Another song Ian has said that doesn't have any particular meaning. He was playing with words and his own image. It was meant to be silly and poke fun at his press rep at the time as a doomy gloomy poet rocker who took himself too seriously. He thought it was pretty obvious to anyone with half a brain but of course, some in the press, still attacked him for writing stupid lyrics. And thus missing the point entirely. According to McCulloch anyway.
Another song Ian has said that doesn't have any particular meaning. He was playing with words and his own image. It was meant to be silly and poke fun at his press rep at the time as a doomy gloomy poet rocker who took himself too seriously. He thought it was pretty obvious to anyone with half a brain but of course, some in the press, still attacked him for writing stupid lyrics. And thus missing the point entirely. According to McCulloch anyway.