.
Like most of Biafra's work, Lard's songs are angrily political (the War on Drugs is a particularly common theme) but often have a tinge of humour.
Lard has not officially toured and have only performed live a handful of times, mostly around the San Francisco area (where Jello lives and operates his Alternative Tentacles record label). The band played during Ministry's 1988 tour and throughout their 1989-1990 dates (Jello was a touring member), once in Chicago after wrapping the recording of The Last Temptation Of Reid, once at the conclusion of a Ministry concert in Los Angeles (March 24, 2003), and at the San Francisco (September 26, 2004) and Seattle (September 29, 2004) dates of Ministry's Evil Doer tour. Because its key members are active with other projects, it is unlikely that the band will tour.
Jourgensen stated in 2009 that Lard would make one final album before calling it a day. However, in 2010 Biafra expressed scepticism over whether this would actually happen, saying, "Me and Al have talked about it for years, but we've never been able to nail down a time to try to put it together."
Discography:
1989 - The Power of Lard (EP)
1990 - The Last Temptation of Reid
1990 - I Am Your Clock (vinyl-only EP; included on the CD version of Last Temptation)
1997 - Pure Chewing Satisfaction
2000 - 70's Rock Must Die
Mangoat
Lard Lyrics
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Stuck... grocery store security
Cigar store Indian
Fake badge authority
Nothing ever happens here
Hark!
Camera, aisle 5
Dude with hair sprayed on
Pantyhose... why not?
Can opener and creme corn - what?!?!
Mangoat
Too hairy
Must shave
And warn others
No foam
All alone
Gorilla hair
Must go
Creme corn
Creme corn
Yep
Poor Kaw-liga
Never got his kiss
No one-way mirrors
To lurk behind as you undress
Aye-
He's headed for the back
Singing, The hills are alive...
With the sound of music-
Yonder,
Lady screams
Mangoat
In my stall
Make him stop
He'll shave us all
Hair off his back
Round the room it flies
Inquiring minds
Wanna know why
Creme Corn
Creme Corn
Why
Mangoat
Come out of that bathroom
We have you surrounded
Mangoat
Clean up your hairy mess
Give up that frothy chew toy
You're under arrest
Come out with cloven hooves
Above your mossy head
Bite one more officer
You'll trade that rag for lead
Creme Corn
Creme Corn
Creme Corn
Creme Corn
Why?
The lyrics of Lard's song Mangoat seems to be a chaotic and nonsensical commentary on the mundane aspects of life and the idea of authority. The opening lines express the pointless nature of obtaining a P.H.D. degree, as the singer is stuck working in a grocery store security job. The reference to the "Cigar store Indian" and "Fake badge authority" seem to represent the superficial and fake nature of authority in certain contexts.
The next few lines seem to describe a shoplifting incident caught on camera, with the suspect pocketing razors and pantyhose. The following lines abruptly switch to a strange description of a "Mangoat" creature, which is too hairy and needs to be shaved. The repetition of the phrase "Creme Corn" seems random and nonsensical.
The final verses add even more chaos to the mix, with a reference to Kaw-Liga, a Native American statue, and the lack of privacy in public spaces. The "Lady screams" verse implies that the Mangoat creature is causing chaos in a bathroom stall, and the final lines of the song involve a police confrontation with the creature. Overall, the lyrics of Mangoat seem to be a satirical take on authority, consumer culture, and social norms.
Line by Line Meaning
Lotta good that P.H.D. did me
My Ph.D. degree has not benefited me at all.
Stuck... grocery store security
I am trapped working in grocery store security.
Cigar store Indian
I am tired and feel as inanimate as a cigar store Indian.
Fake badge authority
I am pretending to be an authoritative figure with a fake badge.
Nothing ever happens here
Nothing ever happens at this grocery store.
Hark!
Wait!
Camera, aisle 5
There is a security camera in aisle 5.
Dude with hair sprayed on
There's a guy here with hair that looks like it's sprayed on.
Pocketing razors
He is stealing razors.
Pantyhose... why not?
He is also pocketing pantyhose and I wonder 'why?'
Can opener and creme corn - what?!?!
What's with the guy using a can opener to open a can of creamed corn?
Mangoat
Just one word - 'Mangoat'.
Too hairy
The Mangoat creature is too hairy.
Must shave
He needs to shave that hair.
And warn others
He must warn others so they don't suffer the same fate.
No foam
No shaving cream!
All alone
He must do it all by himself.
Gorilla hair
The Mangoat's hair is like that of a gorilla.
Must go
It must be removed.
Creme corn
The guy's still eating creamed corn?
Creme corn
Creamed corn, again?
Yep
Yes, he's still eating creamed corn.
Poor Kaw-liga
Kaw-liga didn't have it easy either.
Never got his kiss
Kaw-liga was never loved by the one he loved.
No one-way mirrors
There are no one-way mirrors for me to peep through while people undress.
To lurk behind as you undress
I wish I could hide behind a one-way mirror and watch people undress.
Aye-
Hey-
He's headed for the back
The Mangoat creature is heading to the back of the store.
Singing, The hills are alive...
He is singing 'The hills are alive with the sound of music...'
Yonder,
Over there,
Lady screams
I heard a lady scream.
Mangoat
It's the Mangoat again!
In my stall
The Mangoat creature is in the bathroom stall.
Make him stop
He must be stopped.
He'll shave us all
If he doesn't get stopped soon, we'll all end up getting shaved.
Hair off his back
The hair is coming off his back.
Round the room it flies
Hair is flying all around the room.
Inquiring minds
Curious people want to know.
Wanna know why
They want to know why the hair is flying around the room.
Creme Corn
The guy is still eating creamed corn?!?
Creme Corn
Again with the creamed corn?!?
Why
Why is he eating so much creamed corn?
Mangoat
The Mangoat creature is still around here somewhere.
Come out of that bathroom
Come out of the bathroom, Mangoat!
We have you surrounded
The police have the creature surrounded.
Clean up your hairy mess
Clean up the mess you made with all that hair, Mangoat!
Give up that frothy chew toy
Give up your frothy chew toy.
You're under arrest
You are under arrest, Mangoat.
Come out with cloven hooves
If the creature comes out with cloven hooves, that would make sense.
Above your mossy head
If it came out with cloven hooves above its mossy head, that'd be something.
Bite one more officer
If it bites one more officer, it'll get shot.
You'll trade that rag for lead
You'll trade your hairy mess for some lead bullets.
Creme Corn
No more creamed corn!
Creme Corn
No more, PLEASE!
Creme Corn
WHY?
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: AL JOURGENSEN, ERIC BOUCHER, LOUIS SVITEK, MICHAEL SCACCIA, PAUL G. BARKER, REY WASHAM
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