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| song oracle |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 05:22:52
Today's Song of the Day is Six-Sixty-Six.
What do you think of it?
live from 5.5.2002 knitting factory, l.a. thanks to donnie,
http://www.superabound.altervista.org (lower left of page)
lyrics
In the midst of the war
He offered us peace
And he came like a lover
From out of the east
With the face of an angel and the heart of a beast
His intentions were six-sixty-six
He walked up to the temple
With gold in his hands
And he bought off the priests
And propositioned the land
And the world was his harlot
And laid in the sand
While the band played six-sixty-six
We served at his table
And slept on the floor
But he starved us and beat us
And nailed us to the door
Well, I''m ready to die
I can''t take any more
And I''m sick of his lies and his tricks
He told us he loved us
But that was a lie
There was blood in his pockets
And death in his eyes
Well, my number is up
And I''m willing to die
If the band will play six
If the band will play six-sixty
If the band will play six-sixty-six
(written by larry norman)
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| Larry Norman Jr |
Posted - 03/14/2004 : 03:49:29
Please excuse my carelessness for not posting on this topic until now..
This song is close to my heart, I occasionally love it, I occasionally hate it, but I always think about it.. It's in the blood...
<< 6-60-6 >> |
| mereubu |
Posted - 11/27/2003 : 19:31:52
Yeah, I much prefer the album version to the slow noise live version, and that laughter at the end totally clinches it for me. It's just plain more fun.
 "I joined the Cult of Frank / And all I got was this lousy icon" |
| TRANSMARINE |
Posted - 11/27/2003 : 19:25:52
I like this cover too! Especially at the end during the denoument when Frank starts laughing! I can totally visualize it!
Catchin' blue in his eyes that were brown
-bRIAN |
| paintmeister |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 16:59:42
There are so many of you that don't like this song. I get a kick out of it. Frank's continually strumming and the lyrics. To me, its a fun song. Must be if Frank plays it in concert so much. |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 15:23:49
The theme of the song is based on the book of Revelation, and Larry Norman pretty much is the daddy of Christian Contmeporary Music (or CCM, as I like to call it). He was, I think, virtually the first to do anything like this. Plus he's an influence on The Man, which is good.
Yeah! Go God Boy!
 "I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
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| blarg007 |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 13:40:38
so are they gonna do two for tuesday on this 'song of the day'
thing...
'mama, is this papa roach...?'
i didn't join a cult / Hale Bopp had the market cornered
-I GUESS YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT SKY..
when the clouds have turned to isles... |
| Frog in the Sand |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 11:55:39
According to http://www.larrynorman.com , LN is the father of christian rock!
Strange coincidence: Norman's label is Solid Rock, and the song following 666 on Frank's album is... Solid Gold.
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| apl4eris |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 11:39:30
Thanks - I've heard a couple of their songs, a while ago on epitonic.com I think? Now I think I'll have to take a closer look :) |
| harringk |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 11:21:53
quote:
Originally posted by apl4eris
quote:
Originally posted by Adnan_le_Terrible
By the way, a good song about American Indian genocide to cover would be Neil Young's "Cortez the killer".
Great suggestion - I would love to hear them cover that song. Slint did a really excellent (though a bit rough) live cover of that.
Never heard the Slint cover, but you should check out the live cover of Cortez by Built To Spill. They're an incredible band and they do an incredible extended jam on this song on their "Live" album.
BTW, if you've never heard of Built To Spill, check out "Perfect From Now On", "Keep it Like a Secret", or "There's Nothing Wrong With Love" you won't be disappointed. |
| Owen |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 11:15:13
I guess I was wrong about the genocide tip. I didn't know that the original composer was a (perhaps the) Christian artist. The "Come on pilgrim" guy, right?! Shoulda known. I guess I was looking too deeply into the Satan as a metaphor for whitey thing.
