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!!! “Lucy Mongoosey”

On both a musical and lyrical level, “Lucy Mongoosey” seems to be about situations which are mostly good, but there’s something slightly wrong about it and you just can’t really place it. The music is mostly funky and bright, but there’s a sad drag to it, and Nic Offer’s voice sounds worn out and exhausted as he gently begs someone not to waste his time. There’s a lot of affection in this song, but it’s all tainted by a vague unease and an acute awareness that time is running out, one way or another. Maybe the point of a song like this is to force someone’s hand, and to get things right somehow. Offer certainly doesn’t sound like a guy who’s excited about the possibility of wrecking a good thing because it’s not totally perfect. If anything, “Lucy Mongoosey” projects a feeling of guilt about thinking that way.

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