The core of Geggy Tah comprises Greg Kurstin and Tommy Jordan. Each of them has a younger sister who was unable to pronounce her brother's name when very young; "Geggy" and "Tah" were the baby girls' mispronunciations of their brother's names.
Geggy Tah's first release, Grand Opening, appeared in 1994 on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label. For their 1996 release Sacred Cow, they added drummer Daren Hahn to the lineup. Also on Luaka Bop, the album spawned the hit single "Whoever You Are." The song appeared in a Mercedes commercial circa 2001.
In 1999, the band announced a new album entitled Music Inspired by The Fragrance, and released two songs ("Space Heater" and "Sweat") on the web in mp3 format. However (in part because of Luaka Bop's move from Warner Brothers to Virgin Records) the album went unreleased until 2001, by which point it had acquired a new title: Into The Oh.
Lotta Stuff
Geggy Tah Lyrics
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I wish the whole universe would absorb cause it's so much bigger
Unless I take the time
All this stuff will be mine for the rest of my stuffed life
All mine, All mine
All mine, All mine
There's a lotta stuff in my room that I can't seem to put away
I wish the flowers of woe, stop, it' s not cool to look pretty
All this stuff will be mine for the rest of my stuffed life
All mine, All mine
All mine, All mine
All mine, All mine
All mine, All mine
All mine, All mine
All mine, All mine. . .
There's a lotta stuff in my gut that I can' t seem to get rid of
I wish the whole universe would absorb cause it's so much bigger
Unless I take the time
All this stuff will be mine for the rest of my stuffed life
Taxi, taxidermy
Taxi, taxidermy me
Taxi, taxidermy me
Taxi, taxidermy me
The song "Lotta Stuff" by Geggy Tah explores the idea of the overwhelming amount of stuff in our lives, both physical and emotional. The lyrics express the desire to shed this weight, to let go of the clutter that is holding the singer captive. The "lotta stuff in my gut" represents emotional baggage, while the "lotta stuff in my room" represents physical possessions. The singer acknowledges that without taking the time to address this excess and let it go, it will continue to be a burden for the rest of their life. The repeated refrain of "all mine" emphasizes the personal responsibility for this weight, and the insistence on personal agency in the process of letting it go.
The use of the phrase "taxi, taxidermy" is a bit more obscure and open to interpretation. It could be seen as a desire to be preserved or immortalized, either through a literal process of taxidermy, or through the metaphorical preservation of memories or legacy. Alternatively, the word "taxi" could represent a means of escape, of physically removing oneself from the clutter and weight of their possessions and emotional baggage. Overall, the song suggests a deep desire for freedom from the overwhelming amount of stuff in our lives, and the recognition that we are the only ones who can take responsibility for this and make it happen.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a lotta stuff in my gut that I can't seem to get rid of
I have a lot of emotional baggage that I can't seem to let go of
I wish the whole universe would absorb cause it's so much bigger
I want the universe to take away my emotional baggage because it's too big for me to handle
Unless I take the time
If I don't put in the effort
All this stuff will be mine for the rest of my stuffed life
My emotional baggage will be with me for the rest of my life if I don't deal with it
All mine, All mine
It's all my responsibility to deal with and no one else's
There's a lotta stuff in my room that I can't seem to put away
I have a lot of physical clutter in my life that's hard to organize
I wish the flowers of woe, stop, it's not cool to look pretty
I wish I could stop trying to make my life look perfect when there are deeper issues I need to address
Taxi, taxidermy
Metaphor for wanting to preserve and immortalize oneself
Taxi, taxidermy me
I want to be remembered forever, even if it means staying the same and not changing or growing as a person
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Clumsythumbs
Thanks for posting! Greg Kurstin (guitar/keyboard) went on to do many more awesome things. Like producing for Lily Allen, and He's 1/2 of The Bird and The Bee. Geggy Tah forever!
Muzaffar Krylov
Correct me if I'm wrong but this was way way way ahead of the stuff out at that time. It took 10 years for the rest to catch up with Geggy Tah...
ralphinator2
No, if anything, they were years behind many other bands. Even well known bands like No Doubt and They Might Be Giants were a decade earlier than these guys.
Mallerd
The Sequel to Stingy