Thursday, September 12, 2013

The Residents - Stars & Hank Forever: The American Composers Series, Vol. II (1986)


The Residents turn songs by country music legend Hank Williams and The March King John Philip Sousa into Residents songs, meaning that they're played mainly on synthesizers and sung by someone who sounds like he's probably committed a murder or two. Just as disturbing and excellent as it sounds. Their churning, elusive, ghostly take on Williams' "Jambalaya" is particularly mesmerizing.

Track listing:
1. Hey Good Lookin'
2. Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)
3. Kawa-Liga
4. Ramblin' Man
5. Jambalaya
6. Sousapart
7. Kawa-Liga (Praire Mix) (bonus)

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun
On the bayou

9 comments:

  1. I love the residents, and you are awesome.

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  2. Thank you! I've been looking for their American Composer series. This is one down :)

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  3. Awww, file is gone. Can you please reload?

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  4. No file, ad click-bait.

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    1. The link works, just checked it. Often with Zippyshare, the first time you click 'download' brings up some bullshit pop up window, which you can then close and click the same download button to get the file.

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  5. thanks for sharing.

    most of the best everything is old, since there was a lot more time before now than there is now.
    -unknown origin

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  6. Hi DS,

    I would also appreciate a re-up of this.
    Link is definitely dead.

    Thanks,
    PB

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