Defecate On My Face
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| "Defecate On My Face" | ||
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| Single by TISM | ||
| from the album Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance | ||
| B-side(s) | Death Death Death The Art-Income Dialectic |
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| Released | 1986 | |
| Format | 7" record | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | ??:?? | |
| Label | Elvis Records | |
| Writer(s) | TISM | |
| TISM singles chronology | ||
| — | Defecate On My Face (1986) |
40 Years - Then Death (1987) |
Defecate On My Face was the first single released by Australian alternative rock band TISM. It was originally released in 1986 and has become a mainstay of TISM's live show ever since.
The original release of the single was on 7" vinyl which came packaged in a 12" cardboard sleeve and was sealed on all four sides, so that one side had to be broken to hear the record. The original single has become a collectors item among fans, with unopened ones being a sort of "Holy Grail" to TISM collectors.
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[edit] Song
The song tells the story of Adolf Hitler and his rise through history as a great dictator. It follows his various successes throughout the Second World War and eventually reveals that his greatness comes is helmed by his one weakness - his partner Eva Braun must defecate on his face. When, one day, she refuses, his dictatorship goes awry and several misfortunes befall him, eventually leading to his ultimate demise.
[edit] Video
The video features stock footage of Nazi soldiers and several high ranking Nazi officials intercut with footage of bombs dropping and aftermath of these events. One notable scene involves a man who looks up just as bombs are dropped from a plane, a subtle nod towards the songs theme.[1]Also in the video are TISM dancing infront of a white screen in their trademark black balaclavas and Ku Klux Klan uniforms.
One odd moment in the video features a piece of card featuring a quote, apparently from T. S. Eliot which reads "Hurry Up" and a caption "To his kettle".
[edit] Controversy
One of, if not the, earliest controversies TISM stirred was with Defecate On My Face. The band originally won a 3RRR battle-of-the-bands competition, the prize being recording time in a studio. The song they recorded was Defecate, but it could not be played on the radio at the time because of the lyrical content which dealt with the private life of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun and the formers supposed coprophilia, particularly, as the title suggests on his face.
[edit] Other versions
The title has become the most re-released TISM song, appearing on several recordings. The first, of course, is the 7" version, released on the single, which would later appear on tism.bestoff. (2002) along with a remix by Machine Gun Fellatio. The most well-known appears on their album Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance (1988). A country and western version was recorded for Form and Meaning reach Ultimate Communion (1986) and re-appeared on Gentlemen, Start Your Egos (1992). Machines Against the Rage (1996) and The White Albun (2004) both included live versions.
[edit] Track list
[edit] Side A
- "Defecate On My Face"
[edit] Side B
- "Death Death Death"
- "The Art-Income Dialectic"
