Painter Man

Listen to Painter Man at: https://soundcloud.com/mccancer-slaps/painter-man Painter Man is the first (released) song by McCancer Slaps, being an instant hit, amassing hundreds of plays on Soundcloud. As of writing this, Painter Man is the second most popular song released by McCancer Slaps, only topped by The Grease Pole.

 Description 

Painter Man utilises Indian instruments, like the Sitar, to bring across their Artistic vision. The tale takes place in India. It tells the tale of a man known only as "Painter Man" and his job as the royal painter. The king is described as a sheep, along with "A fine gentleman" who wears a tuxedo. On the cover art a penguin is seen wearing a white top hat, this may be the fine gentleman in question. The king is a ruthless tyrant, as he owns slaves and whips them. Painter Man has a wife (unknown name) and is homeless and lives on the streets.

 Inspiration 

In a 2019 interview of McCancer Slaps, the New York Times asked about the inspiration behind the song. They said this;

"We wrote Painter Man after we played the game 'Club Penguin', on there we ruled the civilians of Club Penguin. Whilst on our throne, a man began painting us. This man we didn't know, but we both knew that he would be appointed royal painter."

When asked about what they meant by "we ruled the civilians" they responded by saying;

"Oh yes, we were the king and the fine gentleman in the song. Myles is the king and I (Alex) am the tuxedo."