Dimples and Toes
"Dimples and Toes" is the thirteenth track on The Residents' Commercial Album, released by Ralph Records on October 1980. Like all other songs from the album, it is exactly one minute long.
"Dimples and Toes" was one of at least four songs from the Commercial Album performed on the ballet Light by Maurice Béjart.[1]
Background
On the "COMS 1-3" RDX suite featured in the 2023 vinyl reissue of the Commercial Album, it is revealed that an early version of this song featured lyrics later used for Snakefinger's song "Eva's Warning" (co-written with The Residents) from the 1982 Manual of Errors album. These lyrics seem to have a connection with the Mark of the Mole project, as they had surfaced in 2019 on the Mole Box as a demo titled "Now It is Too Late". The Commercial Album song "The Coming of the Crow" might share a similar connection.
Music video
A video for the song was produced for the Commercial DVD in 2004 by longtime Residents friend and collaborator John Sanborn. He also produced short films for the songs "Love Leaks Out" and "Moisture".
Lyrics
She is unhappy and even unkind She would not listen but I do not mind Kissing her dimples and touching her toes She is attractive but very restrained Slightly because of worry and strain I was her father a long time ago Kissing her dimples and touching her toes [2]
Lyrics heard on RDX mix
With a smiling face, members of my race said that they would share what we could not spare. Now it is too late; They’ve begun to mate. I have tried to warn them of the coming of the crow But they had only laughed a lot and said that they would know Now the spores are in the air and even in the trees The evil sperms and spotted worms have won their victory.
List of releases
- Commercial Album (1980) [Version 1]
- Commercial DVD (2004) [Version 2]
- Commercial Album pREServed (2019) [Version 1] [Version 3] (2023 LP only)
- Commercial Book bonus disc (2024) [Version 4]
List of versions
External links and references
- Commercial Album at The Residents Historical
- Commercial Album at RZWeb (archived via archive.org
- Commercial Album on Discogs
