The Residents are an experimental music and visual arts group from Louisian… Read Full Bio ↴The Residents are an experimental music and visual arts group from Louisiana, United States, largely shrouded in mystery and myth. The Residents began recording in 1967, although many of these recordings from their early years have still gone unreleased to this day. The earliest material from the group, traded among bootlegs, was recorded around 1969. In 1972, the group adopted the name The Residents and issued their first official release, Santa Dog.
Allmusic had this to say about the Residents: "Over the course of a recording career spanning several decades, the Residents remained a riddle of Sphinx-like proportions; cloaking their lives and music in a haze of willful obscurity, the band's members never identified themselves by name, always appearing in public in disguise -- usually tuxedos, top hats and giant eyeball masks -- and refusing to grant media interviews. Drawing inspiration from the likes of fellow innovators including Harry Partch, Sun Ra, and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, the Residents channelled the breadth of American music into their idiosyncratic, satiric vision, their mercurial blend of electronics, distortion, avant-jazz, classical symphonies and gratingly nasal vocals reinterpreting everyone from John Philip Sousa to James Brown while simultaneously expanding the boundaries of theatrical performance and multimedia interaction.
It was commonly accepted that the four-member group emigrated to San Francisco, California from Shreveport, Louisiana at some point in the early '70s. According to longtime group spokesman Jay Clem -- one member of the so-called Cryptic Corporation, the band's representative body -- they received their name when Warner Bros. mailed back their anonymous demo tape, addressed simply "for the attention of residents". Finding no takers for their oddball sounds, the Residents founded their own label, Ralph Records, for the purposes of issuing their 1972 debut "Santa Dog", released in a pressing of 300 copies which were mailed out to luminaries from Frank Zappa to President Richard Nixon. Their debut full-length, 1974's "Meet the Residents", reportedly sold fewer than 50 copies before the group was threatened with a lawsuit from Capitol Records over its cover, a twisted, dada-esque parody of the art to "Meet the Beatles".
The follow-up, 1974's neoclassical excursion "Not Available", was recorded with the intention of its music remaining unissued; locked in cold storage upon its completion, only a 1978 contractual obligation resulted in its eventual release. 1976's "The Third Reich 'N Roll" was the next official offering, a collection of pop oldies covers presented in a controversial jacket portraying Adolf Hitler clutching an enormous carrot. After a 1976 concert in Berkeley, California which cloaked the Residents behind an opaque screen, wrapped up like mummies -- the most famous of only three live performances mounted during their first decade of existence -- they issued an abrasive 1977 cover of The Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction", which became an underground hit on both sides of the Atlantic at the peak of the punk movement. As the decade drew to a close, the group released a flurry of recordings, further building upon their growing cult following; among them were 1978's "Duck Stab", 1979's "Eskimo" (purportedly a collection of native Arctic chants) and 1980's "Commercial Album", a compilation of 40 one-minute "pop songs" that aired on San Francisco radio only because the Residents played them during the advertising time they bought.
In 1981 the Residents embarked upon their "Mole Trilogy", a prog rock collection of albums -- 1981's "Mark of the Mole", 1982's "The Tunes of Two Cities" and 1985's "The Big Bubble" -- recounting an epic battle between a pair of tribes named the Moles and the Chubs; a lavish, multimedia tour, "The Mole Show", followed. In the interim, the group also mounted another ambitious project, the "American Composer" series, although only two of the projected titles -- 1984's "George & James" (a reinterpretation of songs by George Gershwin and James Brown) and 1986's "Stars & Hank Forever" (celebrating John Philip Sousa and Hank Williams) -- ever appeared. Instead, in the wake of financial and corporate difficulties which resulted in the creation of a New Ralph label, the Residents issued the one-off "God in Three Persons" (a talking blues outing), and 1989's "The King and Eye" (a reinterpretation of Elvis Presley standards).
