Jim Foetus - Descent Into The Inferno - Live 1985
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Jim Thirwell aka Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel, Jim Foetus and Clint Ruin.
Recorded from Channel 4's The Tube 1985.
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Lyrics
Another hungover morning in the bottom of the Black
Lagoon
Purgatory disguised as a room with a view
I used to be in heaven looking down... now I know the
inferno from the inside
And you can't see out them windows
And smoke gets in your eyes
And eyes just wanna cry cry cry cry cry cry cry...
An obscene sprawling landscape of NOTHING
And NOTHING is its middle name
Meet you on the corner of Nothing and Nowhere... where
in hell is that?
So flat you can't see ten feet in front
I want everything to disappear
Give me an ISOLATION TANK, make a withdrawal from my
BLOOD BANK
Give me another STIFF one... and make it a double
I don't know when I've had enough
But I've NEVER had enough and I've never bin BAD
enough
I need it and I need it BAD
And if it ain't bad it ain't worth having
I ain't the most popular boy I know, that's common
knowledge in this town
I'm trying hard to D.I.Y. but everything is broken
down
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH... You get what's coming to ya
You get a stomach tumour
You get a stake right through your HEART
I recognize thee Satan and I spit in thine face
Whatever happened to the human race?
What happened to the humanistic faith?
What happens to human waste?
I wanna get the hell out but there ain't much hope of
that
FALLEN into the ABYSS like a roach in a trap
There ain't a hope in Hades... there ain't a hope in
Hell
There ain't a hope in Hades... there ain't a hope in
HELL
I don't need a mother no more
I'd rather be an ORPHAN or a SONOVABITCH or a BASTARD
SON who's been dug
up DEAD, worms in eyesockets, holes in ma head
Don't excavate if you ain't diggin for gold
Cos it's a long way up when you're SIX FEET UNDER
Under a pile of HUMAN DEBRIS
A life fulla LIES and SHIT and RUBBLE
You wanna save yourself the trouble
GORY GLORY HALLELUJAH... You get what's comin to ya
You get a stomach tumour
You get a stake right through your HEART
IT ISN'T VERY PRETTY WHAT A TOWN WITHOUT PITY CAN DO
Staring into a waste of space
Bring on the MONOTONY bring on the LOBOTOMY
And make it a double, and make it a pact
I've had more than I can stand--and hors d'oeuvre of
maniac
I've had more fun in an IRON LUNG
I'm cancelling my NEXT BIRTHDAY
I mo wait til the witching hour then watch my life
come tumblin' down
The moon's so full it's spilling over
There ain't a hope in HADES... THERE AIN'T A HOPE IN
HELL
IT ISN'T VERY PRETTY WHAT A TOWN WITHOUT PITY CAN DO
GLORY GORY HELLELUJAH... You get what's coming to ya
You get a stake right through ya through ya
You get a stake right through your HEART
IT ISN'T VERY PRETTY WHAT A TOWN WITHOUT PITY CAN DO
NO IT AIN'T VERY PRETTY WHAT A TOWN WITHOUT PITY CAN
DO
DESCEND... DESCEND
DESCEND... DESCEND... DESCEND... DESCEND
This is the purest expression of existential angst ever committed to tape and video; and by a 25 year old who had to cut and splice analogue tape. True talent!! I am and forever will be in awe of Mr. Thirlwell.
You are just too right!
Scratching foetus off the wheel forever...
I vaguely remember seeing this as a child and being kind of scared. This performance was under the name Clint Ruin right? Needless to say it was abut another decade before I really got to grips with his music but the man is a hero
i would give anything to see a full theater cast perform Nail
What an amazing idea. Seriously.
I'd give anything for mr. Thirlwell to get his thumbs out of his posterior and release that goddamn Foetus On The Beach triple album.
I saw him live back then... the main difference is he had severed pigs heads on the stage.... and he wore sunglasses the entire time.... and oddly enough there was a kid in there at the show, maybe 15 years old? (it was a small venue) After the show when we were leaving we saw this kid riding home on his bicycle and he had, somehow, one of the pig heads in the front basket of his bike. Can't imagine him explaining that one to mom....
This is so danceable but everyone is being a wooden stake.
