When not being visited by a cadre of concerned friends, our boy is dressing in formal wear and pretending to gad about town without leaving his domicile, declaring that “ as long as I can dream / It’s hard to slow this swinger down.”ĭeal with that image for a moment. They come to find he’s become more sensitive to the outside world than a mole rat and taken to wearing soft, fuzzy slippers in lieu of real shoes. His friends are worried about his well being and pay him periodic visits to be sure he hasn’t gone completely bonkers. The protagonist is actually a prime candidate for a nice stint in the cookie jar. Upon further analysis, it becomes apparent that the protagonist is not merely holed up in his casa watching Bob Keeshan party it up with Dancing Bear and Grandfather Clock, but there is some deeper reason why he’s shunned the light of day and taken to hanging out all by his lonesome. “Flowers On the Wall” – The Statler Brothers (1965)Īt first listen, it seems as if country quartet The Statler Brothers (a band which, incidentally, only contained two brothers, none of whom answered to the surname “Statler”) are just prattling on about typical stuff you do at home when you’re bored: playing solitaire, smoking cigarettes, and watching Captain Kangaroo. Join me on a journey of discovery as we delve into a delightfully dysfunctional discussion of ditties that aren’t quite what they appear to be. You know what it is / Black and yellow / Black and yellow.” However, there are quite a few songs that have retained some relevance that, on the whole, are not as lyrically upbeat as their choruses might suggest. That’s all well and good when you’re driving down the freeway singing “Now you’re just somebody that I used to know” or “Yeah. I’ve long maintained that as a culture, we are a people who listen only to the chorus and not the verse - the real meat and potatoes of a song beyond the catchy refrain.
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