Song Stalker = Zombie War
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ever had a song stalk you? like every corner you turned it was there? not like a popular song that happens to be playing on the radio 24/7, thats too easy... i mean through various and odd means. i recently finished the book "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War" by Max Brooks (Mel Brooks son, so you know its good). ive read Brooks' other book, "The Zombie Survival Guide" and can confidently say, i am ready. i love Brooks view on Zombies, its very scientific and logical (other than the whole coming back from the dead thing). and before you begin, a common misconception with me is that i love zombies. not true. i hate zombies. in fact, i love to hate zombies. they are a menace to society. im currently in the process of thinking about writing a script for a zombie movie. one that would do the genre a freakin service. so far i have one guy that i met at work whom would be willing to fund the film if he were to win the lotto. so i got that goin for me. ANYWAY i got off track. i just get so worked up... ahem. there is this part in the book where a soldier who was on the frontline of a soon to be zombie bloodbath recalls the calm before the storm. i would like to share that with you without getting sued for copyright infringement. you know what, screw it, i am willing to take that risk.
"The dogs were recalled, racing behind our lines. We switched over to our Primary Enticement Mechanism. Every army had one by now. The Brits would use bagpipes, the Chinese used bugles, the Sou'fricans used to smack their rifles with their assegais and belt out these Zulu war chants. For us, it was hard-core Iron Maiden. Now, personally, I've never been a metal fan. Straight classic rock's my thing, and Hendrix's "Driving South" is about as heavy as i get. But I had to admit, standing there in that desert wind, with "The Trooper" thumping in my chest, I got it. The PEM wasn't really for Zack's benefit. It was to psych us up, take away some of Zack's mojo, you know, "take the piss out," as the Brits say. Right about the time Dickinson was belting "As you plunge into a certain death" I was pumped, SIR charged and ready, eyes fixed on this growing, closing horde. I was like, "C'mon, Zack, let's f___in' do this!"
then the other day at work, im walking through the break room and a live performance of the song is playing on Vh1. i didnt even know Vh1 still played music! i was under the impression that they only aired shows of people being interviewed about other famous people. but the fact that i just happen to be walking by at the exact time... remarkable. this is the vid:
and then, i go over to my friends house, and him and his brother are playing it on Rock Band! coincidence? no. this could only mean one thing. zombie war.
Comments (12)
1. You have no fear on this site.
2. I have a lot of Iron Maiden posters and used to have some sweet mirrors thanks to my local carnival scene.
I do have this one with some eaten up corners thanks to thumb tacks. Not as cool as some of the gigantic black light posters though. I would like to thank Mark Houser for my extensive Maiden collection. He's like 7 yrs oldr than me.
Maiden has their hits and misses. I always liked Powerslave but Number of The Beast is fucking righteous.
curiously fitting poster eh?
I believe that you'd be infringing on a copyright only if you didn't give credit where it's due, which is not the case here.
I've had similar occurences & believe they are a common human phenomena. One time over a period of 3 or 4 days, I kept waking up in the middle of the night at the same time of 2:22 am. It had me totally freaked out and I thought there was some hidden meaning to it. Never did figure it out if there was one. Maybe I was supposed to watch that show from the '70s that took place in room 222 or something(can't recall it the name), haha.
Never got into Iron Maiden(I generally don't care for metal) but I'm liking this song.
I just looked it up & it was called 'Room 222', here's the intro from youtube:
I suggest we make peace with the zombies, and teach them to do all the mindless, repetitve crap. Like opening mail, or taking out the trash, or itching that hard to reach spot with those nice bony fingers. Yeah, but then they'd prolly have to be licensed and taxed, and the shortage of rancid meat would put more stress on the economy. Just blast em, Zack!
Not a metal guy, but I can appreciate in small doses...what happens to me is, I'll hear some (I thought) quite obscure tuneage on MOG - and before ya know it, it's playing at the market or the pharmacy....that happens more often than seems reasonable.
Great post Sam!
If War is hell..I'm not sure what zombie war is, but this here is championship mogging. Nice one.
aug: that is weird. i feel like ive had similar experiences with sleep and time. like when i take a nap, ill wake up right before i have to be somewhere. ive also had a string of days where id wake up at 5 o clock exactly, but 222 is a little more precise. but ya idk.
scott: the only way i will make peace with a zombie is with a katana. and then i can make pieces. however, they could be useful in the crash test dummy line of work... a song that i always here in grocery stores is 'chains of love' by erasure. no clue why haha.
cody: it would be hell's basement. it would be hell's boiler room. it would be hell's hell. thanks b
Hella Hell's Hell, huh?
ahh. being stalked by a song is much better than being stalked by an actual human being, or a zombie for that matter.
saddle up trooper.
yes, I think I have one for every week. ha