The Heart of DC

“Hell” Squirrel Nut Zippers/Streetlight Manifesto

April 26, 2017 by wr7668a

“This is a place where eternally
Fire is applied to the body
Teeth are extruded and bones are ground
Then baked into cakes which are passed around”-Tom Maxwell “Hell”

Here is Streetlight Manifesto’s cover.

I thought this nifty stanza from “Hell” by the Squirrel Nut Zippers was a very clever choice of words. Not only is the song juxtaposition of horror, providing haunting atmosphere, there is an interesting us of imagery: words like “extruded”, “bones” and “ground”. The way that it is written almost romanticizes the meaning sugar-coating the setting by suggesting “cake”.  In the context of “Now you make the scene all day but tomorrow there’ll be hell to pay,” this is even more interesting.I cannot explain much else, other than it being an intriguing association of a groove with a groove to add to the listening experience.

Filed Under: commonplace

New:

  • Final RA: Design and Gender norms. May 10, 2017

Lately

  • Final RA: Design and Gender norms. May 10, 2017
  • Fleming’s Conclusion. RA 5 May 9, 2017
  • Final reflection: The Heart of DC May 6, 2017
  • The Heart of DC.(Final Project Spring 2017) May 2, 2017
  • “Hell” Squirrel Nut Zippers/Streetlight Manifesto April 26, 2017

Other Cool Stuff!

  • Annotated bibliography (5)
  • Archives (15)
  • commonplace (9)
  • Essays (3)
  • Projects (1)
  • Readings (4)
  • Uncategorized (1)

Copyright © 2021 · Agency Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in