Mobscene
Marilyn Manson
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"Ladies and Gentlemen" We are the thing of shapes to come Your freedom's not free and dumb This Depression is Great The Deformation Age, they know my name Waltzing to scum and base and Married to the pain Bang we want it Bang we want it Bang bang bang bang bang You came to see the mobscene I know it isn't your scene It's better than a sex scene and it's So fucking obscene, obscene yeah. Girls (in the spirit of Oscar Wilde) Be obscene, be be obscene Be obscene, baby, and not heard. The day that love opened our eyes We watched the world end We have "high" places but we have no friends They told us sin's not good but we know it's great War-time full-frontal drugs, sex-tank armor plate Bang we want it Bang we want it Bang bang bang bang bang You came to see the mobscene I know it isn't your scene It's better than a sex scene and it's So fucking obscene, obscene yeah. You want commitment? Put on your best suit, get your arms around me Now we're going down down down You want commitment? Put on your best suit, get your arms around me Now we're going down down down Girls(in the spirit of Oscar Wilde): Be obscene, be be obscene Be obscene, baby, and not heard. You came to see the mobscene I know it isn't your scene It's better than a sex scene and it's So fucking obscene, obscene yeah. You want commitment? Put on your best suit, get your arms around me Now we're going down down down You want commitment? Put on your best suit, get your arms around me Now we're going down down down "Ladies and gentlemen, be obscene! Be be obscene!" Girls(in the spirit of Oscar Wilde) Be obscene, be be obscene Be obscene, baby, and not heard. Bang bang bang bang bang.
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Written by: JOHN LOWERY, BRIAN WARNER
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10 facts about this song
Album"Mobscene" is a song from the album named "The Golden Age of Grotesque". It is Marilyn Manson's fifth studio album, released in May 2003.
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Musical StyleThe song's style is heavily influenced by Manson's fascination with the burlesque, vaudeville, and swing music era of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Chart performance"Mobscene" peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and also reached number three on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US.
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Award nominationsThe music video for "Mobscene" was nominated at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Art Direction, although it didn't win.
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Collaboration with Tim Skold"Mobscene" marked the first time that Manson collaborated with Tim Skold, who co-wrote, played the instruments, and produced the entire album.
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Notable performanceThe song was performed live by Manson for the first time at the Echo Awards in Berlin, Germany on March 22, 2003.
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Influence and InterpretationManson explained the song as his version of "a rallying cry for everyone on the side of the obscene and considered too few."
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Music VideoDirected by Paul Hunter, the music video features an eclectic mix of 1920’s burlesque performers, circus freaks, and unconventional animation, reflecting Manson’s fascination with that era.
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Song's spellingNotably, the title "Mobscene" is stylized as “mOBSCENE” - reflecting Manson's thought of mosh pits at concerts resembling old B-movies where villagers would carry fire torches.
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Catchy PhraseThe catchy phrase "Be obscene, be-be obscene" was creative wordplay by Manson, who twisted the meaning of “be seen” to “be obscene.”
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