Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Body Count - The Decemberists
Colin Meloy and the Decemberists employ some rather gothic tones in their songs. Lots of people die. A writer and fan who is analytically minded has created an inventory of the dead in their songs. The average is 0.92 deaths per song!
This is a great service to all Decemberists fans like me. I had to reference the lyrics for 16 Military Wives for example to confirm that they died of cannibalism. Of course there it is in the last verse - "14 cannibal kings, wondering blithely what the dinner bell will bring. 15 celebrity minds, served on a leafy bed of 16 military wives."
Psycho Killers - The Decemberists Death Count
This is a great service to all Decemberists fans like me. I had to reference the lyrics for 16 Military Wives for example to confirm that they died of cannibalism. Of course there it is in the last verse - "14 cannibal kings, wondering blithely what the dinner bell will bring. 15 celebrity minds, served on a leafy bed of 16 military wives."
Psycho Killers - The Decemberists Death Count
