But I digress. I come to you today with a definition that may (or may not) influence your understanding of this fatally catchy and really cool sounding song.

“What is the ‘Oxford comma’?
The ‘Oxford comma’ is an optional comma before the word ‘and’ at the end of a list:

For example: We sell books, videos, and magazines.

It is so called because it was traditionally used by printers, readers, and editors at Oxford University Press. Sometimes it can be necessary for clarity when the items in the list are not single words:

These items are available in black and white, red and yellow, and blue and green.

Some people do not realize that the Oxford comma is acceptable, possibly because they were brought up with the supposed rule (which Fowler would call a ‘superstition’) about putting punctuation marks before and.”
Taken from: http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutother/oxfordcomma?view=uk

So, it doesn’t really help us make sense of the song, but I still like it (and this group) very much.

This song reminds me a bit of Barenaked Ladies and that too is not a bad thing.

I always think of that story when the discussion turns to movies or television shows or albums (somehow it doesn’t work the same with books) that deserve more popularity and success than they get, but were they to suddenly become overnight sensations you just know their original fans would be disappointed.

I, too, adore this album. This song I’ve heard less often than the rest of it, as it is one we sometimes “skip” to avoid having a singalong that starts off “Who gives a fuck…” Not exactly the vocabulary words I want my son showing off in his 3rd grade classroom Still, we’ve had many fine discussions about the music (which has led to our recent foray into Graceland), the lyrics, and, sometimes, even the profanity.

I think January is the perfect time to buy a new album. I can’t wait to hear it.