The black hawk war, or, how to demolish an entire civilization and still feel good about yourself in the morning, or, we apologize for the inconvenience but youre going to have to leave now, or, i have fought the big knives and will continue to fight them until they are off. There were even some songs written about gacy like this one on illoinse by sufjan stevens. His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed folding john waynes tshirts when the swing set hit. Once i met a girl who invited me to a show and said her friend was doing sufjan covers. One of the first albums i bought was sufjan stevens come on feel the illinoise.
Its haunting, depressing, and presents the tragedy in way that a documentary or book cannot. His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed folding john waynes tshirts when the swing set hit his head the neighbors, they adore. His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed folding john wa. Exhibit of gacys artwork and burning gacys artwork. Illinois is a 2005 concept album by american singersongwriter sufjan stevens. I was impressed until she said she makes his songs actually sound good. He sets up the life of john wayne gacy by first describing a couple relatively mundane details of his youth. Concerning the ufo sighting near highland, illinois 2.
His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed folding john waynes tshirts when the swing. The real john wayne gacy s father was an alcoholic who was known to have beaten john, his sisters, and their mother. In his lifetime, gacy killed thirtythree young boys, and assaulted many others. He was charged with twelve counts of murder, and was sentenced to death row. No matter how many times the song is played, it never loses its melancholy feel. John wayne gacy jr tab by sufjan stevens acoustic guitar. The lyrics highlight some of gacys troubles in his lifetime. His father was an auto repair machinist and world war i veteran, and his mother was a homemaker.
Stevens takes a very literary approach to his songwriting, and this track certainly highlights this tendency. A most gruesome soundtrack to john wayne gacy playlist. What are we looking at, clowns pogohis own character, the clown from stephen kings it, hitler, images of other serial killers that he states he does not look up to or so he said, christ, the seven dwarfs, etc. The real john wayne gacys father was an alcoholic who was known to have beaten john, his sisters, and their mother. Illinois is an audacious spectacle, offering up grand anthems chicago one moment and sympathetic laments for serial killers john wayne gacy, jr. I have fought the big knives and will continue to fight them until they are off our. His father was a drinker, and his mother cried in bed, folding john waynes tshirts, when the swingset. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. Two of sufjan \s songs appear on the soundtrack to little miss sunshine. Many of the best songs come in the hands of dedicated singersongwriters. Here you will hear classical music, videogame music, cinema, anime and etc.
Stream illinoize, a playlist by torsmashes from desktop or your mobile device. Below is a youtube video of the song john wayne gacy jr. Chords for sufjan stevens john wayne gacy jr music video. Lets hear that string part again, because i dont think they heard it all the way out in bushnell. The piano arrangements of this channel are all made by lord vinheteiro. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. His murders just go to show that human species is truly capable of evil, because we dont have control over how we are raised. Chicago and no man\s land the song john wayne gacy, jr. His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed folding john waynes tshirts when th. Illinois by sufjan stevens, released 05 july 2005 1. His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed folding john waynes tshirts when the swing set hit his head the neighbors, they adored him. Jul 04, 2005 illinois is a 2005 concept album by american singersongwriter sufjan stevens.
It was a very bleak christmas and new year for my family and this album just sounds like hope at the end of a long dark road to me. His fifth studio album, it features songs referencing places, events, and persons related to the u. Out of egypt, into the great laugh of mankind, and i shake the dirt from my sandals as i. Stevens allows the story of john wayne gacy to slowly reveal itself over the course of the song. Chords by sufjan stevens learn to play guitar by chord and tabs and use our crd diagrams, transpose the key and more. Jul 04, 2005 for this song, sufjan tells the tale of john wayne gacy jr. That year i think i received more itunes gift cards than i can remember getting any other time before or since.
They have been purchased for burning and for proceeds of the national center for victims of crime. All the trees of the field will clap their hands appears on s1e02 over the end credits, and holland appears near the end of s2e10. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the united states. Sufjan stevens john wayne gacy jr music video youtube. He is considered part of the folk revival through indie pop, but his. Gacy s artwork normal people might see images of a madman. John wayne gacy, born march 17, 1942, chicago, illinois, u. Here are two articles that discuss how his artwork has been used for the cause. We have all done things that we never thought we were capable of, and although we may want to deny it, we are all in some way like john wayne gacy, jr.