By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Wesley willis was a truly distinctive oneofakind singersongwriter who suffered from chronic paranoid schizophrenia. The volume 1 dvd for harvey birdman, attorney at law has his song birdman kicked my ass playing over the title menu jick, creator of kingdom of loathing, was a huge fan of his, and the game is liberally studded with references to willis heartbreaker, meansucker, and nervewrecker themselves even show up in hey deze from fuck you. Needless to say, willis has been a huge influence on asschowder with songs like rock n roll mcdonalds, i wupped batmans. It was 1996 when i first came across willis greatest hits, vol. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. With local and then national exposure, thanks mostly to williss gift for marketing his work, he achieved a savant celebrity status as a solo performer and as the vocalist for the wesley. As a medically diagnosed chronic schizophrenic, wesley willis made a living selling his drawings and music on chicagos streets.
His tendency to start and end many songs in the same style, along with his frantic. One in a family of ten children, wesleys parents separated when he was young and he subsequently grew up in a series of foster homes being primarily raised. Buy mp3 music online wesley willis greatest hits vol. My mind plays tricks on me every time i say something it brings evil voices out of my head and talks to me vulgar then suddenly, i started raving chronic. This second collection of wesley willis s greatest hits is almost as good as the first collection. This appears to have been a homemade compilation of songs from. For every track on his major label debut, willis used the exact same. Willis is at his best as a storyteller with his perpetually programmed casiobeat backdrop. Documentary about the late chicago artist and musician wesley willis. The first two are documentaries mentioned extensively in this discog. Listen to suck a caribous ass, a song by wesley willis on tidal.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises vampire bat wesley willis greatest hits volume 1. Greatest hits volume 1, an album by wesley willis on spotify. With local and then national exposure, thanks mostly to williss gift for marketing his work, he achieved a savant celebrity status as. Wesley willis was a schizophrenic street singer who built up a small cult following with his bizarre, threechord rants about trivial everyday items, music, and people he knew. Having been diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia, wesley often spoke of the various methods he used to quiet the demons in his head. Wesley willis born may 31, 1963, chicago, illinois, usa died august 21, 2003, skokie, illinois, usa was an american singersongwriter from chicago, known for his simple but unique music, with emphasis on his humorous, bizarre, and sometimes obscene lyrics. The fiasco crumbled under the tensions of life on the road.
If you received a download code in a vinyl you purchased, you can redeem it for your download here. Wesley willis, chicago outsider artist, was a tortured genius. Willis was born on may 31, 1963 in chicago, illinois. Wesley willis and the perils of mental illness fandom a. Wesley lawrence willis was an american singersongwriter and visual artist from chicago. Wesley shabazz willis may 31, 1963 august 21, 2003 was a busker, musician and painter from chicago. Listen to your favorite songs from greatest hits vol. Wesley willis im the daddy of rock and roll lyrics genius lyrics.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. This second collection of hits from wesley willis assembles the schizophrenic underground artists work from the late 90s, including three tracks released by the wesley willis fiasco, his shortlived punk rock band. Check out greatest hits by wesley willis on amazon music. Listen free to wesley willis elvis presley radio iheartradio. A second volume followed in 1999 and a third edition will be. Wesley willis greatest hits volume i full album youtube. Altogether, the singer recorded more than 50 albums, according to alternative tentacles, which released three of them and already had plans for a fourth, wesley willis greatest hits vol. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1989, willis began a career as an underground singersongwriter in the outsider music tradition. The life of wesley willis, unusual chicago musician.
We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Willis, wesley greatest hits volume 2 alternative tentacles. My yelling got me put out of the art store the voices in my head cussed at me i was yelling like a wild animal i felt like a jackass screaming at the top of my lungs outburst, outburst outburst, outburst outburst jim sims got on my ass for screaming like a wild animal at. Fortunately for the world there are three volumes of the wesley willis greatest hits catalouge. It was released on 20 february 1996 by oglio records, and was the first of willis to be released on that label.
The volume 1 dvd for harvey birdman, attorney at law has his song birdman kicked my ass playing over the title menu jick, creator of kingdom of loathing, was a huge fan of his, and the game is liberally studded with references to willis heartbreaker, meansucker, and nervewrecker themselves even show up in hey deze. Suddenly, i moved to the north side of chicago, illinois in the. Listen free to wesley willis greatest hits volume 1 rock n roll mcdonalds, larry nevers walter budzyn and more. The tracks on greatest hits volume ii are culled from over 700 songs on 30 hardtoget cds. A diagnosed schizophrenic, he gained a sizable cult following in the 1990s after releasing several hundred songs of unique but simple music, with emphasis on. I wish there will be more musicians to join this thing. During fridays performance, he stated, man, that fiasco band sucked my ass, and the crowd laughed along with him. Culled from the dozens of selfreleased cds wesley released over the years, the album features twentyfive gems of spellbinding rocknroll from a truly unique performer. Willis has released over 14 albums, and toured the country with a band entitled the wesley willis fiasco.
Wwjr wesley williss joy rides, tdrr the daddy of rocknroll, gh123 greatest hits vol. Jello compiled some of his favorite wesley tracks on wesley williss greatest hits volume i and ii, put out on jellos label, alternative tentacles. Wesley willis 19632003 was an american musician and street artist diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. One in a family of ten children, wesley s parents separated when he was young and he subsequently grew up in a series of foster homes being primarily raised. While wesley s songs all tend to sound the same, the songs selected here have enough variety to keep things interesting. Wesley willis greatest hits volume 2 01 the vultures ate my dead ass 02 they threw me out of church 03 oil express. Wwjr wesley willis s joy rides, tdrr the daddy of rocknroll, gh123 greatest hits vol. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises rock n roll mcdonalds wesley willis greatest hits volume 1.
Movie bluray covers consoles 3do covers atari 2600 covers atari 5200 covers. The third volume in alternative tentacles wesley willis greatest hits series, comes sadly just after wesley s death at age forty. In my scanning of various sources looking for these extremely rare and hard to find recordings, i occasionally encountered an unofficial compilation of songs called bestiality volume 1. Greatest hits by wesley willis, released 05 october 2017 1. Wesley willis rock n roll mcdonalds lyrics genius lyrics. Wesley willis elvis presley was a rock star he was the greatest he can sing his ass off right on brother chorus elvis presley elvis presley elvis presley elvis presley he is my greatest singer he was my kind of guy he can really rock he can rock this place apart chorus that man can sing great that was the tone of his voice he can really get down he can really get in the groove. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Listen free to wesley willis greatest hits volume 2. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Attack of the oneman bands cd 1 wesley willis greatest hits volume 2.
Jun 11, 2018 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises rock n roll mcdonalds wesley willis greatest hits volume 1. Willis was discovered singing on the streets of chicago in the early 90s. Wesley lawrence willis may 31, 1963 august 21, 2003 was an american singersongwriter and visual artist. Wesley lawrence willis may 31, 1963 august 21, 2003 was an american singersongwriter. In an exceptionally prolific career, wesley willis most notably released albums for alternative tentacles, with three greatest hits compilations compiled by jello biafra, and, in one of the strangest major label signings in recent history, for rick rubins american records. Wesley willis and the perils of mental illness fandom a bad. Willis songs featuring his bizarre, humorous and often obscene lyrics sung over the auto accompaniment feature on his technics kn keyboard.
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