After losing control of the Ralph label as well as their back catalog, the Residents regained the rights to their music in 1990 and began reissuing long-out-of-print material as well as the new "Freak Show", a meditation on circus sideshows and carnival dementia. Four years later, Freak Show was reissued as a CD-ROM, marking the group's first leap into the new digital interactive technology; "Have a Bad Day" followed in 1996, and included the soundtrack to the CD-ROM game "Bad Day on the Midway." In 1997, the band celebrated their silver anniversary with the release of the career-spanning overview "Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses". "Wormwood: Curious Stories From the Bible" followed the next year, with "Roadworms" (songs from Wormwood as performed in the stage show) being issued in mid-2000. They followed that up with the awesome "Icky Flix" DVD, an incredibly detailed collection of their videos that featured both old and new soundtracks, 5.1 Digital Stereo Surround sound, countless hidden videos and in-depth histories of each individual track. That was followed by another one of their rare tours, which saw them incorporate the DVD into their live act and bring out guest singer Molly Harvey for some truly creative duets. The "Petting Zoo" retrospective followed in the spring of 2002, acting as a budget sampler for new fans and giving old fans something to tide them over while several high concept projects neared completion. The first was "Demons Dance Alone", a complicated pop album that hearkened back to the catchier material from "Duck Stab" and the "Commercial Album". That was followed in 2002 by a live retrospective called "Kettles Of Fish On The Outskirts Of Town" that contained 3 cd's and a DVD, and a further look at their past via remasters and remixes put out by EuroRalph (including a remix of their previously unreleased and notorious "Warner Brothers Demo"). A DVD of the Demons Dance Alone tour came out in 2004 and another new project, "Animal Lover" was released in 2005."
Summer of 2006 brought the internet download project, The River of Crime: Episodes 1-5. River of Crime was their first project with Warner Music Group's Cordless label. Following the success of "River of Crime", The Residents launched their weekly Timmy video project on YouTube. In 2007 they did the music for the documentary "Strange Culture" and also released a double instrumental album, "Night of the Hunters". On the Fourth of July, 2007, the planned October release of their latest project with Mute Records, The Voice of Midnight (a music theater adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann's short story Der Sandmann), was announced on their website.
On the 21st of May 2008 they announced on their website that their first North America tour since "Demons Dance Alone" for a project entitled "The Bunny Boy" is set to begin on October 9th in New York — later an earlier date was added for Santa Cruz. Soon, it was announced that the tour will also include Europe, starting November 13th. On June 3rd, the Residents.com website boasted the planned release of "The Bunny Boy" which was released on September 1st. The website had posted information in which Foxboro claimed this would be a Farewell Tour; it was later revealed that this was nothing more than a mistake by Foxboro.
In October 2017, Hardy Fox identified himself as both the anonymous primary composer and producer for The Residents as well as the pseudonymous Charles Bobuck.
Hardy Fox died on October 30, 2018.
Allmusic had this to say about the Residents: "Over the course of a recording career spanning several decades, the Residents remained a riddle of Sphinx-like proportions; cloaking their lives and music in a haze of willful obscurity, the band's members never identified themselves by name, always appearing in public in disguise -- usually tuxedos, top hats and giant eyeball masks -- and refusing to grant media interviews. Drawing inspiration from the likes of fellow innovators including Harry Partch, Sun Ra, and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, the Residents channelled the breadth of American music into their idiosyncratic, satiric vision, their mercurial blend of electronics, distortion, avant-jazz, classical symphonies and gratingly nasal vocals reinterpreting everyone from John Philip Sousa to James Brown while simultaneously expanding the boundaries of theatrical performance and multimedia interaction.
