| The Residents – Picnic Boy Lyrics | 23 days ago |
| Fun fact: The vocalist on this song is Lene Lovich! | |
| The Residents – Act of Being Polite Lyrics | 23 days ago |
| @[JofaGuht:55365] Possibly an injury from the events of last night, if we're going off the interpretation about wife-beating? That could explain why she was crying and wrapping it with care (as you would a wound). | |
| The Residents – Two Lips Lyrics | 23 days ago |
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This song is about tulip mania, a period in Dutch history during the 17th century, when tulips became a must-have commodity and skyrocketed in price. Basically, tulip mania was the first economic asset bubble. Also noticed that the phrase "buy or die" is in the lyrics, which may be a nod to the mail-order catalogue Ralph Records (The Residents' original record label) ran. |
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| The Residents – Infant Tango Lyrics | 23 days ago |
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I interpret the lyrics as possibly being about unrequited love. The "infant tango" is possibly a reference to courtship (the "tango" you do before you settle down with someone), and I read the line "all that infant tango is a dance for you" as being the singer saying that he's done so much for his lover. The lover watches and sees the singer's infant tango, but does not put forth the effort to requit his advances. Side note: Absolutely love this song, it's like listening to funk music from the nine circles of Hell (in a good way). |
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| The Residents – Wanda the Worm Woman Lyrics | 23 days ago |
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Being that this song is part of a concept album (Freak Show), there is a story that connects to other songs/characters mentioned in the songs. The first part of _Wanda_ is sung by Tex, the ringleader at the freak show, where he talks about how he loves to see people get grossed out by Wanda, a sideshow geek who sucks worms (as mentioned in the album's liner notes). The second Tex-sung verse is about how he loves Wanda as a person, but can't bear to be with her because of her appearance. The verse sung by Wanda herself is, how I interpret it, about how she sees her performance as an art (even likening herself to the Mona Lisa). Fun fact: In the liner notes, there's also an illustration of Wanda that's a homage to the Da Vinci painting! Wanda tries to put on a serene face, but is secretly miserable (shown by the song's last line). This is only somewhat related, but fun fact: In the CD-ROM for Freak Show, there's a lot of religious imagery in Wanda's section of the game. This is because (as mentioned in the liner notes, once again), she was a nun before she joined the freak show. I love _Freak Show_ if you can't tell, especially this song! |
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