According to the oxford english dictionary oed, polly is a diminutive of poll as a female name, and name for a parrot, and poll, altered from. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning planck. Sure to make your friends and family laugh, this metal sign features a durable bakedon enamel finish over the image, to protect the sign from scratches, etc. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself ive got some rope you have been told i promise you i have been true let me take a ride dont cut. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have some seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself. Polly origin and meaning the name polly is a girls name of english origin. G d c em polly wants a cracker g d c em maybe she would like some food g d c em she asks me to untie her g d c em a chase would be nice for a few chorus. Poily wants a cracker but i got to get off her first well. And because, at the time, parrots were a new thing in the world to anyone but incans and mayans, as was the decision on proper names. After all, polly may want a cracker, but what you really want to know iswas the cracker good.
Polly wants a cracker the power of meaning transfer d. Polly opera, with text by john gay and music by johann christoph pepusch, the sequel to gays the beggars opera. What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nirvanas. I also remember my grandfather pulling me aside one time, and telling me his deepest secret its ok. Also the rapist is turning the girl into a bird instead of a human. As james mcleod has pointed out in another answer, polly want a. Rape me was about the media affecting him and is a metaphor, but was also written for womens rights. If your meaning is successfully transferred, then you will not have to ask, because the response will be organic and natural, thus exemplifying the process of effective communication. What a perfect addition to your pool, home bar, kitchen or office a funny tin sign which reads.
It comes from polly, the diminutive form of poll, which the oxford english dictionary defines as a female name or the name of a parrot. You are so beautiful by joe cocker, tanya tucker, kenny rankin and babyface. Nabisco originally released the saltine cracker in 1876. It is the sixth song on their second album nevermind, released in september 1991. Polly wants more than a cracker this american life. Aug 18, 2017 the song was originally named hitchhiker which was later changed to cracker, but the final album version became polly. He plays the chords in a choppy way with palm mutes here and there intro em g d c em g d c mild distortion verse em g d c polly wants a cracker em g d c i think i should get off her first em g d c think she wants some water em g d c to put out the blow torch chorus d c isnt me g bb have a seed d c let me clip g bb dirty wings d c let. My dad taught my parrot to say polly wants a cracker. This song is available as a downloadable track for the video games rock band, rock band 2, rock band 3, rock band 4 and rock band blitz. The earliest known version is a home demo featuring cobain on. His english name is a reference to the stereotypical phrase polly wants a cracker that parrots are often depicted as saying in popular culture. Polly was the invented name that kurt cobain use in the song. Except for the people too dumb to get that polly is just because the kidnapper and rapist is treating the victim kind of like a pet at his mercy.
You can add the songs that you love, and ask to people to discuss about them. Umpi, cmrra, latinautor peermusic, bmg rights management, aresa, abramus digital, and 15 music rights societies. Umpi, cmrra, latinautor peermusic, bmg rights management, aresa. Dec 07, 2018 polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont. In a way this ties his name to that of polly, the parrot who testified in court in turnabout goodbyes. Polly wants a cracker sign, retro metal tin, metal art bar decor screw the cracker polly wants a cocktail. Polly wants a cracker think i should get off her first think she wants some water to put out my blow torch. Saltine crackers were mildly successful after being released, but received a huge boost in popularity thanks to the great depression. Harvey rowed back to arrange with the cook and disko, who owned the stores, and on his return the cocoatins and crackerbags were counted out by the frenchmans wheel. According to the oxford english dictionary oed, polly is a diminutive of poll as a female name, and name for a parrot, and poll, altered from moll, familiar form of mary, is the traditional name for any parrot.
The particular lyric polly wants a cracker has a double meaning as it is degrading to the girl to be compared to a parrot, but written to make it seem as though. No one understood why he would want to look inside the mind of such a. A parrot is a brightly colored tropical bird with a distinctly loud voice. One of the earliest uses of the phrase is in a fake advertisement from the mock newspaper the bunkum flagstaff and independent echo published in 1849 in the knickerbocker magazine. My guess is that it was in a movie, but am not able to find any reference to it thanks. This seems a problem for the man that need to think about this type of things. In 1987, she was returning from a concert in tacoma, washington when she was abducted by a man named gerald friend. An alternative to the nolongerfresh molly, the initial p gives polly a peppier sound, combining the cozy virtues of an oldtimey name with the bounce of a barmaid. If you see someone calling a colorful bird polly and asking it if it wants a cracker, thats a parrot. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip dirty wings let me. This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold girl.
