The Mendoza Line - The Lethal Temptress

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  • Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
  • "The Lethal Temptress" by The Mendoza Line.
    Used in the episode "Dana" of Welcome To Night Vale.
    As always, if you like what you hear, please support this artist by checking out and/or purchasing their music!

Комментарии • 122

  • @mjroxmysox101
    @mjroxmysox101 2 года назад +101

    This is literally my favorite song and I can't believe in 2022 I still have to go on RUclips to listen to it

    • @koolkat-hq5xc
      @koolkat-hq5xc 2 года назад +3

      Omg I'm so glad I'm not the only one in 2022 who loves this song

    • @ryanproshusta9785
      @ryanproshusta9785 Год назад +2

      Been saying this for yeara

    • @mrspeigel3593
      @mrspeigel3593 Год назад +2

      It's not my all time favorite but it's a damn good one

    • @xai18
      @xai18 Год назад +4

      2023 and I still can't listen anywhere besides youtube and on the podcast ep itself

    • @erinbitting6641
      @erinbitting6641 10 месяцев назад +3

      This comment only hurts more as time passes 😅

  • @wesleyhunt7599
    @wesleyhunt7599 11 лет назад +127

    This episode has one of the best matches of Weather to story. For some reason, this song just fits the Dana Arc well!

  • @nimuesnow
    @nimuesnow 10 лет назад +88

    This is one of my favorite weather segments. I love how it seemed to flow with the narrative, rather than being a counterpoint, as so many of them are.

    • @paulmckiness4454
      @paulmckiness4454 Год назад +1

      Same. This song just fit so perfectly that this episode destroyed me a little. Seems only a few other songs fit the episode, but this one was just perfect.

  • @emarier1
    @emarier1 6 лет назад +65

    "so you frighten the ghost town
    and ground them all down
    til one day you'd reach a consensus
    and I know from your verse
    you put America first
    and all others you simply beat senseless"
    Relevant

  • @FridtjofJohansen
    @FridtjofJohansen 8 лет назад +134

    it is just sad that this don't exist on spotify.... this is one of the songs/bands that deserves my money, and youtube just f**ks em over... because youtube got that kind of power

    • @user-mp1is6ys7m
      @user-mp1is6ys7m 5 лет назад +12

      Spotify pays very very little even to really popular musicians

    • @captainwatercress
      @captainwatercress 5 лет назад

      There’s actually a cover of it on Spotify. By Bill something or other. It’s not at great as this one, but it’s not bad.

    • @traineraude
      @traineraude 5 лет назад +3

      DESPAIR NO LONGER open.spotify.com/track/4Q7odFHC0GmAVNqXO3nPPs

    • @mrspeigel3593
      @mrspeigel3593 3 года назад +7

      Buy their CD that does more for you and them than a digital purchase

    • @TewbBelrog
      @TewbBelrog 2 года назад +1

      It's actually on spotify, however it was never released from the region lock, and probably won't be for a long time

  • @festonpraxis7206
    @festonpraxis7206 5 лет назад +55

    I know this was used in WTNV but it gives me such Alice isn’t Dead vibes

  • @kubek
    @kubek 8 лет назад +28

    My favourite song I've heared in Night Vale so far.

  • @p00kietanuki
    @p00kietanuki 7 лет назад +64

    I dunno. I can get the suicide thing but I always got the heroin addiction vibe from it (lethal temptress) Heroin is the only drug that has a genuinely feminine name to it. I always interpreted it as being about two lovers getting caught with theirs drugs and the boyfriend testifying against her in court (boardroom that left me defenseless, you'll put America first, reach a consensus.) the wound in her head is the her mind being blown that he would turn on her. she's going to have one last shot on the night before she goes to prison where she knows she won't be able to get any dope so but for obe final sin we wont see her again being held by this addiction.
    Maybe the reason the song is so good is because the interpretation can be so personal for people.

    • @CanadaDan1971
      @CanadaDan1971 5 лет назад +3

      You've given me something to think about.

    • @johncordial1019
      @johncordial1019 4 года назад +4

      I think it's just a song about a shitty, but really hot, ex that you still want to sleep with

    • @kas8ia
      @kas8ia 3 года назад +1

      It literally has "bottle of gin" in the texts, she's an alcoholic

    • @moxxie9707
      @moxxie9707 3 года назад

      I dunno, Marijuana is literally feminine in Spanish and is Americanized as Mary Jane.
      That said, I get your point and its something to consider.

