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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = Misery Machine | | Name = Misery Machine | ||
− | | Cover = | + | | Cover = PortraitOfAnAmericanFamily.png |
| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Album = [[Portrait of an American Family]] | | Album = [[Portrait of an American Family]] | ||
| Released = July 12, 1994 | | Released = July 12, 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 = Alternative | + | | Genre = Alternative rock |
− | | Length = 4:48 | + | | Length = 4:48 |
− | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | + | | Label = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
− | | Composer = [[Gidget Gein]], [[Daisy Berkowitz]], [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]] | + | | Composer = [[Gidget Gein]], [[Daisy Berkowitz]], [[Stephen Bier|Madonna Wayne Gacy]] |
| Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''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]]'' | ||
− | + | ===Albums=== | |
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− | === 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]]'' | ||
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− | + | == Spooky Kids Version == | |
− | + | <youtube>HZmx5yfnzDY</youtube> | |
− | + | Genesis of the Devil | |
− | + | <youtube>ZbUHrtSKFpc</youtube> | |
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+ | == The Manson Family Album Version == | ||
+ | <youtube>9UkCg9Jn8Yw</youtube> | ||
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+ | ==Versions== | ||
+ | * "Misery Machine" ([[Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids' April 26, 1992 performance|Live]]) <small>— Appears on ''[[Live as Hell]]''.</small> | ||
+ | * "Misery Machine" <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' and the "[[Get Your Gunn (single)|Get Your Gunn]]" single.</small> | ||
− | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
− | + | 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 | |
− | + | my arms are wheels, my legs are wheels, my blood is pavement | |
− | + | we're gonna ride to the abbey of thelema, to the abbey of thelema | |
− | + | blood is pavement | |
− | + | the grill in the front is my sinister grin, bugs in my teeth make me sick sick sick | |
− | + | the objects may be larger than they appear in the mirror | |
− | + | my arms are wheels, my legs are wheels, my blood is pavement | |
− | + | we're gonna ride to the abbey of thelema, to the abbey of thelema | |
− | + | blood is pavement | |
− | + | "when you ride you're ridden, when you ride, you're ridden" | |
− | + | i am fueled by filth and fury | |
− | + | do what I will, I will hurry there, there | |
− | + | my arms are wheels, my legs are wheels, my 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 | + | * 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 for your pornographic material that has been received in the mail. My next stop is my attorney. I do not want this number called anymore and 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." |
− | [[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 songs featuring guitar solos]] | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Songs featuring guitar solos]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Marilyn Manson]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Gidget Gein]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Sara Lee Lucas]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Scott Putesky]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Stephen Bier]] |