The Festival of Death
The Residents * Track #6 On Eskimo
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Album Eskimo
- #1The Walrus Hunt
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- #2Birth
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- #3Arctic Hysteria
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- #4The Angry Angakok
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- #5A Spirit Steals A Child
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- #6The Festival of Death
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- #7
DiskomoThe Residents
- #8
DisasterThe Residents & Snakefinger
- #9Plants
The Residents & Snakefinger
- #10Farmers
The Residents & Snakefinger
- #11Twinkle
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- #12
I Left My Heart In San FranciscoThe Residents
- #13
Dumbo, The Clown (Who Loved Christmas)The Residents & Fred Frith
- #14Is He Really Bringing Roses? (The Replacement)
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- #15Time’s Up
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The Festival of Death by The Residents
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This song is mostly instrumental (with some vocalizations in a made-up “Inuit” language) but the liner notes have a detailed explanation of the meaning of the song:
Perhaps no holiday is more important to the Eskimo than the DeathFestival. More than a tribute to the dead, this festival marks the be...
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The Festival of Death Lyrics
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released