The short story that this song was inspired by was by George Saunders, and that link is Tony Danza reading the story.
I could point out all the connections between the story and the song, but I think it'd be easier to just listen to the story, since it's really funny.
http://riverheadbooks.com/static/cs/us/602/barbersunhappiness.mp3
The short story that this song was inspired by was by George Saunders, and that link is Tony Danza reading the story. I could point out all the connections between the story and the song, but I think it'd be easier to just listen to the story, since it's really funny.