Nick Currie (born February 11, 1960 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK)… Read Full Bio ↴Nick Currie (born February 11, 1960 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK), more popularly known under the artist name Momus (after the Greek god of mockery), is a songwriter, writer, blogger and artist. Most of his songs are self-referential or postmodern.

For more than twenty years he has been releasing, to only marginal commercial and critical success, playful and transgressive albums on labels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In his lyrics and his other writing he makes seemingly random use of decontextualized pieces of continental (mostly French) philosophy, and has built up a personal world he says is "dominated by values like diversity, orientalism, and a respect for otherness." He is also known in certain circles outside the U.S. as a producer. He is fascinated by identity, Japan, the avant-garde, time travel and sex. Live Momus shows are rare but when he does perform he often sings the crowd favourite 'maf' from the Stars Forever LP.
He wears a patch over his right eye because he lost the use of it after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis from a contact lens case washed with Greek tap water.

Nick Currie currently resides in Osaka, Japan.

Akiko Masuda
Momus Lyrics

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Daidai iro no wakusei no ue de
Midori no zubon wo haki
Neko no yo-u ni odoru
Trendy na Harajuku no
Anata wa graphic design no
Ohsama to jou ou sama
In trendy Harajuku

You're no square with your chilli chilli hair
Akiko Masuda, Animal of Airs

Supercar baseball Abraham Lincoln
Newton John stripe individual projection
801 orange planet tape recorder vinyl bear
And the shirts we wear
Transonic Florida cheerleader set
Ballpoint boyfriend sticker club pet

You're no square with your chilli chilli hair
Akiko Masuda, Animal of Airs

Mastercard, Visa Farrah Fawcett Major
Texas Instruments Super Speak and Spell
Beams Works Playset astrolube superturf
T Shirt beach ball Pocket Monster kewpie Doll
Down the stairs Animal Of Airs
Ooh we oh, here we go

You're no square with your chilli chilli hair
Akiko Masuda, Animal of Airs

Denki Groove
Yoshinori Sunahara

Sounds of the 70s
Take Off And Landing
Mars Art Lab, Animal Of Airs
Trendy trendy retro 70s chairs
Studio Voice had no choice
Barfout magazine did a feature on your dreams

Akiko Masuda from the land of Buddha
Used to be a geisha, used to be a spider
Got a cutie face, got a cutie mania, media junky
Born on October 31st 1970
Akiko Masuda, Artcore funky
Ooh we oh, here we go

Ooh we oh here we go
You're no square with your chilli chilli hair

Daidai iro no wakusei no ue de
Midori no zubon wo haki
Neko no yo-u ni odoru
Trendy na Harajuku no
Anata wa graphic design no
Ohsama to jou ou sama
In trendy Harajuku

Akiko Masuda
From the land of Buddha
From the land of judo
From the land of sumo
From the land of Harajuku
Here at the centre of all known trends

The known world ends
You're no square with your chilli chilli hair

Overall Meaning

The song "Akiko Masuda" by Momus is a tribute to a woman with a unique fashion sense and a passion for media, portrayed by the lyrics as an "Animal of Airs". The song describes her as a dancer, wearing green trousers and dancing like a cat in the trendy neighborhood of Harajuku in Japan. Akiko Masuda is also presented as a graphic designer, a media junky, and someone with an interest in retro 70s chairs. She is depicted as someone who isn't afraid to stand out and is proud of her distinctive style.

The lyrics of the song are full of cultural references, such as the "Super Speak and Spell" from Texas Instruments, Farrah Fawcett Major, and Newton John, among others. The song's chorus repeats the line "You're no square with your chili chili hair, Akiko Masuda, Animal of Airs," which emphasizes the uniqueness of the titular character's personality and style.

Akiko MasudaMomus Lyrics

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Akiko Masuda
Momus Lyrics