Welp...not every band makes the best of moves. Life, Sex & Death formed sometime around 1990 (they're one of the few bands I've featured here on Friday Night Jukebox who do not have a Wikipedia entry), and their record label decided the way to sell the band was to claim their lead singer, known only as Stanley, was actually homeless. "Stanley" turned out to be Chris Stann, who was anything but homeless, and the band lost any and all credibility that it might have had. They released one LP, and were done within a couple of years--though some have said they may have at least had a competent career without the Warner Bros. ruse.
"Fuckin' Shit Ass" was released on their only album, The Silent Majority, in 1992. It was not released as a single, and the album never so much as sniffed a record chart.
Embarrassing Fun Fact: I actually have a playlist on Spotify called "Fuck It" which features songs in which the word "fuck" plays a prominent role. Hey, we all can't be perfect....
"Fuckin' Shit Ass" opens with what sounds like a man storming around his house saying, "Some...fuckin'...shit ass...ugh!" which becomes rhythmic before adding first a drum beat, than some metal guitars, before finally segueing into a Cheap Trickesque (I shit you not) chorus that calls for love and peace. Alrighty then...not sure what else I can add, other than for whatever odd reason it caught my fancy, and I still thoroughly enjoy the song's juxtaposing of unbridled anger with a paean to peace. I doubt Life, Sex & Death would have ever had me as a life long fan (definitely a lot more heavy metal than power pop), but once again we see how every now and again a band can have just one special moment that turns into a lifetime of listening.
Lyric Sheet: "What will it take to feel love instead of hate?/What will it take to make peace the word for today?..."
Enjoy:
Fuck Donald Trump,
emaycee
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