    • @mrspeigel3593
      @mrspeigel3593 3 года назад

      @@kas8ia maybe but alcohol isnt the lethal temptress

  • @NormDeMoss
    @NormDeMoss Год назад +5

    I love getting to see everyone else's views on what this song means to them - the band gave us a lot we can chew on. It seems like everyone gets to relate in their own way, which feels like the best way to experience this song. Art is subjective, pain is subjective, and this song gives both. I hope we all do okay.

  • @The_Jimplication
    @The_Jimplication 5 лет назад +12

    Why are the country songs from the weather always the best?

  • @luigiepic
    @luigiepic 8 лет назад +30

    The only song in NightVale I actually listened to and took the time to look up.

    • @Opossumpuss
      @Opossumpuss 5 лет назад +1

      mijn maneir is good too!

    • @Opossumpuss
      @Opossumpuss 5 лет назад

      oh and neptunes jewels! but i only found three so far I really digged'

    • @luigiepic
      @luigiepic 2 года назад

      I now have several more on my playlist

    • @paulmckiness4454
      @paulmckiness4454 Год назад

      Ghost Story by Charming Disaster is also really good, but I agree this one is the best, and went along with the episode the best

  • @brutalbunny
    @brutalbunny 11 лет назад +22

    *quiet yelling* DANAAAAA
    god i love this episode
    and this song
    and this everything...

  • @KokoroKaisen
    @KokoroKaisen 7 лет назад +40

    My guess is that she tried to commit suicide, blacked out, came to, and is going to have one last drink before finishing the job

  • @petra5979
    @petra5979 4 года назад +15

    "and I know from your verse
    // you put America first //and all others you simply beat senseless " according to google it was released in 2005. seers...

    • @MySerpentine
      @MySerpentine 3 года назад +1

      There have always been people like that.

  • @SwartzBruder
    @SwartzBruder 4 года назад +5

    This is an absolute banger.
    I find it funny I was listening to Alice isnt dead before i listened to this episode and I was thinking Dana... is definitely Chanterelle. Great episode all around.

  • @danieldovhun5035
    @danieldovhun5035 Год назад +4

    Interesting that the singer sounds like the voice actress that voiced Dana. Honestly it’s one of the best songs chosen for the weather section

  • @venetiantemper3358
    @venetiantemper3358 10 лет назад +15

    I love this one, I want to waltz to it!

  • @iambeautiful123fine
    @iambeautiful123fine 9 лет назад +70

    nice weather we're having!

  • @CurlyHooligan
    @CurlyHooligan 4 года назад +5

    Really bothers me this is my favourite album of theirs and it's not on Spotify.

  • @tjmoore428
    @tjmoore428 3 года назад +8

    Sad this isn’t on Spotify

  • @JamesShelton59
    @JamesShelton59 9 лет назад +1

    Mercy, this song has it all!

  • @TomAqMar
    @TomAqMar 7 лет назад +1

    I love this band and I love the show.

  • @woodweezel1
    @woodweezel1 10 лет назад +9

    A bit of a resemblance to the cadence/phrasing of Chelsea Hotel #2 (Leonard Cohen)

    • @sambluth7786
      @sambluth7786 9 лет назад +2

      woodweezel1 I instinctively began singing "Don't mean to suggest...I loved ya the best" when I first heard it. Its a classic GCG GDG song as well

    • @Isoviaergatis
      @Isoviaergatis 9 лет назад +1

      +woodweezel1 I recalled this song when I was listening to a cover of Chelsea Hotel #2

  • @gentlejellyfishsky843
    @gentlejellyfishsky843 5 лет назад

    this song has been in my head for years but i could never find it.

  • @CanadaDan1971
    @CanadaDan1971 6 лет назад +4

    And now the weather...

  • @spikewolfwood6754
    @spikewolfwood6754 7 лет назад +2

    Is this not Neko Case? It sounds like her singing.

  • @nguyenminh3051
    @nguyenminh3051 11 лет назад

    Yeah pls upload more video I love all the song you upload

  • @SavvytheCat
    @SavvytheCat 9 лет назад

    this song is so beautiful and painful...

  • @ghostown9858
    @ghostown9858 5 лет назад +1

    Reminds me of Mazzy Star!!

  • @カロ-e6o
    @カロ-e6o 8 лет назад +3

    So is this song about addiction? That's what I always took it as.

    • @gavinborden5451
      @gavinborden5451 7 лет назад +4

      This song is sung by Shannon McCardle. Her ex husband was in TML with her. I think this is about their dysfunctional marriage, and yes, using drugs (or something?) as an escape.

    • @ieuanhunt552
      @ieuanhunt552 6 лет назад

      カロ in my opinion it's about alcoholism. But I think it's somewhat open to interpretation

    • @aynsleysaucier9088
      @aynsleysaucier9088 6 лет назад +1

      Its about a feeling that kicks a lot harder than any drug.

