| This Mortal Coil – Kangaroo Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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I assume the general comment is a joke. The title of song as written by Alex Chilton (covered here) is Kanga Roo. It's about meeting a girlfriend as stated in a previous reply. When played live he would often do the last line as "like a KangaRoo... or Winnie the Pooh" A reference to Kanga & Roo from Pooh. The song was written after the fact when he knew she liked Pooh. I know many songs about gang rape feature Winnie the Pooh references, but this isn't one of them. The original title was "Like St. Joan". A reference to the actress Joan Seberg (she'd played St Joan in a movie) who the young woman greatly resembled. The Cool Jerk was a dance. Apparently they did the dance at the party. The bumped into part was a way to make sure she noticed him. He didn't say excuse me. How do I know this. I discussed it with the writer one day over lunch. Of course having talked to the man a few times, I bet he gave a different story everytime. He liked making he's songs somewhat vague and mysterious like there was something else going on. We might be over thinking this one. Ever listen to Jeff Buckley's version from the mid 90's? Very cool as well. |
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