It was commonly accepted that the four-member group emigrated to San Francisco, California from Shreveport, Louisiana at some point in the early '70s. According to longtime group spokesman Jay Clem -- one member of the so-called Cryptic Corporation, the band's representative body -- they received their name when Warner Bros. mailed back their anonymous demo tape, addressed simply "for the attention of residents". Finding no takers for their oddball sounds, the Residents founded their own label, Ralph Records, for the purposes of issuing their 1972 debut "Santa Dog", released in a pressing of 300 copies which were mailed out to luminaries from Frank Zappa to President Richard Nixon. Their debut full-length, 1974's "Meet the Residents", reportedly sold fewer than 50 copies before the group was threatened with a lawsuit from Capitol Records over its cover, a twisted, dada-esque parody of the art to "Meet the Beatles".
The follow-up, 1974's neoclassical excursion "Not Available", was recorded with the intention of its music remaining unissued; locked in cold storage upon its completion, only a 1978 contractual obligation resulted in its eventual release. 1976's "The Third Reich 'N Roll" was the next official offering, a collection of pop oldies covers presented in a controversial jacket portraying Adolf Hitler clutching an enormous carrot. After a 1976 concert in Berkeley, California which cloaked the Residents behind an opaque screen, wrapped up like mummies -- the most famous of only three live performances mounted during their first decade of existence -- they issued an abrasive 1977 cover of The Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction", which became an underground hit on both sides of the Atlantic at the peak of the punk movement. As the decade drew to a close, the group released a flurry of recordings, further building upon their growing cult following; among them were 1978's "Duck Stab", 1979's "Eskimo" (purportedly a collection of native Arctic chants) and 1980's "Commercial Album", a compilation of 40 one-minute "pop songs" that aired on San Francisco radio only because the Residents played them during the advertising time they bought.
In 1981 the Residents embarked upon their "Mole Trilogy", a prog rock collection of albums -- 1981's "Mark of the Mole", 1982's "The Tunes of Two Cities" and 1985's "The Big Bubble" -- recounting an epic battle between a pair of tribes named the Moles and the Chubs; a lavish, multimedia tour, "The Mole Show", followed. In the interim, the group also mounted another ambitious project, the "American Composer" series, although only two of the projected titles -- 1984's "George & James" (a reinterpretation of songs by George Gershwin and James Brown) and 1986's "Stars & Hank Forever" (celebrating John Philip Sousa and Hank Williams) -- ever appeared. Instead, in the wake of financial and corporate difficulties which resulted in the creation of a New Ralph label, the Residents issued the one-off "God in Three Persons" (a talking blues outing), and 1989's "The King and Eye" (a reinterpretation of Elvis Presley standards).
After losing control of the Ralph label as well as their back catalog, the Residents regained the rights to their music in 1990 and began reissuing long-out-of-print material as well as the new "Freak Show", a meditation on circus sideshows and carnival dementia. Four years later, Freak Show was reissued as a CD-ROM, marking the group's first leap into the new digital interactive technology; "Have a Bad Day" followed in 1996, and included the soundtrack to the CD-ROM game "Bad Day on the Midway." In 1997, the band celebrated their silver anniversary with the release of the career-spanning overview "Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses". "Wormwood: Curious Stories From the Bible" followed the next year, with "Roadworms" (songs from Wormwood as performed in the stage show) being issued in mid-2000. They followed that up with the awesome "Icky Flix" DVD, an incredibly detailed collection of their videos that featured both old and new soundtracks, 5.1 Digital Stereo Surround sound, countless hidden videos and in-depth histories of each individual track. That was followed by another one of their rare tours, which saw them incorporate the DVD into their live act and bring out guest singer Molly Harvey for some truly creative duets. The "Petting Zoo" retrospective followed in the spring of 2002, acting as a budget sampler for new fans and giving old fans something to tide them over while several high concept projects neared completion. The first was "Demons Dance Alone", a complicated pop album that hearkened back to the catchier material from "Duck Stab" and the "Commercial Album". That was followed in 2002 by a live retrospective called "Kettles Of Fish On The Outskirts Of Town" that contained 3 cd's and a DVD, and a further look at their past via remasters and remixes put out by EuroRalph (including a remix of their previously unreleased and notorious "Warner Brothers Demo"). A DVD of the Demons Dance Alone tour came out in 2004 and another new project, "Animal Lover" was released in 2005."
