Let’s Eat Grandma are an experimental duo from Norwich, Norfolk. Best friends since the age of four, multi-intrumentalists Rosa and Jenny create imaginative and original music that crosses the worlds of pure pop and progressive weirdness.
‘LEG’s music is neither ‘inside’ nor ‘outside’ – neither Space Lady nor Jessie J but instead exists in a liminal zone where untutored weirdness crashes up against canny pop nous, where id and superego are locked in a wildly fluctuating battle and at no point are the psychically vampiric notions of ‘cool’, ‘authenticity’ and ‘tradition’ sticking their unwanted beaks in.
They could head off in almost any direction and that’s rather thrilling.'
Their band name is taken from a grammatical joke meant to emphasize the importance of comma placement.
Deep Six Textbook
Let's Eat Grandma Lyrics
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I was so inspired by the grass, and the street, and the barbed wire
And the stars in the night, and the cat's eyes
We live our lives in the textbook, and letter by letter
I feel like standing on the desk, and screaming "I don't care"
Oh, and I was such a quiet child, oh I, was I?
Why we're so obsessed
Why we feel so stressed (boring)
I wish you all the best
You're making me upset (enduring things)
We're heading straight to the east coast
It's just gone bitter
The ocean doesn't care, the waves will curl our hair
In summertime, when days collide
Say, "Why didn't we? Why didn't we?"
Go
Why why why?
Let's Eat Grandma's song Deep Six Textbook is a commentary on the monotony of life and the pressures of conformity. The lyrics begin with the singer expressing their inspiration from seemingly mundane things such as grass, street, barbed wire, stars, and cat's eyes. The colors and beauty of these things juxtapose against the dullness of everyday life that the singer decries. They feel trapped by the textbook, a metaphor for societal expectations and norms, and wish to break free from it. The singer reminisces about their past as a quiet child and the irony of their current rebellion.
The second verse is a reflection on the human condition and how we are obsessed with things that don't matter. The singer compares humans to starfish who may wonder why we care so much about unimportant things and feel stressed about them. The song concludes with the singer and their friend heading to the east coast with a sense of urgency and a desire to make the most of their time, asking themselves why they didn't do this sooner.
One interesting fact about this song is that it was produced by Sophie, a well-known musician and producer who has worked with artists like Charli XCX, Madonna, and Vince Staples. Another fact is that the music video for Deep Six Textbook is an animated short film created by Aardman Animations, the studio behind Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. The video features the two members of Let's Eat Grandma on a journey through surreal landscapes inspired by the song's lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
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I was so inspired by the grass, and the street, and the barbed wire
And the stars in the night, and the cat's eyes
I found inspiration in the mundane details of life, as well as the beauty of the night sky and the eyes of animals
We live our lives in the textbook, and letter by letter
I feel like standing on the desk, and screaming "I don't care"
Oh, and I was such a quiet child, oh I, was I?
We're taught to conform and follow a textbook approach to life, but I want to break free and express myself boldly. Surprisingly, despite my current fervor, I was once a shy and introverted child.
I bet the starfish wonder
Why we're so obsessed
Why we feel so stressed (boring)
I wish you all the best
You're making me upset (enduring things)
I imagine even creatures as simple as starfish would question why humans are so fixated on certain things and why we allow ourselves to get so stressed over them. Despite my frustration with you, I genuinely hope things turn out well for you.
We're heading straight to the east coast
It's just gone bitter
The ocean doesn't care, the waves will curl our hair
In summertime, when days collide
Say, "Why didn't we? Why didn't we?"
Go
We're journeying to the east coast, but things have turned sour. Despite this, nature (represented by the ocean and waves) will continue on unbothered. As we reflect on and marvel at the beauty of summer, we may question why we didn't take certain actions. Nevertheless, we must move forward and go on.
Why why why?
Simply put, why? Why do we do the things we do? Why does life work in certain ways?
Contributed by Jordan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ariannadurso3400
Let's Eat Grandma, in full colour
I was so inspired by the grass, and the street, and the barbed wire
And the stars in the night, and the cat's eyes
We live our lives in the textbook, and letter by letter
I feel like standing on the desk, and screaming "I don't care"
Oh, and I was such a quiet child, oh I, was I?
I bet the starfish wonder
Why we're so obsessed
Why we feel so stressed (boring)
I wish you all the best
You're making me upset (enduring things)
We're heading straight to the east coast
It's just gone bitter
The ocean doesn't care, the waves will curl our hair
In summertime, when days collide
Say, "Why didn't we? Why didn't we?"
Go
Why why why?
@lizdom134
I love their sound. It's like Kate Bush meets FKA Twigs in an abandoned Victorian nursery.
@georgewalton8286
This is haunting, the girls are so young. Playing this live, they look happy, here not so much! I just love this music!
@robbee3860
Filmed in February 2015 over two days, it was probably on this day (14th) eight years ago when LEG filmed their swimming/floating scenes in the Town Close Preparatory School swimming pool in Norwich, Norfolk. The shelter/beach scenes were shot at the Norfolk seaside town of Cromer on the following day.
@versumversum1538
Unbelievable. Just unbelievable. Pure sorcery.
@GreatVoltairesGhost
Cyberpunk 2077 brought me here and I am so grateful. This is so very beautiful. Transcendent.
@KlausDoitschlaaand
Me too man, I fell in love with their sound.
@silentmaniac3626
Thanks to cyberpunk . This became my favourite music .
@waynedunn1108
Im 61 i have heard so many female voices over the years this young lady has such a sweet voice and the music they make is just so nice to listen to glad i took the time to give them a listen
@ebon227
Would you like to live once again in this simulation?
@waynedunn1108
@@ebon227 definitely these 2 young british girls blow me away i could listen to them and just drift away amazing music and vocals by these girls