So when that mean old parrot, satan, sits squawking on my shoulder, polly wants a cracker. Cracker definition of cracker by the free dictionary. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself ive got some rope you have been told i promise you i have been true let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself polly wants. The wildcaught parrot trade depends on consumer ignorance and apathy to fulfill supply and demand. Polly nirvana song, the sixth song on nirvanas second album nevermind 1991, written by kurt cobain.
Polly is a song by the american alternative rock band nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist kurt cobain. Polly this song is by nirvana and appears on the album nevermind 1991 and on the live album mtv unplugged in new york 1994. To complete the quest use rodrigos birdseed biscuit on runaway macaw flying in the area. Apr 19, 2020 polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. Please educate others about this appallingly cruel industry. Polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. Sep 03, 2017 who came up with polly want a cracker. Crackers definition of crackers by the free dictionary. Biscotte, his name in the french localization, comes from biscotte, meaning rusk. Polly wants a cracker, think she wants some water, maybe she would like more food. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few. What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nirvanas song polly.
Or to him her cries or screams at first just sound like polly wants a cracker, polly wants a cracker. So the female forename polly comes from the female forename poll also pall, and was originally a rhyming variant of moll, which is a diminutive of mary. Polly is a diminutive of poll as a female name, and name for a parrot, and poll, altered from moll, familiar form of mary, is the traditional name for any parrot. Nirvana wouldnt be as silly as to write something stupid as the story of a raped girl. The earliest quotation the oed gives for polly as a name or designation for a parrot is from ben jonsons epigrams, 1616. Discover and discuss the meaning of the lyrics of the songs. Verse g d c em polly wants a cracker g d c em think i should get off of her first g d c. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like more food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few isnt me, have some seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself. My guess is that it was in a movie, but am not able to find any reference to it. Polly want a cracker is a common saying to parrots, often used in training a parrot to speak.
The lines about polly wants a cracker, is a sick pun on the name polly. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning. Polly meaning and origin of the name polly wikiname. Polly is the sixth song on nirvanas most succesful album nevermind. This american life is produced in collaboration with wbez chicago and delivered to. And so begins the trend of naming parrots pol, poll, polly, or polly o. To stay more comfortable, but can be a way to try to escape from that madness. Polly by nirvana song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Oct 19, 2019 he plays the chords in a choppy way with palm mutes here and there intro em g d c em g d c mild distortion verse em g d c polly wants a cracker em g d c i think i should get off her first em g d c think she wants some water em g d c to put out the blow torch chorus d c isnt me g bb have a seed d c let me clip g bb dirty wings d c let. This song actually has a really brutal, depressing, terrifying origin. And he himself brought her the goldenbrown bouillon, in a dainty sevres cup. Their slogan for this new type of cracker was polly wants a cracker. What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nirvanas song. She managed to escape by flirting with her captor to gain his tr.
Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings. Daniel defoes robinson crusoe named his parrot poll and taught him to speak, and in a much later 1894 childrens version the parrot said polly wants a cracker, cracker. Aug 01, 2008 polly album version licensed to youtube by. Originally titled hitchhiker and later cracker, polly dates back to at least 1988. Especially in nirvana songs you cant trap yourself in thinking what the writer had in mind. You have to think what it meant to you, and there is not only one solution, it can.
A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough. My best recollections of polly are how big she was, how pretty her colors were, and the words i inevitably heard the minute i walked in the front door. Nirvana polly lyrics meaning lyric interpretations. Polly want a cracker this is a cliche phrase taught to parrots and other birds with speechmimicking abilities. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few the girl in real life acted like she liked it and when he trusted her she asked him to untie her. He does not even see her as a person especially one that has needs.