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Crashing is a song by The Residents & Renaldo & The Loaf. It was recorded entirely in 1983 in the overdub sessions for Title In Limbo.

Background[]

The track was recorded by The Residents & Brian Poole at Groove Street Studios in October 1983. Dave Janssen, who had co-written the song with the Poole & The Residents, could not attend the recording sessions in the US, so recorded tape loops in his home studio to be used. It is notably the only track on the album to feature guest vocalist Nessie Lessons.

The track was released November 15th 1983 on the album 'Title In Limbo' Not much else is known about the song.

Lyrics[]

The weather vane was pointing eastward
When we heard the sound
Of rolling thunder underneath
The shed above the ground

The gentle breezes long ago
Had given way to rain
When moving in between the clouds
We saw a snaking plane

As we looked up and stood upon
The field that we had plowed
It seemed to stop and strangulate
Upon the darkest cloud

It made a graceful arching dive
Into a field of grass
Yesterday we found a purse
Today we found some glass [1]

Appearances[]

Versions[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1983 Studio Version (1:40)

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