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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag | | Name = Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag | ||
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| Genre = Industrial metal | | Genre = Industrial metal | ||
| Length = 4:10 | | Length = 4:10 | ||
− | | Label = [[ | + | | Label = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
| Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | | Writer = [[Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| Composer = [[John 5]], [[Tim Skold]], Marilyn Manson | | Composer = [[John 5]], [[Tim Skold]], Marilyn Manson | ||
| Producer = Marilyn Manson, Tim Skold, Ben Grosse | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, Tim Skold, Ben Grosse | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | "'''Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag'''" is the fourth track on the 2003 release ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]''. | + | "'''Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag'''" is the fourth track on the 2003 release ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]''. The title was inspired by legendary scat singer Cab Calloway<ref>"The third track on “The Golden Age of Grotesque” is “Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag” (something that Manson takes the time and care to spell out and hyphenate correctly). The title was inspired by legendary scat singer Cab Calloway (“Though not ‘scat’ in the fecal sense,” is his dry postscript)." [http://www.helnwein.com/presse/local_press/artikel_636.html]</ref> |
− | ==Appearances== | + | == Appearances == |
− | ===Albums=== | + | === Albums === |
* ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]'' | * ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]'' | ||
− | ==Versions== | + | == Versions == |
− | * "Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag" <small> | + | * "Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag" <small>— Appears on ''The Golden Age of Grotesque''.</small> |
− | ==Lyrics== | + | == Lyrics == |
Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag | Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag | ||
Godmod grotesk burlesk drag | Godmod grotesk burlesk drag | ||
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You're one of us. | You're one of us. | ||
− | ==Trivia== | + | == Trivia == |
− | *The chorus may be a complicated reference to marijuana, a drug Manson favored in the making of the album. Dagga is a plant native to South Africa, and is often mistaken for Indian hemp. Buzz-Buzz is a term for getting a buzz off a substance, marijuana in particular and a Zig Zag is actually a brand of rolling papers famous for the silhouette of a bearded smoker on the label. | + | * The chorus may be a complicated reference to marijuana, a drug Manson favored in the making of the album. Dagga is a plant native to South Africa, and is often mistaken for Indian hemp. Buzz-Buzz is a term for getting a buzz off a substance, marijuana in particular and a Zig Zag is actually a brand of rolling papers famous for the silhouette of a bearded smoker on the label. |
* The title of the song is similar to Futurist poem ones. | * The title of the song is similar to Futurist poem ones. | ||
* ''Swing heil'' may refer to 1) ''sieg heil'', a Nazi chant; 2) Swing Kids a.k.a Swingjugend which was a group of kids opposing nazi ideologies and especially the Hitlerjugend | * ''Swing heil'' may refer to 1) ''sieg heil'', a Nazi chant; 2) Swing Kids a.k.a Swingjugend which was a group of kids opposing nazi ideologies and especially the Hitlerjugend | ||
− | * ''Venus not in furs'' refers to ''Venus in furs'', a novella from | + | * ''Venus not in furs'' refers to ''Venus in furs'', a novella from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (the term masochism derives from him name). This could also be a reference to the Velvet Underground song "Venus in Furs". |
+ | * "Cocaingels and asses give me opiate masses" pays homage to Karl Marx's famous quote on religion. ''"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."'' | ||
* The verse ''you're one of us, you're one of us'' refers to a famous line of the horror films ''Freaks'' and ''The Lost Boys''. | * The verse ''you're one of us, you're one of us'' refers to a famous line of the horror films ''Freaks'' and ''The Lost Boys''. | ||
* Doll-Dagga is also a verse very similar to "Dolly Dagger", a song by Jimi Hendrix. The naturalness of the essence of both songs about drugs is similar. | * Doll-Dagga is also a verse very similar to "Dolly Dagger", a song by Jimi Hendrix. The naturalness of the essence of both songs about drugs is similar. | ||
− | *An edit of the song was featured in the 2012 Citroën DS5 commerical. | + | * An edit of the song was featured in the 2012 Citroën DS5 commerical. |
− | ==References== | + | == References == |
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]] | [[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]] | ||
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[[Category:Songs from The Golden Age of Grotesque]] | [[Category:Songs from The Golden Age of Grotesque]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:05, 27 March 2024
"Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag" | ||
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Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
Album | The Golden Age of Grotesque | |
Released | May 5, 2003 | |
Recorded | 2002–2003 at the Doppelherz Studio in Hollywood, California; The Mix Room in Burbank, California | |
Genre | Industrial metal | |
Length | 4:10 | |
Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
Composer | John 5, Tim Skold, Marilyn Manson | |
Producer | Marilyn Manson, Tim Skold, Ben Grosse |
"Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag" is the fourth track on the 2003 release The Golden Age of Grotesque. The title was inspired by legendary scat singer Cab Calloway[1]
Appearances[edit]
Albums[edit]
Versions[edit]
- "Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag" — Appears on The Golden Age of Grotesque.
