Bumblebee
| "Bumblebee" | |||||
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness | |||||
| Released | November 16, 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | c. 1989 | ||||
| Length | 1:18 | ||||
| Label | Twin/Tone Records | ||||
| GodWeenSatan: The Oneness track listing | |||||
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"Bumblebee" is a song by Ween from the 1990 album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"Bumblebee" is a psychedelic noise rock song within the key of D minor.
The lead vocals are performed by Gene Ween. Guitar is played by Dean Ween. Like most of the songs on GodWeenSatan, the drums are played by Dean Ween and the bass is played by Andrew Weiss.
Meaning[edit | edit source]
The song is supposedly about the time Gener was weeding his father's lawn, when he accidentally disturbed a hornet's nest.[citation needed]
Alternate Versions[edit | edit source]
An early version can be heard on the 1988 cassette Axis: Bold as Boognish.
Live Performances[edit | edit source]
"Bumblebee" was performed a handful of times in the early '90s. A live recording from December 1990 can be heard on the Paintin' the Town Brown album. Since then, the song has been mostly retired, with he sole exception being at a special anniversary concert on 9/14/2001, which was released on the album GodWeenSatan: Live. [1]
See also:[edit | edit source]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Official lyrics, handwritten by Dean Ween, were printed in the GodWeenSatan liner notes:
Bumblebee stung me, stung my brain, aww!
Weed-eating Vaughn's grass
Big bumblebee came right out
It stung me 47,000 times times
It hurt[2]
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
Death and Injury, Profanity/Swearing, Screaming, Sung by Gene Ween
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=28
- ↑ From the GodWeenSatan liner notes; lightly edited for clarity.