Robert's accent is not nearly as tricky for me as those of some singers (R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe comes to mind), but occasionally I mis-hear his lyrics (the frequent obscurity of meaning and contorted context make it that much harder even if you are listening closely). This song is an amusing example: the first time I listened to it, I was really paying attention mainly to the music. Partially as a result, when it got to the last verse, between all the ice cream refs and my at-best vague understanding of the song as a whole, I heard:
"One more ice cream river bunny flowed underneath the bridge."
(oops! :) — well, it seemed to go along with the ice cream motif, )
The frequent use of the phrase "underneath the bridge" in this song reminds me of both Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge," Even though the first was written nearly 15 years before this one and the second a nearly a decade after, I find myself tempted to look for probably-nonexistent connexions.
Robert's accent is not nearly as tricky for me as those of some singers (R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe comes to mind), but occasionally I mis-hear his lyrics (the frequent obscurity of meaning and contorted context make it that much harder even if you are listening closely). This song is an amusing example: the first time I listened to it, I was really paying attention mainly to the music. Partially as a result, when it got to the last verse, between all the ice cream refs and my at-best vague understanding of the song as a whole, I heard:
"One more ice cream river bunny flowed underneath the bridge."
(oops! :) — well, it seemed to go along with the ice cream motif, )
The frequent use of the phrase "underneath the bridge" in this song reminds me of both Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge," Even though the first was written nearly 15 years before this one and the second a nearly a decade after, I find myself tempted to look for probably-nonexistent connexions.