Plants
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"Plants" is the 3rd track on The Residents' Diskomo / Goosebump, released by Ralph Records on April 11th 1980. like all other songs from the Diskomo / Goosebump b-side, it is made using toy instruments from toys R us then touched up by The Residents afterwards.[1][2] To follow The Residents' childlike concept for the album, all the songs reference pre-existing nursery rhymes. "Plants" specifically references the rhymes "Ring around a rosie", and "Mary, Mary, quite contrary,."
History
This song sadly has very little history. The song was recorded between January and February 1980 and like every other song from "Goosebump" was made with snakefinger as "Co-lead artist". [3]
Legacy
Although this song has not be revisited on its own, goosebump has been reissued a few times with the most notable cases being "Diskomo 2000" and "Eskimo pREServed."
Lyrics
Ring around a rosy A Pocket full of posie All the kids in our town All fall down the dosie Ring around a rosy Ashes Ashes We all fall down
Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary Mary Mary Quite Contrary How does your Garden grow? How does your Garden grow? How does your Garden grow? How does your Garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells And pretty maids all in a row[4]
Credits
- Snakefinger: Performance on Goosebump
- Drawing of The Residents by Jad Fair of Half Japanese
- Art Direction by Pore Know Graphics
List of releases
- Diskomo / Goosebump (1980) [Version 1]
- Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen "Classic Series" CD reissue (1987) [Version 1]
- In Memoriam Torso (1994) [Version 1]
- Diskomo 2000 (2000) [Version 1]
- Eskimo pREServed (2019)[Version 1]
List of versions
External links and references
- ↑ "On [side two] is a number entitled "Goosebump". What it is, is a medley of children's songs which are played entirely 100% on children's instruments, I mean, on toy instruments purchased from a toy store... It's more typically Residential [than "Diskomo"]. Jay Clem, KPFA Radio Interview, 1980
- ↑ Duck Stab Classic Series CD reissue liner notes, 1987
- ↑ The Cryptic Guide to The Residents
- ↑ Ima Buddy, ''ima Buddy's Totally Impartial Companion to Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated BIG MAMAS'', 1992
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