System Of A Down‘s 2005 file Hypnotize has loads of bangers on it, together with “Neighborhood Of Obscenity”. And when you’ve ever heard that track, then you understand the repeating lyrics round “Banana terracotta pie.” Given System Of A Down‘s standard penchant for all issues political, absolutely banana terracotta pie symbolizes one thing, proper? Nope.
In an interview with Legendary Kitchen, Tankian defined that the lyric primarily means nothing and was only a enjoyable factor so as to add in.
“I imply, you understand, it is Dada-esque, mainly. I like creating relationships between issues that do not have a pre-existing one. I used to be pondering of banana. I do not know the way it even got here up in my head, however banana terracotta pie. Like, I am pondering, ‘okay, so it is a banana. The place is the terracotta? Like, what does that should do with the value of beans, proper?’
“So, it is form of… what I do keep in mind is our producer, Rick Rubin. At first, he was identical to, once we have been enjoying it in rehearsals, it was simply the track. I can not even say he… Like, he did not prefer it in any respect. Like, he was identical to, we might play it, and he’d simply be like, ‘what’s that?’ Like, he would simply be like… By the point that we truly went by way of recording it and he had heard it sufficient instances, he mentioned, it is one among my favourite songs on the file. I can not think about placing out this file with out this track.
“It is a kind of that simply form of problem you into loving it, you understand?”
On the juxtaposition of deeply political lyrics and ridiculous ones like “banana terracotta pie”, Tankian defined that solely preaching to their viewers would not have gone over effectively.
“[Ridiculous lyrics] makes it extra palatable, as a result of when you simply preach, nobody’s gonna hear. However when you’re laughing, when you’re doing, you understand… like, you gave the ‘Jail Music’ as an incredible instance, you understand? After which Daron [Malakian, guitarist and vocalist] is available in together with his form of humorous, ‘purchase my crack, my smack, my bitch,’ no matter.
“And he is identical to, humorous. You understand, it is like… Abruptly there is a gentle temper, after which growth, growth, growth, growth, growth, growth. Severe, severe, gentle temper, you understand? It is like, identical with the music. Quick, gradual, gradual, quick, you understand, or heavy and mellow, no matter.”
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