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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = Prelude (The Family Trip) | | Name = Prelude (The Family Trip) | ||
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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 = | + | | Genre = Alternative rock |
| Length = 1:20 | | Length = 1:20 | ||
| − | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = Roald Dahl | | Writer = Roald Dahl | ||
| Composer = | | Composer = | ||
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"'''Prelude (The Family Trip)'''" is the first track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. The song is a parody of the "boat scene" in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. The lyrics were written by children's novelist Roald Dahl. | "'''Prelude (The Family Trip)'''" is the first track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. The song is a parody of the "boat scene" in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. The lyrics were written by children's novelist Roald Dahl. | ||
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | * ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | ||
| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * "Prelude (The Family Trip)" <small> | + | * "Prelude (The Family Trip)" <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.</small> |
| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
there's no earthly way of knowing | there's no earthly way of knowing | ||
which direction we are going | which direction we are going | ||
| − | there's no knowing where we're | + | there's no knowing where we're going |
| − | or which way the | + | or which way the wind is blowing |
is it raining? is it snowing? | is it raining? is it snowing? | ||
is a hurricane a-blowing? | is a hurricane a-blowing? | ||
not a speck of light is showing | not a speck of light is showing | ||
so the danger must be growing | so the danger must be growing | ||
| − | + | oh, the fires of hell are glowing | |
is the grisly reaper mowing? | is the grisly reaper mowing? | ||
| − | yes | + | yes the danger must be growing (faster, faster) |
| − | + | ||
for the rowers keep on rowing (faster, faster) | for the rowers keep on rowing (faster, faster) | ||
and they're certainly not showing (faster, faster) | and they're certainly not showing (faster, faster) | ||
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stop the boat. | stop the boat. | ||
| − | [[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:Stephen Bier]] | ||
