New Model No. 15

margera, look at the whole thing. The CD was released Jan 15, the type face is 1 to 5, there are 15 songs on Mechanical Animals, and yes, the 1 and five on the cover make sense too. Manson turned 30 when tis CD was released, so everything was 15, half his age.

I think that line is reffering to felatio... ^^ It seems this song is about the stupid, fake pop culture icons.

Oh, look, you're like a VCR, stick something in to know just WHO YOU ARE...

Brilliant...

great song...about models or new assembly line of people? suck it and smile....i always thought this meant he can take as many insults as people churn out and still be okay with it...

Regarding the many purported hidden meanings contained in this album, is the influence and presence of the number 15. One blatant example is the band's new logo on the album cover, it reads "MAR1LYN MAN5ON" with a figure 1 for the 'i' in Marilyn and a figure 5 for the letter 's' in Manson, the Omega-head logo contains 15 computer keys on the forehead, another obvious instance being the track "New Model No. 15," and "User Friendly," in the pre-verse of which, Manson harmonizes with exactly fifteen "doos" each time it is sung. Other notes of interest on the number 15 include the fact that Marilyn Manson's birthday is January 5 (1/5), when inserted into a computer 15 tracks appear on the album, The Devil's Tarot card is XV (15), and the album's release date was September 15 (or 9/15, which is 9+1+5=15). Also, throughout the CD booklet, there are simple multiplication facts accompanied with letters. 3x5=15 and "ma," which are the initials for "Mechanical Animals.". Fifteen is also the magic constant of the unique order-3 normal magic square, attributed to Saturn in Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy. Two scales of measurement often used in TBI diagnosis to determine the level of coma are the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the Ranchos Los Amigos Scale (RLAS). The GCS is a simple 15-point scale used by medical professionals to assess severity of neurological trauma, and establish a prognosis. The time of the tracks "Great Big White World" and "The Last Day on Earth" are both 5:01. Perhaps the number is meant to be interpreted as the expression 15 minutes of fame coined by Andy Warhol, which is referred to in the lyrics of "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)", and which is a recurring theme in the band's follow-up album, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). The number "15" is also going to be explored on the band's new album The High End of Low, where the last song is called "15" and the cover of the first single, "We're from America" also show the "i" on Marilyn replaced by a 1 and the "s" on Manson covered by a 5.

Suck it and smile..lol, I had something else in mind..like the ideal sexual partner.

i don't get what the importance of the number 15 is.. it kinda confuses me... because on the cover of Mechanical Animals the "i" and "s" in his name are replaced with a 1 and a 5. 15?

I think this song is representing people in general, but mainly the new generation, who are being taught to be "original" but are forced to conform to the media and be exactly like one another.I Love this song...

I agree w/ jezzyboy, Smells like children is his worst cd

I agree w/ jezzyboy, Smells like children is his worst cd

I agree w/ jezzyboy, Smells like children is his worst cd