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| − | "'''The Beautiful People'''" is the first single and the second track of the second album ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''. Its lyrics discuss two major themes: what Manson refers to as "the culture of beauty", and that culture's connection to Friedrich Nietzsche's theory of master-slave morality | + | "'''The Beautiful People'''" is the first single and the second track of the second album ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''. Its lyrics discuss two major themes: what Manson refers to as "the culture of beauty", and that culture's connection to Friedrich Nietzsche's theory of master-slave morality — the song's "weak ones", who are "always wrong", are oppressed by and exist solely to "justify the strong"; the kratocratic ''beautiful people'' whose power is "relative to the size of [the] steeple". It remains known as one of Marilyn Manson's most famous and most successful original songs. |
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' | * ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]'' | * ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]'' | ||
* ''[[Lost & Found]]'' | * ''[[Lost & Found]]'' | ||
| − | === Singles === | + | ===Singles=== |
* ''[[The Beautiful People (single)|The Beautiful People]]'' | * ''[[The Beautiful People (single)|The Beautiful People]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Dope Show (single)|The Dope Show]]'' | * ''[[The Dope Show (single)|The Dope Show]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Personal Jesus]]'' | * ''[[Personal Jesus]]'' | ||
| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * The Beautiful People <small> | + | * The Beautiful People <small>— Appears on ''Antichrist Superstar, Lost & Found'' and the "The Beautiful People" single.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Clean version) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Clean version) <small>— Appears on the "The Beautiful People" promotional single.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Edit) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Edit) <small>— Appears on ''Lest We Forget – The Best Of''.</small> |
* The Beautiful People (Instrumental) | * The Beautiful People (Instrumental) | ||
* The Beautiful People (Acapela) | * The Beautiful People (Acapela) | ||
| − | * [[The Horrible People]] <small> | + | * [[The Horrible People]] <small>— Appears on the "The Beautiful People" single, ''[[Remix & Repent]]'' and the Japan version of ''Lest We Forget – The Best Of''.</small> |
| − | * [[The Not So Beautiful People]] <small> | + | * [[The Not So Beautiful People]] <small>— Appears on the "The Beautiful People" single, ''[[The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix]]'' and the Japan version of ''Lest We Forget – The Best Of''.</small> |
| − | * [[The Beautiful People (Full Metal Jacket Remix)]] <small> | + | * [[The Beautiful People (Full Metal Jacket Remix)]] <small>— Used as the opening theme for ''WWF RAW'' from 1996 to 1998; otherwise unreleased.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Live) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Live) <small>— Appears on ''[[Dead to the World (tour)|Dead to the World]]'' tour.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Live) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Live) <small>— Appears on ''[[I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me) (single)|I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)]]''.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Live in Wechter, Belgium) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Live in Wechter, Belgium) <small>— Appears on ''[[The Last Tour on Earth]]''.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Live) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Live) <small>— Appears on ''[[God Is in the T.V.]]''.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Live) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Live) <small>— Appears on the ''[[Guns, God and Government World Tour]]'' DVD.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Acoustic) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Acoustic) <small>— Recorded live with [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] on [[1997/10/18 Mountain View, CA|October 18, 1997]] at a bridge benefit concert in Mountain View, California.</small> |
| − | * [[The People]] <small> | + | * [[The People]] <small>— Remix by Sébastien Léger. Appears on the ''Sólid Sounds 2009.1'' compilation.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Demo) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Demo) <small>— Never officially released but put online by Scott Putesky in 2011 and appears on ''[[Antichrist Final Songs]]''.</small> |
| − | * The Beautiful People (Acoustic) <small> | + | * The Beautiful People (Acoustic) <small>— A version performed on [[2015/10/27 Tucson, AZ|October 27, 2015]]</small> |
| − | == Demo Version == | + | ==Demo Version== |
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| − | == Background information == | + | ==Background information== |
"The Beautiful People" was written in 1994 by [[Marilyn Manson]] (lyrics) and [[Twiggy Ramirez]] (music). The original four-track demo version was recorded in a hotel room while on tour, by Manson, Ramirez, and drummer [[Ginger Fish]]. | "The Beautiful People" was written in 1994 by [[Marilyn Manson]] (lyrics) and [[Twiggy Ramirez]] (music). The original four-track demo version was recorded in a hotel room while on tour, by Manson, Ramirez, and drummer [[Ginger Fish]]. | ||
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Lyrically, "The Beautiful People" is intertwined with the ''Antichrist Superstar'' album's overarching theme, a semi-narrative examination of the Nietzschean Übermensch. Within this context, the song deals explicitly with the destructive manifestation of the Will to Power: "There's no time to discriminate", sings Manson, "hate every motherfucker that's in your way". A strong anti-capitalism sentiment stems from exploration of Nietzsche's view of master-slave morality ("It's not your fault that you're always wrong / The weak ones are there to justify the strong"), along with its connection to Social Darwinism. | Lyrically, "The Beautiful People" is intertwined with the ''Antichrist Superstar'' album's overarching theme, a semi-narrative examination of the Nietzschean Übermensch. Within this context, the song deals explicitly with the destructive manifestation of the Will to Power: "There's no time to discriminate", sings Manson, "hate every motherfucker that's in your way". A strong anti-capitalism sentiment stems from exploration of Nietzsche's view of master-slave morality ("It's not your fault that you're always wrong / The weak ones are there to justify the strong"), along with its connection to Social Darwinism. | ||
