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"Boy in Love" is a song by The Residents, recorded during sessions for their eighth studio album Mark of the Mole. Stylistically and lyrically unrelated to that album, the "strange love song" was withheld from release, stored for safe keeping on one of the group's private "MOP tapes".[1]
It was first released in April 1983 on the outtakes compilation Residue of The Residents. Closer in spirit to the minimalist pop songs found on their 1980 release Commercial Album, "Boy in Love" was later featured as a bonus track accompanying that album on its 1987 Classic Series and 2019 pREServed expanded CD reissues. In 2002, it was included on the promotional compilation CD Petting Zoo.
In 1992, it was covered by New York garage band the Cheepskates for their album Songs Vol. 2 - The Residents. In 1995, the song was covered by an artist also named Boy in Love for the Ecto Tapes tribute album The Residents Unmasked! 2. A version recorded in 2017 by fan Freek Kinkelaar was included on the vinyl version of the official tribute album I Am A Resident! in 2018.
Lyrics[]
Once there was a boy who Once thought he was in love And he thought that true love Was sent down from above.
Softly he was murmuring And tenderly he cursed Listening to secret sounds He wished he had not heard.
He bit his tongue as Desperation sank into the room Like the pleasant scent of Roses in the afternoon.
Once there was a boy who Once thought he was in love And he thought that true love Was sent down from above.[2]
List of releases[]
- Residue of The Residents (1983) [Version 1]
- Commercial Album Classic Series CD edition (1988) [Version 1]
- In Memoriam Torso (1994) [Version 1]
- Residue Deux (1998) [Version 1]
- Petting Zoo (2002) [Version 1]
- I Am A Resident! vinyl edition (2018) [Version 2]
- Commercial Album pREServed CD edition (2019) [Version 1]
List of versions[]
See also[]
Buy Or Die![]
External links and references[]
- Residue of The Residents at The Residents Historical
- Residue of The Residents at RZWeb (archived via archive.org)
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Residue of The Residents (1983) Side A |
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Mark of the Mole Part One of The Mole Trilogy (1981) Side A: Hole-Workers at the Mercy of Nature |