| The Residents – Wanda the Worm Woman Lyrics | 4 hours 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. |
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