Suicide Is Painless by M*A*S*H soundtrack
“Robert Altman had two stipulations about the song first, it had to be called 'Suicide Is Painless'; second, it had to be the 'stupidest song ever written'.He tried to write the lyrics himself, but found that it was too difficult for his 45-year-old brain to write 'stupid enough'. Instead he gave the task to his 14-year-old-son, Michael, who apparently wrote the lyrics in five minutes.”
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Robert Altman had two stipulations about the song first, it had to be called 'Suicide Is Painless'; second, it had to be the 'stupidest song ever written'.He tried to write the lyrics himself, but found that it was too difficult for his 45-year-old brain to write 'stupid enough'. Instead he gave the task to his 14-year-old-son, Michael, who apparently wrote the lyrics in five minutes.
Had to look up who wrote this. Then saw Altman not only wrote this aged 14 years, but WROTE IT IN 5 MINUTES. Wow. Amazing.
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Rewatching the series so this has been my earwurm for the past couple of days! #MASH #BESTCAREANYWHERE
