Christmas At The Zoo
Steven's quote from Staring At Sound:
[about "This Here Giraffe"]"I was just like, 'Aw, geez, not another fucking song about animals. The same thing happened with 'Christmas at the Zoo.' I had the music and the melody intact on a four-track demo, and of course I didn't give him anything to go by when he asked, 'Well, what do you want the song to be about? Do you have any ideas?' My answer is always the same: 'No, I don't have a vague idea what I would want you to sing about.' So he came back a couple days later talking about the animals at the zoo and Christmas, and I was like, 'Jesus Christ!'"
Wayne's quote from Staring At Sound:
"We were building on these themes: What band can sing about animals? What band can sing about Christmas? I know we can, not because it is so sincere, but we can sing about things that other bands wouldn't care to."
[about "This Here Giraffe"]"I was just like, 'Aw, geez, not another fucking song about animals. The same thing happened with 'Christmas at the Zoo.' I had the music and the melody intact on a four-track demo, and of course I didn't give him anything to go by when he asked, 'Well, what do you want the song to be about? Do you have any ideas?' My answer is always the same: 'No, I don't have a vague idea what I would want you to sing about.' So he came back a couple days later talking about the animals at the zoo and Christmas, and I was like, 'Jesus Christ!'"
"We were building on these themes: What band can sing about animals? What band can sing about Christmas? I know we can, not because it is so sincere, but we can sing about things that other bands wouldn't care to."
There wasn't any snow on Christmas Eve
And I knew what I should do
I thought I'd free the animals
All locked up at the zoo
I opened up the fence where the peacocks were
The lamas were unleashed
The snakes and seals could all get out
But they refused to leave
All of the animals agreed
They're not happy at the zoo
But they preferred to save themselves
They seemed to think they could
The elephants, orangutans, all the
Birds and kangaroos all said
Thanks but no thanks man
But to be concerned is good
It started to snow on Christmas Eve in the middle of the night
Walkin' through the state park zoo and everything is white...
And I knew what I should do
I thought I'd free the animals
All locked up at the zoo
The lamas were unleashed
The snakes and seals could all get out
But they refused to leave
They're not happy at the zoo
But they preferred to save themselves
They seemed to think they could
Birds and kangaroos all said
Thanks but no thanks man
But to be concerned is good
Walkin' through the state park zoo and everything is white...
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Live
"Christmas At The Zoo" was a live rarity following the release of Clouds Taste Metallic, only appearing at a few shows close to Christmas 1995.
| 12/14/1995 | Atlanta GA USA | Masquerade | ||
| 12/11/1995 | Hoboken NJ USA | Maxwell's | Download Available | |
| 12/09/1995 | New York NY USA | Irving Plaza | Download Available |