That year, 1978, that Gacy was caught...we had not seen or had communication with my older brother for at least a year. We lived north of Chicago, and you can't imagine the fear and trepidation we had as each body, in its turn, was identified, expecting the worst. We had no relief from this stress until a few years later when we finally tracked my brother down playing with the field team of the Red Sox. When I hear that line "He killed ten thousand people" I think of how true that is...even though he only killed 33, every one of those 33 had friends and family who, in their own way, had a piece of themselves killed...and spiraling even beyond that you have the families of boys who disappeared in that time frame, who have never resurfaced, leaving them in limbo...it could easily total ten thousand the amount of people affected by the actions of this sad, sad clown.
This is the line that makes dumbasses who say Sufjan was glorifying JWG look so dumb. He’s obviously respecting the victims by connecting them with their humanity as kids who were killed, with him not even being able to finish the sentence and just giving up. He is not defending murder, he is reflecting on it and what brought a person to commit such heinous acts.
the songs conclusion: "And in my best behavior i am really just like him Look beneath the floor boards For the secrets I have hid" is a a deep insight on how every man is capable of hurting people. I wish more people knew that evil is a very present thing between people.
Or, perhaps he was hinting at coming out, which he did in 2023. You'll note of course that JWG murdered men and boys after raping them. There's a harrowing account on Soft White Underbelly of a man who escaped Gacy's clutches when he was a teen. It's bone chilling.
Exactly! It's harder to compliment someone you don't know but it is easier to yell at someone who cut you off. Evil is more present all we do is suppress it some do better and some don't...
This song makes me feel sick and saddened at the same time yet it’s such a beautiful tune so I allow myself to be utterly captivated by it. Sufjan is truly one of a kind to turn something so horrifying into something so beautiful. Love him and his music so much.
I'm 38 and just realizing, after half my life, how much weight this man has carried about his sexuality and how much it has let us hurt, too. Im speechless.
His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed Folding John Wayne's t-shirts when the swingset hit his head The neighbors they adored him For his humor and his conversation Look underneath the house there Find the few living things, rotting fast, in their sleep Oh the dead 27 people Even more, they were boys, with their cars, summer jobs Oh my God Are you one of them? He dressed up like a clown for them With his face paint white and red And on his best behavior In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all He'd kill ten thousand people With a slight of his hand, running far, running fast to the dead He took off all their clothes for them He put a cloth on their lips, quiet hands, quiet kiss on the mouth And in my best behavior I am really just like him Look beneath the floor boards For the secrets I have hid
@@vanillakevs5469 not entering into details and specifications are smaller bodied guitars Extra: were common during the 10s, 20s, and 30s, specially this last one, cuz of the wandering troubadours Robert Johnson is a good example
Ye I know, I haven't thought that way though, my head was bouncing towards a more technic way of the song itself. Pretty sure this is fair reason to make it stressful.
@@mikefenn00 i think it might've also been stressful to play on the guitar. he looked like he was having a time at the beginning until he got the pattern down and then he gave a sign of affirmation like he got it.
Bizarre to hear people cheer after a serial killer’s name is uttered. I mean, it’s obvious they were cheering because they know the song and were excited for it, but still. Come on people.
@@jean-marieboucherit4716 that's generally how recordings work... of course they are better when they have multiple takes for each seperate audio track which they then can mix and layer however they like... but most people like the spontaneity of performances... have you never been to a live gig?
