Song themes
Animals
| Song | |
|---|---|
| Transparent Radiation | bird |
| Coconut Hotel | spider |
| Horses | horse |
| Black Legs | dog |
| Woof | dog |
| Pig Ankle Strut | monkey, horse, pig |
| Miss X | dog |
| Art-Dog | dog |
| A-A-Allegories | rhinoceros, gnu, giraffe, lion, leopard, antelope |
| Container of Drudgery (Never Had a Name) | mouse, lion, monkey, dragonfly, frog |
| Magnificence as Such | lemur |
| 3 Blues | dog |
| 5 Blues | horse |
Food
| Song | |
|---|---|
| War Sucks | apple pie |
| Water Pour | water |
| Coconut Hotel | coconut, banana |
| Baby Jesus Frog | wine, milk |
| Jimmy Silk/Supper Be Ready Medley | soup |
| 3 Blues | canned meat, rice, fruit |
Transportation
| Song | |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Fighter Plane | airplane |
| Coconut Hotel | boat |
| Dear Betty Baby | ship |
| Old Tom Clark | boat |
| Columbia | barge |
| The Ballad of Younis and Sofia | airplane |
| Magnificence as Such | bicycle |
| 5 Blues | horse |
Money
| Song | |
|---|---|
| Coconut Hotel | one franc coin, ten franc note |
| The Jewels of Madonna | half-dollar coin |
| Old Tom Clark | gold |
| Oh I Was Bad | dime |
Clothes
| Song | |
|---|---|
| Save the House | glove |
| Big | scarf, mini skirt |
| Black Legs | blouse |
| Around the Home | coat |
| Blue Jeans | blue jeans |
| Container of Drudgery (Never Had a Name) | gown, shoes |
| Blues 3 | jeans, jumpsuit, mask |
Body parts
| Song | |
|---|---|
| Black Legs | leg, hand, heel, face |
| Around the Home | leg, fingernail, skin |
| Dear Betty Baby | eye |
| Born in Flames | knee |
| The Coaster | brain |
| Break a Leg | leg, head, ass, hand, foot, knee |
| A-A-Allegories | lip, mouth, leg, hoof, eye |
| Another Song, Another Satan | foot |
| Container of Drudgery (Never Had a Name) | head, finger, tooth |
| 3 Blues | eye, spine |
Sports
- 3 Blues - football
Religion
| Song | |
|---|---|
| War Sucks | |
| The Jewels of Madonna | |
| The Sword of God | |
| Baby Jesus Frog | |
| Duke of Newcastle | |
| Another Song, Another Satan | |
| The Essence of Life |
References to other music
References to art
| Year | Song | Piece | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Victory Garden | The Standard Bearer | Hubert Lanzinger |
| 1981 | Portrait of V.I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock, Part I | Jackson Pollock | |
| The Milkmaid | |||
| Prisoner's Model | |||
| The Tractor Driver | |||
| 1983 | Victorine | Olympia | Édouard Manet |
| 2010 | Ad Reinhardt | Ad Reinhardt |