I think this song is about Dan's Ska band he tried creating in high school and how he now realizes that Ska is a silly and hopeless genre.
"We're talking 16 ska bands...
We're talking 19 ska bands..." (Back then Ska was the "cool" scene, and teenage ska bands were more of a commodity than pedophiles on myspace)
"We're talking rudie suits and rudie boots..." (suits and boots that ska kids or "rudies" wear. Suits usually bought at thrift stores and boots usually Doc Martins)
"And hooty flutes too" (I imagine he's talking about the horn sections?)
All the other non sensical lyrics are just silly absurd visual devices, and ultimately a catalyst to get people talking about Dan Deacon and his music.
I think this song is about Dan's Ska band he tried creating in high school and how he now realizes that Ska is a silly and hopeless genre.
"We're talking 16 ska bands... We're talking 19 ska bands..." (Back then Ska was the "cool" scene, and teenage ska bands were more of a commodity than pedophiles on myspace) "We're talking rudie suits and rudie boots..." (suits and boots that ska kids or "rudies" wear. Suits usually bought at thrift stores and boots usually Doc Martins) "And hooty flutes too" (I imagine he's talking about the horn sections?)
All the other non sensical lyrics are just silly absurd visual devices, and ultimately a catalyst to get people talking about Dan Deacon and his music.