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you are all missing the point completely. if Gene and Dean saw how you all were seriously analyzing the lyrics they'd be laughing out loud.
the song is an obvious take on late 70's to early 80's prog-rock ala early-Genesis/ELP/King-Crimson with just a touch of Ozzie and two toes over the line into early Iron Maiden territory.
What makes the song hilarious is that it lampoons this genre to a T by spewing out overly dramatic, yet completely meaningless lyrics, for all of one verse... then spirals off into the most maudlin, drawn out guitar solo accompanied by tympany and strings... then brings you back for a conclusion of a merely one more verse, while giving you the sensation that some all-important, massively built-up saga is finally coming to a close.
The suggestions of Fleetwood Mac and LSD may or may not have some relevance to the choice of words.. but even if, they are merely a subtext to the overall theme I have described.. merely a means to an ends.
@fongaboo I was thinking the same thing. I came here because I wanted to confirm that the lyrics are essentially meaningless. Spot on with the Ozzy comment. It's almost as though Gener was doing an impression of him. All of that said, it's an impressively well composed song.
@fongaboo I was thinking the same thing. I came here because I wanted to confirm that the lyrics are essentially meaningless. Spot on with the Ozzy comment. It's almost as though Gener was doing an impression of him. All of that said, it's an impressively well composed song.
I remember reading an interview with them in the 90s about this song and supposedly its about how in the old days parents used to spray scotch guard on their children to keep them clean. They supposedly were huffing scotch guard themselves(this was probably not true though) and this song is a story about how when parents would use scotch guard the children would be hallucinating from it. There was also a connection to the "child without an eye" lyric due to some side effect from the scotch guard causing blindness. I can't find the magazine I originally read the interview in, I think it was a local indy paper that I am sure I have stashed away somewhere.
if anyone is interested, there is an extended demo version in which these lyrics are spoken in the second half:
the little gnome trudged on through the forest
overhead the storm raged fierce
he was bringing forth gifts onto the child of eye
the people of the village danced gayly
for seven days and seven nights the storm continued, as did the celebration
the gnome saw eye as the children came forth to greet him
"why must you cry from the child of eye?" spoke the mother, bringing warmth and shelter
the storm raged fierce as the fleece was carved from the mountain of god
the gnome cried from the child of eye began to fly
"it is i who cries, it is i who cries"
"it is for i," he sighed
"it is for i," he sighed
I love the extended version. There's something very Tolkienesque about it all, reminds me of the ring-folk music of the 70's quite a bit! And I'm always down for a Ween story. my only hope is that there's an extended version of The Mollusk too with a story in it.
I love the extended version. There's something very Tolkienesque about it all, reminds me of the ring-folk music of the 70's quite a bit! And I'm always down for a Ween story. my only hope is that there's an extended version of The Mollusk too with a story in it.
I gotta call BS on the LSD thing.
This song is old, real old, there is a demo of it in circulation on the interweb. In that version it has a long story in the song about a small dwarf bringing gifts to the child of eye.
The song may have been LSD inspired but definitly NOT about LSD itself. Buckingham Green was a small run-down strip mall located in the area Ween grew up in. Think about that.
the little gnome trudged on through the forest
overhead the storm raged fierce
he was bringing forth gifts onto the child of eye
the people of the village danced gaily
for seven days and seven nights the storm continued, as did the celebration
the gnome saw eye as the children came forth to greet him
"why must you cry from the child of eye?" spoke the mother, bringing warmth and shelter
the storm raged fierce as the fleece was carved from the mountain of god
the gnome cried from the child of eye began to fly
"it is eye who cries, it is eye who cries"
"it is for eye," he sighed
"it is for eye," he sighed
How can I be the first to comment on this song? This is one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time. I definitely see an English royaly thing going on here. Not just in the lyrics, but the music too, especially the drumming. I wonder if the child is Prince Charles and the mother is the Queen....
I do think it's very acid inspired (even if not about acid), even the guitar solo (wich is absolutely incredible, btw) has that hardcore-trippy sort of feel to it.
I don't agree with the idea that it's about acid, or even inspired by acid. Gene and Dean Ween admit to doing lots of drugs, but I don't think that's really the truth (well, other than pot, maybe, but what's so wrong with that?). :)
The Ween boys are just two brilliant people, Gene with his wonderful lyrics and Dean with this amazing guitar solo. It all just works well, no matter what the meaning is. Definitely my favorite Ween song of all time (and I've heard a ton of 'em!).
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you are all missing the point completely. if Gene and Dean saw how you all were seriously analyzing the lyrics they'd be laughing out loud.
the song is an obvious take on late 70's to early 80's prog-rock ala early-Genesis/ELP/King-Crimson with just a touch of Ozzie and two toes over the line into early Iron Maiden territory.