So, this runnin' off the Injuns theme is a relatively new phenomenon for Frank then. |
| blarg007 |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:57:58
speaking of hebephrenics: this is for you apl and anyone else
who can muster the strength to get a book and read it -find a copy
of philip k. dicks' book 'clans of the alphane moon' -it's a very
well done scifi scenario in which after an outer solar system war has ended
a small planet that was used as a mental breakdown/medical location is left
behind and forgotten. clans develop as a society base for the people living there
...like neighborhoods based on mental characteristics as opposed to race or culture,
hebephrnics, claustrophobics etc.
-it's hilarious and very human compared to the average scifi deal,
but then that's what most of Dicks' fiction was after all.
(boy, talk about de-railing a thread...)
i didn't join a cult / Hale Bopp had the market cornered
-I GUESS YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT SKY..
when the clouds have turned to isles... |
| blarg007 |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:45:54
what was it cooper from twin peaks said?: -"lack of sleep leads to temporary
psychosis,....and I'm workin' on a three day jag..."
-something like that.
i didn't join a cult / Hale Bopp had the market cornered
-I GUESS YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT SKY..
when the clouds have turned to isles... |
| apl4eris |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:26:23
Here's the guy's (gospel music) bio - not sure if they are the same?
http://www.larrynorman.com/bio.html
edit: - reply to blarg. yes, I'm afraid I do, indeed. I fear the delirium tremens that would surely ensue if I were cut off. |
| blarg007 |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:24:59
FOR CRYIN' OUTLOUD!!! APL4ERIS!!! you are at nearly 1000 posts!!!
-so do you live on this thing - or what???
i didn't join a cult / Hale Bopp had the market cornered
-I GUESS YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT SKY..
when the clouds have turned to isles... |
| blarg007 |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:22:38
oh, Larry Normanwas a guy that my friend R. Lessig introduced me to in 1981
-we drove from Az. to Lincoln Nebraska in a SAAB 99EMS to visit this Larry Norman guy who was
a hebephrenic genius -he does software stuff in L.A. now apparrantly....
maybe this is a different Larry Norman...
i didn't join a cult / Hale Bopp had the market cornered
-I GUESS YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT SKY..
when the clouds have turned to isles... |
| apl4eris |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:22:12
quote:
Originally posted by Adnan_le_Terrible
By the way, a good song about American Indian genocide to cover would be Neil Young's "Cortez the killer".
Great suggestion - I would love to hear them cover that song. Slint did a really excellent (though a bit rough) live cover of that. |
| blarg007 |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:16:04
quote:
Originally posted by Owen
Is this the song that got Frank started on his conquistador guilt trip?
How many of his songs concern American Indian genocide?
Six-Sixty-Six
Humboldt Co. Massacre
Cali. Bound
21 Reasons
Chip Away Boy?
1826?
Any others?
so, doesn't this song talk about the devil coming like a lover
from the east and all that goes with the satan mythology:...
'death in his eyes ' etc...'beast'-'666' i'm not gettin' 'the conquistador guilt trip' thing on this one, it is a cover of
a song apparrantly about some people having to put up with ol'
mr. satan himself -it just seems a stretch to consider this song
one of those -i always picture it coming from the perspective of
a group of unlucky fellers in a small town who operate a saloon
with a bed and breakfast or some such locale who unfortunately
have to deal with Mr.S as a guest...
imagine winning a cosmic lottery of some kind and getting the
grand prize of having satan be your slave for a year...
'SATAN!, GET ME A BEER!!....
i didn't join a cult / Hale Bopp had the market cornered |
| Adnan_le_Terrible |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:12:46
During the DITS tour, I saw Franz Schwarz live in Paris and I think he was pretty drunk....however, I didn't like 666 very much until then, for the live version was really great and the Man drew a 6 on his forehead while staring at the audience with his bright blue eyes, in a really weird and scary way, as if he saw the Antechrist or something....
By the way, a good song about American Indian genocide to cover would be Neil Young's "Cortez the killer".
