Native of Mill Valley, California, United States, Linda Perhacs spent many years away from the music industry (mostly spent as dental technician). Her songs have been featured in soundtracks to many films, most recently and notably in "Daft Punk's Electroma". Perhacs also sang backing vocals on "Freely" from Devendra Banhart's "Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon" and features in Prefuse 73's track "Rain Edit Interlude" from the album "Surrounded by Silence".
In December 2013, Asthmatic Kitty Records announced the March 2014 release of Perhacs' second record The Soul of All Natural Things. The album was recorded in 2012 and 2013 with co-producers Fernando Perdomo and Chris Price. Other collaborators on the album include Julia Holter and Ramona Gonzalez of Nite Jewel. The Soul of All Natural Things was released on March 4, 2014.
Official site: http://www.lindaperhacs.com
Porcelain Baked Cast Iron Wedding
Linda Perhacs Lyrics
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White flavoured day
It's Pavlov with barking
And featheres and pearls
It's porcelain, oh, so bored
Faces and curls
Buckles and gadgets
And bell-bottom cools
And preening by the rules
Cinderella for a day, she's a queen
In white angel lace
In a dream that she fabricates
From her last remaining
Green dollar bill
In a corrugated castle, with
So many fossilised remains
Plaster baked in saks special powder
And villafranchian lace
Long shawks, lean shanks
With mini-skirted brims
It's a harem in conquest
With alabaster skins
"Did I see you in Rome?"
"I wintered abroad."
Silky and creamy
They're a peppered prime cause
Of gullery flocking
And rank hierarchy locking
Arena behaviour
One man (stud) to a hill
In turtle neck style
With clean verbal kills
Pass the champagne will you please
And let's get on with
The next social squeeze
Female flavored, custom tailored
The strutting ground's
For the posh aggregates
Spilling, dividing and multiplying
In a system of social, rotating mates
...Ah, the hell with the rules!
In Linda Perhacs's song "Porcelain Baked Cast Iron Wedding," she paints a vivid picture of a lavish and ornate wedding ceremony. The first verse describes the scene as a "splendid, high-waisted white flavored day" with Pavlovian barking in the background. The use of "porcelain" suggests a feeling of coldness and brittleness, while "bored faces and curls" suggest an emptiness or lack of genuine emotion. The second verse introduces the bride, who is like Cinderella for the day, wearing white angel lace in a dream that she fabricates from her last remaining green dollar bill. The description of her "corrugated castle" with fossilized remains suggests a sense of decay or permanence.
In the third verse, Perhacs describes the guests at the wedding as "peppered prime cause of gullery flocking and rank hierarchy locking." They are portrayed as shallow and vapid, interested only in their social standing and appearances. The final line, "Ah, the hell with the rules!" suggests a rebellion against these societal norms and the desire to break free from the constraints of the upper class.
Line by Line Meaning
It's a splendid, high-waisted White flavoured day
Today is beautiful, with a sense of refinement and purity
It's Pavlov with barking And featheres and pearls
There are many fancy and decorative items around
It's porcelain, oh, so bored Faces and curls Buckles and gadgets And bell-bottom cools Strutting and studding And preening by the rules
Appearances are everything, and people are obsessed with looking their best while adhering to societal norms
Cinderella for a day, she's a queen In white angel lace In a dream that she fabricates From her last remaining Green dollar bill
Women are expected to look beautiful and perfect, even if it means spending all of their money on it
In a corrugated castle, with So many fossilised remains Plaster baked in saks special powder And villafranchian lace
The setting is elaborate and fancy, but old and outdated
Long shawks, lean shanks With mini-skirted brims It's a harem in conquest With alabaster skins
Women are objectified as pleasure objects for men to conquer
"Did I see you in Rome?" "I wintered abroad." Silky and creamy
People try to one-up each other with their travel experiences and luxurious lifestyles
They're a peppered prime cause Of gullery flocking And rank hierarchy locking Arena behaviour
Social classes are rigid and people vie for status within them
One man (stud) to a hill In turtle neck style With clean verbal kills Pass the champagne will you please And let's get on with The next social squeeze
Men are expected to be suave and charming, impressing women with their conversation and drinks
Female flavored, custom tailored The strutting ground's For the posh aggregates Spilling, dividing and multiplying In a system of social, rotating mates
Women are objectified and used in a social system of rotating partners for the wealthy and privileged
...Ah, the hell with the rules!
The singer rejects societal norms and expectations, seeing them as oppressive and unfulfilling
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