Abandoned Flesh | |
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Album |
Goths |
Released |
May 19, 2017 |
Length |
3:42 |
Previous Track |
Abandoned Flesh is the twelfth song on the album Goths. It appears as the twelfth song on the 2022 live album The Jordan Lake Sessions: Volume 5.
Lyrics[]
Robert Smith is secure at his villa in France Any child knows how to do the spiderweb dance Siouxsie has enough hits to keep the bills paid Every New Year's in Los Angeles, you can still see Richard Blade But the world forgot about Gene Loves Jezebel Yes the world forgot about Gene Loves Jezebel They charted once or twice They were on a major label When the singer went solo He left money on the table The two main guys are related They're at war with each other Now there's two Genes loving Jezebel One for each brother But the world came to agree What you see is what you get and what you get is what you see Whether you're The March Violets or The Bolshoi Bands who had to leave the darkness for the sun Red Lorry Yellow Lorry were on Cherry Red I think They've been playing clubs since 1981 To be fair to Gene Loves Jezebel Billy Corgan brought them onstage It was in 2011 It's on their Wikipedia page But for the most part However big that chorused bass may throb You and me and all of us Are going to have to find a job Because the world will never know or understand The suffocated splendor Of the once and future goth band
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "This is a song about a band that tried." -- 2017-05-25 - Saturn - Birmingham, AL
- "The point of this song where one famous guy does a solid for a formerly famous guy –– which is sort of your classic Mountain Goats scenario –– happened in this town actually, I'm very excited. I'm very excited to play this one here." –– 2022-11-16 - Roundhouse - London, England
Things Referenced in this Song[]
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
- 2017-05-19 - Facebook Live Stream - Durham, NC
- 2017-05-22 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA
- 2017-05-25 - Saturn - Birmingham, AL
- 2017-05-31 - The Mayan - Los Angeles, CA
- 2017-06-01 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
- 2017-07-03 - The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
- 2017-09-05 - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC
- 2017-10-15 - Pumpehuset - Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2017-10-16 - Debaser Strand - Stockholm, Sweden
- 2017-10-17 - John Dee - Oslo, Norway
- 2017-12-03 - Mountain Stage - Culture Center Theater - Charleston, WV
- 2018-04-17 - Port City Music Hall - Portland, ME
- 2021-10-26 - Brooklyn Made - New York, NY
- 2022-05-15 - Washington's - Fort Collins, CO
- 2022-05-17 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
- 2022-05-19 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
- 2022-05-21 - The Sylvee - Madison, WI
- 2022-08-25 - The Jordan Lake Sessions - Pittsboro, NC
- 2022-08-29 - Anchor Rock Club - Atlantic City, NJ
- 2022-09-07 - Bell's Beer Garden - Kalamazoo, MI
- 2022-09-08 - Roxian Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
- 2022-09-13 - JJ's Live - Fayetteville, AR
- 2022-09-15 - Paper Tiger - San Antonio, TX
- 2022-11-10 - WUK Foyer - Vienna, Austria
- 2022-11-12 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2022-11-14 - De Roma - Antwerp, Belgium
- 2022-11-16 - Roundhouse - London, England
- 2023-03-30 - Big Ears Festival - Knoxville, TN
- 2023-03-31 - Walker Theatre - Chattanooga, TN
- 2023-04-17 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
- 2023-04-18 - Empire Live - Albany, NY
- 2023-04-20 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
- 2023-04-22 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
- 2023-04-23 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
- 2023-06-29 - Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY
- 2023-06-30 - The Salt Shed - Chicago, IL
- 2023-07-02 - SPACE - Evanston, IL
- 2023-07-04 - Codfish Hollow Barnstormers - Maquoketa, IA
- 2023-07-05 - Wooly's - Des Moines, IA
- 2023-07-08 - Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI
- 2023-07-11 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
- 2023-08-08 - Woodland Park Zoo - Seattle, WA
- 2023-08-09 - Pioneer Courthouse Square - Portland, OR
- 2024-04-17 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
- 2024-04-20 - Delmar Hall - Saint Louis, MO
- 2024-04-21 - The Caverns - Pelham, TN
- 2024-04-22 - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC
- 2024-05-21 - Bristol Beacon - Bristol, England
- 2024-05-22 - Roundhouse - London, England
- 2024-05-24 - Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2024-05-25 - Albert Hall - Manchester, England
- 2024-05-26 - Vicar Street - Dublin, Ireland
- 2024-07-25 - The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
- 2024-07-26 - Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH
- 2024-07-27 - Bearsville Theater - Woodstock, NY
- 2024-07-29 - District Music Hall - Norwalk, CT
- 2024-07-31 - The Rooftop at Pier 17 - New York, NY
- 2024-08-01 - Citizens House of Blues - Boston, MA
- 2024-08-02 - Phantom Power - Millersville, PA
- 2024-08-04 - Filene Center at Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA
- 2024-08-10 - The Senate - Columbia, SC
Videos of this Song[]
- 2017-05-19 - Facebook Live Stream - Durham, NC
- 2022-08-29 - Anchor Rock Club - Atlantic City, NJ
- 2024-05-25 - Albert Hall - Manchester, England
Goths |
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Track list: "Rain in Soho" • "Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds" • "The Grey King and the Silver Flame Attunement" • "We Do It Different on the West Coast" • "Unicorn Tolerance" • "Stench of the Unburied" • "Wear Black" • "Paid in Cocaine" • "Rage of Travers" • "Shelved" • "For the Portuguese Goth Metal Bands" • "Abandoned Flesh" |
The Jordan Lake Sessions: Volume 5 |
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Track list: "Let Me Bathe in Demonic Light" • "First Blood" • "Mark On You" • "Minnesota" • "Make You Suffer" • "Choked Out" • "Tidal Wave" • "Torch Song" • "Tulsa Imperative" • "The Water Song" • "The Window Song" • "Abandoned Flesh" • "We Do It Different on the West Coast" • "Guys on Every Corner" • "Training Montage" • "Extraction Point" • "Damn These Vampires" • "Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome" • "Bleed Out" |