"Spider in My Bathtub" is a song by Mars Argo, intended for Technology Is a Dead Bird, Linden Place, and their canceled second studio album. A demo version of the song accompanied by an audio video was uploaded to the Grocerybag YouTube channel on September 23rd, 2010.[1] A more finalized, 10-second longer version was later uploaded exclusively to the band's Myspace account.[2]
Background[]
According to Mars Argo and Titanic Sinclair, "Spider in My Bathtub" was one of the first instrumentals they made together, before it became a "real song" much later, as stated in an interview with Vocalo.[3] The lyrics were presumably written sometime in 2010, and are believed by many to be about masturbation while thinking of a lover. The audio video released for the song was accompanied by two photos taken by Noah Kalina as part of its cover artwork shoot,[4] with modular synthesizer programming being credited in the video description to Surachai and Justin McGrath.[5]
A speculated tracklist draft of Linden Place was posted to Sinclair's Tumblr in early 2011, including "Spider in My Bathtub" as its fifth track.[6] Argo confirmed in a reply to a fan on Facebook in 2011 that the song would be included on the band's later-canceled second studio album alongside "Electric Car" when asked why the songs didn't appear on the final track-listing of the aforementioned EP.[7] Sinclair made a post to his Tumblr account in May 2012, claiming that the song's "official album version" would be finished later that day.[8]
An instrumental rendition of the song was posted to Argo's SoundCloud on June 26th, 2014, under the title "Spider (Instrumental)". The cover artwork was a picture of a poem Argo wrote which was previously posted to her Tumblr, Facebook and Instagram accounts in February of that year.[9][10][11] The original filename of this version confirms it was exported on February 15th, 2011,[12] meaning that it was produced during the Linden Place sessions.
Lyrics[]
Butterflies awake me from my sleep
And the tiles sting like ice beneath my feet
My dress is slipping past my knees
And a memory of you is all I need
There's a spider in my bathtub
She looks at me
And she's crawling to the ceiling
And I'm waiting patiently
For the telephone to ring
And I'm relatively lonely here
And I feel a little warm
And I wonder if you'll take me there
Can you take me there?
When I think about your touch
I feel completely insane
When I close my eyes my heart begins to race
And I think about your lips and how they taste
There's a spider in my bathtub
She looks at me
And she's crawling to the ceiling
And I'm waiting patiently
For the telephone to ring
And I'm relatively lonely here
And I feel a little warm
And I wonder if you'll take me there
Can you take me there?
When I think about your touch
I feel completely insane
For the telephone to ring
And I'm relatively lonely here
And I feel a little warm
And I wonder if you'll take me there
(You're the only one who ever touched me)
For the telephone to ring
And I'm relatively lonely here
And I feel a little warm
And I wonder if you'll take me
(You're the only one who ever touched me)
(You're the only one)
Official versions[]
- Single version demo – 4:07
- Single version – 4:07
- Myspace version – 4:18[2]
- Linden Place version – Unknown
- Instrumental – 4:07
Promotional photos by Noah Kalina[]
Behind the scenes photos by Tony Katai[]
Trivia[]
- During the post-chorus, a distorted Argo can be heard faintly singing and saying, "Mr. Sinclair / Why, Mr. Sinclair, I think I'm just about finished / Are you there?", with the second line being reversed.[13][14]
- The song, along with its instrumental, were registered to Audiam in September 2019.
- A demo of the single version was leaked online on May 9th, 2022.[15]
References[]
- ↑ Mars Argo (September 23, 2010). "New single "Spider in My Bathtub" released <3 Listen here". Facebook. Archived from the original. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Spider in My Bathtub". Myspace. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ↑ Mars Argo and Titanic Sinclair (September 9, 2011). "Vocalo Interview". SoundCloud. Archived from the original. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ↑ rion harmon (March 8, 2014). "going through @noahkalina's prints and found @marsargo. should i steal/frame it though?". Twitter. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (September 23, 2010). "Mars Argo - Spider in My Bathtub". YouTube. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Probiotic / A-Ok (Leyam Lightning) / Using You... (cont.)". Tumblr. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ↑ Mars Argo (April 1, 2011). "Wait for the LP ;)". Facebook. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ↑ TITANIC SINCLAIR (May 2012). "This is a demo of a song we made. The official album version is being finished this evening". Tumblr. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ↑ The Internet is Boring. (February 7, 2014). "I wrote a new poem". Tumblr. Archived from the original. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ↑ marsargo (February 8, 2014). "I wrote a new poem". Instagram. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ↑ Mars Argo (February 8, 2014). "I wrote a new poem". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ↑ "SpiderInMyBathBNC2.15.11_01.aif". Fandom. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ↑ Technology Is A Dead Bird (June 6, 2020). "Secret Mars Argo reversed message". YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Spider in My Bathtub Inverted Comparison.ogg". Fandom. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ↑ marsargomedia (May 10, 2022). "Spider in My Bathtub (pre-single version demo)". SoundCloud. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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| Tracklist | "The Singularity Is Near" ☮ "Suicide Birds" ☮ "Mrs. Stadler" ☮ "Machine" ☮ "Monsters Under My Bed" ☮ "Technology Is a Dead Bird" ☮ "Sideways and Sideways" ☮ "You Don't Know Me Anymore" ☮ "Feeling Welcome in a Time Warp" ☮ "Tired Today" |
| Non-album | "Audio" ☮ "Audio 4" ☮ "Audio 5" ☮ "Electric Car" ☮ "Dream" ☮ "Free Song" ☮ "Moot" ☮ "Spider in My Bathtub" ☮ "Weightless Egos" ☮ "Welcome to the Future" ☮ "You Have a Lot of Work to Do" |
| Misc | Connie ☮ Talkbox |
| Other releases | |
| Technology Is a Dead Bird • Internet Sessions • Linden Place • Mars Argo CD • I Can Only Be Me EP • Debut solo album | |
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| Tracklist | "Formal Girl" ☆ "A-Okay" ☆ "Beauty Is Empty" ☆ "Using You" ☆ "Love in Black and White" |
| Non-album | "Electric Car" ☆ "Lovers Forever" ☆ "Probiotic" ☆ "Spider in My Bathtub" |
| Misc | "Pioneer Sugar" |
| Other releases | |
| Technology Is a Dead Bird • Internet Sessions • Linden Place • Mars Argo CD • I Can Only Be Me EP • Debut solo album | |