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[[File:Coconut-Hotel-front.png|thumb|upright|Photo of the Coconut Hotel by [[Mayo Thompson]], c.1966]] | |||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
{{Lyrics| | |||
Alfred Lloyd tennis shoe | |||
Suddenly I want to see you | Suddenly I want to see you | ||
Far up the landing | |||
Clouds of spray | Clouds of spray | ||
Oh to see the sunrise once | Oh, to see the sunrise once | ||
Sailing in a banana boat | Sailing in a banana boat | ||
Spiders in the bunches | Spiders in the bunches | ||
Biting can spell death | Biting can spell death | ||
Trading post in | Trading post in Mozamb. Bassa | ||
Seventeen one franc pieces | Seventeen one franc pieces | ||
Two ten franc notes | Two ten franc notes | ||
Leather purse today | Leather purse today | ||
}} | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
* [[ | * {{RLink|God}} {{MediaLink|YouTube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVda15KUQIw}} | ||
** [[Mayo Thompson]] - vocals, piano | |||
** [[Steve Cunningham]] - guitar? | |||
* {{RLink|Shotgun}} | |||
== Interpretations == | == Interpretations == | ||
* | * The song is named after a hotel in the Canary Islands. [[Mayo Thompson]] photographed the hotel around 1966. | ||
* The Red Crayola's long-unreleased second-recorded album was also titled [[Coconut Hotel|''Coconut Hotel'']] | |||
* The middle section references the song "[[wikipedia:Day-O_(The_Banana_Boat_Song)|Day-O (Banana Boat Song)]]" popularized by Harry Belafonte: "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]" | |||
== Live recordings == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Show | |||
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|[[Shows/1995-01-11|January 11, 1995]] | |||
|'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgBFs7CKzjA&t=1034s YouTube]''' | |||
|} | |||
== References == | |||
{{Navbox God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It}} | |||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:45, 9 January 2025
Lyrics
Alfred Lloyd tennis shoe Suddenly I want to see you Far 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 song is named after a hotel in the Canary Islands. Mayo Thompson photographed the hotel around 1966.
- The Red Crayola's long-unreleased second-recorded album was also titled Coconut Hotel
- The middle section references the song "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)" popularized by Harry Belafonte: "A beautiful bunch of ripe banana / Hide the deadly black tarantula"
- (wild speculation) The first line could be a mangling of "Alfred, Lord Tennyson"
Live recordings
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| January 11, 1995 | YouTube |
References
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