Let's Form a Company
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Let's Form a Company is the name of a single by TISM
. It was their third off Hot Dogma
(1990) and the first off the album to have a video clip.
/George Gershwin
song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
" even opening with the same line "You say tomato/I say tomato" with the same pronunciations of the original song. However, the similarities there end, when the singer begins comparing two things which are (supposedly) antithetical, such as in the verse:
Also cut into the video were brief shots of pornography
which flashed towards the camera and other make believe items such as TISM on the cover of five Time Magazines, the titles of which read "Trash Conquers World", "TISM "Music" Kills Sheep", "Lost Wild Cult
ism", "TISM Sells Out" and "TISM Stole My Baby...
".
The video also featured a large portion of The TISM Guide To Little Aesthetics which scrolled past too fast to read. This occurred with various other pieces of text throughout the video.
, and they would not release another single until 1995's (He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River
.
During TISM's performance of the song on the popular ABC show The Big Gig, band members completely ignored the directions of and abused ABC staff and camera crew, performed numerous stage dives and other dangerous stunts with expensive studio equipment, drank alcohol on the stage, and scrawled offensive messages on the screen wherever close-up camera shots were attempted. TISM were banned from performing on the show ever again due to their behaviour.
Track 2 is performed by Rebecca's Empire
.
TISM
TISM was a seven piece anonymous alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The group was formed in 1982 and enjoyed a large underground/independent following. Their third album Machiavelli and the Four Seasons reached the Australian national top 10 in 1995...
. It was their third off Hot Dogma
Hot Dogma
Hot Dogma, released in 1990, is the second full-length album by anonymous Australian band TISM. It was their major record debut on Phonogram Records. The title comes from a joining of the two phrases Hot Dog, a snack, and Dogma, a specific religious belief...
(1990) and the first off the album to have a video clip.
Song
The song follows the same basic lyrical structure of the IraIra Gershwin
Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
/George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates...
" even opening with the same line "You say tomato/I say tomato" with the same pronunciations of the original song. However, the similarities there end, when the singer begins comparing two things which are (supposedly) antithetical, such as in the verse:
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Video
The video was a parody of late night television and featured rapid cuts and transitions, including items which were actually on sale at TISM concerts (such as Official TISM String) and things mentioned in passing on the album (such as TISM No interest, No repayment loans).Also cut into the video were brief shots of pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
which flashed towards the camera and other make believe items such as TISM on the cover of five Time Magazines, the titles of which read "Trash Conquers World", "TISM "Music" Kills Sheep", "Lost Wild Cult
Cult
The word cult in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices...
ism", "TISM Sells Out" and "TISM Stole My Baby...
Azaria Chamberlain disappearance
Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain was a nine-week-old Australian baby girl, who disappeared on the night of 17 August 1980 on a camping trip to Uluru with her family. Her body was never found. Her parents, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, reported that she had been taken from their tent by a dingo...
".
The video also featured a large portion of The TISM Guide To Little Aesthetics which scrolled past too fast to read. This occurred with various other pieces of text throughout the video.
Reception
The song at the time failed to capture audiences as their previous singles did, gaining little radio airplay and the music video becoming "a hugely expensive white elephant." Let's Form A Company would be TISM's last single off Hot DogmaHot Dogma
Hot Dogma, released in 1990, is the second full-length album by anonymous Australian band TISM. It was their major record debut on Phonogram Records. The title comes from a joining of the two phrases Hot Dog, a snack, and Dogma, a specific religious belief...
, and they would not release another single until 1995's (He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River
(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River
Ol' Man River was the first single to be released off Machiavelli and the Four Seasons by Australian alternative rock band TISM....
.
During TISM's performance of the song on the popular ABC show The Big Gig, band members completely ignored the directions of and abused ABC staff and camera crew, performed numerous stage dives and other dangerous stunts with expensive studio equipment, drank alcohol on the stage, and scrawled offensive messages on the screen wherever close-up camera shots were attempted. TISM were banned from performing on the show ever again due to their behaviour.
Track listing
- "Let's Form A Company"
- "The Judeo-Christian Ethic"
Track 2 is performed by Rebecca's Empire
Rebecca's Empire
Rebecca's Empire were an indie pop-rock band from Melbourne, Australia. They released two full-length albums and two EPs in a six-year career lasting from 1994 to 2000.-History:...
.