Freedom of '76
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EP by Ween | ||||
Released | 1994 (1994) | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
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Producer | Andrew Weiss | |||
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Freedom of '76 is an EP by Ween released in 1994 by Flying Nun Records.[2] The title song was originally featured on Ween's album Chocolate and Cheese. A music video for the track was directed by Spike Jonze. It depicts Ween (Gene and Dean) attempting to steal the Liberty Bell only to be caught, arrested, and sentenced by the authorities.[3][4] A real event occurred at Independence Hall, where the video crew filmed the night before. A prop hand grenade was left from the shoot only to be discovered by a young tourist the next day.[5] The music video was filmed circa March 1995.[6]
References to Philadelphia
The song makes various references to Philadelphia such as:
- South Street
- Bacon Steak (A Philadelphia-specific favorite sandwich)
- The Liberty Bell
- The film Mannequin being filmed in Philadelphia's Woolworth's (although the film was actually shot at Wanamaker's)
- Boyz II Men (whose hometown is Philadelphia)
- Fairmount Park[1]
- Boathouse Row[7]
Track listing
CD
- "Freedom of '76"
- "Freedom of '76" (Shaved Dog mix)
- "Now I'm Freaking Out"
- "Pollo Asado"
7-inch EP
- "Freedom of '76"
- "Freedom of '76" (Shaved Dog mix)
- "Bakersfield"
7-inch picture disc
- "Freedom of '76"
- "Pollo Asado"
Personnel
- Dean Ween – guitar
- Gene Ween – guitar, vocals
- Andrew Weiss – producer
- Track 2 engineered by Mario Caldato Jr. and mixed by Mike D at Bundy's Playhouse
- Track 4 originally from The Pod
References
- ^ a b Hank Shteamer (31 March 2011). Ween's Chocolate and Cheese. A&C Black. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-0-8264-3117-2.
- ^ "Freedom of '76 EP". ween.net. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Ween - Freedom of '76". YouTube.
- ^ Jonze, Spike, Ween: Freedom of '76 (Short, Music), Gene Ween, retrieved 30 January 2021
- ^ "Philadelphia Freedom". mycitypaper.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Ween 1995-03-03 NYC Hosts and Performs on MTV 120 minutes, retrieved 26 March 2023
- ^ "Philadelphia Freedom". mycitypaper.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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