Lots have people seem to have misinterpreted this song, and there is in fact a clear misprint in the lyrics that have been put up on this site but I will get to that in a minute.
This song is actually about a charming naturalist, the signs are everywhere. The "protagonist" travels on a bike, the perfect vehicle for riding around in the countryside. The bike is punctured, that could only be from the thawns and such debris one would find in nature.
The scene occurs on 'a hillside desolate'... and the protagonist tellingly cries "will nature make a man of me?" The evidence is clear enough, but it is confirmed by the repitionion of the final lines of the song as they are actually sung:
"he knows so much about bee stings"
"he knows so much about bee stings"
"he knows so much about bee stings"
It is the protagonists admiration of the charming man's apiculture, and his maintenance of several honey bee colonies which cements his love for him.
Having misheard 2 crucial lines for more years than I care to admit to, I totally cracked up over your misinterpretation "he knows so much about bee stings".
Having misheard 2 crucial lines for more years than I care to admit to, I totally cracked up over your misinterpretation "he knows so much about bee stings".
An alternate reading could also be that Morrissey was here coyly referencing 'The Wicker Man', with it's pagan nature worship, although I'm pretty sure Edward Woodward was never assaulted with an Orwellian 'bee-helmet' in the original filmed version, causing him to overact like Nicholas Cage did in the unintentionally hilarious remake. Food for thought, n'est-ce pas?
An alternate reading could also be that Morrissey was here coyly referencing 'The Wicker Man', with it's pagan nature worship, although I'm pretty sure Edward Woodward was never assaulted with an Orwellian 'bee-helmet' in the original filmed version, causing him to overact like Nicholas Cage did in the unintentionally hilarious remake. Food for thought, n'est-ce pas?
Lots have people seem to have misinterpreted this song, and there is in fact a clear misprint in the lyrics that have been put up on this site but I will get to that in a minute.
This song is actually about a charming naturalist, the signs are everywhere. The "protagonist" travels on a bike, the perfect vehicle for riding around in the countryside. The bike is punctured, that could only be from the thawns and such debris one would find in nature.
The scene occurs on 'a hillside desolate'... and the protagonist tellingly cries "will nature make a man of me?" The evidence is clear enough, but it is confirmed by the repitionion of the final lines of the song as they are actually sung:
"he knows so much about bee stings" "he knows so much about bee stings" "he knows so much about bee stings"
It is the protagonists admiration of the charming man's apiculture, and his maintenance of several honey bee colonies which cements his love for him.
Hahaha =) This interpretation is epic, really :-D
Hahaha =) This interpretation is epic, really :-D
Having misheard 2 crucial lines for more years than I care to admit to, I totally cracked up over your misinterpretation "he knows so much about bee stings".
Having misheard 2 crucial lines for more years than I care to admit to, I totally cracked up over your misinterpretation "he knows so much about bee stings".
An alternate reading could also be that Morrissey was here coyly referencing 'The Wicker Man', with it's pagan nature worship, although I'm pretty sure Edward Woodward was never assaulted with an Orwellian 'bee-helmet' in the original filmed version, causing him to overact like Nicholas Cage did in the unintentionally hilarious remake. Food for thought, n'est-ce pas?
An alternate reading could also be that Morrissey was here coyly referencing 'The Wicker Man', with it's pagan nature worship, although I'm pretty sure Edward Woodward was never assaulted with an Orwellian 'bee-helmet' in the original filmed version, causing him to overact like Nicholas Cage did in the unintentionally hilarious remake. Food for thought, n'est-ce pas?
@MyChemicalPoledance HELP IS THIS SATIRE
@MyChemicalPoledance HELP IS THIS SATIRE
@MyChemicalPoledance HELP IS THIS SATIRE
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