The one permanent fixture amidst the Fall's ever-changing line-up was Mark E. Smith (1957 – 2018). Smith's lyrics are free, unboxed and unpredictable, touching on an extremely wide range of subjects and places, and caring little for being tied down to easily digestible messages.
Smith's singing could put off some people, but others find it a uniquely expressive instrument. Smith was not a conventionally great vocalist, but his keen sense of rhythm, his energy and personality more than made up for this.
The Fall's music changed depending on the line-up at a given time. Always experimental, Mark E. Smith claimed to invent several musical genres, including house music; "we were doing that years ago" and even the internet. "He told me I didn't understand, that we were from the bleak industrial wastes of North England, or something, and that we didn't understand the Internet. I told him Fall fans invented the Internet. They were on there in 1982." One thing that is for sure is that The Fall (and their fans) always pushed the boundaries, and were never afraid to experiment.
The Fall were a favorite group of DJ John Peel, recording 24 sessions for his BBC1 radio program over the years.
The Fall's back catalogue consists of 29 studio albums, and is very fragmented with a seemingly endless number of compilations and semi-official live albums.
In 2006, British music-critic Dave Simpson published an entertaining account of a journalist's attempt to track down all 43 former members of The Fall in the Guardian. Many previous members have been fired, often with little or no notice. Simpson's ongoing effort was subsequently described at greater length in his book "The Fallen" (2008). His effort to track down the final unaccounted stragglers of at least 50 previous members of The Fall - including drummer Karl Burns - continues in his blog. Having decried Simpson's book as a "hatchet job" in the pages of Pseud. Mag., a Fall fan-mag, Mark E. Smith countered in short order with his autobiography "Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith" (Viking, 2008/Penguin 2009).
Mark E. Smith died on 24 January 2018, aged 60.
Key Albums include:
# Live At the Witch Trials (debut)
# Dragnet
# Totale's Turns (It's Now Or Nevr)
# Grotesque (after the Gramme)
# Perverted By Language
# Hex Enduction Hour
# This Nation's Saving Grace
# Middle Class Revolt
# Bend Sinister
# Extricate
# The Infotainment Scan
# Country on the Click aka The Real New Fall LP
# Fall Heads Roll
# Reformation Post TLC (new)
Compilations/Singles/B-Sides:
# 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats
# The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
# Totally Wired: The Rough Trade Anthology (disc 1) and Totally Wired: The Rough Trade Anthology (disc 2)
# 458489 A-Sides
# 458489 B-Sides
Who Makes The Nazis
The Fall Lyrics
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Who makes the nazis?
I'll tell ya who makes the nazis
All the Os
Wino
Spermo
29 year old
Who makes the Nazis?
Bad Tele-V
Who makes the Nazis?
Balding smug faggots
Intellectual half-wits
All the Os
Who makes the Nazis?
The Nazis are long horn
Long horn breed
Long horn--Long horn breed
Long horns--Long horn breed
Who makes the Nazis?
Remember when I used to follow you home from school babe?
Before I got picked up for paedophelia
Who makes the Nazis?
Motels like three split-level mirages
Who makes the Nazis?
Buffalo lips on toast, smiling
Who makes the Nazis?
I put a finger on the weird.
This was real Irish know.
Joe was then good as gold
And told of the rapists in the Spa Motel.
The real mould.
Who makes the Nazis?
Benny's cob-web eyes!
Who makes the Nazis?
Bad-bias TV
Arena badges
BBC, George Orwell, Burmese police
Who Makes the Nazis?
Long horn
Long horn breed
Long horns
Long horn breed
Who makes the Nazis?
(Rest rooms)
Black burnt flesh
Hark hark
Crack unit species
Who makes the Nazis?
(All the O's cross country)
Who makes the Nazis?
[Man] super shag-artists
Who makes the Nazis?
Bad-bias Tele-V
You mind tellin me?
Here's a word from Bobby
When you're out of rocks, just give them real soul
Hates not your enemy, love's your enemy
Murder all bush monkeys
Long horn, Long horn breed
Who makes the Nazis?
Who makes the Nazis?
Bad-bias TV
Real mould
Real Irish know, Joe.
Who makes the Nazis?
Intellectual half-wits
Long horn
Long horn breed
Long horn
Long horn breed
Long horn
Long horn breed
Who makes the Nazis?
