Laughing Lyrics

Lyric discussion by KCpunk 

Cover art for Laughing lyrics by Pere Ubu

It seems to me the line at 2:30 -- "My baby said if the devil comes, we'll shoot him with a gun" -- was directly inspired by Terrence Malick's 1973 film "Badlands." Speaking of Martin Sheen's character, Kit, Sissy Spacek's character, Holly, says this at one point when they are on the run: "He said that if the devil came at me, I'd shoot him with a gun." In fact, the whole song can be seen as inspired by the film. I love both Ubu and "Badlands!"

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@KCpunk you're spot on

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