Thorn of Crowns

About Thorn of Crowns

Likely the nuttiest, kookiest, wackiest song ever written by this band – and that’s saying a lot. Annotating this is the ultimate fool’s errand. Take whatever you can from it, no one can deny you. For what it’s worth (probably not much), it has always struck me as a savagely primitive and sexual song. The moaning, the groaning, the stuttering and the “one times one with you” all add up to some hot and heavy action. The initial lyrics all suggest that the object of his affections is a bit, shall we say, frigid, or virginal. .

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About this song

Credited to

Echo & the Bunnymen

Album

Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster) · Track 5 of 17

Released

May 4, 1984

Duration

4:52

On Last.fm

94,292 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)