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== Quotes on the Song == |
== Quotes on the Song == |
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| − | <blockquote>''[[The Moles]] have left their land, they're gone, and now they're about to enter an entirely new land. This is the land of the [[Chubs]]. The Chubs are going to welcome the Moles with open little chubby arms. Still, the reason they're going to do this is not because of goodwill or good nature, but rather because the Chubs can use the cheap labor, they figure that maybe the Moles, as ugly as they are, will make good maids or something and somehow it doesn't seem fair to me. I've always had this thing about fairness, I mean, fair is fair, and in this case, the Moles had no choice. They had to leave. We saw the disaster. They had no place to go. But the Chubs do have a choice. They could say, 'Hey Moles, you had a little bad luck, come over.' I don't mind them working. Working is fine, the Moles should work earn their keep, I believe in that kind of stuff, but it's the attitude that bothers me cause in this case fair is not fair, and that is what irks me.'''</blockquote>- [[Penn Jillette]], introducing the song during [[The Mole Show (tour)|The Mole Show]], 1982 |
+ | <blockquote>''[[The Moles]] have left their land, they're gone, and now they're about to enter an entirely new land. This is the land of the [[Chubs]]. The Chubs are going to welcome the Moles with open little chubby arms. Still, the reason they're going to do this is not because of goodwill or good nature, but rather because the Chubs can use the cheap labor, they figure that maybe the Moles, as ugly as they are, will make good maids or something and somehow it doesn't seem fair to me. I've always had this thing about fairness, I mean, fair is fair, and in this case, the Moles had no choice. They had to leave. We saw the disaster. They had no place to go. But the Chubs do have a choice. They could say, 'Hey Moles, you had a little bad luck, come over.' I don't mind them working. Working is fine, the Moles should work, earn their keep, I believe in that kind of stuff, but it's the attitude that bothers me cause in this case fair is not fair, and that is what irks me.'''</blockquote>- [[Penn Jillette]], introducing the song during [[The Mole Show (tour)|The Mole Show]], 1982 |
== Credits == |
== Credits == |
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Revision as of 22:51, 20 January 2022
"Another Land" is a four part suite from The Residents' 1981 concept album, Mark of the Mole; the first part in the group's Mole Trilogy (1981-1985).
Consisting of four parts, "Rumors", "Arrival", "Deployment" and "Saturation", the suite tells of the Moles arriving in the city of the Chubs and immediately being exploited and disregarded by the Chubs.
The suite
Rumors
Chub Woman: I heard a rumor from the east That Pit Moles' battles with the beast Have left them mindless and sick, That west is where, their fingers say, Are new found sites that give them something to cling to. The rumors have them coming here Believing life is not so harsh.
2nd Chub Woman: Life not so harsh, indeed. A hundred thousand refugees?
Chub Man: The Pit Moles are coming, I heard just today; Our problems with labor have just been done away with. The Pit Moles will work hard and we'll barely pay; So eager to get work, they'll do things just the way we want. The Pit Moles are thrifty, their Gods reassure That poverty's blissful; they like being destitute.
Arrival
(instrumental)
Deployment
Chub: Need work? Need work? Sign here. Sign here.
Saturation
Chub: Sorry! That's all we need now; Sorry! That's all we need. No... No... No more work now. The rest of you please leave.
Quotes on the Song
The Moles have left their land, they're gone, and now they're about to enter an entirely new land. This is the land of the Chubs. The Chubs are going to welcome the Moles with open little chubby arms. Still, the reason they're going to do this is not because of goodwill or good nature, but rather because the Chubs can use the cheap labor, they figure that maybe the Moles, as ugly as they are, will make good maids or something and somehow it doesn't seem fair to me. I've always had this thing about fairness, I mean, fair is fair, and in this case, the Moles had no choice. They had to leave. We saw the disaster. They had no place to go. But the Chubs do have a choice. They could say, 'Hey Moles, you had a little bad luck, come over.' I don't mind them working. Working is fine, the Moles should work, earn their keep, I believe in that kind of stuff, but it's the attitude that bothers me cause in this case fair is not fair, and that is what irks me.'
- Penn Jillette, introducing the song during The Mole Show, 1982
Credits
- The Residents: Male Vocals, Synths, Guitar
- Nessie Lessons: Female Vocals
Releases
- Mark of the Mole (1981)
- Mole Show (1983) - live version
- PAL TV LP (1985) - live version
- Mole Show (Live In Holland June 6th 1983) (1989) - live version
- In Memoriam Torso (1994)
- Mole Box (2019)