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In the song "Inca Rag/Name Game" by the Fiery Furnaces, there's a line about halfway through which goes "I was listening to classic VH when I pulled an H. Singh," and I'm trying to figure out what on earth that could possibly mean. I think it's a good guess that "VH" is Van Halen, but I'm totally clueless about who or what H. Singh is, or what "pulling an H. Singh" is like. I don't really expect any of you to have an answer, but any guess would be welcome. The only H. Singh I can think of was this very studiou guy named Harry Singh who I went to high school with, but I doubt that's who Eleanor Friedburger is referring to.
It's probably just an intentionally obscure in-joke on her part, probably. Still, I want to know!
Here are the full lyrics for context:
In the Cracker Barrell dumpster, I found a bag
red/white striped, I opened it - GAG!
mummy day Pizarro dressed in a Inca rag
call on into work quick, tell 'em that I'm sea sick
Uncle Ricky's scooner's docked at Pompano beach
weigh anchor and me and him each
need some extra sunblock, do it for him, he can't reach
San Juan by next Sunday
mummy mummy mummy!
walking through the market, stop buy some rum and coke
"plantains, please" my mummy man spoke
but you've got to pay, cos you know, dude, I'm broke!
sitting outside the sunset,
are we in Cadiz yet?
over to Majorca for few audience fit
Juan Carlos, his throne he go sit
throw the mummy in the dungeon bottomless pit
appealing in the Hague say,
mummy mummy mummy
I was listening to classic VH when I pulled an H. Singh
drank myself to a stupor, ears started to ring
and I'll go finally Al's and type my brains away
with pebbles and ives we'll meet
Madonna, Ladonna, Shadonna
and my brother with the very best name of all
and we'll go to finally Al's and type our brains away
let's play bacci and horseshoes and croquet
but no, not cricket because I can't say their names
and I'll go to finally Al's and type my brains away
Penguin, Moe, Sal, Chris
Penguin, Moe, Sal, Chris |
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