Skinned

Shannon: "Well, I knew the melody line I wanted to sing, but as far as subject matter and lyrical content I hadn't arranged it. And I was sitting there and reading about serial killers – I'm inspired in a surprising way by them – and I was intrigued to read about their mentality. Obviously not condoning what they do, but they're fascinating. Ed Gein – do you remember the movie Silence of the Lambs? Part of his story was used in the film. He was kind of like an Indian – he would make use of everything he killed. He would use parts of human bodies for everything. He would make furniture out of their bones and use skin to make lampshades. At the time of his arrest he had three full bodies of skin in his barn! He just peeled them off and he would dress up in them and dance around.

It was horrible, but I believe there are two sides to everything. To find the humor in things can keep you going. Obviously things like crimes against children I can’t find any humor in, which is the subject of ‘Car Seat.’ Because children are so pure, and being a new father now I can really see it that way."

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG!!!!EVERYONE SHOULD HEAR IT!

this song is about serial killer ed gein, one crazy son of a bitch

not only did that crazy fucker make furniture from his victim's bone and flesh, but he also gutted one of his victims like a goddamn deer in his storm cellar, and kept the labia of his dead mother's vagina in a shoebox!

no shit!

For a much different approach on a song about Ed Gein, check out Mudvayne "Nothing To Gein" A song even more graphic than this one.

But I love this song also, most songs about Ed Gein rock(Slayer "Dead Skin mask").

Shannon: "You know everybody's a lawyer in one way or another I think everybody's just fascinated with the mentality of people who commit these crimes. Did society create this person or was this person born like that.  What a guy to have host a party... man I don't know if I would want one of his tables or not. I mean it's disgusting but at the same time can you imagine..." Glen: "Shannon's  fascinated by that, it's his thing - he's got the encyclopedia of serial killers with him at all times."

I love this song. When i first heard it i was happy cuz of the kazoos and i love kazoos and i heard "carving out ur navel" and i had to replay it again to find out what it was about. ed gein was really sick but he took most of the body parts he made for furniture from women that were already dead. He used to rob their graves and take arms, hands, heads, whatever it was he wanted. ......

The very beginning of the song where its someone talking it says: You know the local made ones would be nice to see a little Dahmer like you walking around with a couple of hammers like that At least Ed Gein would Ed Gein was a very good fellow you know

Ed Gein also cut out the whole vagina of one of his victims (not his mother in this instance) tied a bow around it and spray painted it silver....There is sick, and then there is sick with alot of spare time.... True story...check it out!

The Kazoos and the beat...the inflections that Shannon uses in his voice and the kinds of instruments that the band uses in this song make it awesome...just like the rest of Soup and Blind Melons other albums.

the really upbeat banjos & kazoos set against the lyrics works brilliantly! hilarious song despite its disturbing references

kazoos make the world go round

i love this song