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In Honor Of My Butt Pirate Friend @ ; ) A Funk Of Sorts Or ISENIH #32

Posted over 2 years ago
(Thanks Lizzie for the reminder of the 'butt pirate' phrase, hehe)After the ensuing comments on this post "*here*":http://mog.com/blog_post/view/106373#comment-414252 I just couldn't resist posting this hysterical song that is funky in it's own twisted way(warning, dirty words, dirty words, hehe):I love me some King Missile since they are just so out there yet right on target when it counts. My favorite line is "I have no problem with out gay men, it's the men who don't know they're gay who fuck my shit right up!" Word!King Missile just make some funny, kitschy avant-garde rock that really defies description. I have a few of their cds that I love. They are best known for their song "Detachable Penis" & "Martin Scorcese" but the song I posted definitely has gained them a bit of notoriety as well for obvious reasons.John S. Hall is the lead "singer" who is a warped & twisted genius. His spoken word poems/prose/lyrics/songs are intelligent with a weird edge to them. He's right there on the verge of crazy yet brilliant. At least they were able to make some albums(9 to be exact) to unleash John's kind of crazy on the world.The video for "Martin Scorsese":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Missile
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Comments (23)

  1. Lizziegreeneyes
    Lizziegreeneyes says This man performed in the coffeehouse at my college - nicest guy - too cool - gave me his hat... think I still have it somewhere... August... you know what's coming... do you have any Missile you could hook up your sister with ???
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  2. dachmo
    dachmo says I only knew of Detachable Penis, these were great as well, I'll be checking into some more King Missile.
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  3. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says You mean you don't have any after meeting him & getting his hat as a gift? Fo shame. I think you should just buy some to support them. But yes, I can hook you up. Give me a day or so & I'll post it on M for ya. I don't have the album "Gay/Not Gay" is on, just this song. I'll surprise ya w/my choice.
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  4. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Yea Dach "Detachable Penis" is the song they are most famous for but there is so much more. Glad you like the other songs.
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  5. Lizziegreeneyes
    Lizziegreeneyes says ON CASSETTE... EX stole them from me !!! Pickaxe - golly I loved that one !!! - & the penis that can be removed - :)
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  6. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Don't think I've heard Pickaxe.Oh wait, I just looked & that's on "The Way To Salvation" which also has "My Heart Is A Flower" which is the first King Missile song I ever heard. Ya know there are definately days when I'd like to be able to detach my penis, sheesh! "Detachable Penis" & "Martin Scorsese" are on "Happy Hour".
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  7. Lizziegreeneyes
    Lizziegreeneyes says My Heart is a Flower - brilliance !!! THANKS AUGUST !!! (It might be a day or two for me to get this shite fixed with iTunes - keep your fingers crossed for me !!!)
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  8. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Will do darlin'. Here's a little pressy for ya:
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  9. Max Load
    Max Load says Oh. I like this. Alas, King Missile not on my low budget music provider's list. But there is a whole bunch of Lou Reed stuff that is slightly reinvigorated from hearing this. Thanks.
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  10. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Yvw Max, glad you enjoyed the songs. Too bad your provider can't do their job very well. I'm sure King Missile were influenced by Lou & VU quite a bit.
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  11. zoot
    zoot says haha, i've heard of KM3 before. but never actually heard their music before now. i like the 'my heart is a flower' video... and, i'd be interested in checking out more of their tunes. their wiki site says that jane scarpantoni was a former member, of the band ... and she's one of my favorite people/musicians.
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  12. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Well I'll be posting some KM3 on M over the w/e Zoot. Not heard of Jane before, what type of music does she do?
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  13. zoot
    zoot says I look forward to that, Aug. Jane Scarpantoni is a cellist, who has played with lots of musicians over the years. Her "wiki page":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Scarpantoni barely lists all of the records that she has appeared on...not to mention, the live gigs around town, where she often sits in with lesser known artists.
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  14. Max Load
    Max Load says I get what I'm prepared to pay for. :-)
    Some Lou Reed going up on my Mog now.
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  15. Lizziegreeneyes
    Lizziegreeneyes says Ah... life is good... flowering hearts, Scorsese... Got iTunes on track - 8 total hours later... one album missing - don't know why... E Badu... you still got that badgirl up on M ???
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  16. TroyPowers
    TroyPowers says Gay/Not Gay. So, is taking a photo of a man in a thong gay if there is a woman in the photo with him?
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  17. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says *Zoot*, cool I'll check out her wiki thanks for the linkage. *Max* yes that old adage is true in many instances(but not always). I'll come check out your Lou post. *LGE* life is good w/songs like these, hehe. But yes, of course EB is still up! Go for it. *Troy* since you have obtained butt pirate status I'd say hell yeaz! But then again, the whole POINT of the picture was the guy in the thong, not the woman, hehe.
    Permalink posted 08/24/2007
  18. mktackabery
    mktackabery says I love this song August, thanks for reminding me about it. I love "watching pornography alone is neutral." What I love about this guy is the deadpan delivery, that is what seals the funny for me.
    Permalink posted 08/25/2007
  19. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says So true M, his delivery is what really makes it. The fact that he's able to do it in a totally serious tone, which I have no idea how he could(I couldn't w/o laughing), gives it that extra umph of sarcasm!
    Permalink posted 08/25/2007
  20. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Nutz.
    Permalink posted 08/26/2007
  21. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Butz. heh
    Permalink posted 08/26/2007
  22. chucky
    chucky says Heh. ... Haha...I like this. This is amusing the hell out of me.
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007
  23. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says It's funny as hell Ash, I love it! Glad you do too.
    Permalink posted 08/27/2007

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