Spazchow is the title of the second album of American

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group

Barnes & Barnes Barnes & Barnes are an American musical duo, formed in Los Angeles in 1970. Though commonly associated with novelty music and comedy rock, their music has also incorporated elements of new wave, synth-pop, and folk rock. The duo formed in 1 ...

, originally released in 1981 by

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and re-released in 1997 by

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Origins

The title means "born to suffer at the hands of women and make music" (revealed when the first track, "Intro", is played backward) in the duo's artificial language of Lumanian.Lumanian
/ref> The theme of "suffering at the hands of women" is present throughout many of the tracks on the album, giving it a slightly more serious tone than their first album, '' Voobaha''. Many of the songs are connected by themed "links" that tie the album together, and for the 1997 release the links were given titles (or "links") for the album's reissue, and some were created for the album's bonus music.

Track listing

(All songs are by Barnes & Barnes, unless otherwise noted) Side one: #"Intro" - (0:17) #"I Need You" - (2:27) (

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) #"Spooky Lady On Death Avenue" - (3:18) #"Fletchy's Revenge" - (3:14) #"Love Tap" - (2:41) #"Cats" - (3:11) #"For You" - (1:55) #"Where's The Water" - (4:24) Side two: #"Swallow My Love" - (3:07) #"And Other Things Too (E's Epistle)" - (2:07) #"Slut" - (4:04) #"Roadblock" - (3:58) #"Unfinished Business" - (3:42) #"The Inevitable Song" - (2:47) #"Heart Ghosts" - (1:40) The 1997 reissue contains additional bonus tracks: #"The Boogie Man" #"Women Rattle Me" #"I Killed Her With Love" #"Bloodless Nights" #"Mook E Bare" #"The Longest Dream" #"Love Won't Save Me" #"Passively Vicious"

Trivia

*"And Other Things Too (E's Epistle)" was written by Mumy as an apology/plea to return to his then girlfriend Eileen. They eventually reconciled and they married, and had two children. * The song "Love Tap" was made into a short film by Rocky Schneck (later released on the video compilation Zabagabee) and featured then-unknown actor

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and actress Annerose Bucklers.

References

{{Authority control Barnes & Barnes albums 1981 albums Rhino Records albums 1980s comedy albums Oglio Records albums