Fat Lenny
"Fat Lenny" is a song by Ween from the 1990 album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"Fat Lenny" is a punk/blues rock song in 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.
Live Performances[edit | edit source]
"Fat Lenny" is known to have been played live as early as 1989. It has fairly consistently been a common inclusion in setlists over the years.[1] Although not common, Ween sometimes segues into "Cold and Wet" at the end of this song, as is done on the GodWeenSatan studio album.[2]
Three live recordings have been officially released:
- 12/9/1992 - At the Cat's Cradle (Pure Guava tour)
- 7/7/2000 - Live at Stubb's (White Pepper tour)
- 9/14/2001 - GodWeenSatan: Live (special anniversary concert)
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Official lyrics, handwritten by Dean Ween, were printed in the GodWeenSatan liner notes:
Fat Lenny's gonna walk right into mah self
Fat Lenny's gonna see mah self (reflect it back on myself)
Fat Lenny's gonna lick the shiläck off the window sill
Fat Lenny's gonna lick me head off
Fat Lenny's gonna lick the shiläck off the window sill
Fat Lenny's gonna jump up and down (run back down the hill)
Fat Lenny knows what he is (to be Fat Lenny) cuz he is Fat Lenny (my buddy)
He's Fat Lenny (I know what he is to be Fat Lenny) cuz he's my friend Fat Lenny
Fat Lenny's gonna lick my brain today
Fat Lenny doesn't like mü anyway
Fat Lenny said (my friend is) today
Fat Lenny! Fat Lenny![3]
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
Band Members Named in the Song, Fat, Screaming, Sung by Dean Ween, Sung by Gene Ween
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=54
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=35
- ↑ From the GodWeenSatan liner notes; lightly edited for clarity.