The Golden Calf still stands!
Praised be his power
from one end of the world
to the other
In praise of this infamous idol
kings and peasants alike
to the jingling of coins
dance a wild round
around his pedestal
And Satan leads the dance!
I don't normally like to post links to YouTube videos, because they might end up disappearing at some point. But I think this performance by Boris Christoff of "The Golden Calf" from the opera Faust by Gounod is fairly safe from that worry, it's a classic. That scary smile at the end of the first verse!
And, perhaps I risk being rather impertinent with my cartoonish effort here, but I think this face below is also a pretty good visual fit for Mephistopheles, as he sings in praise of his master, the Devil. Also, I didn't think of it at the time I drew it, but that bare suggestion of hair even looks a bit like a ram's horns. That mirthless smile...!
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