I've heard that Stephin Merritt wrote this as a homage to his pet dog. Apparently the dog looks unusual (I think it's a pug or something, one of those weird little dogs), which garners a comparison to a gargoyle. But Mr. Merritt still loves his little doggie, and it doesn't matter to him that people stare at it when he takes it for walks. So I suppose he channeled the feeling of walking his unusual dog into this song, only writing it about an actual gargoyle, so he could humorously use references to common horror/gothic stereotypes (like the gargoyle helping with his mad scientist research).
I never really bothered to rank them, but I think this is probably one of my favorite Gothic Archies songs. It's impossible for me to feel sad when I'm listening to it, really.
I've heard that Stephin Merritt wrote this as a homage to his pet dog. Apparently the dog looks unusual (I think it's a pug or something, one of those weird little dogs), which garners a comparison to a gargoyle. But Mr. Merritt still loves his little doggie, and it doesn't matter to him that people stare at it when he takes it for walks. So I suppose he channeled the feeling of walking his unusual dog into this song, only writing it about an actual gargoyle, so he could humorously use references to common horror/gothic stereotypes (like the gargoyle helping with his mad scientist research).
I never really bothered to rank them, but I think this is probably one of my favorite Gothic Archies songs. It's impossible for me to feel sad when I'm listening to it, really.