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Gross Clinic Bounce

from The Penn Project by Indoorfins

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Written for The University of Pennsylvania Penn Reading Program (2009)
Thank you Thomas Eakins and his painting, The Gross Clinic, for the inspiration.

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Gross Clinic, Gross Clinic,
Gross, Gross, Gross Clinic

Just a little ditty 'bout arts in the city
How an 8 foot canvas took the heart of Philly
To the PMA and the PAFA
And the power of philanthropy
The Gross Clinic tells a unique story so quintessentially
Old school. 19th century
American centennial history
Acrossed the nation, mass urbanization
And radical changes to prevent amputation
There's a doctor at Jefferson College
In Gross Clinic kickin' medical knowledge
A surgical lecture under skylight architecture
Comes a masterpiece you have to acknowledge
The scene is dramatic and intense
The lack asepsis makes no sense
The gauze and chloroform were breakin' from the norm
And keepin' everybody in suspense

Gross Clinic, Gross Clinic
Gross, Gross, Gross Clinic

Sammy G's got a knife in his hand
They're all sittin' watchin' from the grandstand
Some are sleepin', some are note takin' (Doctor West)
Some are sketchin' like my boy Thomas Eakins
Bloody hands talking to the future docs
Standing tall in his long black frock
Hearn, Briggs, Barton and Appel
And a mystery man nobody can tell
In a lateral position on the table
Blue socks are a charity label
Under anesthesia so you know he won't fight us
Tryin' to cure the femur
Of osteomyelitis

Gross, Gross, Gross Clinic

Baby mamma's all dressed in black
She's praying that this guy's not a hack
She needs the fab five to keep the kid alive
Mortified because they showed his ass crack

Gross Clinic, Gross Clinic
Gross, Gross, Gross Clinic

Thomas Eakins made a modern masterpiece
An ominous thing to say the least
A truly epic theme. Makes you want to scream
And awareness of it need to increase
Red is the color of the base
Uncompromising realism in your face
He used the palette knife to bring it all to life
Now it's time to put it in the right place
With the focus on the scalpel and the brow
A civic treasure that's cutting edge now
But it's all about money, ain't a damn thing funny
T-Bone should stand up and take a bow
Sell it to Crystal Bridges Museum
For 4.5 million people to see 'em
It took 'em 60 mill when it came to foot the bill
And a grassroots movement to beat 'em
Now it's time to hang it up in Philly
They won the battle so it's time to get 'illy
America's Night Watch. Ain't that about a beeyotch
To take it from it's home is freakin' silly

Gross Clinic, Gross Clinic
Gross, Gross, Gross Clinic

Keep it in Philly
Keep it in Philly

(Check out the video for Gross Clinic Bounce on Youtube!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2UKLO6fHmk

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from The Penn Project, released October 14, 2013
Music and lyrics by Smith and Druckemiller
(Thank you to The University of Pennsylvania for the opportunity and thank you Thomas Eakins for the inspiration)

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Since August of 1991, the Indoorfins have been navigating the waters of pop music in and around Lima, Ohio, weathering the time and tide of change, exploring the frontiers of electronic entertainment, all the while evading the shackles of international superstardom. ... more

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