The Fall's song "Who Makes the Nazi's" is a chaotic and cryptic commentary on the various groups and individuals that contribute to the existence and perpetuation of fascism. Although the lyrics may seem nonsensical and disjointed, they are cleverly constructed to create a sense of unease that is meant to reflect the confusion and fear brought about by extremist ideology.
The repetitive refrain of "Who makes the Nazis?" serves to highlight the fact that no one person or group is solely responsible for the rise of fascism. It is a complex and multifaceted issue that requires attention and action from all levels of society. The list of culprits mentioned in the song includes "Bad Tele-V," "Balding smug faggots," and "Intellectual half-wits," among others. These seemingly unrelated groups are all connected by their complicity in promoting a culture of hate and violence.
The final verse of the song is particularly disturbing, as it references pedophilia and the prevalence of sexual abuse in society. This serves as a reminder that fascist ideology is often rooted in a desire for power and control, which can manifest in many different forms. Overall, "Who Makes the Nazi's" is a powerful and thought-provoking song that encourages listeners to recognize and confront the various forms of oppression and hate that exist in our world.
Line by Line Meaning
Who makes the nazis?
Questioning the origin of the Nazi movement and its creators.
Who makes the nazis?
Reiterating the question to emphasize the seriousness of the matter.
I'll tell ya who makes the nazis
Assuming the responsibility to answer the question previously posed.
All the Os
Wino
Spermo
29 year old
Arse-licking hate old
Listing various individuals who may have contributed to the creation of Nazi ideology and movement.
Who makes the Nazis?
Bad Tele-V
Blaming biased television programming for encouraging the spread of Nazi ideas.
Who makes the Nazis?
Balding smug faggots
Intellectual half-wits
All the Os
Naming different groups who may have played a role in creating and spread of the Nazi ideology.
Who makes the Nazis?
The Nazis are long horn
Long horn breed
Long horn--Long horn breed
Long horns--Long horn breed
Using metaphors to suggest that the Nazis are a product of a specific breeding, perhaps referring to racial ideology.
Who makes the Nazis?
Remember when I used to follow you home from school babe?
Before I got picked up for paedophelia
Switching to personal experience to shed light on the origins of Nazi ideology and question the behaviors that lead to it.
Who makes the Nazis?
Motels like three split-level mirages
Buffalo lips on toast, smiling
I put a finger on the weird.
This was real Irish know.
Joe was then good as gold
And told of the rapists in the Spa Motel.
The real mould.
Describing specific locations and events where questionable behaviors and beliefs may have arisen and potentially leading to the creation of the Nazi movement.
Who makes the Nazis?
Benny's cob-web eyes!
Bad-bias TV
Arena badges
BBC, George Orwell, Burmese police
Who Makes the Nazis?
Naming individuals and organizations that may have contributed, directly or indirectly, to the spread of Nazi ideals.
Long horn
Long horn breed
Long horns
Long horn breed
Repeating the metaphor used earlier, further emphasizing the idea that Nazi ideology was created and spread as a product of specific breeding.
(Rest rooms)
Black burnt flesh
Hark hark
Crack unit species
Who makes the Nazis?
(All the O's cross country)
Who makes the Nazis?
[Man] super shag-artists
Using vivid and disturbing imagery to question the motives and beliefs of people who may have contributed to the rise of the Nazi ideology.
Bad-bias Tele-V
You mind tellin me?
Here's a word from Bobby
Challenging and questioning the biased television programming that may have aided in the spread of Nazi ideology.
When you're out of rocks, just give them real soul
Hates not your enemy, love's your enemy
Murder all bush monkeys
Using nonsensical and potentially inflammatory phrases that make no real argument to question the behavior and attitudes that lead to the rise of Nazi ideology.
Long horn, Long horn breed
Who makes the Nazis?
Who makes the Nazis?
Bad-bias TV
Real mould
Real Irish know, Joe.
Who makes the Nazis?
Intellectual half-wits
Repeating previous themes and ideas to emphasize their importance in the context of the rise and spread of Nazi ideology.
Long horn
Long horn breed
Long horn
Long horn breed
Long horn
Long horn breed
Who makes the Nazis?
Repeating the same metaphor for the third time to further emphasize its significance in the larger discussion around Nazi ideology.
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Written by: MARK E SMITH
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