For each Swirling Eddies release, band members adopted pseudonyms for the liner notes; "Camarillo Eddy" (Terry Scott Taylor), "Berger Roy Al" (Tim Chandler), "Gene Pool" (Greg Flesch), "Arthur Fhardy" (Rob Watson), "Spot" (Jerry Chamberlain), "Hort Elvison" (David Raven) and, on later albums, "Prickly Disco" (Gene Eugene). These pseudonyms were dropped for their third album, Zoom Daddy.
The band released its debut album on Alarma Records in 1988 entitled Let's Spin!. 1989's Outdoor Elvis featured the band's first two radio hits, "Driving in England" and "Hide the Beer the Pastor's Here!". The title track included classic lines such as: "It's said he croons when the moon's above, singing tenderly 'Hunk of Burning Love.'" The band's documentary video, Spittle and Phlegm was released the following year.
The band's stage shows are rare and unusual, to say the least. Since the band was formed in the late 1980s, they have only performed about six or seven live concerts. In 1990, the band performed at The Cornerstone Festival in drag, belting out covers like "I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar", The Animals' "We've Got To Get Out Of This Place", The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand", and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World".
In 2004, the band began to work on their first album of original, new material in ten years entitled The midget, the speck and the molecule. The first new song to surface, a rough mix of "Giants in the Land," was made available in March of 2007 exclusively to people that preordered the album before it was finished. The recording sessions ended in May of 2007 and the album was released on July 23, 2007
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Coco The Talking Guitar
The Swirling Eddies Lyrics
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Coco, you seem awfully sad today
Have you been a bad boy lately?
I thought so
Coco, I want you to be happy
Oh, you're being melancholy again
Or maybe you're just full of regret
Actually, that's more like calculated existential angst
The Swirling Eddies's "Coco The Talking Guitar" is a fascinating song that tells the story of a conversation between a man and his talking guitar, Coco. The lyrics have a deeper meaning, suggesting that the guitar has a soul and that it is capable of feeling emotions.
The man notices that Coco is feeling sad, and he tries to cheer him up by talking to him. He asks Coco if he has been a bad boy lately, implying that maybe the guitar is feeling guilty about something. The man then gives him encouragement, telling him that he wants him to be happy.
The song's lyrics suggest that Coco's moods can shift from melancholy to regret and calculated existential angst. The man accepts these emotions, acknowledging that Coco is not just an instrument but an entity that needs emotional support. Ultimately, the song highlights the importance of treating all instruments with respect and understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm sitting here chatting with Coco the talking guitar
I am conversing with a guitar named Coco that has the ability to speak
Coco, you seem awfully sad today
I have noticed that Coco appears to be in a gloomy state of mind
Have you been a bad boy lately?
I am questioning if Coco has behaved poorly recently
I thought so
I am agreeing with my assumption that Coco has been misbehaving
Coco, I want you to be happy
I hope for Coco to experience joy and contentment
Oh, you're being melancholy again
I am acknowledging that Coco is displaying a sad demeanor once more
Or maybe you're just full of regret
There is a possibility that Coco is feeling remorseful
Actually, that's more like calculated existential angst
Upon further reflection, Coco's emotions appear to be a result of deep existential contemplation
Coco . . .
A pause or hesitation in the conversation directed towards Coco
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