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"The Old Woman" (subtitled "Kissless are the isolated, rootless are their tongues") is a track from The Residents' 1994 album and CD-ROM, Gingerbread Man.
History[]
The track was the first to feature Molly Harvey on vocals. They were lacking a vocalist for the track, but when The Singing Resident met Harvey in a coffee shop, they knew they had their singer.
It was performed live in 1998 as part of the Halloween Disfigured Night show as part of a medley with other Gingerbread Man songs then again in 2001 in a similar medley for the Icky Flix DVD & tour.
The song was revived in 2010 where it was performed as part of the Talking Light show, featuring Randy on vocals, since Molly Harvey no longer worked with the band regularly at that point. The song was performed on all legs of the tour.
In addition to the song's inclusion in the Talking Light show, it was re-recorded for the Lonely Teenager album.
Lyrics[]
Angel, answer my prayer Answer my prayer tonight Tell me if anyone cares If I do what I might
Angel, answer my prayer And tell me if anyone else Knows how much I am scared That I might murder myself
Who will take care of my plants?
Maybe Martha will take care of them She called on Mother's Day and has a philodendron and a few ferns They look terrible though, just like her house She never dusts her leaves What about Berta?
She's been married three times, how can she possibly take care of orchids?
They'll die - I just know these bugs will get them Aphids - you have to watch for them all the time, they don't care Sent Teddy seven fifty for his birthday last week, no thank-you note It's all Martha's fault She's not raising those children right How long would it be until they noticed?
A week, two weeks, maybe months I know why, I know why they ignore me Martha pretends that she doesn't care anymore but I know better And she's poisoned Berta against me too!
He was old and could barely hop around And Mark would sure never have done it Poor thing Somebody had to do it Somebody had to.
Talking Light[]
Angel, answer my prayer Answer my prayer tonight Tell me if anyone cares If I do what I might
Angel, answer my prayer Tell me if anyone else Knows how much I am scared That I might murder myself
My plants... My plants... If I do it... Who will take care of my plants?
Maybe Martha... She sent a card on Mother's Day and she has a philodendron and three ferns They look terrible though, just like her house She never dusts her leaves What about Berta?
She's been married three times, how can she possibly take care of orchards?
If I do it... How long would it be before they noticed?
Weeks? Months?! And all that time my poor orchards being eaten by those aphids!
I know why, I know why they ignore me It was a long time ago but they still hold it against me!
He was old... he was old and he could barely hop around Poor thing Somebody had to do it Somebody had to.
Angel answer my prayer Tell me if anyone Cares
Credits[]
- The Residents: Writer, Performer
- M. Harvey: Vocals
List of releases[]
- Gingerbread Man (1994) [Version 1]
- Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses (1997) [Version 2]
- Live At The Fillmore (1998) [Version 3]
- Icky Flix (2001) [Version 4]
- Kettles Of Fish On The Outskirts Of Town (2003) [Version 5]
- El Año Del Muerto (2009) [Version 1]
- 1997: The Missing Year - The Fillmore Dress Rehearsal (Act One) (2009)
- Icky Flix Live (2009) [Version 6]
- Beautiful Eyes (2010) [Version 7]
- Brava (2010) [Version 5]
- Talking Light Live In Rehearsal, Santa Cruz, California (2010) [Version 8]
- Talking Light Download Series (2010 - 2011) [Version 9]
- GBM(i) (2011) [Version 10]
- Lonely Teenager (2011) [Version 11]
- Talking Light Bimbo's (2011) [Version 12]
- Interactive Media (1991-97 Game Design) (2014) [Version 2]
- Loss Of The Lizard Lady (2018) [Version 1]
- Gingerbread Man pREServed (2021) [Version 1] [Version 3] [Version 9]
List of versions[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1993 version (4:32)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Concentrate Excerpt
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 1997 Live Version (5:15)
- ↑ 2000 Abridged Studio version (3:08)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 October 2001 Abridged Live Version (3:26)
- ↑ March 2001 Abridged Live Version (3:45)
- ↑ 1992 - 1993, First Demo version (2:24)
- ↑ 2010, extended rehearsal version (6:58)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 2010 - 2011 Extended Live Versions (7 minutes)
- ↑ 1992 - 1993 Second Demo Version (4:46)
- ↑ 2011 extended studio version (6:45)
- ↑ 2011 extended Live Version (6:45)
Gingerbread Man (1994) Track listing |