"I met a man/ he was a good man" |
| floop |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:12:24
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
quote:
Originally posted by floop
quote:
Originally posted by floop
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
The song of the day is a cover?! Come on
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
yeah, c'mon Oracle..
alright cult_of_frank.. now you've gone too far, editing my message to look orange..
DAVE!!!!!!!!!! one of your guys is abusing his power as moderator..
this is harassment.
What?! Me?! But, you must have put that "Edited by Cult_of_Frank" in there. I could never do such a thing. Of course, if I could, I'd just go and change your text to grey so it would look like you'd posted nothing. Or just delete it. <sigh> Someday...
I categorically laugh and/or deny all charges. Except for changing the colour of your text. I definitely did that.
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
yer a meanie. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:09:29
quote:
Originally posted by floop
quote:
Originally posted by floop
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
The song of the day is a cover?! Come on
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
yeah, c'mon Oracle..
alright cult_of_frank.. now you've gone too far, editing my message to look orange..
DAVE!!!!!!!!!! one of your guys is abusing his power as moderator..
this is harassment.
What?! Me?! But, you must have put that "Edited by Cult_of_Frank" in there. I could never do such a thing. Of course, if I could, I'd just go and change your text to grey so it would look like you'd posted nothing. Or just delete it. <sigh> Someday...
I categorically laugh and/or deny all charges. Except for changing the colour of your text. I definitely did that.
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| theonecontender |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:07:56
Album version is the one and only "skip track" off of the catholics self titled... at least for me. The live version is a different creature. I like that creature. |
| Jettison |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 09:57:47
i think the song of the day is chosen from all officially released tracks.
i don't think this song is about genocide, but rather christianity.
i also love the original version of this song.
thanks to the superabound site for providing a live version to check out.
-jet
www.thecroakers.com |
| floop |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 09:49:22
quote:
Originally posted by floop
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
The song of the day is a cover?! Come on
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
yeah, c'mon Oracle..
alright cult_of_frank.. now you've gone too far, editing my message to look orange..
DAVE!!!!!!!!!! one of your guys is abusing his power as moderator..
this is harassment. |
| BLT |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 09:34:33
I like the slow version in the live setting (especially when Frank opens with it), but I don't like it on the album. I always skip past it if the forward button is within easy reach. |
| floop |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 09:28:58
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
The song of the day is a cover?! Come on
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
yeah, c'mon Oracle.. |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 08:39:48
mmm, I think it's great Frank tells us about the Indian genocide, it's something we shouldn't forget.
As for Larry Norman, it's a gospel singer/songwriter I enjoy his own version of 666, I will even go this far that his version is better. But it all depends on the mood you're in.
I believe Frank is highly influenced by this Lary Norman, he said in interviews that he watched shows of him when going to christian summercamp. And when asked what their influences are on that pre-COP radioshow, Frank says Larry Norman is his influence. Kim says Oliver and Sound of Music, David says Mozart and Nancy Sinatra, I think Joey was the only one with a rock influence, Velvet Underground or something like that.
 "I joined the Culf of Frank/ And now I do not know what...to do" |
| Jettison |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 07:42:25
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| Owen |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 07:40:17
Is this the song that got Frank started on his conquistador guilt trip?
How many of his songs concern American Indian genocide?
Six-Sixty-Six
Humboldt Co. Massacre
Cali. Bound
21 Reasons
Chip Away Boy?
1826?
Any others?
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 07:05:24
The song of the day is a cover?! Come on!
I don't mind the album version of this, but sweet maria I cannot stand the live version. There's one thing that I cannot stand... and, in the words of Mr. Disanto, that is this song.
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
| Dallas |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 06:41:24
I like this song. Its a good cover. Prefer the recorded version to the slowed down live version.
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| Someone |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 06:00:56
and who is larry norman? |
| Someone |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 06:00:26
this song is fucking amazing live, all slowed down.
Is this song about the recording industry? thats what it sounds like to me. |
