Then there's the (live) version--from Gotta Let This Hen Out!--on which he sings:
Please don't call me Reg
It's not my name
Not yet
We can probably assume the title was inspired by "Maxwell's Silver Hammer". If so, we can thank him for superceding in our memories the original. (All three of the other Beatles were ready to throttle Paul for spending so much time in the studio on it.)
Robyn does whimsy well. Then he writes something like "Glass" (or "Luminous Rose", or "I Saw Nick Drake") to remind us how versatile he can be.
I believe that this is a political song - with Brenda as Margaret Thatcher, hurtling downhill on a human chain of populism.
I believe that this is a political song - with Brenda as Margaret Thatcher, hurtling downhill on a human chain of populism.
Why? Well, I saw Hitchcock perform this in the early 80s and he said as much in his intro - although how much credence you can give to Robyn's inter-song ramblings is questionable. That makes me feel very old. My name is almost Reg I can feel it.
Why? Well, I saw Hitchcock perform this in the early 80s and he said as much in his intro - although how much credence you can give to Robyn's inter-song ramblings is questionable. That makes me feel very old. My name is almost Reg I can feel it.
Of course it's not ONLY a political song. But it is in part. Or it can be. Or something.
Of course it's not ONLY a political song. But it is in part. Or it can be. Or something.
I love "Please don't call me Reg, it's not my name...
I love "Please don't call me Reg, it's not my name (not yet)". To me it suggests a world where being named Reg comes to us all - like grey hair, bad eyesight and increasing conservatism. Calling someone Reg will only hasten that process.
This is what I like about Hitchcock. He doesn't just provide you with a series of baffling images, but provides a packet of seeds to grow your own baffling images - given the right "emotional nutrients" (another Hitchcockism).
Then there's the (live) version--from Gotta Let This Hen Out!--on which he sings:
Please don't call me Reg It's not my name Not yet
We can probably assume the title was inspired by "Maxwell's Silver Hammer". If so, we can thank him for superceding in our memories the original. (All three of the other Beatles were ready to throttle Paul for spending so much time in the studio on it.)
Robyn does whimsy well. Then he writes something like "Glass" (or "Luminous Rose", or "I Saw Nick Drake") to remind us how versatile he can be.
I believe that this is a political song - with Brenda as Margaret Thatcher, hurtling downhill on a human chain of populism.
I believe that this is a political song - with Brenda as Margaret Thatcher, hurtling downhill on a human chain of populism.
Why? Well, I saw Hitchcock perform this in the early 80s and he said as much in his intro - although how much credence you can give to Robyn's inter-song ramblings is questionable. That makes me feel very old. My name is almost Reg I can feel it.
Why? Well, I saw Hitchcock perform this in the early 80s and he said as much in his intro - although how much credence you can give to Robyn's inter-song ramblings is questionable. That makes me feel very old. My name is almost Reg I can feel it.
Of course it's not ONLY a political song. But it is in part. Or it can be. Or something.
Of course it's not ONLY a political song. But it is in part. Or it can be. Or something.
I love "Please don't call me Reg, it's not my name...
I love "Please don't call me Reg, it's not my name (not yet)". To me it suggests a world where being named Reg comes to us all - like grey hair, bad eyesight and increasing conservatism. Calling someone Reg will only hasten that process.
This is what I like about Hitchcock. He doesn't just provide you with a series of baffling images, but provides a packet of seeds to grow your own baffling images - given the right "emotional nutrients" (another Hitchcockism).