| − | == Music video == | + | ==Music video== |
| − | [[ | + | [[Image:TheBeautifulPeopleScreenshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Manson in his "grotesquely tall" form with the crowd.]] |
Directed by Floria Sigismondi, this [http://youtube.com/watch?v=NcHvRELhoao music video] has been described as "the creepiest of creepy videos". Filmed in the abandoned Goodenham and Worts distillery in Toronto, Canada, the clip depicts the band performing the song in a classroom-like setting adorned with medical prostheses and laboratory equipment. Intercut with performance footage are scenes of Manson on stilts, wearing a long gown-like costume, aviator goggles, and prosthetic makeup, making him appear bald and grotesquely tall. After being placed in this costume by similarly-attired attendants, he appears at a window to a cheering crowd in a scene reminiscent of a fascist rally, and later stands in the center of a circle while people march around him performing the Hitler salute. Other fast-cut scenes include extreme closeups of crawling earthworms; mannequin heads and hands; the boots of people marching; shots of the individual band members in bizarre costumes; and Manson in back and neck braces and a dental device that retracts the flesh of his mouth with hooks, exposing metallic teeth. | Directed by Floria Sigismondi, this [http://youtube.com/watch?v=NcHvRELhoao music video] has been described as "the creepiest of creepy videos". Filmed in the abandoned Goodenham and Worts distillery in Toronto, Canada, the clip depicts the band performing the song in a classroom-like setting adorned with medical prostheses and laboratory equipment. Intercut with performance footage are scenes of Manson on stilts, wearing a long gown-like costume, aviator goggles, and prosthetic makeup, making him appear bald and grotesquely tall. After being placed in this costume by similarly-attired attendants, he appears at a window to a cheering crowd in a scene reminiscent of a fascist rally, and later stands in the center of a circle while people march around him performing the Hitler salute. Other fast-cut scenes include extreme closeups of crawling earthworms; mannequin heads and hands; the boots of people marching; shots of the individual band members in bizarre costumes; and Manson in back and neck braces and a dental device that retracts the flesh of his mouth with hooks, exposing metallic teeth. | ||
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| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
I don't want you and I don't need you | I don't want you and I don't need you | ||
don't bother to resist, I'll beat you | don't bother to resist, I'll beat you | ||
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that's in your way | that's in your way | ||
| − | === Alternative chorus in the demo version === | + | ===Alternative chorus in the demo version=== |
Here's all the filth could ever be seen | Here's all the filth could ever be seen | ||
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You live with apes man it's hard to be clean | You live with apes man it's hard to be clean | ||
| − | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
* In censored edits of the song, the line "hate every motherfucker that's in your way" is changed to "hate every other hater that's in your way" and the word "shit" is eliminated | * In censored edits of the song, the line "hate every motherfucker that's in your way" is changed to "hate every other hater that's in your way" and the word "shit" is eliminated | ||
* The single peaked at number 26 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains one of Marilyn Manson's most famous and successful original songs. In a 2004 review, Richard Banks of the BBC declared the track "still the most impressive" in the band's catalogue, and it was ranked in 2006 at number 28 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs. | * The single peaked at number 26 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains one of Marilyn Manson's most famous and successful original songs. In a 2004 review, Richard Banks of the BBC declared the track "still the most impressive" in the band's catalogue, and it was ranked in 2006 at number 28 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs. | ||
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* The song was recently used in a television ad for company Footlocker, featuring Eastbound and Down character Kenny Powers. After his golf cart is tipped over, it cuts to the company logo, with "The Beautiful People" playing in the background. | * The song was recently used in a television ad for company Footlocker, featuring Eastbound and Down character Kenny Powers. After his golf cart is tipped over, it cuts to the company logo, with "The Beautiful People" playing in the background. | ||
* Johnny Depp joined Manson onstage to perform this song on guitar during the April 11th, 2012 performance at Revolver's Golden God Awards. In which, Manson changed the lyrics on the final verse to "How does it feel to be one of... Us?" while singing to Johnny Depp. | * Johnny Depp joined Manson onstage to perform this song on guitar during the April 11th, 2012 performance at Revolver's Golden God Awards. In which, Manson changed the lyrics on the final verse to "How does it feel to be one of... Us?" while singing to Johnny Depp. | ||
| − | * Famous German industrial band; [[Rammstein]] joined Manson in [[2012/03/22 Berlin, Germany|Berlin]] for a performance of "The Beautiful People". | + | *Famous German industrial band; [[Rammstein]] joined Manson in [[2012/03/22 Berlin, Germany|Berlin]] for a performance of "The Beautiful People". |
| − | == See also == | + | ==See also== |
| − | * [[Review:1996/10/13 The Bold and the Beautiful]] | + | *[[Review:1996/10/13 The Bold and the Beautiful]] |
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]] | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]] | ||
