(Warning: NSFW lyrics - as if the title didn't give it away...)
Truth be told, I thought twice about posting this as the lyrics are rather crass and somewhat misogynistic... but, hey, it wouldn't be a Guilty Pleasure otherwise I guess. So, here is 'Piss Up A Rope' in all it's glory.
For the uninitiated, Ween is an alternative rock band formed in the mid-'80s by pretend brothers Gene & Dean Ween (Aaron Freeman & Mickey Melchiondo respectively). They have released many albums on both independent and major labels containing their own strange brand of humour, some of which have an overarching concept or theme e.g. The Mollusk (nautical, the track 'Ocean Man' playing over the end credits of The Spongebob Squarepants Movie) and, the album that the track in question comes from, 12 Golden Country Greats (country music, which only has 10 tracks natch).
Unlike their other albums, the musicians on 12 Golden Country Greats were mostly well-respected Nashville session musicians, a couple of whom declined participation due to the 'blue' nature of the lyrics. Lyrics aside, the production is straight country resulting in its incongruous nature. Apparently, this alienated most of their fans and they returned to their alternative roots for their next album, The Mollusk.
Bonus Clips: My favourite non-GP track from 12 Golden Country Greats 'You Were The Fool'...
... and the aforementioned 'Ocean Man' from The Mollusk.
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