Summer of 2006 brought the internet download project, The River of Crime: Episodes 1-5. River of Crime was their first project with Warner Music Group's Cordless label. Following the success of "River of Crime", The Residents launched their weekly Timmy video project on YouTube. In 2007 they did the music for the documentary "Strange Culture" and also released a double instrumental album, "Night of the Hunters". On the Fourth of July, 2007, the planned October release of their latest project with Mute Records, The Voice of Midnight (a music theater adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann's short story Der Sandmann), was announced on their website.
On the 21st of May 2008 they announced on their website that their first North America tour since "Demons Dance Alone" for a project entitled "The Bunny Boy" is set to begin on October 9th in New York — later an earlier date was added for Santa Cruz. Soon, it was announced that the tour will also include Europe, starting November 13th. On June 3rd, the Residents.com website boasted the planned release of "The Bunny Boy" which was released on September 1st. The website had posted information in which Foxboro claimed this would be a Farewell Tour; it was later revealed that this was nothing more than a mistake by Foxboro.
In October 2017, Hardy Fox identified himself as both the anonymous primary composer and producer for The Residents as well as the pseudonymous Charles Bobuck.
Hardy Fox died on October 30, 2018.
Medicine Man
The Residents Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Medicine Man' by these artists:
Aldo Nova When the sun goes down and the full moon shines…
Amboog-a-Lard A dream was born one day long ago. One man's fight…
Anderson Paak; Candice Pillay; Dr. Dre; Eminem Don't let me find out, the bitch in you Don't let…
Andy Frasco & the U.N The medicine man Got lots of friends He’ll cure you right Bu…
Andy Frasco & the U.N. Truthfully I've died a hundred thousand deaths since I was…
Anna Diorio Medicine man Oh, medicine man Medicine man Medicine man, I …
Arrange I am a medicine man Bring me your colors and I'll…
Backstreet Girls Sit down, be cool Just wait, play pool Have a drink, maybe…
Barclay James Harvest Didn't anybody see his hand move faster Than the lightning i…
Bobby McFerrin I am a medicine man, I do a medicine dance I…
Buchanan Brothers Come close The changes are drastic You've been trippin' the …
Cashman West Come close, come close Come close, come close The changes a…
Charlotte OC Hot in the night, cold in the morning The spirit alive…
David Lee Roth Nothin' but yeah track!…
Dead Be Joint Long doctor grin sedated the fact That I'm strapped to my…
Deadly Birds She got the red ones, blue ones, yellow ones There ain't…
Def Leppard I'm the doctor, I can mend your broken heart I'm…
Dorothy Hey you, Medicine Man Set me free and change my ways Hey…
Dorothyббюджжщбж Hey you, Medicine Man Set me free and change my ways Hey…
Dr. Dre Don't let me find out, the bitch in you Don't let…
Elles Bailey Roll up my friends and gather round The Medicine Man is…
Elzhi A wise person said A wise person said Do what you do Think…
Eminem Dr. Dre Anderson .Paak Candice Pillay Don't let me find out, the bitch in you Don't let…
Gaza Strippers With cover of darkness I slip in the plan. With lightning…
George Benson This town has no mercy When you're on your own When there'…
Gwen Stefani I'm coming forth to attention You've fallen, man Look at thi…
John Mayall I had a bit of bad luck Something I would never…
Johnny Winter If the kind of love you need is something That your…
Lords of Acid There's a med man in the desert. Who controls the gates…
Marc Cohn Lately he can feel it Turning off inside his heart She's cal…
Martha Marlow Come out, put on your red coat Come out and make…
Michael Martin Murphey My soul is my pony I rode here today Through badlands and…
Modern-e-Quartet The medicine man Got lots of friends He’ll cure you right Bu…
