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"'''Misery Machine'''" is the thirteenth and final track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. | "'''Misery Machine'''" is the thirteenth and final track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. | ||
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Cassettes === | + | ===Cassettes=== |
* ''[[Live as Hell]]'' | * ''[[Live as Hell]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Manson Family Album]]'' | * ''[[The Manson Family Album]]'' | ||
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
* ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | * ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | ||
| − | === Singles === | + | ===Singles=== |
* ''[[Get Your Gunn (single)|Get Your Gunn]]'' | * ''[[Get Your Gunn (single)|Get Your Gunn]]'' | ||
| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * "Misery Machine" <small> | + | * "Misery Machine" <small>— Appears on ''[[Live as Hell]]''.</small> |
| − | * "Misery Machine" <small> | + | * "Misery Machine" <small>— Appears on ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small> |
| − | * "Misery Machine" <small> | + | * "Misery Machine" <small>— Appears on "[[Get Your Gunn (single)|Get Your Gunn]]" single.</small> |
| − | * "Misery Machine" (with Epilogue) <small> | + | * "Misery Machine" (with Epilogue) <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''</small> |
{{Videos | {{Videos | ||
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| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
man in the front got a sinister grin, careen down highway 666 | man in the front got a sinister grin, careen down highway 666 | ||
we wanna go, crush the slow, as the pitchfork bends the needles grow | we wanna go, crush the slow, as the pitchfork bends the needles grow | ||
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blood is pavement | blood is pavement | ||
| − | == Trivia == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | * The title of the song is a reference to the Mystery Machine from the animated series ''Scooby-Doo''. Imagery from the cartoon was prevalent in the early years of the band, having been used in various flyers among other similar cartoon characters. | + | *The title of the song is a reference to the Mystery Machine from the animated series ''Scooby-Doo''. Imagery from the cartoon was prevalent in the early years of the band, having been used in various flyers among other similar cartoon characters. |
* "''We're gonna ride to the abbey of thelema''" is a reference to Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema, which was used as the headquarters from which the doctrines of Thelema would be spread throughout the world. | * "''We're gonna ride to the abbey of thelema''" is a reference to Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema, which was used as the headquarters from which the doctrines of Thelema would be spread throughout the world. | ||
* The sample, "Go home to your mother! Doesn't she ever watch you!? Tell her this isn't some Communist day-care center! Tell your mother I hate her! Tell your mother I hate you!" is spoken by Mink Stole from the John Waters 1977 film ''Desperate Living''. After this, a telephone can be heard ringing very quietly for several minutes, which is then followed an irate answering machine message, presumably from a parent of a Manson fan saying "I want my son off of your mailing list, I have already contacted the post office about your pornographic material that is being received in the mail, my next stop is my attorney. I do not want this number called anymore, and I do not want anything delivered to my address. If I receive anything else from this band, or this group, my next phone call will be my attorney, and you will be contacted. Thank you and good-bye!" | * The sample, "Go home to your mother! Doesn't she ever watch you!? Tell her this isn't some Communist day-care center! Tell your mother I hate her! Tell your mother I hate you!" is spoken by Mink Stole from the John Waters 1977 film ''Desperate Living''. After this, a telephone can be heard ringing very quietly for several minutes, which is then followed an irate answering machine message, presumably from a parent of a Manson fan saying "I want my son off of your mailing list, I have already contacted the post office about your pornographic material that is being received in the mail, my next stop is my attorney. I do not want this number called anymore, and I do not want anything delivered to my address. If I receive anything else from this band, or this group, my next phone call will be my attorney, and you will be contacted. Thank you and good-bye!" | ||
