After 40+ years, this still might be the strangest cover version I’ve ever heard of anything. The re-worked lyrics, where I can understand them, are hilarious. I know only two things about the Residents: they were from San Francisco, and they had a guitarist called Snakefinger. Perhaps former Bay area Bastards can add something. According to the comments, the animation is by Ivan Maximov, a Russian. I don’t know anything about him either. As far as I know, the song and animation are unrelated, but they make a perfect match. Beyond that, words fail me on this one.
Tales of True Adventure for Rugged Men Not Unlike Yourself
This made me uncomfortable.
One other thing we know about them is that they look like this …
I really like the “don’t grant interviews, nobody knows who they are” aesthetic. Also that various members of Devo and Les Claypool have been accused of being members.
I don’t recall them at all from my Northern California salad days. Even some of my more oddball acquaintances, who certainly would’ve dug them, didn’t mention them .
Maybe because . . .
IT WAS THEM?
I went to school with Ilanio, whose work is curiously familiar.