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| + | ''Happiness In Slavery'' could refer to either: |
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| + | *[[Happiness In Slavery (song)]] from the ''[[Broken]]'' EP |
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| + | *[[Happiness In Slavery (halo)]], a promotional release containing "[[Happiness In Slavery (song)|Happiness In Slavery]]" |
| − | | versions =Happiness In Slavery <br> Happiness In Slavery ([[Fixed]]) <br> Screaming Slave
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| − | | live =[[Self-Destruct Tour]] <br> [[Woodstock 94]] | |
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| − | "'''Happiness In Slavery'''" is the fifth track on 1992's ''[[Broken]]'' EP. The song sounds very industrial like and features heavy guitars, drums and very casual lyrical delivery while maintaining an intense sound.
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| − | ===Song Credits===
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| − | *Production: [[Trent Reznor]]
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| − | ==Appearances==
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| − | ===Halos===
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| − | *''Broken''
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| − | *''[[Fixed]]''
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| − | ==Versions==
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| − | ===Happiness In Slavery===
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| − | This is the original album version.
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| − | ===Happiness In Slavery (''[[Fixed]]'')===
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| − | This remix contains samples from the album version as well as from performance artist [[Bob Flanagan]] (1952–1996).
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| − | ===Screaming Slave===
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| − | This remix is very different from the album version and the other remix on ''Fixed,'' and also incorporates samples from Flanagan.
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| − | ==Music Video==
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| − | [[Jon Reiss]] directed the award-winning "Happiness In Slavery" video, which was released in 1992. Shot entirely in black-and-white, the video's stark contrasts and stunning visual effects leave a memorable imprint to the viewer.
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| − | '''SPOILERS BEGIN'''<br>
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| − | A man (played by Flanagan) enters a room. He's dressed in a suit and tie and surveys the room before placing a flower in a small vase on a shelf and lighting a candle next to it. He then undresses, carefully folding each piece and placing it on a table under the shelf. Now completely nude, he walks over to a small wash basin, above which is a mirror. He dips a washcloth into the water and cleans himself, then pauses and looks in the mirror. He then walks over to a strange device in the middle of the room and lies down on it.
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| − | Suddenly the device springs to life and the man is in a reclining position. Shackles come down over his wrists and ankles as needles start poking into his hands. He looks on with anticipation and reacts with both pain and pleasure. A clamp and pincer begins to pull at the mans genitalia. More pincers begin pulling at his skin and ripping it out, which seems to be bringing the man an increasing amount of pleasure. Drills emerge and drill into his flesh at various points, with the blood dripping to the floor. The floor seems to be made out of dirt and there is a strange little garden underneath the device that seems to be fertilized by blood.
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| − | Finally, grinders emerge and grind at the man's skin. There is a final flurry of pain and ecstasy before he is finally dead. The machine then engulfs the man's body, grinding it into a fertilizer for the garden. The machinery has washed itself and awaits the next victim.
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| − | At the end of the video, another man (Reznor), dressed in similar attire, enters the room, and begins the same ritual as the previous man.<br>
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| − | '''SPOILERS END'''
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| − | The video was universally banned due to its extreme violence and full-frontal nudity. There is a rumor that the only part of the video that was not real was the final sequence in which the man is engulfed by the machine. In reality, the poking and pulling were pretty much the only "real" aspects to the video. Reiss is fascinated with hydraulics, and it clearly shows with this video. The blood and gore were created by mashing bananas and mixing them with chocolate. This would look more realistic when photographed in black-and-white.
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| − | ==Lyrics==
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| − | Slave screams he thinks he knows what he wants
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| − | Slave screams thinks he has something to say
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| − | Slave screams he hears but doesn’t want to listen
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| − | Slave screams he’s being beat into submission
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| − | Don’t open your eyes you won’t like what you see
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| − | The devils of truth steal the souls of the free
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| − | Don’t open your eyes, take it from me
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| − | I have found
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| − | You can find
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| − | Happiness in slavery
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| − | Slave screams he spends his life learning conformity
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| − | Slave screams he claims he has his own identity
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| − | Slave screams he’s going to cause the system to fall
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| − | Slave screams but he’s glad to be chained to that wall
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| − | Don’t open your eyes you won’t like what you see
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| − | The blind have been blessed with security
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| − | Don’t open your eyes, take it from me
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| − | I have found
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| − | You can find
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| − | Happiness in slavery
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| − | I don’t know what I am I don’t know where I’ve been
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| − | Human junk just words and so much skin
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| − | Stick my hands through the cage of this endless routine
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| − | Just some flesh caught in this big broken machine
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | http://www.jonreiss.com — Official Website of Jon Reiss <br>
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Flanagan — Wikipedia entry for Bob Flanagan
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