Giants: You Never Know What You'll Stumble Across Next

3/12/2015

Yet another reason why I love this topic: I stumbled across this song by the band Rasputina while doing some poking around for information on yet another giants-related program activities tangent.

It's awesome and you should listen to it.

I have no idea what this band is or what the backstory to this song is, but it is called "Holocaust of Giants," and it's set in Ohio and features double rows of teeth.

Here is a live version from Cleveland. Here is another from a performance in Detroit. Detroit is better.

So there you go: my shortest blog post. You're welcome.

6 Comments

spookyparadigm

3/12/2015 04:29:06 pm

If I had known you weren't aware, I'd have pointed it out earlier. Other songs to check out that are not giant-related but might be of interest

- 1816, the Year Without a Summer
- Donner Party (a must listen)
- My Captivity by Savages (though its a parody of captivity narratives and exoticizing, YMMV)

Greg Little

3/12/2015 09:16:19 pm

Ohhhh Myyyyyy. Great find. So horrid it's good. The lyrics: http://www.songlyrics.com/rasputina/holocaust-of-giants-lyrics/

I suspect that I'm one of the few who will read this who has actually been to Kinderhook, IL--and talked to a lot of the locals with respect to the Kinderhook plates--and the mound. But the "Sister Kinderhook" album title might refer to Kinderhook, NY. Anyone know?

So sorry that "double rows of teeth" wasn't a constantly repeated chorus, knowing how much you love hearing the phrase! I'm going to suggest to Jim Vieira that he makes a record. I am supposed to go to a few places with him in April and maybe we can make a song for you. I'll get Jim to say it over and over for you. Andrew Collins will be along, and he can add a few British accent chorus lines. Really, no kidding.

You are making this fun Dr. Andy. Smile, laugh, learn. Repeat.

Andy White

3/12/2015 11:04:58 pm

spookyparadigm - you should never assume that I am aware of anything about anything.

Greg - No . . . please no.

Andy White

3/12/2015 11:13:58 pm

Also, I'm no embroidery expert, but does not the cover of the album appear to show two people playing stringed instruments to a mastodon tooth?

Greg Little

3/13/2015 12:08:43 am

According to the website associated with the group the "mastodon tooth" is a bag of flowers. It's obviously a Rorschach test of some kind. You saw something archaeological, but I would have predicted you'd see a Denisovan tooth. I saw a bag of donuts.

Andy White

3/13/2015 12:10:00 am

Brilliant. Either way, it's given me a great idea for a t-shirt.

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