Permit me to take the opportunity this joyous season to post one of my all-time favorite songs, an iconic holiday classic by songwriter Leonard Cohen. I hear it frequently around this time of year -- to the point where some people might get tired of it -- but somehow the uplifting melody and spiritual lyrics still give me chills.
At this wondrous time, may your holidays match your hopes: surrounded by loved ones in a comfortable home, full of good health and happiness and inspirational songs like this.
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Well I heard there is a nut you take
over all the others when you bake
If you hate walnuts, really, I can't shame ya.
But there's a nut I always buy
it's from a land they call Hawaii
Don't underestimate the plucky macadamia.
Macadamia
Macadamia
Macadamia
Macadamia
When I make fruitcake it's what I choose
Don't want no fucking lame cashews
Don't pull this shit like they are all the same, ya.
Because most are crunchy and taste like cheese
but just one is round and comes from trees
Behold the one, the only macadamia.
Macadamia
Macadamia
Macadamia
Macadamia
If a can of mixed nuts you should ope,
what will be your fondest hope?
Say peanuts or Brazil nuts and I'll maim ya.
Because peanuts look like human toes
and Brazil nuts like alien embryos
not like the unspoilt, buttery macadamia.
Macadamia
Macadamia
Macadamia
Macadamia
"Chestnuts" sound like Playboy fans
and almonds look like they have glands.
If they both creep you out, then I don't blame ya.
Pine nuts could pass for doggy ticks
and pecans resemble mummy lips
so the only safe one left is macadamia.
Macadamia
Macadamia
Macadamia
Macadamia
2 comments:
I wondered why I could hear it being sung as I read - and then i realized that dear Leonard re-used the tune from "Hallelujah" for this Christmas neo-classic! Brilliant.
That's it! I knew it sounded familiar. It's odd how one became a classic while the other was forgotten but I guess everybody loves songs about nuts.
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