What do you think Peter Gabriel meant when he said "open up your fruitcakes"?
from wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 01 Feb 2025 00:22
https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/28800101

Surely not violence, I hope.

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officermike@lemmy.world on 01 Feb 2025 01:23 next collapse

Nah. The whole song is about horny things.

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org on 01 Feb 2025 01:30 collapse

What specifically are the “fruit cakes” if this is the case?

taldennz@lemmy.nz on 01 Feb 2025 01:42 collapse

Show me 'round your fruit cage

'Cause I will be your honey bee

Open up your fruit cage

Where the fruit can be sweet as can be

Ahem… That sweet sweet fruit…

Surely not violence

No… not violence… though there is some bumping, and it does build up to something…

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org on 01 Feb 2025 01:44 collapse

Oh, CAGE! That makes so much more sense.

He’s referring to a chastity belt.

Zachariah@lemmy.world on 01 Feb 2025 01:26 next collapse

It’s about finding baby plastic Jesus:

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8f588de6-1a21-422b-aa77-7d282e18d72e.jpeg">

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org on 01 Feb 2025 01:30 next collapse

Oh, he’s been gestating in that cake!

WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world on 01 Feb 2025 01:34 collapse

I’ve been having king cake for breakfast several times a week since 12th night. It’s always a bummer on Ash Wednesday when they are no more.

taldennz@lemmy.nz on 01 Feb 2025 01:47 collapse

Right. Now that that’s cleared up… Let’s do “Kiss that frog”