Editing MOBSCENE

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{{Disambiguation|the song|the single|mOBSCENE (single)|the bootleg|Mobscene (bootleg)}}

{{Song
| Name        = mOBSCENE
| Cover       = The-Golden-Age-of-Grotesque.jpg
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
| Album       = [[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]
| Released    = May 5, 2003
| Recorded    = 2002–2003 at the Doppelherz Studio in Hollywood, California; The Mix Room in Burbank, California
| Genre       = Industrial metal
| Length      = 3:25
| Label       = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Writer      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
| Composer    = [[John 5]], Marilyn Manson
| Producer    = Marilyn Manson, [[Tim Skold]], Ben Grosse
}}
"'''mOBSCENE'''" is the first single and the third track of the fifth album ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]''.

== Appearances ==
=== Albums ===
* ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]''
* ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]''

=== Singles ===
* "[[mOBSCENE (single)|mOBSCENE]]"

== Versions ==
* mOBSCENE <small>— Appears on ''The Golden Age of Grotesque''.</small>
* mOBSCENE (Edit) <small>— Appears on the "mOBSCENE" promo single.</small>
* [[mOBSCENE (Sauerkraut Remix)]] <small>— Appears on the "mOBSCENE" single and the [[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]].</small>
* [[mOBSCENE (Overnight Mix - Reworked By Flint & Youth)]] <small>— Appears on the "mOBSCENE" UK single.</small>
* [[mOBSCENE Replet (Mea Culpa Mix By Bitteren Ende)]] <small>— Appears on the ''[[The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix]]'' and the "[[Personal Jesus]]" UK single.</small>
* [[mOBSCENE (Dead Sexy Inc. Remix)]] — <small> Official remix that was commissioned by never officially released, though it was later leaked to the internet.</small>

== DVD and VHS release ==
A DVD single for "mOBSCENE" was released, including the audio track, plus three pieces of footage directed by Manson, one of them being a behind-the-scenes video for his role as Christina in ''Party Monster''. A VHS tape of "mOBSCENE" was also released exclusively in Mexico which included an interview from the ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)|Holy Wood]]'' era and a making-of video of the "mOBSCENE" music video.

== Music video ==
[[File:mOBSCENEScreenshot.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Manson performing in the video.]]

The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdwZV4Y95Nw music video], co-directed by Manson with Thomas Kloss, features a basic performance by the band in a Swing thirties-esque joint. The costumes/ makeup worn by the dancers in the video were designed by Manson and then-girlfriend [[Dita Von Teese]]. Manson explains, "We took our inspiration from Busby Berkeley, U.S.O. shows, WW2 Berlin and [[Gottfried Helnwein]]'s 'Macbeth.'"<ref>''The Oracle''. [[MarilynManson.com]]. [[Marilyn Manson]]. May 21, 2003.</ref>

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== Lyrics ==
     "Ladies and Gentlemen"
     
     We are the thing of shapes to come
     Your freedom's not free and dumb
     This Depression is great
     The Deformation Age, they know my name
     Waltzing to scum and base and
     Married to the pain
     
     Bang we want it
     Bang we want it
     Bang bang bang bang bang
     You came to see the mobscene
     I know it isn't your scene
     It's better than a sex scene and it's
     So fucking obscene, obscene, yeah.
     
     You want commitment?
     Put on your best suit, get your arms around me
     Now we're going down down down
     You want commitment?
     Put on your best suit, get your arms around me
     Now we're going down down down
     
     GIRLS (In the spirit of Oscar Wilde):
     Be obscene, be, be obscene
     Be obscene, baby, and not heard.
     
     The day that love opened our eyes
     We watched the world end
     We have "high" places but we have no friends
     They told us sin's not good but we know it's great
     War-time full-frontal drugs, sex-tank armor plate
     
     Bang we want it
     Bang we want it
     Bang bang bang bang bang
     You came to see the mobscene
     I know it isn't your scene
     It's better than a sex scene and it's
     So fucking obscene, obscene, yeah.
     
     You want commitment?
     Put on your best suit, get your arms around me
     Now we're going down down down
     You want commitment?
     Put on your best suit, get your arms around me
     Now we're going down down down
     
     GIRLS (In the spirit of Oscar Wilde):
     Be obscene, be, be obscene
     Be obscene, baby, and not heard.
     
     You came to see the mobscene
     I know it isn't your scene
     It's better than a sex scene and it's
     So fucking obscene, obscene yeah.
     
     You want commitment?
     Put on your best suit, get your arms around me
     Now we're going down down down
     You want commitment?
     Put on your best suit, get your arms around me
     Now we're going down down down
     
     "Ladies and gentlemen, be obscene! Be obscene!"
     GIRLS (In the spirit of Oscar Wilde):
     Be obscene, be, be obscene
     Be obscene, baby, and not heard.
     
     Bang bang bang bang bang

== Trivia ==
* The music video was filmed at The (Henry) Fonda Theater in Hollywood, CA throughout March 2003. The opening and closing desert scenes were filmed at the Vasquez Rocks in northern Los Angeles.
* The song was nominated for the Best Metal Performance Grammy in 2004, but lost to "St. Anger" by Metallica.
* The song references the phrase "Women should be obscene and not heard" by Oscar Wilde.
* It is a common assumption that the lines "Be obscene, be, be obscene..." are a reference to "Be Aggressive", a 1992 song by Faith No More that features the chorus "Be aggressive, B-E aggressive," but in fact the aforementioned "be aggressive" chant has been popular at sporting events for decades and was not invented by Faith No More.
* The "Be obscene, be, be obscene..." line ''could'' be a parallel to Requiem for a Dreams "Be excited, be, be excited..." as heard on the mother's TV.
* According to Manson, the red panties that were worn by the dancers in the music video cost only $1.99 USD each. Manson claims that he still has them in his possession.

== References ==
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{{Videography}}

[[Category:The Golden Age of Grotesque era]]
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]]
[[Category:Songs from The Golden Age of Grotesque]]
[[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]]
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs with music videos]]