I think it's the absurdity of the lyric, combined with the stepwise choral voice-leading of the accompaniment.
It lends a kind of gravitas to the message of the lyric.
Of course, this collides interestingly with ideas one already has about Oregon.
What do we think? Progressive state laws (euthanasia, marijuana), Rajneesh, Ken Kesey/Pranksters/Cuckoo's Nest, Pacific Northwest weather pattens, apples, a state sort of "in the middle"; somehow strangely lost and forgotten between Washington State and California.
I think this is my favorite song on the record.
Why?
Hmm. Let me think.
I think it's the absurdity of the lyric, combined with the stepwise choral voice-leading of the accompaniment.
It lends a kind of gravitas to the message of the lyric.
Of course, this collides interestingly with ideas one already has about Oregon.
What do we think? Progressive state laws (euthanasia, marijuana), Rajneesh, Ken Kesey/Pranksters/Cuckoo's Nest, Pacific Northwest weather pattens, apples, a state sort of "in the middle"; somehow strangely lost and forgotten between Washington State and California.
Oh yeah: And IT'S BAD! RUN AWAY!