Monomyth Pertamanya tak terasa apapun Aku pikir akan merepotkan Saat …
Mr. Incommunicado CHORUS pulse leavin fam grievin no time now not believing d…
Murphey Michael Martin My soul is my pony I rode here today Through badlands and…
N.I.L.8 The medicine man Got lots of friends He’ll cure you right Bu…
Nico Vega I have a tailormade hat for my sweetheart That I wont…
Nikolas Joseph Ammar & Mike Reed Down on your money Down on your luck A trickle sweet as…
Orion Medicine Man Let's take a trip to the other side We'll walk…
Pantera Many distant miles away Past the shores of ever dark…
Prodigy I don't write rhymes I write prescriptions For your addictio…
Psyche Corporation (ashes ashes we all fall) (ashes ashes ashes we all fall…
Riku Lätti My soul needed saving so I went to the man,…
Riot This town has no mercy When you're on your own When there's…
Rising Tide Off to bed at 3 cM up with the rising…
Rokat Medicine man I give you my soul Give me my wish…
Roy Orbison I'll bring you the talon from an eagle A big…
Sara Petite Spinning round and round again Rhythm's gonna let you in, Sm…
Snakes-N-Angels Truthfully I've died a hundred thousand deaths since I was…
Tama Waipara Save me From this memory Rob me Of sweet remedy Help me For …
Tanner Usrey Oh, Mr. Medicine Man, won′t you help me now, won't…
The anchorites I'm your medicine man And I'm doing all I can It looks…
The Bamboos Feat. Ella Thompson I was towing the line Looking for a little remedy Just a…
The Band of Heathens (*Quist/Temple/Carroll) Across the land, I'm spoken of* Wi…
The Buchanan Brothers Come close The changes are drastic You've been trippin' the …
The Dogs D'Amour I can see it in your cat green eyes Your magic…
The Hush Sound [Chorus] Medicine man, you dance me across the country Medic…
The Osmonds Hey, man, quick as you can call up the medicine…
The Zealots Somebody call the Medicine Man We got a life, one voice Head…
Velvet Chain J. stacy / s. storey Cabin on a cruise with a…
Whitesnake You never leave her alone, I can see you never learn When…
Why Monkey I hung around the medicine man Now for days on end It's dan…
Y O U (Coverdale) You never leave her alone, I can see you nev…
Zero 7 Keep on, keeping Keep on, keeping Keep on, keeping Keep…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Residents:
02-Perfect Love Do you need someone? Are you like me? Do you fall apart? You…
A Fool such as I Pardon me if I'm sentimental When you say goodbye Don't be…
A Spirit Steals A Child One of the many strange Eskimo phenomena is the disappearanc…
Act of Being Polite I found her crying in the morning Sitting in a chair She…
Aircraft Damage Santa Dog's a Jesus Fetus Santa Dog's a Jesus Fetus Santa …
All Shook Up Well, bless my soul, what's wrong with me? I'm itching like…
Amber Life is just a situation Life is just a game Life is…
Angakok Angakoks, the Eskimo men of magic. are widely held as…
Another Land I heard a rumor from the east That Pit Moles′ battles…
Anything Try, go anything but this I've got to anything but this…
Arctic Hysteria Arctic hysteria is a phenomenon that occurs in the dead…
Bach Is Dead Bach is dead Bach is dead Bach is dead Bach is dead Walk…
Back to Normality The Ultimate Disaster: Won't You Keep Us Working?/First Warn…
Bathsheba Bathes Out in the openness of night She bathes before my sucking…
Benny The Bouncing Bump Seeing that his eyes were empty under half closed lids, Mad…
Betty's Body Anybody but Betty Anybody but Betty Anybody but Betty Anybod…
Big Hunk O' Love Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you No, no, no,…
Birds in the Trees Birds in the trees Shook dust from their wings I thought of…
Birth Since the most important person in the Eskimo community is…
Birthday Boy Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthd…
Blue Rosebuds I love you and 'cause I do My sky has changed >From…
Blue Tongues I love you and 'cause I do My skies have changed From…
Boo Who Now there just is a cow Where once was a calf Now…