Lyrics[edit]
Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag Godmod grotesk burlesk drag All the goose-step girlies with Their cursive faces and We know it's all Braille beneath the skirt I'm bulletproof bizzop and Swing heil and I don't really care what gentlemen prefer. Say, all you pin-down girls and Bonafied ballers, so manically depressed And manically dressed We got our "Venus Not In Furs" But "In Uniforms." If You're not dancing, then you're dead. Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag Godmod grotesk burlesk drag Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag Godmod grotesk burlesk drag All the thug rock kids are playin' All the punk god angels sayin' "The toys are us and we don't even know" All the thug rock kids are playin' All the punk god angels sayin' "The toys are us and we don't even know" GO GO GO--doppelgängers (You're one of us, you're on of us) GO GO GO--throw your shapes doppelgängers You're one of us. Trumpet-mouth junky-saints go Silver-tongue marching down the Stairway to SUBSTANCE. Cocaingels and asses Give me opiate masses Fill up your church porn preachers And we'll fill up our glasses Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag Godmod grotesk burlesk drag Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag Godmod grotesk burlesk drag All the thug rock kids are playin' All the punk god angels sayin' "The toys are us and we don't even know" All the thug rock kids are playin' All the punk god angels sayin' "The toys are us and we don't even know" GO GO GO--doppelgängers (You're one of us, you're on of us) GO GO GO--throw your shapes doppelgängers You're one of us. Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go All the thug rock kids, GO All the punk god angels, GO You're on of us now, you're one of us So GO GO GO All the thug rock kids, GO All the punk god angels, GO You're on of us now, you're one of us So GO GO GO Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag Godmod grotesk burlesk drag Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag Godmod grotesk burlesk drag Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag Godmod grotesk burlesk drag Doll-dagga buzz-buzz ziggety-zag Godmod grotesk burlesk drag You're one of us.
Trivia[edit]
- The chorus may be a complicated reference to marijuana, a drug Manson favored in the making of the album. Dagga is a plant native to South Africa, and is often mistaken for Indian hemp. Buzz-Buzz is a term for getting a buzz off a substance, marijuana in particular and a Zig Zag is actually a brand of rolling papers famous for the silhouette of a bearded smoker on the label.
- The title of the song is similar to Futurist poem ones.
- Swing heil may refer to 1) sieg heil, a Nazi chant; 2) Swing Kids a.k.a Swingjugend which was a group of kids opposing nazi ideologies and especially the Hitlerjugend
- Venus not in furs refers to Venus in furs, a novella from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (the term masochism derives from him name). This could also be a reference to the Velvet Underground song "Venus in Furs".
- "Cocaingels and asses give me opiate masses" pays homage to Karl Marx's famous quote on religion. "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."
- The verse you're one of us, you're one of us refers to a famous line of the horror films Freaks and The Lost Boys.
- Doll-Dagga is also a verse very similar to "Dolly Dagger", a song by Jimi Hendrix. The naturalness of the essence of both songs about drugs is similar.
- An edit of the song was featured in the 2012 Citroën DS5 commerical.
References[edit]
- ↑ "The third track on “The Golden Age of Grotesque” is “Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag” (something that Manson takes the time and care to spell out and hyphenate correctly). The title was inspired by legendary scat singer Cab Calloway (“Though not ‘scat’ in the fecal sense,” is his dry postscript)." [1]