  • @thesnarkybadger
    @thesnarkybadger 8 лет назад

    sound wise, it reminds me a lot of Phil Ochs - The Ringing of Revolution

  • @222ravens4
    @222ravens4 8 лет назад +24

    I wonder if this song was by a male vocalist, whether the comments section would be THIS intent on proving that it's 'definitely about drugs, or suicide, or some other METAPHOR', and not about having sex with a woman.

    • @KokoroKaisen
      @KokoroKaisen 7 лет назад +13

      222ravens cause she talks about death, she has a gun shot wound in her head, she apologizes about falling to this 'lethal temptress ', she sings about being defenseless in a courtroom ( may be a metaphor but perhaps she had a traumatic/abusive experience and doesn't feel like she got the justice she deserves)...
      Could be a metaphor for her but for the purposes of the songs narrative I think it's supposed to be literal

    • @foxxygradius7858
      @foxxygradius7858 7 лет назад +3

      "The Lethal Temptress" Just sounds like a BED to me XD
      Or more darkly, the temptation to just sprawl out in bed and not care. To sleep away your life or your guilt rather than face it is the 'temptation' it offers. The verses seem to imply a kind person being unable to compete with an unkind person, because an unkind person isn't saddled with things like guilt or responsibility for their actions.
      Which puts a quasi-humorous lilt to her promise that the person she's singing to "Won't see her again, in the arms of the lethal temptress" (IE, you're not going to see me in bed anymore).

    • @partyinthecloudkingdom
      @partyinthecloudkingdom 7 лет назад

      222ravens ive always thought it was about an abusive relationship that led to drinking
      not every opinion saying that a song isnt about lesbians is because the person hates lesbians (im pansexual, but i never thought that it was about her loving another woman before)

    • @johncordial1019
      @johncordial1019 4 года назад +1

      You know it wouldn’t be. People would just accept it’s about a sexy, mean woman and move on. Great song though.

    • @mrspeigel3593
      @mrspeigel3593 2 года назад +1

      Because all clues lyrical and as far as ate easily as retained about the artists personal life are indicative of the lethal temptress being metaphorical and not actual.

  • @hellen2181
    @hellen2181 9 лет назад

    Dose anyone have a link where I can buy/download this song?

    • @BrandonMarlo_maitreDj
      @BrandonMarlo_maitreDj 9 лет назад +3

      www.amazon.com/The-Lethal-Temptress/dp/B005DCB5BI
      www.iomoio.com/song/2766566_themendozalinethelethaltemptressmp3download.html
      www.discogs.com/Mendoza-Line-Full-Of-Light-And-Full-Of-Fire/release/2869579
      www.mp3va.com/the-mendoza-line-full-of-light-and-full-of-fire-r409240
      I'd recommend Amazon Or your local iTunes Store first :-)

  • @MagSgt21
    @MagSgt21 4 года назад

    Came here looking for baseball left with a good song

  • @medicbabe2ID
    @medicbabe2ID 11 лет назад +1

    I ♥ this so much! *sway*

  • @ProfAwesomeO
    @ProfAwesomeO 11 лет назад

    next weathers please

  • @bellathor9804
    @bellathor9804 8 лет назад +6

    A song about addiction...and it's exactly 4:20 minutes long...coincidence?

  • @nameredacted725
    @nameredacted725 7 лет назад +10

    "so you frighten the ghost town
    and ground them all down
    til one day you'd reach a consensus
    and I know from your verse
    you put America first
    and all others you simply beat senseless
    and worship like this
    is to honor the fist
    and to conjure what's cruel and licentious "
    Does this remind anyone else of Donald Trump?

    • @aetherel
      @aetherel 5 лет назад +1

      YES

    • @talthan
      @talthan 5 месяцев назад

      @@aetherel nope only Nancy Polisi

  • @leonardmyers1674
    @leonardmyers1674 6 лет назад +6

    i never realized how gay this song was when i was little, now i know :)

    • @krissy4052
      @krissy4052 5 лет назад +3

      Leonard Myers imo that’s kinda disrespectful to the song, it’s a metaphor for suicide & addiction, not really about love

    • @zhearraazrael9791
      @zhearraazrael9791 Год назад +1

      @@krissy4052 says who

  • @johncordial1019
    @johncordial1019 4 года назад

    Lot of people guessing what this song is about, but I just wanted to throw out that they're gay.

  • @isaiakrozell2409
    @isaiakrozell2409 4 года назад

    boring, (YAWN)