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Track #13 from The Mountain Goats‘ eleventh studio album Heretic Pride.
For the 2008 Mountain Goats album “Heretic Pride”, Mountain Goats songwriter John Darnielle wrote descriptions of each song on the album for Jeff to illustrate.
Michael Myers Resplendent / When I wrote this I didn’t know that...
[Verse 1]
I am ready for my closeup today
Too long I've let my self respect stand in my way
Well, the prom queen's caught in the high beams
And the strings keen, it's a big scene
[Chorus]
But when the house goes up in flames
No one emerges triumphantly from it
When the scum begins to circle the drain
Everybody loves a winner
[Verse 2]
I spent eight hours in my makeup chair
Waxed my chest and shaved off all my hair
Well, the fire's bright, and the frame's tight
Try to get right while we've still got light
[Chorus]
But when the house goes up in flames
No one emerges triumphantly from it
When the scum begins to circle the drain
Everybody loves a winner
[Outro]
But when the house goes up in flames
When the scum begins to circle the drain
Michael Myers Resplendent was written by John Darnielle.
Michael Myers Resplendent was produced by John Vanderslice & Scott Solter.
The Mountain Goats released Michael Myers Resplendent on Tue Feb 19 2008.
John Darnielle at the Rio Theater in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 22, 2012:
“This envisions the star of the ‘Halloween’ movies, sort of in soliloquy.”