A nice heart and a white suit and a baby blue sedan
And I am doing the best that I can
All the eunuchs, they were standing in rows
singing, "Please stud us out just as fast as you possibly can."
Sad song, last dance and no one knows who the band was
And Henry, you danced like a wooden Indian
Except this one mattered and I felt it had a spirit
And I shot the story because I didn't hear it that way
And it's hard to be a human being
And it's harder as anything else
And I'm lonesome when you're around
And I'm never lonesome when I'm by myself
And I miss you when you're around

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To clarify, "all the eunuchs, they were standing in rows singing, 'please stud us out just as fast as you possibly can'"

Traditionally, if a young male could sing well before he hit puberty, he would be castrated so to preserve his voice. A "stud" is an animal, such as a bull, that is kept especially for mating. So to "stud out" is to put out a bull (or horse, etc.) for the intent of breeding. So in this song, Isaac is just adding humor by saying that the eunuchs are standing there singing, demanding that they be studded out. This is impossible, given that they are castrated.

It's incredibly clever.

I suppose the song could relate to a prom, as was mentioned - that would fit, but Isaac doesn't seem the type to write about high school days. But the "white suit" would obviously be the formal attire for the dance and the "baby blue sedan" referring to a more or less shoddy means of transportation to the dance, hence, "and I am doing the best that I can." Then it leads into the end of this dance, "sad song, last dance, and no one knew who the band was" - pretty self-explanatory. Someone he knew, Henry, was probably a terrible dancer, and stood stiff and didn't really move much, like a wooden Indian.

It all fits, but seems unusual that he would write about something like that.

To clarify, "all the eunuchs, they were standing in rows singing, 'please stud us out just as fast as you possibly can'" Traditionally, if a young male could sing well before he hit puberty, he would be castrated so to preserve his voice. A "stud" is an animal, such as a bull, that is kept especially for mating. So to "stud out" is to put out a bull (or horse, etc.) for the intent of breeding. So in this song, Isaac is just adding humor by saying that the eunuchs are standing there singing, demanding that they be studded out. This is impossible, given that they are castrated. It's incredibly clever. I suppose the song could relate to a prom, as was mentioned - that would fit, but Isaac doesn't seem the type to write about high school days. But the "white suit" would obviously be the formal attire for the dance and the "baby blue sedan" referring to a more or less shoddy means of transportation to the dance, hence, "and I am doing the best that I can." Then it leads into the end of this dance, "sad song, last dance, and no one knew who the band was" - pretty self-explanatory. Someone he knew, Henry, was probably a terrible dancer, and stood stiff and didn't really move much, like a wooden Indian. It all fits, but seems unusual that he would write about something like that.

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ohinvertedworldon November 10, 2004 Link
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@ohinvertedworld I don't see or understand how the castrating part is adding humor. When I first heard about the castrati it was the saddest thing I ever heard in my opinion, and I know I'm commenting 17 years later but I can't just not say anything. The castrati was a very tragic event and I wish it never happened and I just hope you see where I'm coming from because I just hate thinking about it

bloodstreaon August 14, 2021