse, comes between us

"Hang on to Your IQ" off of Placebo's self-titled album starts the decline of the albums energy as slower, more sombre songs start to dominate the track list. Brian Molko explained to NME in 1998 that "Hang on to Your IQ" is the most "story-like" song on the album: "The person in ‘Hang On To Your IQ’ is so self-conscious they can’t operate properly sexually, which we all go through at certain times in our lives". "Hang on to Your IQ" was never played live after 2001, with the exception of earning a piano version at MCM Cafe, Pa… read more
"Hang on to Your IQ" off of Placebo's self-titled album starts the decline of the albums energy as slower, more sombre songs start to … read more
"Hang on to Your IQ" off of Placebo's self-titled album starts the decline of the albums energy as slower, more sombre songs start to dominate the track list. Brian Molko … read more

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There are at least four artists with the name Placebo: 1) Placebo is a British band formed in London in 1994 by vocalist-guitarist Brian Molko and bassist-guitarist Stefan Olsdal. Drummer Robert Schultzberg joined in late 1994 but left in 1996 shortly after the release of the band's eponymous debut album due to conflicts with Molko. He was replaced the same year by Steve Hewitt. Molko was born in Belgium, and Olsdal and Schultzberg were born in Sweden. Remaining members Molko and Olsdal both grew up in Luxembourg before separately relocating to London and are b… read more
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