Too Scary to Watch, Above Top Secret He later concludes: “That’s the real con of shock art: It makes out that it’s democratic, but it’s actually only for those who can afford it. How about the manner in which the victim knew the exact place to hit the femoral artery? "Frankie Teardrop" is a song by Suicide from the band's acclaimed self-titled debut album, which was released in 1977. Change ). Ann Sterzinger The Church of the Cosmic Skull Posted on January 27, 2012 August 20, 2015 by anitadalton in Music, Odds and Ends Tagged: aphex twin, come to daddy, faaip de oiad, frankie teardrop, Health, hell, I Read Odd Books, Nothing to do with odd books, numbers stations, sounds from siberia, suicide, tool, we are water 9 Comments One day, Frankie comes home from work, murders his wife and child, and then commits suicide. "Frankie Teardrop" is a song by Suicide from the band's acclaimed self-titled debut album, which was released in 1977. my subreddits. Post-Punk.com Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Books read 2010, Movies watched 2019 Jon Konrath Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Wormwoodiana Books read 2015 Skeptic’s Dictionary, Odd and creepy stuff that is not book-related, Sopor Aeternus and the Ensemble of Shadows. I’ve been a bit busy lately. I have absolutely no idea why. Yeah, none of that probably happened, but it’s still unnerving to listen to a form of communication and know you cannot now and will never know what was being communicated. The frightening nature of the song gave birth to a recurring segment on comedian Tom Scharpling's long-running weekly call-in radio program The Best Show, which is named "The Frankie Teardrop Challenge". Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. This is the most horrific song I’ve ever heard. Books read 2013 Chris Mikul Books read 2014 Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Bill Fisher In a way this video encapsulates all that is amazing in story-telling – giving enough information to draw us in and leaving out enough so that we are forced to think. And if you were an Art Bell junkie for any length of time, you probably already know of the call Art Bell got from a supposed frantic man who claimed to have worked at Area 51. And again, for whatever reason, there is something about this noise that is troubling to me. While your typical death metal band would go into graphic detail about the murders, “Frankie Teardrop” provides very minimal detail about what happens. [8][9] Scharpling also often works elements of "Frankie Teardrop" into experimental improvisational sound collages that he regularly creates on-air. Now I associate all of the noise surges with screaming and the line about bones has a more sinister meaning. I found this one several pages back on a Google search for “horrible noise.” I’m not really into noise rock so that may explain why this has been out for two years and I never heard of it until recently. Amorphis I Die : You Die The u_FrankieTeardrop community on Reddit. Is the camera pan comparing the legs of the running victim and the madman telling us something? [6], Lou Reed once said that he wished that he had written the song.[7]. Books read 2018 Forteana Forums Much of the this song is distressing, especially the line, “Our bones won’t grow in the dirt.” That was enough on its own to be unsettling, but then I looked up the band and found this video. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Author Nick Hornby wrote an excellent essay about this song in his book “Songbook” where he advised: “Me, I need no convincing that life is scary. Dennis Cooper Nothing? I most often listen to a 20 minute loop of this I have on my computer, but this little video gives the “origin story” of these sounds. Singer Alan Vega's "dark, inhuman screams"[3] add to the claustrophobic nature of the piece. This one is gory as hell so if you are easily freaked out by such things, don’t watch. Richard C. Hall When that gets tiring, I listen to the Siberian Sounds of Hell. The madman is in his underwear. The strange thing about this song is how little is expressed in the lyrics. ( Log Out /  If I run an errand, I need a nap and a diet soda upon waking. Authors A-Z The Body How long was he or she held in captivity, because the smeared make-up and dirty socks convey the idea of a lengthy abduction. Punk Archives The screaming, oh the screaming. Index of Odd Books This burst of energy means my backlog of books to discuss is about to become not so backed or logged. Movies watched 2017, Adam Gorightly When I work on disturbing stories, I cannot listen to my usual music. Callers regularly phone in to recount their experiences attempting the challenge, with very few listers completing all 10 minutes and 26 seconds of the song. I’ve always been very interested in numbers stations. I play this one in a loop for hours as I think. jump to content. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. And it’s not like this site is devoted to the latest in media anyway. The song tells a story of a young father and poverty-stricken factory worker whose destitution drives him to insanity. I’m sharing it anyway because I feel like sharing, dammit. [5] Pitchfork cited it as "[The track that] gets most of the ink" in terms of critical acclaim, and jokingly as "Taxi Driver: The Musical" when citing the album Suicide in its 100 Greatest ’70s Albums list. Books read 2011 And some of us, as we get older, simply find that we don’t have that much courage to spare anymore. Donna Kossy The u/frankie_teardrop community on Reddit. The Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series featured two versions of "Frankie Teardrop". Pharmakon – Margaret Chardiet Jim Goad Books read 2012 Then there is this little gem. Consumed and Judged Tool turned the call into a song called “Faaip De Oiad.” There’s something about this one that sort of messes with me if I listen to it long enough. Expat Press Anything? Please share with me the music that helps you work, the music that terrifies you or the music that fills you with nauseated dread. Einstürzende Neubauten I know, that sounds weird to read because it is well known that I am the least busy person on the planet. But since about December I’ve had a lot of energy. my subreddits. My son has been diagnosed with a severe disability, and I don’t know what the future holds for him … So … please forgive me if I don’t want to hear ‘Frankie Teardrop’ right now. Movies watched 2018 Crimethinc Anyone who has ever listened to Art Bell knows of them. The track has received critical attention due to both its disturbing nature (Nick Hornby in his book 31 Songs described it as something you would listen to "Only once"),[4] and for its political viewpoint, which Allmusic described as "more literally and poetically political than the work of bands who wore their radical philosophies on their sleeve". I find myself listening the most discordant, horrible sounds because my usual tastes may cause me to think of old friends, old activities and I end up reminiscing more than working. Hank Kirton The premise is not original: a young man with a wife and child can’t afford to support his family … so in desperation he murders them and commits suicide. Did the victim thwart a sexual attack and flee? ( Log Out /  Throbbing Gristle, 366 Weird Movies The relentless drum machine. Neill Jameson Underworld Amusements Out of the blue … and into the black. Some of it is and one of the pieces I want to work on is deeply disturbing. Good luck to you if you have, because it means that you have managed to avoid more or less everything that life has to throw at you, but don’t try to make me feel morally or intellectually inferior.”. The screams are so frighteningly intense, they must come from a place that’s inconceivably dark. Nothing I share below is new, though some of it is new to me. I Did It For Jodie Process Media I’ve been resurrecting old writing of mine, looking at it and seeing if it is worth salvaging. Ben Arzate Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. The fact that the lyrics and music are so minimal is a reduction of dark ideas into their evil essence. So I’ve been listening to numbers stations recordings. It’s a song that forces you to question why anyone would subject themselves to the most horrific art. And then there’s the whole story in the video. Supervert, Amphetamine Sulphate The musical backing on the song is sparse, featuring just a simple keyboard riff, drum machine, and the vocal line, creating a chilling atmosphere.

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