The enigmatic Mr Feathers

[bambooneedle]

What does he reveal?

[bambooneedle]

Don't you know.....?

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... ._Feathers

[migdd]

I'm having a tough time wrapping my mind around this song as well and would like to hear other folks' interpretations of what's going on in there.

[bambooneedle]

Where's lapinsjolis when you need her?
Probably about how particularly a girl is spooked about men in general, aspects of it symbolized by Mr Feathers, some figure from her past when she was a girl and she can't get past it, can't stop from seeing the same ugliness in them.

[MOJO]

Think about this, ladies... If you saw a man (let's use E.C. as an example) wearing a Feather Boa and staring you down, wouldn't you be spooked? Run to the hills, ladies! (This thought has no connection to the song other the visualizing a feather boa. Creepy! I'm just bored at work right now. SOMEONE HELP!)

[StrictTime]

If I saw EC staring at me in any situation, I'd faint. Probably. And then walk up calmly and start a conversation. Hey, he was staring at me!

And I agree with boo, that seems the most likely. All I have to add really is that to me it sounds like the Beatles filtered through Spike.

[bambooneedle]

It's a very good song but probably not likely to be voted very high in any Momofuku poll since it's creepy.