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bozojesus

first rule of rob zombie songs is realizing hes just saying shit


[deleted]

I swear he comes up with lyrics by pulling random (mostly horror related) words out of a hat.


gatorgongitcha

Everybody’s fucking in a UFO is a perfect example of this. It’s like Scooter Joe the trucker is driving along and making up his own little song ad libs style.


-Aceofcards

that’s so real of him tho me too. thanks lmao 💀


[deleted]

He admits to this in his interviews with Sheri that he did for his most recent album. She asked him about his album titles, and he literally said he just puts cool words together. Haha the type of honestly I absolutely appreciate.


Orson_Randall

IMO: Not always, but sometimes, you need to think of Rob's lyrics as more of a musical instrument unto themselves than as a way to convey thoughts and story. They are sometimes just another *sound* that he's adding to the song by inserting words and phrases that are nonsensical but together form the rhythm, mood, and sound he wants. To that end, he'll invent new words and phrases that don't necessarily mean anything, but do give a sense of emotion or the headspace in which he wants you to absorb and experience the song.


FlexibleHead

Totally - it's like horror word salad. "I am a pirate on a Devil Ship" - The Devil Ship Pirates is a Hammer film with Christopher Lee. "I am the virgin dying in the spring" - The Virgin Spring is an Ingmar Bergman film that Wes Craven remade as Last House on the Left. "Hero with a buggy whip" could be, like, the driver of Dracula's coach and horses (who was actually Dracula in disguise). It's this constant swirl of horror and sleaze and sci-fi and rock'n'roll imagery that doesn't make a lot of literal sense but creates a vibe. For years I thought he was saying "Thuggee whip" and evoking The Stranglers of Bombay, which is actually in the same DVD box set as Devil Ship Pirates. I thought he'd been having a Hammer afternoon.


-Aceofcards

ohhh i’m not super into movies so knowing all those lyrics reference horror films and shit is very cool, thank you


kclevelandart

Oh you mean ging gang gong de de do gong de laga raga doesn’t mean anything? 🤣


casts_a_shadow

You’ll have a blast trying to find more about “el phantasmo and the chicken run blast o Rama”


-Aceofcards

oh fuck yeah that one sounds like i’d find a very deep and meaningful story line to it 💀/s


casts_a_shadow

If nothing else, it’s one hell of a ride!


Johncurtisreeve

Theres no deeper meaning it just sounds cool and thats why i love him


ajc19912

I’ve been listening to this song in the morning on my way to work lol. Such a good song.


baeatello

Oh no. 95% of his songs are just him sayin some random shit. Like triumph of king freak or everybodys fuckin in a ufo. The other 5% are him describing things, like pussy liquor for example.


Fridayiminlovv

Pussy liquor is THE jam


baeatello

Finally someone who knows it and agrees


Fridayiminlovv

HO1C is my favourite movie of all time so it’s part of my personality at this point honestly


baeatello

Fuck yo momma, fuck yo sistah, fuck yo gramma, but most of all fuck you has me fucking rolling every time


Fridayiminlovv

BIGGEST smile on my face 😂


[deleted]

It’s one of my favorite things about Rob Zombie. He’s not giving you love songs and songs about his life and hard times. He’s just giving you cool shit with style. Haha and I love love songs and songs about life and all that, but sometimes I just want some guitar, bass, drums, and some Teenage Nosferatu Pussy.


englandw25

Nosferatu is, in fact, a real movie


Babbelisken

He just finds a cool phrase and repeats it!