John Wayne Gacy

Album: not on an album (2016)
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Songfacts®:

  • This ditty about the notorious serial killer has been called a children's song, certainly its composer, singer-songwriter Rich Hillen Jr., has a childish sense of humour. The version he recorded for ReverbNation runs to 2 minutes 44 seconds as The World Famous Crawlspace Brothers, (most of Gacy's victims ended up in the crawlspace under his house). Live, the song is performed solo with acoustic guitar.

    Those who do not regard serial murder as a laughing matter might prefer the similarly titled and more thoughtful Sufjan Stevens song. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England

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