Novelty songs don't scare me. Monster Mash, Dinner With Drac, Nature Trail To Hell are all goofy fun Halloweeny songs. This isn't. This is a novelty song seemingly with malice aforethought.
Backed by a looping drum beat (this seems to be a common theme in songs that freak me out), Napoleon XIV speaks rhythmically about how his love left after all the good things he does for her. His lost love drives him outright mad and, as they're coming to take him away to the funny farm, his voice slowly gets pitched higher and higher, signifying insanity.
It's still a really fun song, obviously a great novelty piece, but I can't stand listening to this song alone or in the dark. Like almost as much as Frankie Teardrop or Hamburger Lady, that's how freaked out I get when I listen to it. It's actually more relaxing to hear !aaaH-aH, yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT, the absurd b-side of the single, which is just the song in reverse. It's possibly crazier, but not making any sense is better than making perfect, maddening sense.
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