Dirty Dream Number Two

In some sense the meaning here is obvious, a quick tour through the noctural fantasies of Mr. Murdoch. Indeed, while he's literally "stuck to the sheets" after these seemingly frequent incidents, there's a delicate overlapping of reality and dream taking. 'Facing a choice', he chooses to procrastine, making "Why is this happening to you, we're not a child?" especially revealing. Yes, it's awkward physically, but it's also an admission of guilt: I need to grow up and, in a sense, face the "healthy dose of pain."

I think the fact that Stuart Murdoch can write a song like this and still make it so good is quite impressive.

Also, i thinkk it's good that Murdoch writes about stuff that isn't normally in songs. It shows that he writes about what he wants to write about and doesn't care about being judged by anyone else. Also, it gives normal people something different but something they can relate to all the same.

Well, some normal people ;).

I love the way he says "but you saw EVERYthing else".

Unless I'm crazy the lines:

Intellectual and perspiring/Dirty dream number two

Do not appear on the album version of this song.

And I should add that:

Could you put a name to someone elses sigh? Could you put a face to someone elses eyes? Is it someone that you'd maybe recognise? But it all fades into morning when you open your eyes

Just kill me when I'm feeling bad about love... aaaaah!

Is that Kelly McDonald talking on this song, or am just mixing up my Glasgow accents.

belle and sebastian are so filthy but i know what hes talking about... you have a naughty dream about somebody and you wake up and you sort of forget who it was and who did what to who and youre trying to piece it together but you almost dont want to find out who it was in case it's like, your best friend or somebody awkward like that.

also, amazing strings at the end of this

no, 'Intellectual and perspiring / Dirty dream number two' doesnt get said in the song. not the album version at least. those lines arent even in the liner notes.

within the last ten seconds if you listen closely you can barely hear something being said... I guess it could be the "intellectual and perspiring" line, I just can't tell (that's not where it supposedly is anyway though)

I never know what to do with the nasty side of b&s. Actually, the better term would be swedish's "filthy".

However, I love this song. I just wish it didn't make me seem perverted or anything.