One time, I was doing an interview on the radio and we played this song. A caller called in asking what I used for the vocal effects for this. It was mostly EQ on the mixer, but I also would use an MXR flanger/doubler and delay left to right in the stereo field, so you would hear a sound in one speaker slightly before the other. For this track, both the distorted lead and vocal were ran through this process.
lyrics
The snake that I had captured got away went to play
didn't say the things that I would like it to
and so I felt like shouting cause I couldn't get the snake to speak
it just would keep on hissing, hissing, bitching
my thoughts go out entirely for snakebites never heal
and that poor unknowing boy who is dead
tried to warn him tried to
teach him of the things of danger keep him from the things of harm
but he didn't listen cause they never do - little boys
and now I sit here wondering why I didn't fry the snake in grease
and eat it - I could use the food
and little boys would still be living, laughing, shouting,
screaming when they do not get their way
so maybe it is better to keep the snakes alive
keep them free - let them do just what they want to
and maybe I am glad to see the killing streak continue
it's survival of the fittest of the bravest of the wisest
of the law
should have stayed at home, my little boy
and watched your rose
and kept your planet clean.
credits
from The Fish who could Swallow the Sea,
released October 5, 1994
Much of the drum programming on this was done with a TR-606 and a SCI Drumtraks. synth percussion was a Jupiter-8 and the bassline is an SH-101.
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