Russian Roulette by John Cale
Russian Roulette by John Cale

Russian Roulette

John Cale * Track #8 On Honi Soit

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Russian Roulette by John Cale

Release Date
Tue Mar 10 1981
Performed by
John Cale
Produced by
Mike Thorne
Writed by
John Cale
About

The lyrics of John Cale’s song seem to be a complex mix of imagery and social commentary, touching on various themes including political unrest, societal disillusionment, and the state of different nations.

The song appears to reference Russia prominently, symbolized by the Russian bear, depicting...

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Russian Roulette Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The Russian bear is hungry, he's dancing in his chains
And the trainer is melancholy feeling hard and grey, okay
And he will have to dig for miles underground of soil
If, if not for Frenchmen dizzy from turning their backs on everyone's story
And everybody's disgust
Everybody's distrust
Distrust, disgust

[Verse 2]
Well, behind the sanitary napkin beauty
That oozes out of each and every song
He harnesses the blood bank soul
To package creatures that belong
Hey, John Wayne, he can feel no pain 'cause he's got no brain
He's riding horses to Apocalypse and back
Just like a cross eyed Paul McCartney
Like another cross eyed Paul McCartney

[Verse 3]
For hard-judged creatures that belong above the weathered tan
That material safety ain't a safety found in numbers
But they're never getting slumber
When they're never getting zoned
And the getting's all gone
I love a big gain
Hey, hey now, beauty comes last
Safety first and beauty comes last
Safety first 'cause spiteful caravan goes last
Antique caravan goes last

[Verse 4]
Well Delilah is your [?] bloated
Samson's shorn and hoarse
With fifty caliber bullets
For the truncheons in the human race
Japan, Japan, Japan, we love you
They carve you like a California turkey
Feed to hungry, missiles sucking
The moist vagina of the world
Hey you, leave it
And Russia is defecting
Russia, Russia is defecting
Russia is defected, is defective, is defected, is defective, is defecting
What's wrong with the motherland?
What's wrong with the fatherland?
Have they come to join the Ku Klux Klan

[Outro]
And elect black Communists surgeons in case you need them
Elect Communist surgeons
Elect black Communist surgeons
Elect black Communist surgeons today, in case you need them
In the rain, if it rains
When it rains
It never rains on the Russian Party
Rains
If it rains, if it rains
If it rains on the Communist Party
If it rains, if it rains
If it rains on the Communist Party
If it rains, if it rains
If it rains on the Communist Party

Russian Roulette Q&A

Who wrote Russian Roulette's ?

Russian Roulette was written by John Cale.

Who produced Russian Roulette's ?

Russian Roulette was produced by Mike Thorne.

When did John Cale release Russian Roulette?

John Cale released Russian Roulette on Tue Mar 10 1981.

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