Today I learned +

[Aeson]

TIL
The canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you

Is NOT a good bird.

It's also not a haiku.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Thanks for the clarification. I was unfamiliar with that song. I may be missing some subtext of the song, but I don't see how the canary nightlight is not a good bird? To me (admittedly after only one listen), the song sounds pretty upbeat. What am I not getting?

‘I wrote it from the perspective of a night light’: How They Might Be Giants made Birdhouse in Your Soul

‘I’m completely happy that we fall within the noble tradition of the one-hit wonder in the UK’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

It's also not a haiku.

It is also neither tarrying nor running.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

To quote the song a little more:

There's a picture opposite me
Of my primitive ancestry
Which stood on rocky shores
And kept the beaches shipwreck-free
Though I respect that a lot
I'd be fired if that were my job
After killing Jason off
And countless screaming Argonauts

The picture of "primtive ancestry" is of a light house. The little blue canary night lite is saying, if it were the lighthouse, it'd kill off all the sailors. And watch the lighting in the video and John's facial expression as he sings these lines. Ain't no accident.

Bad canary!

 

[billd91]

To quote the song a little more:

There's a picture opposite me
Of my primitive ancestry
Which stood on rocky shores
And kept the beaches shipwreck-free
Though I respect that a lot
I'd be fired if that were my job
After killing Jason off
And countless screaming Argonauts

The picture of "primtive ancestry" is of a light house. The little blue canary night lite is saying, if it were the lighthouse, it'd kill off all the sailors. And watch the lighting in the video and John's facial expression as he sings these lines. Ain't no accident.

Bad canary!

Well, sure. Exactly how effective do you think a little blue canary night light is going to be as a lighthouse? It may guide small children to the light switch with its friendly glow, but by the time Jason and his crew sees it, the Argo is gonna already be wrecked on the rocky shore.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Watch the video, dude. John's face as he sings those lines. Ain't no accident.

Bad canary!