In memory of the late, great Hardy Fox, who passed away this year, the Music Desk initiates a new Holiday tradition.
Hardy Fox was the artist behind the enigmatic band The Residents. Since at least the mid-1970s, The Residents have been producing inscrutable records of purposefully weird music, and always kept their identity a closely held secret. The members were never identified on the albums and whey always wore costumes, usually head-sized eyeball masks, whenever they performed live. No one knew who they were, although over the decades, it became increasingly apparent that The Residents were most likely just one person, and based on the deep Louisiana drawl that became increasingly predominant on their records, that the one person was someone from far outside the music industry (actually, the songs themselves made the "outsider" part pretty obvious).
It wasn't until Fox passed away this year that it was revealed that he was the man behind The Residents. No one know who Hardy Fox was, and all the obits and news articles had to explain, "Hardy Fox, the Man Who Performed as The Residents, Has Died."
The Residents was an act of performance art that Fox kept going for over 50 years. Part of that act was frequent re-recording of the bizarre holiday song Fire, from one of their very first, early 70s records, but which everyone knew as Santa Dog based on the opening lines "Santa Dog's a Jesus fetus."
Here's arguably our favorite version of Santa Dog, from 1992. Our new holiday tradition will be to post a different version of Santa Dog every Christmas.
Don't think we have the perseverance to pull it off? We're somewhat insulted that you underestimate us and we remind the reader that we've been keeping this blog going for 15 years now, but if you doubt us, come back here this time next year to see the next installment.
Here are the lyrics for those of you who might want to try singing along at home, or caroling this song through the neighborhood:
Santa Dog's a Jesus Fetus
Has no presence
...In the future
A fleeting and a sleeting scene of snowness and of sleeves
A fleeting and a sleeting scene of snowness severed sleeves
A fleeting and a greeting scene of effervescent eves
A greeting and a meeting team of hoarse and frosty words
A greeting and a cheating team and other noxious herbs
A fleeting and a sleeting scene of snowness and of sleeves
Santa Dog's a Jesus Fetus
Has no presents
In the Future!
Hardy Fox was the artist behind the enigmatic band The Residents. Since at least the mid-1970s, The Residents have been producing inscrutable records of purposefully weird music, and always kept their identity a closely held secret. The members were never identified on the albums and whey always wore costumes, usually head-sized eyeball masks, whenever they performed live. No one knew who they were, although over the decades, it became increasingly apparent that The Residents were most likely just one person, and based on the deep Louisiana drawl that became increasingly predominant on their records, that the one person was someone from far outside the music industry (actually, the songs themselves made the "outsider" part pretty obvious).
It wasn't until Fox passed away this year that it was revealed that he was the man behind The Residents. No one know who Hardy Fox was, and all the obits and news articles had to explain, "Hardy Fox, the Man Who Performed as The Residents, Has Died."
The Residents was an act of performance art that Fox kept going for over 50 years. Part of that act was frequent re-recording of the bizarre holiday song Fire, from one of their very first, early 70s records, but which everyone knew as Santa Dog based on the opening lines "Santa Dog's a Jesus fetus."
Here's arguably our favorite version of Santa Dog, from 1992. Our new holiday tradition will be to post a different version of Santa Dog every Christmas.
Don't think we have the perseverance to pull it off? We're somewhat insulted that you underestimate us and we remind the reader that we've been keeping this blog going for 15 years now, but if you doubt us, come back here this time next year to see the next installment.
Here are the lyrics for those of you who might want to try singing along at home, or caroling this song through the neighborhood:
Santa Dog's a Jesus Fetus
Has no presence
...In the future
A fleeting and a sleeting scene of snowness and of sleeves
A fleeting and a sleeting scene of snowness severed sleeves
A fleeting and a greeting scene of effervescent eves
A greeting and a meeting team of hoarse and frosty words
A greeting and a cheating team and other noxious herbs
A fleeting and a sleeting scene of snowness and of sleeves
Santa Dog's a Jesus Fetus
Has no presents
In the Future!
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