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.

Your Fat Friend
Momus Lyrics

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She's fabulous
She's so ludicrous
She's so dangerous
Your fat friend

She's intelligent
An experiment
She's an elephant

Your fat friend

Will you run away with me?
Let's go walking on the sea
Just Jesus Christ and you and me and
Your fat friend

See her fumble, see her flirt
In her massive miniskirt
She is quite the extrovert
Her comes your fat girl friend

I love cocoa
You love chin
Your fat friend
She loves him
But he can't love her
He's too thin
For your fat friend

One and one makes three not two
She will stick to you like glue

Don't fuck around with you-know-who
Here comes your fat girl friend

Overall Meaning

The song "Your Fat Friend" by Momus is a satirical take on the societal stigma faced by overweight people. The lyrics begin with a seemingly contradicting stance of describing someone as "fabulous", yet "ludicrous" and "dangerous". The singer then refers to this person as "your fat friend", emphasizing the fact that they are overweight. Despite this, the lyrics do not berate or criticize the person for their size but instead praise their intelligence and uniqueness. They are described as an "experiment" and an "elephant", showcasing their individuality and strength that comes from being comfortable in one's own skin.

The song's chorus is accompanied by a call to action when the singer implores the listener to run away with him and the "fat friend". The lyrics exalt the trio of the singer, the listener, and the "fat friend" as a triumvirate of sorts, impervious to societal judgment. The lines "one and one makes three, not two/ she will stick to you like glue" emphasize the idea of the three of them becoming an indomitable force wherein the "fat friend" provides a solid foundation.

The song may be interpreted as a call to arms for society to celebrate uniqueness, love oneself and others irrespective of size, and eschew societal judgments. It pervades a message of liberation and celebrates being comfortable in one's own skin.

Line by Line Meaning

She's fabulous
Your fat friend is amazing

She's so ludicrous
Your fat friend is extremely ridiculous

She's so dangerous
Your fat friend is quite risky

Your fat friend
The person being referred to in this song is your fat friend

She's intelligent
Your fat friend is smart

An experiment
Your fat friend is like an experiment

She's an elephant
Your fat friend is large like an elephant

Will you run away with me?
Do you want to escape with me?

Let's go walking on the sea
Let's walk on water

Just Jesus Christ and you and me and
It'll be just the three of us with Jesus Christ

Your fat friend
Your fat friend will be there too