| Squirrel Nut Zippers – Ghost Of Stephen Foster Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| @[zephid:37183] cellophane allows liquids to pass through it. If we were made of cellophane we'd be able to absorb alcohol through our skin. Stephen Foster died because he was a drunk and tripped over a carpet into a glass bowl. The song is mocking him. | |
| Squirrel Nut Zippers – Ghost Of Stephen Foster Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| @[Dan:37182] Harkless The song is mocking Stephen Foster's work and his life because he was a racist. You're reading too far into it. | |
| Squirrel Nut Zippers – Ghost Of Stephen Foster Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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@[GradiustheFox:37181] The singer is mocking Foster with every breath. Every line is either making fun of him or ridiculing his work. "Camptown ladies never sang all the doo dah day" because they were slaves. I interpreted the verse with rooms being made for carpets as cutting through the BS that Foster was famous for in his career. Foster would touch on difficult subjects but constantly created a rosy view of the world instead of being real. The line about the room is also said because Stephen Foster met his death in his hotel room, having tripped on a carpet into a wash basin. The singer is telling Stephen Foster how the real world works. Rooms were made for carpets, because carpets are comforting and that is the purpose of a room. Towers are made for spires because the purpose of the tower is to defend a castle. Ships are made for cannonade to fire off from inside 'er because the ship is made for war. Camptown ladies didn't sing all day because they were slaves. In the second verse Whiskey is made for drinking in the same way ships are made for sinking. Ships are made to fire cannons, not to sink. So whiskey isn't made for drinking, because you'll end up slashing your throat open in a hotel room. Cellophane allows alcohol to pass through by osmosis, so if we were made of cellophane we wouldn't even have to drink to get drunk. The whole song is using Stephen Foster's style to mock him and his work because Stephen Foster was a bit of a jerk. |
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