The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! (track)
by Sufjan Stevens
The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! appears on the following album(s) by Sufjan Stevens:
- Illinois (track #15) (this album) (2005)
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| ! | 07/23/2026 14:08 |  NowhereMan | 14,734 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 13:45 | Juneof44 | 4,704 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 01:28 | SethGunde | 2,438 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2026 21:21 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2026 17:12 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,522 | 71/100 |
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DriftingOrpheus 03/28/2020 21:44 | #249213
In a word...Lovely...
One of my favorites on this album. It goes without saying the vocals are wonderful but the songwriting, the backing harmonies, the way the song opens up into this barrage of harmonies and instrumentation midway through is like being lifted into the clouds of musical bliss that make this album stand out as something truely great.
slurpdurp 01/20/2017 05:55 | #183434
This song is very interesting. The composition is genius, and the lyrics are very interesting because they show a conflicted perspective from Sufjan. Even he can't explain the state that he's in.
arthur237 11/22/2015 18:35 | #153303
Absolutely brilliant, you want it to go on forever. Sufjan Stevens is a modern genius
This is my favorite, and most listened to, song on this album. Chicago is great, don't get me wrong, but the phases involved in this song with the voice part oscillating around like mad the entire time. Sufjan has the most control for a singer I've heard in awhile.
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