I just read an interesting article about Dimitri Tsafendas who killed South Africa's Prime Minister and father of the apartheid conception Hendrik Verwoerd. In the articles end lines it is stated that "Although there were attempts by police, during interrogation, to suggest to him that he believed a tapeworm had "ordered" him to carry out the killing, he never seems to have made the claim himself."http://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/oct/11/guardianobituaries.davidberesford?commentpage=1
So upon reading those lines, tapework remided me of Niddles' lyrics. I dοn't search if the was a connection. I don't even know if tapeworm is used figuratively, or as some kind of bodily dysfunction that drove him nuts. I'll just lay this out here and wait for opinions.
@dean130772 I'd say in the song's context the term tapeworm is used a metaphor for something (the something is debatable). Lines such as the stomach pains play on this metaphor in my opinion.
@dean130772 I'd say in the song's context the term tapeworm is used a metaphor for something (the something is debatable). Lines such as the stomach pains play on this metaphor in my opinion.
I like your comment ... interesting to see what triggers there are out there for people to connect with songs! (I do it frequently)
I like your comment ... interesting to see what triggers there are out there for people to connect with songs! (I do it frequently)
I just read an interesting article about Dimitri Tsafendas who killed South Africa's Prime Minister and father of the apartheid conception Hendrik Verwoerd. In the articles end lines it is stated that "Although there were attempts by police, during interrogation, to suggest to him that he believed a tapeworm had "ordered" him to carry out the killing, he never seems to have made the claim himself."http://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/oct/11/guardianobituaries.davidberesford?commentpage=1 So upon reading those lines, tapework remided me of Niddles' lyrics. I dοn't search if the was a connection. I don't even know if tapeworm is used figuratively, or as some kind of bodily dysfunction that drove him nuts. I'll just lay this out here and wait for opinions.
@dean130772 I'd say in the song's context the term tapeworm is used a metaphor for something (the something is debatable). Lines such as the stomach pains play on this metaphor in my opinion.
@dean130772 I'd say in the song's context the term tapeworm is used a metaphor for something (the something is debatable). Lines such as the stomach pains play on this metaphor in my opinion.
I like your comment ... interesting to see what triggers there are out there for people to connect with songs! (I do it frequently)
I like your comment ... interesting to see what triggers there are out there for people to connect with songs! (I do it frequently)