Praise for the Curse

"Praise for the Curse" is a song by The Residents, released March 6th 1982 as the sixth track on their album The Tunes of Two Cities (or Part Two of The Mole Trilogy).
Within the context of The Mole Trilogy, "Praise for the Curse" is intended to represent the "ceremonial" music of the fictional Mole culture.Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents CD liner notes, 1993
In 1993, an excerpt was featured on the CD included with the book Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents; in 2024 it was covered by Italian musician Alieno de Bootes for the album Unconventional Residents III.
==List of releases==
*The Tunes of Two Cities (1982) Grove Street studio recording, October 1980 - January 1982 (2:52)
*Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents Grove Street studio recording, October 1980 - January 1982 (excerpt; part of "The Tunes of Two Cities")
*In Memoriam Torso (1994) 
*The Tunes of Two Cities / The Big Bubble Mute CD reissue (2005) 
*Mole Box: The Complete Mole Trilogy pREServed (2019) 
===List of versions===
==See also==
*The Mole Trilogy
*Mohelmot
==External links and references==
*The Tunes of Two Cities at The Residents Historical
*The Tunes of Two Cities at RZWeb (archived via archive.org)
Category:Songs
Category:Instrumentals
Category:The Tunes of Two Cities
Category:The Mole Trilogy
Category:Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents