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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = Dope Hat | | Name = Dope Hat | ||
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| Released = July 19, 1994 | | Released = July 19, 1994 | ||
| Recorded = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | | Recorded = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | ||
| − | | Genre = Alternative | + | | Genre = Alternative rock |
| Length = 4:21 | | Length = 4:21 | ||
| − | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| − | | Composer = Marilyn Manson, [[Daisy Berkowitz]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] | + | | Composer = Marilyn Manson, [[Daisy Berkowitz]], [[Stephen Bier|Madonna Wayne Gacy]] |
| Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | ||
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| − | "'''Dope Hat'''" is the third and final single and the sixth track of the first album ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. The earliest recording of this song dates back to the band's ''[[The Family Jams]]'' cassette, released in 1992. While [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] was given a music credit for the song on ''Portrait of an American Family'', curiously his name is absent from the credits of ''The Family Jams'' and ''[[Refrigerator]]'', two cassettes a demo of "Dope Hat" had appeared on beforehand. | + | "'''Dope Hat'''" is the third and final single and the sixth track of the first album ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. The earliest recording of this song dates back to the band's ''[[The Family Jams]]'' cassette, released in 1992. While [[Stephen Bier|Madonna Wayne Gacy]] was given a music credit for the song on ''Portrait of an American Family'', curiously his name is absent from the credits of ''The Family Jams'' and ''[[Refrigerator]]'', two cassettes a demo of "Dope Hat" had appeared on beforehand. |
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Cassettes === | + | ===Cassettes=== |
* ''[[The Family Jams]]'' | * ''[[The Family Jams]]'' | ||
* ''[[Refrigerator]]'' | * ''[[Refrigerator]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Manson Family Album]]'' | * ''[[The Manson Family Album]]'' | ||
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | * ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | ||
| − | === Singles === | + | ===Singles=== |
* ''[[Dope Hat (single)|Dope Hat]]'' | * ''[[Dope Hat (single)|Dope Hat]]'' | ||
| − | = | + | == The Family Jams Version == |
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| − | == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | + | * "Dope Hat" <small>— Appears on ''The Family Jams''.</small> | |
| + | * "Dope Hat" <small>— ''Refrigerator'' is identical to ''The Family Jams'' With Charles Manson Intro.</small> | ||
| + | * "Dope Hat" <small>— Appears on ''The Manson Family Album''.</small> | ||
| + | * "Dope Hat" <small>— Appears on ''Portrait of an American Family''.</small> | ||
| + | * "[[Diary of a Dope Fiend]]" (Remix) <small>— Appears on ''[[Smells Like Children]]'' and the "Dope Hat" single.</small> | ||
| + | * "[[Dance of the Dope Hats]]" (Remix) <small>— Appears on ''Smells Like Children'' and the "Dope Hat" and "[[Sweet Dreams (single)|Sweet Dreams]]" singles.</small> | ||
| − | + | ==Music video== | |
| + | [[Image:DopeHatScreenshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Manson performing on the Wonka-inspired boat.]] | ||
| − | = | + | The [http://youtube.com/watch?v=NKblF3kBvIo music video], directed by Tom Stern, features the band riding a boat through a psychedelic tunnel directly inspired by the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', which happens to be one of Manson's favorite films. In the video, the band members perform with many children and people resembling the "Oompa-Loompas" from ''Willy Wonka'' aboard the boat. |
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| − | == | + | ==Lyrics== |
| − | + | I peek into the hole | |
| − | + | I struggle for control | |
| − | + | The children love the show | |
| + | But they fail to see the anguish in my eyes | ||
| + | Fail to see the anguish in my eyes | ||
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| + | I scratch around the brim | ||
| + | I let my mind give in, yeah yeah | ||
| + | The crowd begins to grin | ||
| + | But they seem to scream when darkness fills my eyes | ||
| + | Seem to scream when darkness fills my eyes | ||
| + | It's no surprise | ||
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| + | Fail to see the tragic | ||
| + | Turn it into magic | ||
| + | My big top tricks will always make you happy | ||
| + | But we all know the hat is wearing me | ||
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| + | My bag is in the hat | ||
| + | It's filled with this and that | ||
| + | My vision's getting fat | ||
| + | The rabbit's just a monkey in disguise | ||
| + | Stars and pills and needles dance before our eyes | ||
| + | They will bite the hand | ||
| + | If it is slower than | ||
| + | The quickness of their scrutinizing eyes | ||
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| + | Fail to see the tragic | ||
| + | Turn it into magic | ||
| + | My big top tricks will always make you happy | ||
| + | But we all know the hat is wearing me | ||
| + | Chicanery will always make you happy | ||
| + | But we all know the hat is wearing me | ||
| − | == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | < | + | [[Image:DopeRey.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The guitar used to record the "Dope Hat" solos heard on ''Portrait of an American Family''.]] |
| + | * According to photos on his MySpace profile, former Marilyn Manson guitarist Scott Putesky, better known as Daisy Berkowitz, used a 1965 Tiesco DelRey to record the solos heard on the album version of "Dope Hat".<ref>[http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=20040870&albumID=1515533&imageID=27573673 ''1965 Tiesco DelRey - heard in the solos on Dope Hat'']. MySpace Music. [[Scott Putesky]].</ref> | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | <references /> | ||
| − | [[Category:1989-1995 | + | [[Category:1989-1995 Era]] |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
[[Category:Songs from Portrait of an American Family]] | [[Category:Songs from Portrait of an American Family]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs With Music Videos]] |
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]] | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs featuring guitar solos]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Sara Lee Lucas]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Scott Putesky]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Stephen Bier]] | ||
