Writing as Jeremy VII
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown.
He'll say 'Are you married?', we'll say 'No, man,
but you can do the job when you're in town!'
- Winter Wonderland.
I was 22 before I realised this verse wasn't about casual sex. I imagined Parson Brown as an actor from the time, a Johnny Depp figure who was so desirable even the male character thought 'Hell, if he was in town I'd do him. I'd do him hard.' Apparently Parson Brown is just a parson? Who marries couples? I suppose the song made more sense after I figured that out, but it lost a lot of its appeal. Not the polygamous Christmas anthem it could have been, and still is, in my mind.
And pretend that he is Parson Brown.
He'll say 'Are you married?', we'll say 'No, man,
but you can do the job when you're in town!'
- Winter Wonderland.
I was 22 before I realised this verse wasn't about casual sex. I imagined Parson Brown as an actor from the time, a Johnny Depp figure who was so desirable even the male character thought 'Hell, if he was in town I'd do him. I'd do him hard.' Apparently Parson Brown is just a parson? Who marries couples? I suppose the song made more sense after I figured that out, but it lost a lot of its appeal. Not the polygamous Christmas anthem it could have been, and still is, in my mind.