The Weatherman

"The Weatherman" is a song by The Residents, first released on their 2002 concept album Demons Dance Alone. It features vocals by the group's long-time collaborator Molly Harvey.
The album was composed by the group as a response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11th 2001. Like many songs on Demons Dance Alone, "The Weatherman" is a plaintive ballad which lyrically deals with themes of loss. 
It was remixed in 2013 by The Residents' long-time composer Charles Bobuck for the group's Radio Thoreau series of digital single releases.
== History ==
The song features Molly Harvey on lead vocals, it tells the story of two people, The Narrator & The Weatherman, now living together after the tragic loss The Weatherman's home. The two find they don't understand, or need eachother, as the narrator leaves.
The song references the 1952 film Ivanhoe.
A shorter, instrumental demo version appeared on the Ralph America Deluxe Edition of Demons Dance Alone. This version features studio chatter from a black band as the intro.
In 2013, the song was remixed for The Residents' Radio Thoreau project, this remix was released as a digital single.
Five years later, two separate versions appeared on the I Am A Resident CD, & LP. The CD features a version by Danny Spiteri & Jason Hallyburton, whilst the LP features a version by (the) baby born massacre.
== Lyrics ==
 I was watching Ivanhoe
 When they said the tornado
 Blew your big old house apart
 Robert Taylor was the star
 You never knew why I was blue
 So I went to a movie after you
 Spread out on your feather bed
 With weather maps you never read
 You said the east was freezing but
 The clouds were insignificant
 I never knew what made you speak
 Of sleet between your satin sheets
 You're always calling me
 But I'm never needed
 I'm needy
 I'm needy
 I'm needing a new home
 A fall in Philadelphia
 When you were much healthier
 Obstructed your recovery
 As yellow leaves fell from the trees
== Appearances ==
* Demons Dance Alone (2002)2002 Studio Version (3:06)
* Demons Dance Alone Deluxe (2002)2002 Demo Version (2:05)
* Morning Music (2010)2002 Studio Version (3:06)
* The Weatherman (2013)2013 Radio Thoreau Version (3:41)
* Dot.Com (2017)Radio Thoreau Version (3:41)
* Loss Of The Lizard Lady (2018)2002 Studio Version (3:06)
* I Am A Resident CD! (2018)2018 Danny Spiteri & Jason Hallyburton Version (3:09)
* I Am A Resident LP! (2018)2018 (the) baby born massacre Version (3:16)
== Versions ==
Category:Demons Dance Alone
Category:Molly Harvey
Category:Radio Thoreau
Category:I Am A Resident!
Category:Songs