Lake of Fire (song)

"Lake of Fire" is a song by the American alternative rock band the Meat Puppets. It appears on their 1983 album, Meat Puppets II and consists of three choruses, punctuated by two verses, in the key of G#.

It was re-recorded as a hidden track on the Too High To Die album, as well as a corresponding single including this version, as well as acoustic and live versions.

The Meat Puppets have played this song at most of their concerts, and even after the Meat Puppets, Curt Kirkwood has performed this song himself at most of his concerts as well as a unique version on a 2005 radio interview with KCXI.

Promo single

The fourth promotional release to boost the Too High to Die record. Released after they played on MTV Unplugged with Nirvana.

Track listing

(All songs by Curt Kirkwood unless otherwise noted)

1. "Lake of Fire" (1994 version) - 3:12
2. "Lake of Fire" (acoustic version) - 2:45
3. "Lake of Fire" (live) - 2:56

Covers

• Along with "Plateau" and "Oh, Me", this song was performed on stage with the popular grunge band Nirvana during Nirvana's MTV Unplugged appearance in 1993. This version appears on Nirvana's 1994 live album, MTV Unplugged in New York.
• The song was also covered by a hip-hop/rock crossover group named Lordz of Brooklyn, although this version features verses different from those of the Meat Puppets, and "bad folks" in the chorus is replaced by "gangstas". This version is featured in the video game Mafia.
• Covered by the Italian rock band The Bastard Sons of Dioniso, it appears in their 2007 acoustic album "Even Lemmy sometimes sleeps"
• Also covered recently (10/31/09) by Widespread Panic during their Halloween show at the Austin Music Hall.

See also

• Fire and brimstone

External links

• Song Facts - Lake of Fire
• Meat Puppets' Web Site