The Golden Eel

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The words of the golden eel

"The Golden Eel" was one of the earliest songs written in the creative process for The Mollusk. It was written by Gene Ween in the fall of 1995 within the first two weeks of the first beach house recording sessions for the album. The song is about an actual golden eel that Gene's roommate had. The line "sitting alone in the den, watching the eel" is a literal description of the activity Gene was doing when he was inspired to write the song. Dean added, "The fact that we were on shrooms or liquid kinda goes without saying." Ween first played "T… read more
"The Golden Eel" was one of the earliest songs written in the creative process for The Mollusk. It was written by Gene Ween in the fall of … read more
"The Golden Eel" was one of the earliest songs written in the creative process for The Mollusk. It was written by Gene Ween in the fall of 1995 within the first two weeks of th… read more

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Ween are an American band from New Hope, Pennsylvania, formed in 1984 by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their respective stage names, Gene and Dean Ween. Generally categorized as an band, the band is known for their irreverent, highly eclectic catalog of songs inspired by , , , , , , , , and . Ween self-released several cassette albums from their formation until 1989. Afterward, they put out three officially-released lo-fi albums: GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1… read more
Ween are an American band from New Hope, Pennsylvania, formed in 1984 by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their respective stage names, Gene and Dean We… read more
Ween are an American band from New Hope, Pennsylvania, formed in 1984 by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their respective stage names, Gene and Dean Ween. Generally categorized as an read more

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