so most of what i think about this song is already posted here but ill add one more thing.
most people have discussed the 32nd sons issue. but after listening to the song for about the 100th time something else occured to me. and this has already been mentioned briefly by someone else.
"I'm the king's thirty second son
Born to him in thirty second's time
and
"Thirty two's still a goddamn number
Thirty two still counts"
could be reffering to the actual number or the time. Liaus and Jocasta sent oedipus away almost immediatly after his birth where he was raised by labdacus and his wife until his return to thebes, making him a thirty second son, as in he was only their son for a very short period of time.
also "thirty two is still a god damn number, thirty two still counts" could be interpertated as "thirty too is still a goddamn number thirty too still counts" even though he was only their son for thirty seconds it should still count he deserves their attention
so most of what i think about this song is already posted here but ill add one more thing.
most people have discussed the 32nd sons issue. but after listening to the song for about the 100th time something else occured to me. and this has already been mentioned briefly by someone else.
"I'm the king's thirty second son Born to him in thirty second's time
and
"Thirty two's still a goddamn number Thirty two still counts"
could be reffering to the actual number or the time. Liaus and Jocasta sent oedipus away almost immediatly after his birth where he was raised by labdacus and his wife until his return to thebes, making him a thirty second son, as in he was only their son for a very short period of time.
also "thirty two is still a god damn number, thirty two still counts" could be interpertated as "thirty too is still a goddamn number thirty too still counts" even though he was only their son for thirty seconds it should still count he deserves their attention
i dont know its just another way to look at it
gotta love regina and her loaded language!