Not the easiest to interpret but as my name is Bill and I'm a big Prefab Sprout song I thought I would give it a go. The lyrics are deliberately 'off the wall' and suggestive, in the same way that some of Morrissey's are.
The trumpet in the snow is a symbol for things appearing randomly. I think there is an element here of 'blowing your own trumpet' from Billy, possibly because Susan is his or may be on her way to being his and he is proud of this. This is likely to be why the singer, who is in love with Susan himself, wants to know his secrets, though he does it in a way that is undeliberate, like something being left out in the snow.
'Music' could be a symbol for love here - the singer may be aware of some inadequacies of his own here as he says he has no gift for music. Billy merely gives an evasive and dismissive answer here - but Billy has 'practiced long and hard' himself at music/ love, which may be why he may have or be more likely to get Susan.
Not the easiest to interpret but as my name is Bill and I'm a big Prefab Sprout song I thought I would give it a go. The lyrics are deliberately 'off the wall' and suggestive, in the same way that some of Morrissey's are.
The trumpet in the snow is a symbol for things appearing randomly. I think there is an element here of 'blowing your own trumpet' from Billy, possibly because Susan is his or may be on her way to being his and he is proud of this. This is likely to be why the singer, who is in love with Susan himself, wants to know his secrets, though he does it in a way that is undeliberate, like something being left out in the snow.
'Music' could be a symbol for love here - the singer may be aware of some inadequacies of his own here as he says he has no gift for music. Billy merely gives an evasive and dismissive answer here - but Billy has 'practiced long and hard' himself at music/ love, which may be why he may have or be more likely to get Susan.