Tell me, Tell Me, Tell Me, Tell Me the Answer!
April 2, 2008
Absolutely Bat Shit Insane. Mike Gravel in an electro cover of “Helter Skelter” violent historical footage may be NSFW.
The song has an interesting history, Paul McCartney using the image of a Helter Skelter (an amusement park slide) as a metaphor for the rise and fall of the Roman Empire in a proto-metal song and Charles Manson viewing it as a prophecy for a coming race war in the US.
Check out my favorite cover of Helter Skelter (Siouxsie and the Banshees, with Robert Smith of the cure on guitar)
