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Last Cup of Sorrow

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Released
  
August 5, 1997

Length
  
4:12

Format
  
CD single, Vinyl

Label
  
Slash Records

Recorded
  
Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, CA

Writer(s)
  
Mike Patton Billy Gould

"Last Cup of Sorrow" is the third track from Faith No More's sixth studio album Album of the Year. It was released as a single on August 5, 1997. It placed No. 14 on Mainstream Rock Tracks, No.62 on Australia Top 50, and No. 51 on UK Top 100. The artwork is in a similar style to the original poster art for Vertigo.

Contents

Meaning

When asked about the song, Billy Gould replied:

Music video

The music video is based on Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, a film dealing with acrophobia. It features the lead singer, Mike Patton dressed in the same outfit as James Stewart's character, trailing a blonde played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, respectively dressed the same as Vertigo 's female lead Madeleine. Many scenes are recreated from the film, such as the opening rooftop sequence, Madeleine's plunge into San Francisco bay, Mike moving up and down a stepladder, the belltower sequence complete with the famous Hitchcock Zoom and the psychedelic dream sequence.

The emphasis is mainly on parody, key moments including drummer Mike Bordin sweeping Mike Patton's head in the dream sequence with a broom (presumedly a reference to Vertigo's scene where Midge is describing to Scottie that music can clear the cobwebs out of your head like a broom), bassist Billy Gould cross dressing, Leigh's character being a black wigged sado-masochist, and Leigh fainting when she sees a shadowy figure in the tower, which ends up being drummer Mike Bordin, who at the end of the video casually starts eating a bagel.

Track listings

"Blue Vertigo" cover

  1. "Last Cup of Sorrow" (7" Edit) – 3:15
  2. "Pristina (Billy Gould Mix)" – 4:18
  3. "Last Cup of Sorrow (Roli Mosimann Mix)" – 6:26
  4. "Ashes to Ashes (Dillinja Mix)" – 5:30

"Orange Vertigo" cover

  1. "Last Cup of Sorrow" – 4:12
  2. "Last Cup of Sorrow (Bonehead Mix)" – 4:54
  3. "She Loves Me Not (Spinna Main Mix)" – 4:41
  4. "She Loves Me Not (Spinna Crazy Mix)" – 4:41

Japanese track listing

  1. "Last Cup of Sorrow" (7" Edit) – 3:15
  2. "Pristina (Billy Gould Mix)" – 4:18
  3. "Last Cup of Sorrow (Roli Mosimann Mix)" – 6:26
  4. "Ashes to Ashes (Dillinja Mix)" – 5:30
  5. "Last Cup of Sorrow (Bonehead Mix)" – 4:54
  6. "She Loves Me Not (Spinna Main Mix)" – 4:41
  7. "She Loves Me Not (Spinna Crazy Mix)" – 4:41

References

Last Cup of Sorrow Wikipedia
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