Track Info. For Hell-O!

## Hell-O! Track Info.

Listed below are information for specific tracks off of *Hell-O!.* All information taken from Genius

## Americanized

This song is a joke about American culture. It's saying that the creatures of Gwar have been in America for so long that they've become consumed and apart of the horrid culture of the country. This song serves as the first of many examples of GWAR’s political and cultural satire of the United States. This would later be capitalized on later albums, including the titular *America Must Be Destroyed*, the concept of the album being how the police of this country would try to alter or stop performances by the band during the early 90’s. The song rags on and pokes fun of the average American for their culture and the ways of the country, while also making various references to the gross ways the country is. One line in particular, "Death to all who wear paisley!" Paisley is a pattern of fabric developed in Persia (modern day Iraq/Iran). This line stems from the beginning of the Gulf War and the general disdain and mounting tension against anything from the Middle East. America is commonly known for having a distaste against the Middle East for racist reasons, so this line pokes fun at that. The song later makes reference to how America is full of nothing but drugs and guns.

## I'm in Love (With a Dead Dog)

"I'm in Love (With a Dead Dog)" is a song that describes singer Oderous Urungus's relationship with a dog named Pookie. At first, it describes the wonderful romantic side of the relationship, saying he and Pookie walk together, eat together, do everything together and are just in love. Then, shown in a spoken word bridge, it tells the story of how Oderous was taking Pookie for a walk, and then Pookie gets hit but a truck. It's meant to be an "accident" even though Oderous directly says he threw Pookie into the road. Even though Pookie dies from being hit, Oderous still loves Pookie and continues their relationship.

Pookie's full name was "Pookie The Wonder Dog" and was one of the earliest characters/props that appeared onstage at Gwar concerts.

## Pure as the Arctic Snow

This is one of the first songs that references Gwar lore, explaining how they spent thousands of years froze in Antarctica. This is one of the only Hell-O! songs that has stayed on the setlist.

## Bone Meal

The is the first Gwar song that delve into Dave Brockie’s interest in World War II, “Bone Meal” is a quick song about the bone crushing machines that were used at labor camps during the war. Bone Meal is the shortest Gwar song ever, only being 42 seconds.

## Ollie North

Despite the title being "Ollie North" the song itself has absolutley nothing to actually do with the person, as most of the song itself is unintelligible yelling gibberish. The intro of the song is a reversed a cappella of the bridge from Wham!’s “Careless Whisper”.

## U Ain't Shit

A fast punk anthem originally written by Death Piggy, “U Ain’t Shit” is about the glory of rock ‘n’ roll and how it invigorates an otherwise dull life. It is one of the few Gwar songs that fits into more conventional lyrical themes and isn’t specifically catered to fit their personas.

Typically, “U Ain’t Shit” has been used in concerts as a comeback song whenever a monster or villain gets the upper hand on the band, and since 1995 is often functionally replaced with “Crush, Kill, Destroy”.

## Rock & Roll Party Town

According to interviews, this was the first Gwar song to ever be written.

## Black And Huge (Bonus Track)

Written by lead singer Dave Brockie after watching an interracial porn film, “Black And Huge” was originally released as a bonus track on the European cassette version of *Hell-O!*. This version of the song received a music video, which featured the first appearance of new rhythm guitarist Mike Derks as Balsac The Jaws Of Death. To the band’s minor annoyance, the video was re-titled “Stupid White Chick” when it aired on television, due to that line being one of the only clearly audible lyrics.

“Black And Huge” would later be re-recorded and released on 1990’s *Scumdogs of the Universe*, trading its original surf-punk style for a heavier thrash metal sound.