Moisture - The Residents (1980)
Figured it was about time that we once again paid tribute to our patron saints The Residents and The Commercial Album.
We’ve posted from this well of one minute wonders before, but it’s such a monument in short song history, we’d be amiss if we didn’t pepper as many of these tunes as possible throughout the time we have this blog-a-thon going.
So here is Moisture, m’dears. Prepare yourselves for a guitar solo like no other from Henry Cow alumnus Fred Frith, along with many other aural goodies.
This June, The Berkley Art Museum is holding a video retrospective of all The Residents work, including their outstandingly odd and brilliant One Minute Movies, which contains a music video for Moisture. They’ll also be giving an exclusive performance in the gallery.
If anyone wishes to provide the funds to send the entire iloveshortsongs staff out to CA to be ambassadors to the showing in the name of tiny tuneage, just reblog with the dollar amount you wish to contribute.
Or at least just recommend us. It’s Tumblr Tuesday!
