Red Onion

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Red Onion

The cover of Love Battery's 1994 album Nehru Jacket, which features the song.
Alternative name(s) Words That Try To Resurface

Words That Try To Make Sense

Artist(s) Love Battery
Genre Indie Rock
Year 1994
Original poster Most Mysterious 90s
Search duration December 12th, 2022 - October 24th, 2024
File:Red Onion.wav

Red Onion (formerly known as "Words That Try To Resurface" or "Words That Try To Make Sense") is a solved lostwave song by the American alternative rock band Love Battery. It was originally posted in 2022 by YouTube user Most Mysterious 90s.

Background[edit | edit source]

On December 12th, 2022, a five-second snippet of the song was first uploaded to YouTube by user Most Mysterious 90s, who claimed that they recorded it in 1994 off the radio station KBOO 90.7FM in Portland, Oregon.[1]

The song first gained attention in the Lostwave community on January 22nd, 2023, after it was reuploaded by YouTube user q.[2]

Discovery[edit | edit source]

On October 24th, 2024, the song was identified as "Red Onion" by Love Battery after the OP remembered the song's title.[1][3]

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Ron Nine – vocals, rhythm guitar

Kevin Whitworth – guitar

Bruce Fairweather – bass

Jason Finn – drums

John Bush – percussion

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