| They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| There's no "like" button on this site... so I'll just comment that i agree.... and I referenced you in my main post on this thread. | |
| They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng Lyrics | 13 years ago |
|
The early TMBG songs always sound completely nonsensical, but that's because they were usually written in riddle. The meanings of most of them are fairly set though. In an interview for Throttle, back in 1990 Flansburgh, himself, stated that it's about a man in Peru who is in love with a woman he's never actually met, in Vietnam. Ng is a Vietnamese name... almost their version of our "Smith" because of how common it is. Peru is on the exact opposite side of the globe from Vietnam. This explains the meaning of the entire first verse. (Though Girog is correct in their reasoning for not liking the "water spirals the wrong way down the sink" part of the riddle.) The line "I don't want the world, I just want your half" indicates that Ana is saying she doesn't need riches, fame, or power... she just wants to be closer to her love. |
|
| They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng Lyrics | 13 years ago |
|
The term Ana being code for anorexia didn't become common until the late 90's. At any rate, They Might be Giants fully explained the actual meaning of the song in 1990. |
|
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.