Boots Boots were meant for walkin' That's just what they'll do. On…
Bossy Sat upon an empty box of Cheerios and settled Through the…
Boxes of Armageddon Boxes full of Armageddon, boxes full of death Boxes sitting…
Boy in Love Sun in my eyes, navy blue skies You are the reason…
Breath and Length Breath and Length .......And Breadth and Width .......And Wi…
Bridegroom of Blood I'm t-tired and d-dirty and old L-like m-mildew covered wit…
Bridge Sometimes you just have to say so Doesn't mean you're a…
Brown Cow When you've had as many lovers as I have a…
Buckaroo Blues: The Stampede When the hot sun sets and the evenin' gets Calm and…
Burn Baby Burn I'm gonna die with a with no tears in my…
Burn My Bones Sleeping deeply in the blood It turns my memories to…
Burning Love Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising, Higher higher B…
Bury Me Not "Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie" These words came…
Butcher Shop When I was a little boy, I didn't have a…
Cain and Abel Blood drowns the ground Blood drowns the ground Yes, blood…
Caring Once there were brothers who said that they loved her Once…
Confused I was standing at the fireplace thinking of my own…
Confused (by What I Felt Inside) I was tanding at the fireplace thinking of my own…
Confused By What I Felt Inside I was standing at the fireplace thinking of my own…
Constantinople Here I come Constantinople [Repeat: x1] I am coming Constant…
Construction The New Machine: Idea/Construction/Ugly Rumours/Failure - Re…
Daydream Believer Oh I could hide 'neath the wings Of the blue bird…
Dead Men Dead men are staring up at angels Dead men are…
Dead Wood I wish I was big I wish I was tall I wish…
Death In Barstow Once I went to Barstow Then I went to bed First my…
Demons Dance Alone You can know a needle's eye Or a hungry baby's cry But…
Devotion Shortly after I first met them, something that I said…
Die in Terror She said she wished to die in terror Screaming in the…
Dimples And Toes She is unhappy and even unkind She would not listen but…
Dinah and the Unclean Skin He murdered me He murdered me He took his tongue and touch…
Disaster The Ultimate Disaster: Won't You Keep Us Working?/First Warn…
Don't Final Confrontation: Driving The Moles Away/Don't Tread On M…
Don't be Cruel You know I can be found Sitting home all alone If you…
Don't Tread on Me Final Confrontation: Driving The Moles Away/Don't Tread On M…
Dreams Conceived in hope and what could be Dreams are delicate and…
Driving The Moles Away Final Confrontation: Driving The Moles Away/Don't Tread On M…
Easter Woman Down, down down, down down, down down... Easter woman came …
Easter Women Down, deep down, I'm down, down down, Down, deep down, …
Edweena Chorus: Coming into column nation is a gracious thing A st…
Elmer's Song Leave your burdens behind Leave your burdens behind Let yo…
Eloise Foul flavor of vermin Coated my nostrils like a seething hat…
Elvis And His Boss Oh, I'm gonna be my baby, baby Baby, but you see My…
End Of Home Darkness fell upon the garden As I sadly sat alone Dreaming …
Epilogue All the stories on this recording are expressed in the…
Everyone Comes to the Freak Show Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Step right up and you will see…
Failure/Reconstruction The New Machine: Idea/Construction/Ugly Rumours/Failure - Re…
Festival of Death Perhaps no holiday is more important to the Eskimo than…
Fever Dreams Ever had a fever dream? I had a fever dream. A real…
Final Confrontation Driving the Moles Away We don't want your arm, we don't…
Fine Fat Flies Soon I woke when I was sleeping with a restless…
Fingertips Something faintly emanating Perfume and decay Whispered li…
Fire Santa Dog's a Jesus Fetus Santa Dog's a Jesus Fetus Santa …
Fire Fall I'm just an old man How could I understand I'm just an…
First Warning The Ultimate Disaster: Won't You Keep Us Working?/First Warn…
Flight of the Bumble Roach She's a coon-ass cutie With a brown-stained sole From stompi…
