They want it all and, apparently, they can have it! DUSTIN RABIN
Rumors and controversy surrounded the 1989 video for Faith No More’s megahit “Epic.” Facts first: A goldfish flops around on the ground gasping for life in the video’s outro. PETA condemned them. The song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in Australia. VH1 ranked it number 30 on its 40 Greatest Metal Songs. The Penrith Panthers rugby team of Western Sydney, Australia, plays “Epic” when they run out onto the field.
Now, on to conjecture: The rumor is that keyboardist Roddy Bottum got the goldfish in the video from Björk at a poetry reading. Or was the fish simply purchased at a pet store around the corner? I choose to believe the Björk version…
