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− | ''' | + | '''John F. Kennedy''' is a recurring figure in the music of [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], particularly on the ''[[Mechanical Animals]]'' and ''[[Holy Wood]]'' albums. This article lists the instances of the 35th President of the United States in both Marilyn Manson's music and imagery, as well as other areas relating to the band or its influences. |
− | + | *A painting by [[Marilyn Manson]], entitled ''[[Eventually They Discovered That J.F.K. Was, in Fact, a Firearm]]'', depicts Kennedy with the body of a rifle. | |
− | + | *[[Antichrist Superstar]]'s "[[The Beautiful People (song)|The Beautiful People]]"'s title was taken from a phrase that was popularized by ''Vogue'' magazine in the early 1960s and was often used to describe the Kennedy family. | |
− | * A painting by [[Marilyn Manson]], entitled ''[[Eventually They Discovered That J.F.K. Was, in Fact, a Firearm]]'', depicts Kennedy with the body of a rifle. | + | *In the [[Mechanical Animals]] song "[[Posthuman]]", the lyrics reference Jackie O. (Kennedy's wife from 1953-1962) and Abraham Zapruder (the man responsible for capturing the Kennedy assassination on video tape). |
− | + | *In the "[[Coma White]]" music video, Manson portrays a character riding in an open top convertible and suffers from a trauma of some sort while being driven through a parade. In real life, Kennedy was in a parade in an open top convertible when he was shot. Then girlfriend, [[Rose McGowen]], was also in the video and wore clothes similar in fashion and color to the outfit that Jackie O. wore during Kennedy's assassination. | |
− | * [[Antichrist Superstar]]'s "[[The Beautiful People]]"'s title was taken from a phrase that was popularized by ''Vogue'' magazine in the early 1960s and was often used to describe the Kennedy family. | + | *The [[Holy Wood]] song "[[The Love Song]]" has a sample used referencing Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy's assassin: ''"Last night... I think he should have suffered... longer,"'' said by Marguerite Claverie in reference to the death of her son Lee Harvey Oswald. |
− | + | *[["President Dead"]] is 3:13 in playtime length. Frame 313 of the Zapruder film, the most complete visual recording of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, is the precise frame where Kennedy is shot. | |
− | * In the [[Mechanical Animals]] song "[[Posthuman]]", the lyrics reference Jackie O. (Kennedy's wife from 1953- | + | *"President Dead" is probably in direct reference to Kennedy's assassination in 1962 by Harvey Lee Oswald. |
− | + | *"President Dead" has only been performed live once since its release, in Dallas, Texas on [[2000/12/16 Dallas, TX|December 16, 2000]]. Kennedy was also assassinated in Dallas. | |
− | * In the "[[Coma White]]" music video, Manson | + | *In the song "[[Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis)]]", Lee Harvey Oswald is referenced. Oswald was the man who shot Kennedy with a rifle in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas on November 23, 1962. |
− | + | *In the song "[[Cruci-Fiction in Space]]", the line "''if Jack was the Baptist''" is a reference to John F. Kennedy. | |
− | * The | + | *In "[[Lamb of God]]" assassination victims treated as martyrs in media are referenced in the lyrics. John F. Kennedy is referred to by nickname ("thats how Jack became sainted") in the song. |
− | + | *On the promotional website [http://www.nachtkabarett.com/hidden/thisasvalentinesday.html ThisIsValentine'sDay.com], an image of the Time magazine dated February 14, 1964, had Marina Oswald featured on the cover. Marina Oswald was Lee Harvey Oswald's mother. | |
− | + | *On [http://www.nachtkabarett.com/hidden/celebritarian.html Celebritarian.com], a song played in the background is "I'm Leaving it Up To You" by Daly and Grace (the song was the number one song on November 22, 1962, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated). | |
− | + | *Kennedy is seen in the video backdrop of the "[[Personal Jesus]]" music video. Other figures seen are Ghandhi and Adolf Hitler. | |
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− | * [["President Dead"]] is 3:13 in playtime length. Frame 313 of the Zapruder film, the most complete visual recording of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, is the precise frame where Kennedy is shot. | + | |
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− | * In the song "[[Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis)]]", Lee Harvey Oswald is referenced. Oswald was the man who shot Kennedy with | + | |
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− | * In the song "[[Cruci-Fiction in Space]]", the line "''if Jack was the Baptist''" is a reference to John F. Kennedy. | + | |
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− | * In "[[Lamb of God]]" assassination victims treated as martyrs in media are referenced in the lyrics. John F. Kennedy is referred to by nickname ("thats how Jack became sainted") in the song. | + | |
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− | * On the promotional website [http://www.nachtkabarett.com/hidden/thisasvalentinesday.html ThisIsValentine'sDay.com], an image of the Time magazine dated February 14, 1964, had Marina Oswald featured on the cover. Marina Oswald was Lee Harvey Oswald's | + | |
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− | * On [http://www.nachtkabarett.com/hidden/celebritarian.html Celebritarian.com], a song played in the background is "I'm Leaving it Up To You" by | + | |
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− | * Kennedy is seen in the video backdrop of the "[[Personal Jesus]]" music video. Other figures seen are Ghandhi | + | |
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