Coconut Hotel (song): Difference between revisions
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** "A beautiful bunch of ripe banana / Hide the deadly black tarantula" | ** "A beautiful bunch of ripe banana / Hide the deadly black tarantula" | ||
* (wild speculation) The first line could be a mangling of "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred,_Lord_Tennyson Alfred, Lord Tennyson]" | * (wild speculation) The first line could be a mangling of "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred,_Lord_Tennyson Alfred, Lord Tennyson]" | ||
* The second album recorded by the Red Crayola was titled [[Coconut Hotel|''Coconut Hotel'']] but remained unreleased until 1995 | |||
== Live recordings == | == Live recordings == | ||
Revision as of 02:04, 6 August 2023
Lyrics
Alfred L-Lloyd tennis shoe (?) Suddenly I want to see you For up the landing Clouds of spray Oh, to see the sunrise once Sailing in a banana boat Spiders in the bunches Biting can spell death Trading post in Mozamb. Bassa Seventeen one franc pieces Two ten franc notes Leather purse today
Chronology
God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It 
- Mayo Thompson - vocals, piano
- Steve Cunningham - guitar?
Shotgun Wedding
Interpretations
- The middle section references Day-O (Banana Boat Song), popularized by Harry Belafonte's 1956 version
- "A beautiful bunch of ripe banana / Hide the deadly black tarantula"
- (wild speculation) The first line could be a mangling of "Alfred, Lord Tennyson"
- The second album recorded by the Red Crayola was titled Coconut Hotel but remained unreleased until 1995
Live recordings
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| January 11, 1995 |
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