Never thought of the song having elements of parody, but it fits. Someone who truly felt like this--all (or most) of the time--would be too isolated from humanity to have a musical career, or engage in the collaborative process of recording.
Most of the backing vocals sound electronically mangled (barely human); other are pretty and crooning, and wouldn't sound out-of-place on a mid-period Beatles LP. Another weird combination: similar to the depressed or angry words, clashing with music which tries to be likable.
Then there's the spoken snippet from the film Caligula at the beginning of Side B. Difficult to take seriously.
Never thought of the song having elements of parody, but it fits. Someone who truly felt like this--all (or most) of the time--would be too isolated from humanity to have a musical career, or engage in the collaborative process of recording.
Most of the backing vocals sound electronically mangled (barely human); other are pretty and crooning, and wouldn't sound out-of-place on a mid-period Beatles LP. Another weird combination: similar to the depressed or angry words, clashing with music which tries to be likable.
Then there's the spoken snippet from the film Caligula at the beginning of Side B. Difficult to take seriously.