What makes the song hilarious is that it lampoons this genre to a T by spewing out overly dramatic, yet completely meaningless lyrics, for all of one verse... then spirals off into the most maudlin, drawn out guitar solo accompanied by tympany and strings... then brings you back for a conclusion of a merely one more verse, while giving you the sensation that some all-important, massively built-up saga is finally coming to a close.
The suggestions of Fleetwood Mac and LSD may or may not have some relevance to the choice of words.. but even if, they are merely a subtext to the overall theme I have described.. merely a means to an ends.
nailed it. I think this applies to most ween songs.
nailed it. I think this applies to most ween songs.
Haha Yea Fongaboo, yea it is obviously just a parody.
Haha Yea Fongaboo, yea it is obviously just a parody.
This post gave me a better appreciation of the song.
This post gave me a better appreciation of the song.
@fongaboo I was thinking the same thing. I came here because I wanted to confirm that the lyrics are essentially meaningless. Spot on with the Ozzy comment. It's almost as though Gener was doing an impression of him. All of that said, it's an impressively well composed song.
@fongaboo I was thinking the same thing. I came here because I wanted to confirm that the lyrics are essentially meaningless. Spot on with the Ozzy comment. It's almost as though Gener was doing an impression of him. All of that said, it's an impressively well composed song.
@fongaboo the irony of you saying others missed the point lol
@fongaboo the irony of you saying others missed the point lol
I remember reading an interview with them in the 90s about this song and supposedly its about how in the old days parents used to spray scotch guard on their children to keep them clean. They supposedly were huffing scotch guard themselves(this was probably not true though) and this song is a story about how when parents would use scotch guard the children would be hallucinating from it. There was also a connection to the "child without an eye" lyric due to some side effect from the scotch guard causing blindness. I can't find the magazine I originally read the interview in, I think it was a local indy paper that I am sure I have stashed away somewhere.
@angularsash I do not know who's even funnier here : you or ween in this interview
@angularsash I do not know who's even funnier here : you or ween in this interview
if anyone is interested, there is an extended demo version in which these lyrics are spoken in the second half:
the little gnome trudged on through the forest overhead the storm raged fierce he was bringing forth gifts onto the child of eye the people of the village danced gayly for seven days and seven nights the storm continued, as did the celebration the gnome saw eye as the children came forth to greet him "why must you cry from the child of eye?" spoke the mother, bringing warmth and shelter the storm raged fierce as the fleece was carved from the mountain of god the gnome cried from the child of eye began to fly "it is i who cries, it is i who cries" "it is for i," he sighed "it is for i," he sighed
I love the extended version. There's something very Tolkienesque about it all, reminds me of the ring-folk music of the 70's quite a bit! And I'm always down for a Ween story. my only hope is that there's an extended version of The Mollusk too with a story in it.
I love the extended version. There's something very Tolkienesque about it all, reminds me of the ring-folk music of the 70's quite a bit! And I'm always down for a Ween story. my only hope is that there's an extended version of The Mollusk too with a story in it.
I gotta call BS on the LSD thing. This song is old, real old, there is a demo of it in circulation on the interweb. In that version it has a long story in the song about a small dwarf bringing gifts to the child of eye. The song may have been LSD inspired but definitly NOT about LSD itself. Buckingham Green was a small run-down strip mall located in the area Ween grew up in. Think about that.
correction of my previous comment:
the little gnome trudged on through the forest overhead the storm raged fierce he was bringing forth gifts onto the child of eye the people of the village danced gaily for seven days and seven nights the storm continued, as did the celebration the gnome saw eye as the children came forth to greet him "why must you cry from the child of eye?" spoke the mother, bringing warmth and shelter the storm raged fierce as the fleece was carved from the mountain of god the gnome cried from the child of eye began to fly "it is eye who cries, it is eye who cries" "it is for eye," he sighed "it is for eye," he sighed
How can I be the first to comment on this song? This is one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time. I definitely see an English royaly thing going on here. Not just in the lyrics, but the music too, especially the drumming. I wonder if the child is Prince Charles and the mother is the Queen....
The child is female.
Buckingham Green is a potent form of lsd.
I do think it's very acid inspired (even if not about acid), even the guitar solo (wich is absolutely incredible, btw) has that hardcore-trippy sort of feel to it.
I don't agree with the idea that it's about acid, or even inspired by acid. Gene and Dean Ween admit to doing lots of drugs, but I don't think that's really the truth (well, other than pot, maybe, but what's so wrong with that?). :)
The Ween boys are just two brilliant people, Gene with his wonderful lyrics and Dean with this amazing guitar solo. It all just works well, no matter what the meaning is. Definitely my favorite Ween song of all time (and I've heard a ton of 'em!).
Cool song, but it's a poor man's Argus