Sunday, February 24, 2013

St. Black Monk Theme Part 1


Manchester, England - 1990
From the LP Extricate

The Fall's version of 'Black Monk Theme Part 1' is built on sharp, prominent drums, screeching violin, electric guitar, bass, the most beautiful organ tone you've ever heard, and -of course- Mark E. Smith's stuttering, snarling voice as he revels in lyrics like,

You know why i hate you baby?
Because you make me

Unfortunately Smith and co. add two unnecessary minutes to the track and it drags a little by the end, so we pulled out our digital scissors and cut out the dragging bits.  Download the postnamers version here.

In case you haven't heard it already, here's the original:

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