In the summer of 2001 Baxter Dury released his debut single, the "Oscar Brown EP". The single picked up rave reviews, which included 'Single of the Week' in NME. It also achieved 'Single of the Week' in the Guardian.
Happy Soup
Baxter Dury Lyrics
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a huddle on the floor
cool cats all a muddle at the door
what a bore. Badger just score
barking at the dark
face like a basking jar
She's a dark princess
shes waiting vivid west wood
do you mind if i kiss you?
have a little cuddle?
Theres no way that's going to go
silly little rave queen
mumbling dirty options,
sitting on my lap.
who am i the sort of chap
watching you dance
a bit scared now
Then badgers snuggling up
with ambitions
breaking my love.
and all the posh girls are laughing
and i've got to think quick
Who am i
who am i!
(Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da! dala dala dala!)
So the taxi
drives off into the mistic
and i bid fairwell to you
I'm stuck a badger
and his crew lowing it down in poetry
I'll sit on this fence forever
except all living
The lyrics to the song Happy Soup by Baxter Dury describe a scene of confusion, longing, and unease. The opening lines "cuddle and wait, a huddle on the floor, cool cats all a muddle at the door, what a bore" suggest a group of people waiting for something or someone, but with no clear plan or purpose. The line "Badger just score" adds to the sense of chaos, as if some illicit deal is taking place. The next verse introduces a "dark princess" who is waiting "vivid west wood," perhaps a reference to a location or a state of mind. The singer asks if he can kiss her and have a cuddle, but then admits that "there's no way that's going to go."
The chorus brings in a "silly little rave queen" who is sitting on the singer's lap and mumbling "dirty options." The singer is unsure of himself, asking "who am I?" as he watches her dance. The final verse brings back the badger, now "snuggling up with ambitions, breaking my love." The posh girls laugh, and the singer is left to wonder who he really is. The song ends with the image of the singer sitting on a fence forever, an image that suggests a state of indecision or uncertainty.
Overall, Happy Soup is a song about people who are lost and searching for something, but who don't know what they really want. The tone is one of confusion and unease, with a sense of danger lurking just below the surface.
Line by Line Meaning
cuddle and wait
Waiting for something to happen while huddled up with someone else
a huddle on the floor
Both people are physically low to the ground
cool cats all a muddle at the door
Hip people are crowded together near the entrance
what a bore. Badger just score
Expressing boredom at the situation while also acknowledging someone named Badger has succeeded at something
barking at the dark
Unnecessarily making noise into an unlit environment
face like a basking jar
Having a facial expression like that of a jar being filled with sun rays
She's a dark princess
Referring to a woman as a powerful but foreboding figure
she doesn't really need this
Saying that the woman is indifferent to what is happening
shes waiting vivid west wood
The woman is waiting for someone or something in a specified location called Vivid West Wood
do you mind if i kiss you?
Asking permission to kiss the woman
have a little cuddle?
Asking the woman to cuddle again
Theres no way that's going to go
Acknowledging that something isn't going to work out
silly little rave queen
Calling someone a foolish leader of a rave
mumbling dirty options,
Saying indecent things under one's breath
sitting on my lap.
Someone is sitting on the singer's lap
who am i the sort of chap
Wondering aloud what kind of person the artist is
watching you dance
The artist is observing someone else dance
a bit scared now
The singer is feeling uneasy in the present moment
Then badgers snuggling up
Badgers are getting close to the singer
with ambitions
The badgers are pursuing some kind of goal
breaking my love.
Something is ruining the feeling of love for the artist
and all the posh girls are laughing
Rich, fashionable women are laughing at the situation
and i've got to think quick
The singer needs to come up with a solution or idea quickly
Who am i
Repeating the question of what kind of person the artist is
who am i!
Repeating the question with more emphasis
(Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da! dala dala dala!)
A musical interlude with no lyrics
So the taxi
Referring to a taxi cab
drives off into the mistic
The taxi is disappearing into a mysterious or puzzling situation
and i bid fairwell to you
The artist is saying goodbye
I'm stuck a badger
The singer is now compared to a badger
and his crew lowing it down in poetry
The singer and the badgers are now having a slow, poetry-filled experience
I'll sit on this fence forever
The artist will be undecided or neutral on something for an indefinite period of time
except all living
The exception to this is everything that is alive
Contributed by Carson P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
anavi 228
Carefully and appropriately selected ingredients ... Great music! Thanks.
juju
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