Floyd Instrumental…
Forty-four No More Once I lived on a dead end street With a little…
From the Plains to Mexico We were lyin' on the prairie, on slaughter's ranch one…
Ghost Child We're comin', help me We're comin', I'm alone We're comin'…
Ginger There once was a woman who once was a man Who…
Ginger's Lament There once was a woman who once was a man Who…
Give It to Someone Else I wanted to give it to someone else And hear what…
God Song God never really did like man anyway At least not after…
God's Magic Finger It was a finger instead of a singer It was a…
Godsong God never really did like man anyway At least not after…
Golden Guy There was a Golden Guy, there was a Golden Guy I…
Gone Again Amusement parks are caked with sounds A solid hunk of meat A…
Guylum Bardot The love that we've been through Was splintered and sent to…
Handful Of Desire Sinews crackled in the heat Of noonday raptured thrill A m…
Hanging by his Hair Helpless and hanging around Inches away from the ground Wher…
Hard & Tenderly They called me "Mr. X, Indeed", the special ones that…
Harry the Head The Head was hardly human The head is finally dead "I can…
He Also Serves Come and see the holy twosome They can heal and they…
Heartbreak Hotel Well, since my baby left me Well, I found a new…
Hello Skinny Skinny was born in a bathtub And he grew so incredibly…
Herman The Human Mole Herman Herman Herman isn't happy Herman isn't well H…
Hey Good Lookin' Said, hey good lookin', whatcha got cookin'? How's about co…
His Latest Flame Some kind old friend came by today And he'd been telling…
Hitler was a Vegetarian Too many teardrops for one heart to be cryin' Too many…
Home Age Conversation Walking where the windy stops The tops of trees are bare Whe…
Honey Bear Tell me Why I Am so Scared Tell me, tell me,…
How To Get A Head There were guys watching my body There were guys watching m…
Hunters It's buried deep within the past I hope it doesn't last It's…
I Song of Solomon I hate heaven! I hate it! I hate…
I Hate Heaven Song of Solomon I hate heaven! I hate it! I hate…
I Left My Heart in San Francisco I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill…
I'm Dreaming of a White Sailor Sometimes I feel his feet When I'm fast asleep I know that…
I'm Not Crazy He was the one who came undone and had to…
Idea The New Machine: Idea/Construction/Ugly Rumours/Failure - Re…
Infant Tango Watch That Infant Tango See That Infant Tango All That …
Inner Space When I think about my father I see a silver…
Insincere Sometimes, when I'm quiet and by myself I do remember…
Jambalaya by Hank Williams Good-bye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my…
Jelly Jack the Boneless Boy Jello Jello Jello Jello Jello Jello... Ho ho ho I'm Jello…
Judas Saves I hear a voice I hear a voice Calling, calling Calling me…
Jungle Bunny Once there was a little man And they called him Shoe…
Kaw-Liga Kaw-Liga was a wooden Indian, standin' by the door He fell…
Kick a Picnic Afterwards, it's like a dream You can't remember but it seem…
KILL HIM! First he told me get a goat and cut in down…
Kiss of Flesh I returned while they were eating supper at the table…
Krafty Cheese You care for plants and we care for you; You care…
La La La, la-la La, la-la La, la, la La, la-la La, la-la La, la, l…
Laughing Song An oily ole egg with a red peg leg Thought a…
Less Not More The railings of the bridge Were moving by the glass The oppo…
Life Everything is hungry Everything wants more Everything will…
Life Would Be Wonderful Life would be wonderful Life would be wonderful If I was…
Lillie I saw a woman chewing with nothing in her mouth; Her…
Lizard Lady What's a woman going to do but throw away her…
Loneliness I came upon it in the night And left it in…
Loss of a Loved One I told them how my wife had fallen into sickness…
Loss of Innocence Amusement parks are caked with sounds A solid hunk of meat A…
Love Is Love is only loneliness Divided by another Love is only li…
