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Main Titles (God In Three Persons)

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"Main Titles (God In Three Persons)" is the opening track to The Residents' 1988 "talking blues" rock opera God In Three Persons.

Background

A sung opening title sequence set to music, it features Laurie Amat on vocals and introduces the primary musical motif of the album, the organ riff to "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" by The Swingin' Medallions.

The first recorded version of this song was a 1987 demo, featuring lead vocals by Hardy Fox. The second version would be the 1988 instrumental featured on the God In Three Persons soundtrack album, and the final version would be the vocal version featured on God In Three Persons.

Since then the song has only been performed a handful of times, all during the God In Three Persons Mini-Tour of January fo 2020. This version features a longer instrumental intro, incorporating more motifs from the rest of the album, as well as new vocals to fit the personnel of the tour.

Lyrics

Album Version 

 The Cryptic Corporation presents
"God in Three Persons"
Written, produced and performed 
By The Residents
With guest vocals by song stylist Laurie Amat
Brass and woodwinds by Richard Mariott
Package design by PornoGraphics
Cover photography by Henrik Kam

Produced by The Cryptic Corporation

Demo Version 

The Cryptic Corporation presents
The Residents' "God in Three Persons"

Written & Directed by The Residents
Based on an original idea by The Residents
Choreography & Set Design by The Residents
Everything, really, by The Residents
In fact even things that aren't by The Residents are credited to The Residents.

Live Version 

The Cryptic Corporation presents
"God in Three Persons"

A colaboration of trust.
Created by The Residents
In colaboration with
John Sanborn

Performance directed by Travis Chamberlain
Produced By Steve Saporito
Performance & Music Direction By Joshua Raoul Brody

Releases

Versions

  1. ↑ 1988 Studio Version (3:51)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1988 'Soundtrack' Version (3:38)
  3. ↑ 1988 Studio Version Excerpt (1:02)
  4. ↑ 1987 Demo Version (3:20)
  5. ↑ 2020 Live Version (4:14)
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