Lyric discussion by simpg 

Cover art for A lyrics by Barenaked Ladies

A is for [A]wesome, totally friggin [A]wesome. This band, and this song, are [A]we-inspiring. I have heard that this song is about [A]utism. [A]urther was an [A]utistic kid that Kevin Hearn knew in High-School. [A]urther drank like a fish and died early in life. Kevin and [A]urther were in a jazz band together (hence the "Thelonius Monk" reference).

This song and others like it are why the Bare Naked Ladies will become, and are becoming, the best band in history. I predict that the Bare Naked Ladies will surpass the Beatles in roughly 1 1/2 years.

Bare Naked Ladies have such depth and the songs (like this one) have so much meaning. When I first heard this song I [A]ctually cried. It is [A]stonishing with it's sweeping use of [A]lliteration and [A]llegory.

Man am I jacked! I really love this band. I am so glad that other "Naked Ladies" like myself are fans. I [A]ctually bought one of those "BNL-Betty" blowup dolls. I like to sing to it really fast like they do and imagine that she is Ed Robertson or Steven Page. Sometimes, I sing Beatles tunes to her and pretend that she gets sick and pukes on me.