Mayakovsky

Album: Futurology (2014)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • An instrumental, save for a few hollerings of the title, this album closer is titled after Russian poet, playwright and actor Vladimir Mayakovsky.

    Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893 – 1930) is recognized as among the foremost proponents of early-20th century Russian Futurism. An RSDLP (Bolshevik) member, Mayakovsky was considered to be the poet laureate of the Russian Revolution, but became increasingly disillusioned with the course the Soviet Union was taking under Joseph Stalin's terror. Mayakovsky shot himself on the evening of April 14, 1930.
  • The band described this as a, "cyber spaghetti western that transforms into Robert Fripp madness - inspired by the words and angles of the man - the sound of internal saturation."
  • Fun fact: Billy Bragg's 1986 album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry was named after Mayakovsky's poem of the same title, which appeared as part of the liner notes.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Metallica

MetallicaFact or Fiction

Beef with Bon Jovi? An unfortunate Spandex period? See if you can spot the true stories in this Metallica version of Fact or Fiction.

Michelle Branch

Michelle BranchSongwriter Interviews

Michelle Branch talks about "Everywhere," "The Game Of Love," and her run-in with a Christian broadcasting network.

Devo

DevoSongwriter Interviews

Devo founders Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale take us into their world of subversive performance art. They may be right about the De-Evoloution thing.

Little Big Town

Little Big TownSongwriter Interviews

"When seeds that you sow grow by the wicked moon/Be sure your sins will find you out/Your past will hunt you down and turn to tell on you."

Brenda Russell

Brenda RussellSongwriter Interviews

Brenda talks about the inspiration that drove her to write hit songs like "Get Here" and "Piano in the Dark," and why a lack of formal music training can be a songwriter's best asset.

Carol Kaye

Carol KayeSongwriter Interviews

A top session musician, Carol played on hundreds of hits by The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Frank Sinatra and many others.