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Red Rider is the ninth track on The Residents' Commercial Album, released by Ralph Records on October 29th 1980.
Background[]
The song tells the simple story of a girl with red hair, riding into a storm.
It was recorded in 1980 for The Commercial Album, it was one of the songs released on the 7" Commercial Single.
From 1985 to 1987, was performed as part of the 13th Anniversary Show.
The music video for the song was made for the 2004 Commercial DVD, and expands the story, showing the rider as a young girl, running away from her father who's obsessed with air travel, she rides into a storm, which sends her into the air.
In 2005 the song was performed live by The Residents, with Molly Harvey on lead vocals.
Versions[]
- Studio Version (1:00)
- 13th Anniversary Version (2 Minutes)
- 2005 Live Version
Appearances[]
- The Commercial Album (1980)
- The Commercial Single (1980)
- Heaven? (1986)
- The Eyeball Show (Live In Japan) (1986)
- 1985 Live Version
- Live In The USA! 13th Anniversary Tour - With Snakefinger (1986)
- 1986 Live Version
- Liver Music (1990)
- 1985 Rehearsal Version
- In Memoriam Torso (1994)
- Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses (1997)
- Commercial DVD (2004)
- Loss Of The Lizard Lady (2018)
- 2005 Live Version