If it wasn't for these guys there wouldn't be no phatomas or Mr. Bungle. Clint ruin was ahead of his time back then and a masterpiece in the music world today.
We should all be paying Australia a stipend for Jim Thirlwell doing us the fucking honor of living in America and telling us how shit is.
never thought of this, but yes true, although i think Phatomas doesnt even come close to Thirwells creativity, as much a i love Mike Patton
Over 35 years and I remember every word.
Same --- Smoke gets in your eye ---
Every word, every fucking word ---
Even if Jim hated the circumstances under which he was inspired to composing this song, it was so much worth the endurance! First titled Descent into LA, then later changed to the real title, this incredible gem by Jim is Sick Man II ... get down on your knees and pray!! You got smacked in the face with his musical crow bar! It's called Positive negativism!!!!
Such wonderful music... So different and creative
Aged 14 ...watching The Tube ...
This is where I knew I was different from everyone else..I loved it then and love it now at 52
You're not different from everyone.
"I'm cancelling my next birthday". My new years resolution every year.
I love foetus, clint ruin whatever off the wheel --- fuckin genious
I cannot believe there is a sort of live version of this. Thank you so much xx
Brings it all back to see this.... bloody mad Aussie... made Nick seem sane but oh my gosh I loved those guys and going to see them live!
Billy Tucker (E William Tucker) introduced me to Jim Thirwell's music, Foetus songs when I hosted a weekly radio show at our college station WTSR -Trenton NJ in the early 80's. I adored Billy Tucker and miss him very much, he understood Jim's music and went on to tour with him for some years before Billy passed away, unfortunately taking his own life which broke many hearts including mine. Foetus lives on and I will always admire his music, art and the beautiful chaos of what he does.
Sheer brilliance! Thank you Mr thirlwell
Listen to the beat of this and some of the riffs. It’s got a film noir, dark jazz feel to it, with a little rockabilly mixed in, the music, at least.
BEST ONE MAN BAND EVER!!!!!!
I ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ how the audience looks stunned
nine inch nails without the self pity
Angst cool as hell
So curious to hear/see Foetus perform, I went to the show in LA around 1990, full band. It was great, really loud, and kinda nervous. He sang Rocket Man (yes, Elton John) and it was awesome. And without any irony.
Everything he did was brilliant lol 😀
*This* is how you use backing tracks
Melbourne's finest. Nice share.
How is this not the most loved video of all time?
Oh, it is. Isn't it?
Because it sucks.
@@EmmBeeVee but Eminem tho 🤣🤣🤣
So, in September 2017, my Wife(RIP, no, I didn't do it!), starts throwing fastball coffee cups at my head, and tries to run me down, U.S. football style. Since I already have a felony domestic with said Wife, I decide I better call the local Awful Valley Police, who are just San Bernardino Sheriffs under a nicer name(oh, and Awful Valley is really "Apple" Valley). Of course, since I was the guy with previous, white(not Hispanic), and Wife was originally from Mexico, douchebag Mexican San Bernardino County Sheriff decides to arrest Me! I WAS SCREAMING THE LYRICS FROM "descent" as loud as I could; "IT AIN'T VERY PRETTY WHAT A TOWN WITHOUT PITY CAN DO! And I screamed in his ear all the way to lockup, cursed every member of his family, and told him, "Can't Cheat Karma." He was much more subdued the next time he came around to check my "noise(music)" level. Worst county sheriffs anywhere in this here California, bar none! Peace, thanks for reading, cheers.
that is a fucking surreal story
I think Clint was channeling you in this song.
what
Apocalyptic foetus off the wheel --- Yes we descent ---
brutal
The entirety of "Nail" is an EXPERIENCE 👏🏻
Thank you. I miss seeing him live during this era.
love devotion
Aeee
Thanks for Jim.
We still shout..
like 666
What a gem.
I've never seen this in my life
Wow! Well strap the fuck in we're going for a ride. 💣💥☠
Where was this performance?
A live TV program called The Tube which aired on a Friday eveing in the mid 80's. The Tube showed cased up and coming bands, interviews, and cultural performances.
Funny song to a funny videoclip
Mid 80s Jim Thirlwell is one of the great looks.
Bad.
The 80s really sucked.
The 90s and early 2000s were worse
But Foetus is a genius
So does your Mum.