Laraaji describes this album as: “Casio synth jams recorded at spiritual retreat guest rooms and a tiny bedroom on the Upper West Side in 1984, lysergically-spectacular anthems for a continually arriving new moment.” Oh. K.
According to Wikipedia: "Iggy Pop praised their version and stated: "That's good. She sings it well and she threw a little note in when she sings it, that I wish I had thought of, it's kind of improved it [...]. The horn thing is good."
First recorded by The Outsiders, a garage rock band from Cleveland, in 1966, the song was composed by the band's guitarist Tom King along with Chet Kelly.
I think they had some serious misconceptions about the future. They didn't even understand "She." So the song is definitely an "artyfact." Don't you agree?
& have you considered how you will feed your livestock in the event of nuclear war? No, I didn’t think so. It’s up to us to protect our livestock and our grandmothers. Happy Mother’s Day!
Fred Frith on Burns Black Bison guitar, Casio, radio, voice, WW II pilot's throat microphone; Bill Laswell on 4- and 6-string bass guitars, pocket trumpet; and Fred Maher – drums, percussion. Frith also recorded this song with his group Skeleton Crew, but I like this version better.
