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The Grand Pecking Order Lyrics
In the grand pecking order
Where is it you stand
Under the foot of swollen bastards
Or on the neck of another man
At the grand eating table
Are you sitting near the head
Or in the corner by the bathroom
Where you're asked to pass the bread
And you pass it with a smile on your face
For to put about would only bring disgrace
To The Grand Pecking Order
In the grand pecking order
Where is it you lie
Are you the tall hog at the trough
Or a piglet in the stye
On the grand ladder of life
Are you near the highest rung
Or somewhere near the bottom
With your nose in hairy bung
And you sniff it with a smile on your face
For to pout about would only bring disgrace
To The Grand Pecking Order
And you're dancing with a smile on your face
For to stand about would only bring disgrace
To The Grand Pecking Order
Where is it you stand
Under the foot of swollen bastards
Or on the neck of another man
At the grand eating table
Are you sitting near the head
Or in the corner by the bathroom
Where you're asked to pass the bread
And you pass it with a smile on your face
For to put about would only bring disgrace
Where is it you lie
Are you the tall hog at the trough
Or a piglet in the stye
On the grand ladder of life
Are you near the highest rung
Or somewhere near the bottom
With your nose in hairy bung
And you sniff it with a smile on your face
For to pout about would only bring disgrace
For to stand about would only bring disgrace
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what the HELL does this mean?! lol!!! i love it though
You dont get it? its about how we're seperated into differant social castes, and we basically have to just deal with it
Oysterhead is the most fucked up band i know..and i'm a huge fan of modest mouse etc. They just make no since, and the dude this singer of oysterhead sounds almost gay
Uhm... Oysterhead makes perfect SENSE in many of their songs. For example, this one is about your social status, and whether your living it up, or if your life sucks. The song Mr. Oysterhead, has a rather conceded meaning- The lyrics clearly indicate that music-folk used to have a lot to say, but somewhere along the way they lost it. They claim that Oysterhead is bringing the relevance back to music. And my final argument is wield the spade, which is obviously about a political figure... Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that their songs have plenty of...
Uhm... Oysterhead makes perfect SENSE in many of their songs. For example, this one is about your social status, and whether your living it up, or if your life sucks. The song Mr. Oysterhead, has a rather conceded meaning- The lyrics clearly indicate that music-folk used to have a lot to say, but somewhere along the way they lost it. They claim that Oysterhead is bringing the relevance back to music. And my final argument is wield the spade, which is obviously about a political figure... Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that their songs have plenty of meaning, and Les Claypool doesn't sound gay.
that dude your talking about would be Les Claypool... and you think oysterhead is fucked listen to some Primus, which is also where you can find Claypool... He is a genious on the bass. Modest Mouse is good, Ween is better:) but anyways s'all good
Gay? what the hell's wrong with you, man. Yeah, they make no since at all, I mean nothing has made such little since in such a long time. That's my two since. "And the dude this singer", what are you retarded? Open up your damn palette, tool. /needed to rant at someone, and you're the perfect target, heah soccer4.
idiotic is right guys, the grand pecking order is a song about the spperated social classes, and it is also an exprestion which is where the song comes from. And gay I think is the wrong term, the all great Snap(claypool) is just promiscuous, there is a great story for Primus fans, where while Brain was still the drummer the trio got bored one day and began to measure there dicks to determin who had the longest/biggest wang. Brain won, I didn't make this up. Take the "you don't know cock" test on www.primusville.com
First of all, I don't even see how one would think Les Claypool sounds "gay". What the hell does that mean? Is there a way one sounds gay? If so, I'd imagine it involves a lisp, which I'm not hearing in this song.
Anyway, I don't really care what Les Claypool is. He's a god on bass.
As already mentioned, the song is about the societal ladder. The second verse makes it pretty obvious. But I like the description in the first one more.
Also note the line, "For to pout about would only bring disgrace." Basically, they're saying that in the "Grand Pecking Order," one is expected to at least pretend to be pleased with their position, no matter how horrible. It feels like they're describing the social hierarchy in nations like the U.S. and other similar places. In the U.S. we have this idea of freedom of opportunity. It's practically embedded in our brains that people get what they earn or even deserve. Rich people are rich because they worked hard to get there, poor people are poor because they're lazy--that sort of thing. I can't think of the exact word for that concept, but it's very prevalent in America. Not that the implications are this far-stretching, but it still applies. Besides that, I believe Les Claypool wrote the lyrics to this song, and he is an American, so I imagine he's drawing from his own experience.
They're definitely not implying the Grand Pecking Order is a good thing. Imagine a bunch of people around a table, some in fat splendor, sprawled out on top of the lesser/miserable people. And the miserable ones have to pretend they are happy. All the while, they suck their own dicks, figuratively, by toasting "To the Grand Pecking Order" over and over again.
yes, for me it's about social classes too...... and it also presents the helplessness of changing the situation. either you put pressure on somebody or pressure it put on you.... reminded me somehow on tom waits' god's away on business. the situation is terrible, and there is no social evolution in fact.
Those who speak with the glint of enlightenment in their eyes are balanced in their femenine and masculine energies. Those who lack said enlightenment tend to find it threatening due to insecurity in their own masculinity/femininity...it's just one more tool to keep those on the bottom of the pecking order from having the confidence to push over the ladder ;)
thank you nephos, you put it better than i ever would.. just had to salute you a bit^^
Claypool Rules!