A rarity in GWAR's songbook, a tune that actually CELEBRATES the life of a mortal human: oceanographer and superman Jacques-Yves Cousteau (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997).
This tour de force is as close to a Homerian epic as Odorus & the boys got in the early days. How can you possibly beat lyrics like "Phosphorescent green and the sex act made obscene, in Jacques' galleon of hatred this wrinkled Frenchman is a living god!"? You set the bar high, my dearly departed Brockie! Jacques must have really inspired you! (One can only imagine the adventures these two are sharing in Valhalla!)
And yet, they have yet to be inducted into the singer/songwriter hall of fame (the injustice).
There is a subtext behind the forming of human pyramids, which is explored in JJ Cummings' thesis paper published out of Yale University (since redacted after the CIA intervened) which links the lost city of Atlantis to a shaving mirror found on the moon in 1970-71, and the unexplained appearance of sea cows in the great lakes (heavily censored in the press at the time).
Some trivia: Supposedly Van Halen recorded this song not once, but FOUR times, with six different singers - Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth, Gary Cherone, Gary Coleman, Mitch Malloy, and Patty Smythe all took a shot, but Warner Bros. refused to release it. The tapes are rumored to be in storage, perhaps to be included in a boxed set of rarities.
A rarity in GWAR's songbook, a tune that actually CELEBRATES the life of a mortal human: oceanographer and superman Jacques-Yves Cousteau (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997).
This tour de force is as close to a Homerian epic as Odorus & the boys got in the early days. How can you possibly beat lyrics like "Phosphorescent green and the sex act made obscene, in Jacques' galleon of hatred this wrinkled Frenchman is a living god!"? You set the bar high, my dearly departed Brockie! Jacques must have really inspired you! (One can only imagine the adventures these two are sharing in Valhalla!)
And yet, they have yet to be inducted into the singer/songwriter hall of fame (the injustice).
There is a subtext behind the forming of human pyramids, which is explored in JJ Cummings' thesis paper published out of Yale University (since redacted after the CIA intervened) which links the lost city of Atlantis to a shaving mirror found on the moon in 1970-71, and the unexplained appearance of sea cows in the great lakes (heavily censored in the press at the time).
Some trivia: Supposedly Van Halen recorded this song not once, but FOUR times, with six different singers - Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth, Gary Cherone, Gary Coleman, Mitch Malloy, and Patty Smythe all took a shot, but Warner Bros. refused to release it. The tapes are rumored to be in storage, perhaps to be included in a boxed set of rarities.
Notes:
All about the wrinkled Frenchman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cousteau
A gentle introduction for kids (to Costeau - no such introduction exists for GWAR):
https://youtube.com/watch?v=SYwQu3Fqa28
Film of Him in action:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J1OzLHamQ8TdX5j2w3L253mD-x0gZGi
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IL38vuAWV8o
The Incredible Calypso: Jacques Cousteau's Crazy Exploration Vessel:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=bKL1HTM0ij0
He invented scuba diving too?:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vrok04MISGY
Did Costeau happen upon GWAR's frozen resting place and wake them from their suspended animation? You decide:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ke8KNwLxBqU
Costeau on Atlantis and cognac and more:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=R2IbTa4fXas
More Costeau: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KKC3MTgzZeM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qfQTMk-7RnI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ShLUtrj2s m
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xT2nSz_k134
The ocean is really a weird place:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iCi3dxP7-FM