Wow, so you were at the epicentre of the NY underground scene ! Too interesting
Me too, never heard something about them, being into the occult or whatever.
Madonna was also signed with Sire Records, so considering she was signed with that record label like they were, couldn't that mean there was also something sinister going on with Ramones, even though it wasn't very obvious what it was with them?
Well I doubt Madonna ever associated with the Ramones but Debbie Harry hung out with them.
Have you found out any information on Debbie Harry, that's worthy of being skeptical of?
Well she has a solo album from long ago that was designed by Giger which is pretty weird.
She did an 'Invocation to Papa Legua'. Papa Legua is a Haitian occult voodoo god. "Papa Legba is the gatekeeper of the spirit world, as well as the god of travel, opportunity and luck."
Ah, I see you have quoted What a Day That Was, not sure how I missed it! So sorry.Byrne has quite the insight when it comes to coding in 'his beliefs' to everyday mundane things whether it be architecture, books, automobiles or food. I guess the question we 'might ask is what have cars got to do with books' or architecture with food?
I did post part of the lyrics from what a day that was, i did forget 'the dream police' which i'll come back to. In Twyla Tharp's dance routine i believe during What a Day the dancers are supposed to be 'angelic' beings. In the Wembley Arena version, if i remember correctly, it shows an old home made movie reel of some mundane family Christmas, but in sms the lighting around the eyes and mouth give it a distinctly demonic feel (they also use similar lighting in Swamp from the WA concert) i guess if you can combine all 3 you might get a better understanding of what the song is about.
Speaking of Swamp. In the sms video, if the song is about selling your soul, then Byrne is not the seller...he is the buyer. If you look closely his hair is kind of subtly reptillian and he has the Keyser Soze limp although his limp is more of a drag almost snake like in the way he drags it along the floor.
David Lynch: We Live inside a dream.
David Byrne:
Everyone has the same dreams
On different days of the week
We are the watchdogs of your mind
We are the dream police.
Still from Twin Peaks Black Lodge.
Still from Dream Operator, True Stories.
Still from Swamp sms.
Also notice the TinTin esque hair on Cooper
I might bow out now as i'm starting to wander onto a path i don't feel at all comfortable on. I hope i have given you some decent ideas...just be careful though it's a very slippery (people) path that's not easy to get off.
Edit; Just checked Swamp and Byrne has definite devil horns, the one on the right as you look is more easy to identify.
I haven't heard of Giger before, but if I'm not mistaken he creates sculptures of aliens right?
Well, Zappa was indeed drug free, BUT, he made sure that the circle of loonies around him were deep into drug consumption. In this sense, he was a real ringmaster. He wanted to have total control of the people around him. He was highly talented of course, BUT, he was one of the most evil musicians ever. He was in command of the GTOs dance troupe (among them you would find Pamela Des Barres, Jim Morrison's girlfriend), he was co-operating with the "hippie" Father Vito Paulekas (another evil personality in Laurel Canyon) and don't forget he was the mastermind behind Captain Beefheart's band,a bunch of destroyed acid heads who were under the spell of Beefheart. Interesting facts about Zappa - his father was involved in the making of the Napalm bomb (he was a chemist who worked for -who else - the government and the military) and, another weird fact, his wife Gail Zappa was a in the same kindergarten with Jim Morrison, not in LA though, but in Florida or somewhere close to it. Isn't it a great coincidence that these two kids were many years later operating in the same geographical location,on the other side of the US ? Allegedly, when they were in this kindergarten, she hit Jim on the head with an iron bar ! And how funny it is that the fathers of two of the most iconic artists of the 60s, were deeply involved with the tragic war in Vietnam.
The monster in the Alien movie is his creation. He's too appalling in my eyes, simply disgusting.
lol no worries I do similar all the time
Could be. personally though i think the Remain In Light album cover is similar to Rei Momo i guess its a matter of better graphics in 89 than 80. But that's just my opinion.
Well i don't really have a great deal of insight. I think if you want to understand what these people are saying you would need to be initiated into the 'mysteries' of whatever religion/cult they have. I guess my aspie brain just picks up on some things other people might miss. How i got into them i'm not really sure. I guess i heard Remain In Light in its entirety and got blown away.
Judging by the lyrics is the song about summoning demons?
As above so below, so obvious
I wasn’t sure if the lyrics possibly meant something else demonic or satanic.
Yes but the song title seems satanic