Skilled improvisers, they are best known in the United States for their performances on MADtv, including their most famous song "Eskimo", more commonly known as "Gay Eskimo", where the lyrics discussed the problems facing the sole homosexual in an isolated environment. The group also parodied specific performers, often by performing their own songs in the style of others (famously their MADtv performance of "Eskimo" ended with versions of the chorus in the styles of The Proclaimers, Bob Dylan, Ric Ocasek from the Cars, Oasis, and Van Morrison).
Other songs dealt variously with the troubles to be faced with a possessed pair of pants ("Curly's Pants"), dating the Devil's daughter ("666-6666") and using your grandma as a skateboard ("Skateboard"). Even being the child of a moderately successful Bearded Lady and impressively unsuccessful Bearded Man were addressed, in the song "Circus Freaks". There was little considered too odd to become subject matter.
The group also toured internationally, netting a Perrier Award nomination at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1993. They also attracted a small fan base in Australia thanks to performances at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival towards the end of their career.
The group disbanded in the late 1990s after a career spanning over 11 years.
Doubt
Corky and the Juice Pigs Lyrics
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The lyrics to Corky and the Juice Pigs's song Doubt are intentionally absurd and satirical. The line "I love you beyond a reasonable doubt" plays on the legal term "beyond a reasonable doubt" which is used to determine guilt in a criminal case. The line is a humorous exaggeration of how much the singer claims to love someone. The following line, "I love you and I'd like to take you out to the barn and beat you with a manure-caked stick!" is even more extreme and disturbing, suggesting that the singer's love is violent and twisted. However, it is clear that the lyrics are not meant to be taken seriously and are meant to be a commentary on how love can often be confused and intense.
Line by Line Meaning
I love you!
I have strong feelings of affection towards you.
I love you beyond a reasonable doubt!
My love for you is so certain and clear that even a skeptical person cannot question it.
I love you and I'd like to take you out to the barn and beat you with a manure-caked stick!
My love for you is so intense that I would like to commit an act of violence against you as a form of affection. However, this statement is meant to be humorous rather than literal.
Contributed by Nolan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.