Love Leaks Out Hour by hour Day by day Love leaks out And goes away…
Mahogany Wood I wish I was bigger I wish I was tall I wish…
Main Titles The Cryptic Corporation presents "God In Three Persons" Comp…
Main Titles (God in Three Persons) The Cryptic Corporation presents "God in Three Persons" Writ…
Make Me Moo Their eyes are big and sweet When they eat, I don't…
Margaret Freeman Margaret Freeman had a body Unlike any I'd seen It seemed …
Melancholy Clumps Like a message from the dead The raven circles overhead It…
Melon Collie Lassie Boys from home forget to phone And love is like a…
Mickey Macaroni Mickey Macaroni hardly ever eats meat Mickey Macaroni doesn…
Mickey The Mumbling Midget Mickey the mumbling midget Was ten years old today Mickey …
Migration We're rising as the sun retreats into the trees Thinking of…
Moisture Someone saw a strange amount Of moisture on her lips And i…
Mother No More I will never hear you in the morning, no I will…
Mr. Misery They call me Mister Misery They laugh and dump decay on…
Mr. Wonderful Life would be wonderful Life would be wonderful If I was…
My Brother Paul I still remember that day in December When you pretended to…
My Second Wife Yesterday my second wife fell in the afternoon Slipped into…
My Window Steven said little Ted was dead I read in a…
My Work Is So Behind Smoke was feeling up the house A burning yearning heat The…
Neediness Please, please, oh please Won't you help me? Please help m…
New Machine The New Machine: Idea/Construction/Ugly Rumours/Failure - Re…
Nice Old Man Something smiling sweetly Something tall and thin Somethin…
Nobody is Listening Soy el cuento que de pronto se acabó soy el juego…
Nobody Laughs When They Leave Everyone comes to the Freak Show To laugh at the Freaks…
Olive and Gray He wasn't dreaming, When he started screaming "He touched …
On The Way On the way to Oklahoma, I turned into a cat My…
Part Two: The Making of a Soul Edweena went to calumet and left from there to college; She…
Perfect Goat I've seen the golden goat He would like to lick my…
Perfect Love There's something I must tell you There's something I must s…
Picnic Boy She called my friend a picnic boy I never could stand…
Picnic in the Jungle Afterwards, it's like a dream You can't remember but it see…
Pictures from a Little Girl Fear, terror, panic and doom Fear, terror, panic and doom Sh…
Plague I'm in conniptions for the final act you came here…
Popcorn I Need Some Silence Up In The House! Were Gonna Lay…
Possessions Some are into silver Some are into gold Some are into havi…
Rabbit Habit If I see a rabbit, I grab it affectionately I've got…
Red Rider Cellar doors were open For the storms were out that night Th…
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blackturtleus
I have a vinyl copy of The Residents Commerical Album. This is track 17... The album contains one of the most amazing collections of songs I've ever heard.
femme-mirage
I concur.
badazzpresidents23
the great thing about this is that while they created it with a meaning (or no meaning) they did one of the most brilliant thing of all (in my opinion): They left it all open to interpretation, they didn't ruin it and make it blatantly obvious or obvious at all, they left it up for you to beleive and take from it what you perceive.
Mike Wade
such an intense vibe.........super psychedelic!!
Magnus Kallas
I've got the album on CD, believe it or not, listened it for the music. This gem needs to be rediscovered!
Martín De Freitas
splendid is more than a splendid word to describe the splendid music of the residents. These guys are the most marvelous magic carpet that i've ever be in
rod rosco
this and Coming of the Crow off the Rezs Commercial album were burnt into my synapses back in the day!!🌳🌳
Phobotech
By far the trippiest thing I have ever seen in my life. I love these guys now.
Dmic33
...amazing. some crazy surreal stuff, I want to write stuff like this.
Marcel T
one of the best songs on the commercial album, methinks....