Ween - Mourning Glory

I know this isn't a song that most people will enjoy but it was a massively influential song for me.  It helped change what I considered music and it pushed the envelope of music for me.  For me it opened up the world of music.  I remember the first time I gave this song a good listen to was after I had just finished listening to Milli Vanilli tape while biking.  This song was so unconventional and the chasing of a rhythm but struggling to find it spoke to me and in some part of my mind it made sense. Because this song impacted me so greatly, for me it will be one of the best songs ever made. It is not a song I listen to often but it is worth the listen.

So here it is.



Lyrics


"Mourning Glory"

....
Cough, cough
I swear to god! Look!
This is something new you've never heard before this.
You better take a good look at your mind, fucker.
I know what you want to come here for
You better take a good look at your mind, fucker.
These three little, these three little fuckers.
These three little...pumpkin patch.
These three little pumpkins went into the woods and they said,
They said today we're gonna find something really good to look at.
And they went into the woods and they looked at all the little trees.
And they said this woods is really [sounds like continuous?] little trees.
You know, 'cause nature is just as part of us as we are to the earth.
I said yeah.
And the pumpkins, the pumpkins went further into the woods.
And they came across this little man...with a big, big head.
And the little man said,
What's your fucking idea you fuckers?!
What are you fucking high?!
And the little pumpkin says,
[this next lines pretty sketchy]
We're the pumpkins to join yours for a loose the pumpkin.
Oooey! Oooey! Oooey!
You ain't been in my world.
You never been in my world.
You never will be in my world.
You go away and you'll never be in my world again.
The pumpkin boy said, yes you will, yes you will, I think to stay.
I wanna be in your world.
For you in your world.
Yeah you fuckers, you can't get me off before you leave yourself.
You think you can understand but you can't!
Look, you just entered my world, right?
You just entered my world [sounds like "are quiet lie"] you go in and for
Then enjoy nothing but [sounds like "share and progress"]
You think you can go from the top of the tree to the top of this too.
....
The two pumpkins looked at the little man and they said,
Why, why would he be such a, why would he be such a jerk?
And the only thing he does is smoke drugs,
And he doesn't do cocaine,
And he doesn't shoot smack,
And he doesn't even drink beer.
Why would he be such a fucker to me?
Why would he be such fuckers?
All they wanted to do was pumpkins.
All they wanted to laugh at was the pumpkins.
.....
It's only the beginning.
Stop the tape

Strangely enough I spent an hour yesterday researching Ween. It seem like they broke-up in 2012.

I also categorize my musical tastes by pre-`Pure Guava` and post-`Pure Guava`. Right now the only other CD I can think of that had such a profound effect is Too Dark Park (unlistenable the first time I played, now I consider it a masterpiece). I could list plenty of albums that opened up new worlds of music to me (like Portishead`s Glory Times, Chris Sheppard`s Techo mixes, Peter Seeger`s Song of Hope and Struggle, ect...) but with those ones I liked the music the first time I heard it. With Too Dark Park & Pure Guava you had to work at listening to it.

I pity whoever transcribed those lyrics!

The song that got me into Ween yesterday was that an extended version `Can`t Put My Finger on It` came up on a random mix and I really enjoyed it. So here it is:



Takes a little pateince

I was surprised as well to find out they split up. I had researched them about a month ago. Apparently Dean Ween said that as long as they are both alive Ween isn't split up.

There are a few songs on their live album "Paint The Town Brown" that are really good. "Tender Situation" is done really well live as well. The version of "Can't Put My Finger on It" is fantastic. The beginning of it kind of reminds me of Leonard Cohen's "Who by Fire" live version. The building up to the main chorus of the songs are superbly done.

Ha! Cohen & Ween are unlikely combo - but both songs do have long Arabic-style instrumentals leading to classic tunes.

It seems it was Gene Ween who quit the band to deal with alcoholism after a melt-down during a Vancouver concert.

One of my all time favorite Ween songs