Martin Scorsese (song)
| "Martin Scorsese" | ||||
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| Single by King Missile | ||||
| from the album Happy Hour | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 1:57 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos | |||
| Producer(s) | Kramer, Steve Watson, King Missile | |||
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"Martin Scorsese" is a song by avant-garde band King Missile, about the film director of the same name. It was the third and final single from the band's 1992 album Happy Hour.
A "clean" version of the song, dubbed "Martin Scorsese (PG-13)," was made for radio and video play. In the "PG-13" version, Hall omits the original's thirteen instances of the expletive fuck but does not edit the original's hyperbolically violent content. This version is available on the Happy 14½ EP.
The video for "Martin Scorsese (PG-13)" was directed by George Seminara, and shot exclusively in black-and-white. In the video, Hall, dressed like a prototypical Scorsese criminal character, frantically yells the lyrics into a microphone while the other band members sit or stand at their instruments but do not play them. Throughout the video, photographs of Scorsese and ransom note–style titles of his films appear.
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