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'''Pumpkin Pie''' is the third track on [[Damn Skippy]]. | |||
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|title = Pumpkin Pie | |title = Pumpkin Pie | ||
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|genre = Rock | |genre = Rock | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|externalLinks = [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/pumpkin-pie Needlejuice Remaster] [http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Damn%20Skippy%20(2005)/03%20-%20Pumpkin%20Pie.mp3 Original | |externalLinks = [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/pumpkin-pie Needlejuice Remaster]<br>[http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Damn%20Skippy%20(2005)/03%20-%20Pumpkin%20Pie.mp3 MP3]<br>[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/CD%20Rips/%5b2005%5d%20Lemon%20Demon%20-%20Damn%20Skippy%20%5bCDR%5d/03%20-%20Pumpkin%20Pie.flac Original CD FLAC]<br>[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Lemaoke/Damn%20Skippy%20Stems/Pumpkin%20Pie%20(Backing).mp3 Backing]<br>[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Live%20Recordings/2007.07.29%20-%20Lemonic%20Demonade%202007/MP3/11%20Pumpkin%20Pie.mp3 Lemonic Demonade 2007]<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151106064034/http://media.illemonati.com/live/lemonic-demonade/09-pumpkin-pie.mp3 Lemonic Demonade 2006] | ||
|tempo = 135 | |tempo = 135 | ||
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==Description== | |||
This song is about the rise and fall of a prolific pumpkin pie salesman. [[Neil]] spoke about writing this song in [[Damn Skippy: Commentary|the album's commentary track]]: <blockquote>"First thing I wrote before I came up with the idea of pumpkin pie was the first verse there. Then I had to think of something for him to be selling, and pumpkin pie fit and had enough things I could rhyme it with."</blockquote> | |||
==History== | |||
The song was originally released on July 19th, 2004.<ref>https://trapezzoid.livejournal.com/2004/07/19/</ref> This [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Misc/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20Pumpkin%20Pie%20%5bEarly%20Version%5d.mp3 early version] is missing the accordion present in the album version. [[Neil]] states in the commentary track for [[Damn Skippy]] that he received this accordion as a birthday gift on his 18th birthday, which would not occur until August of 2004, explaining why the accordion is missing from the original version. | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
There lived a merchant in the days of old, | |||
Who is remembered for the things he sold. | Who is remembered for the things he sold. | ||
No silly trinkets, silver, bronze, or gold. | No silly trinkets, silver, bronze, or gold. | ||
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Before the sun set he’d be all but dry. | Before the sun set he’d be all but dry. | ||
Folks would buy the whole supply. | Folks would buy the whole supply. | ||
He lived alone, (He lived alone.) | He lived alone, (He lived alone.) | ||
And every night he sat upon a throne of pumpkin pie. | And every night he sat upon a throne of pumpkin pie. | ||
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And every night he sat upon a throne of pumpkin pie. | And every night he sat upon a throne of pumpkin pie. | ||
I do not know his name. (He’d never say his name.) | I do not know his name. (He’d never say his name.) | ||
He never wanted all the pain that came with pumpkin pie.</ | He never wanted all the pain that came with pumpkin pie. | ||
==Live Performances== | |||
*[https://youtu.be/8I4xZC5-fB8 Hooray Radio (date unknown)] | |||
*Plain Street Studios (November 29th, 2005, Rockwell, MA)<ref>https://trapezzoid.livejournal.com/2005/11/19/</ref> | |||
*[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Live%20Recordings/2006.07.30%20-%20Lemonic%20Demonade%202006/ Lemonic Demonade 2006 (July 30th, 2006, Kingston, MA)] | |||
*[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Live%20Recordings/2007.07.29%20-%20Lemonic%20Demonade%202007/ Lemonic Demonade 2007 (July 29th, 2007, Kingston, MA)] | |||
*Lemonic Demonade 2008 (August 3rd, 2008, Kingston, MA) | |||
*[https://youtu.be/RkNXtREOp0M Youmacon 2008 (October 31st, 2008, Dearborn, MI)] | |||
*[https://youtu.be/o_eMbt25HQg Youmacon 2009 (October 31st, 2009, Dearborn, MI)] | |||
*Youmacon 2010 (October 10th, 2010, Detroit, MI) though information about this set is sparse, Pumpkin Pie was allegedly performed. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *This song has an official backing that was used for [[Lemon Demon live|live performances]]. | ||
[[Category:Songs with backings]] | |||
<references /> | |||
Latest revision as of 21:01, 10 September 2026
Pumpkin Pie is the third track on Damn Skippy.
| Pumpkin Pie | |
| |
| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
|---|---|
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | Damn Skippy |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 3:04 |
| Tempo | 135 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | Needlejuice Remaster MP3 Original CD FLAC Backing Lemonic Demonade 2007 Lemonic Demonade 2006 |
Description
This song is about the rise and fall of a prolific pumpkin pie salesman. Neil spoke about writing this song in the album's commentary track:
"First thing I wrote before I came up with the idea of pumpkin pie was the first verse there. Then I had to think of something for him to be selling, and pumpkin pie fit and had enough things I could rhyme it with."
History
The song was originally released on July 19th, 2004.[1] This early version is missing the accordion present in the album version. Neil states in the commentary track for Damn Skippy that he received this accordion as a birthday gift on his 18th birthday, which would not occur until August of 2004, explaining why the accordion is missing from the original version.
Lyrics
There lived a merchant in the days of old, Who is remembered for the things he sold. No silly trinkets, silver, bronze, or gold. So I’m told, so I’m told. He made a most delicious pumpkin pie, Which he presented to the passersby. Before the sun set he’d be all but dry. Folks would buy the whole supply. He lived alone, (He lived alone.) And every night he sat upon a throne of pumpkin pie. I do not know his name. (He’d never say his name.) He never wanted all the fame that came with pumpkin pie. Before you knew it he was in full swing. His pumpkin pies became the next big thing. Soon he was called upon to feed the king. And they’d sing, feed the king. The pie of pumpkin filled the King with glee. He offered a castle for the recipe, but The merchant wouldn’t even give it up for three. No not he, no not he. He lived alone, (He lived alone.) And every night he sat upon a throne of pumpkin pie. I do not know his name. (He’d never say his name.) He never wanted all the fame that came with pumpkin pie. The king was angry and he came unwound. He called his men and soon the merchant found Himself in a torture chamber underground. Tied and bound, he sighed and frowned. And so they tortured him for night and day. They made him scream so much his hair turned gray, but As for the recipe, he would not say. They could not flay his pride away. He lived alone, (He lived alone.) And every night he sat upon a throne of pumpkin pie. I do not know his name. (He’d never say his name.) He never wanted all the pain that came with pumpkin pie.
Live Performances
- Hooray Radio (date unknown)
- Plain Street Studios (November 29th, 2005, Rockwell, MA)[2]
- Lemonic Demonade 2006 (July 30th, 2006, Kingston, MA)
- Lemonic Demonade 2007 (July 29th, 2007, Kingston, MA)
- Lemonic Demonade 2008 (August 3rd, 2008, Kingston, MA)
- Youmacon 2008 (October 31st, 2008, Dearborn, MI)
- Youmacon 2009 (October 31st, 2009, Dearborn, MI)
- Youmacon 2010 (October 10th, 2010, Detroit, MI) though information about this set is sparse, Pumpkin Pie was allegedly performed.
Trivia
- This song has an official backing that was used for live performances.