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| Album = [[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]] | | Album = [[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]] | ||
| Released = November 13, 2000 | | Released = November 13, 2000 | ||
| − | | Recorded = 1999–2000 at | + | | Recorded = 1999–2000 at the Mansion, Death Valley, California |
| − | | Genre = Alternative | + | | Performed = [[2000/12/16 Dallas, TX|December 16, 2000 at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas, Texas]] |
| + | | Genre = Alternative metal | ||
| Length = 3:13 | | Length = 3:13 | ||
| − | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| − | | Composer = [[Twiggy]], [[John 5]], [[ | + | | Composer = [[Twiggy Ramirez]], [[John 5]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] |
| − | | Producer = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], | + | | Producer = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], D. Sardy |
}} | }} | ||
| − | + | '''"President Dead"''' is the sixth track on the 2000 release ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''. The song is comparable to "[[Great Big White World]]" due to a heavy use of synthesizers in these two tracks. It is also one of the only tracks on the album to feature a solo from guitarist [[John 5]]. | |
| − | + | The song has only been performed live once since its release, in Dallas, Texas on December 16, 2000. | |
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| − | == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | * | + | ===Albums=== |
| + | * ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' | ||
| − | == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | + | * "President Dead" <small>— Appears on ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)''.</small> | |
| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
this is for the people, they want you | this is for the people, they want you | ||
this is for the people, they want you | this is for the people, they want you | ||
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President Dead is clueless | President Dead is clueless | ||
| − | and he's caught in a headlight, police- | + | and he's caught in a headlight, police-stated god |
and his skull is stained glass | and his skull is stained glass | ||
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and we know that suffering is so much better | and we know that suffering is so much better | ||
| − | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | * ''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)'' lists quotation marks as part of | + | * ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' lists the quotation marks as part of the song's literal title. It could be interpreted as a newspaper headline. |
* "President Dead" has a duration of exactly 3 minutes and 13 seconds. 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. | * "President Dead" has a duration of exactly 3 minutes and 13 seconds. 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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| − | == Personnel == | + | ==Personnel== |
* [[Marilyn Manson]] – vocals, syncussion, mellotron, lyrics | * [[Marilyn Manson]] – vocals, syncussion, mellotron, lyrics | ||
| − | * [[Twiggy]] – rhythm guitar, bass, music | + | * [[Twiggy Ramirez]] – rhythm guitar, bass, music |
* [[John 5]] – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, music | * [[John 5]] – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, music | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] – keyboards, music |
* [[Ginger Fish]] – loop, live drums | * [[Ginger Fish]] – loop, live drums | ||
* Alex Suttle – backing vocals | * Alex Suttle – backing vocals | ||
| − | * | + | * D. Sardy – producer |
| − | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs|President Dead]] | |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | |
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos|President Dead]] | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos|President Dead]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Songs featuring guitar solos|President Dead]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)|President Dead]] | [[Category:Songs from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)|President Dead]] | ||
