Mousetrap

The Tunes of Two Cities Side A label

**"Mousetrap"** is an instrumental by The Residents, featured as the third track on their album *The Tunes of Two Cities* (the second instalment in the planned six-album Mole Trilogy), released March 6th 1982 on Ralph Records.

The song, intended to represent the music of the fictional Chub culture, stylistically parodies wartime big band jazz; the song's melody is inspired by "Eager Beaver" by Stan Kenton.

It was later included on the promotional compilation album *Louisiana's Lick* in 1995. To date, the song has not been performed live by The Residents.

## List of releases

* *The Tunes of Two Cities* (1982)
* *Louisiana's Lick* (1995)
* *The Tunes of Two Cities* / *The Big Bubble* Mute CD reissue (2005)
* *Mole Box: The Complete Mole Trilogy* pREServed (2019)

### List of versions

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Grove Street studio recording, October 1980 - January 1982 (3:20)

## See also

* *The Tunes of Two Cities*
* The Mole Trilogy
* Chubs

## External links and references

* *The Tunes of Two Cities* at The Residents Historical
* *The Tunes of Two Cities* at RZWeb (archived via archive.org)

**Cast of Characters**
Mohelmot · Chubs (Innisfree · The Scientist) · The ObserverDarkness · The Evil DisposerCross (Zinkenites · Kula Bocca · The Big Bubble · Frankie DuVall)
**Part One: *Mark of the Mole* (1981)**
(video game · novel)
**Side A: Hole-Workers at the Mercy of Nature**
"Voices of the Air" · "The Ultimate Disaster" · "Migration"
**Side B: Hole-Workers vs. Man and Machine**
"Another Land" · "The New Machine" · "Final Confrontation"
**Part Two: *The Tunes of Two Cities* (1982)**
(*The Comix of Two Cities*)
**Side A:** "Serenade For Missy" · "A Maze Of Jigsaws" · "**Mousetrap**" · "God Of Darkness" · "Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth)" · "Praise For The Curse"
**Side B:** "The Secret Seed" · "Smokebeams" · "Mourning The Undead" · "Song Of The Wild" · "The Evil Disposer" · "Happy Home (Excerpt From Act II of "Innisfree")"
***Intermission: Extraneous Music From The Residents' Mole Show* (1982)**
**Side A:** "Lights Out (Prelude)" · "Shorty's Lament (Intermission)"
**Side B:** "The Moles Are Coming (Intermission)" · "Would We Be Alive? (Intermission)" · "The New Hymn (Recessional)"
**The Mole Show (1982-1983)**(*Mole Dance 82* · *Live At The Roxy* · *La Edad de Oro* · Uncle Sam Mole Show · VHS · *Live In Holland* · DVD bag set)
**Part Three: ???**
"Now It Is Too Late" · "Going Nowhere" · "Tired Old Man" · "Marching To The We" · *Mole Suite*
**Part Four: *The Big Bubble* (1985)**(fictional band · Black Shroud Records)
**Side A:** "Sorry" · "Hop A Little" · "Go Where Ya Wanna Go" · "Gotta Gotta Get" · "Cry For The Fire"
**Side B:** "Die-Stay-Go" · "Vinegar" · "Firefly" · "The Big Bubble" · "Fear for the Future" · "Kula Bocca Says So"
**Part Five: ???**
**Part Six: ???**
**Related works**
"Open Up" · "Anvil Forest" · The 10th Anniversary Show (*Assorted Secrets*) · *PAL TV LP* · The 13th Anniversary Show · *Mole Box: The Complete Mole Trilogy pREServed* ("From MOM1" · "Untitled" · "Jingle Bell" · "Another Another Land")
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