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Interpretations:S-E-X-X-Y

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Like watching your parents having sex, one feels just as uneasy about listening to the Giants singing about it. It's just not their thing is it? Part of the trend post Flood of releasing weak opening singles from albums with far better material. Not as bad as Snail Shell or Prevenge, but still a weak song in a genre alien to the Giants. Interestingly they have steered well away from such "gettin' it on subsequently. (mr tuck)



According to John and John, this song is about "Gettin' it On"
However, other people think the song is about Klinefelter's syndrome (XXY Chromosomes)
X because it's extra baby
Y because it's extra baby
You gotta understand
She wants to be your man
She's got another plan

XXY males are not mistaken for women. The condition does not feminize them or predispose them to gender identity issues. Rather, XXY males tend to store extra body fat, not become very hairy, and have slightly enlarged breasts (that often are mistaken for body fat). The degree to which each individual is affected varies, and many men live out their entire lives not knowing they have the condition.

One thing's clear, though. This song certainly is open for interpretation in strange ways.

I think this song is a parody of songs about sex, and not supposed to be taken seriously. ---Checkers Piece Face

I thought this song was about a female impersonator, whose sex is "XY" -- male. "More than enough" and "because it's extra" are references to "her" male anatomy. Other hints include "wig on her head", and "she wants to be your man." -- Victory Lighthill

I always thought this was a song about gender identity (and of course, gettin' it on). The reference to the wig and lines like "she wants to be your man" definitely muddle gender lines.

I always thought it may have been somehow related to the movie "Being John Malcovich" for a number of thematic reasons, plus the ending instrumental sequence sounds very similar to the one that the puppeteer causes John Malcovich to dance to. Metastar 22:41, 25 Feb 2005 (EST)

I don't think it relates to "Being John Malkovich," since the song was released years before the film.

This song seems to be a parody of sex and the entertainment industry. The woman and the man in the song seem to be overused cliches constantly used in movies, with the woman servicing the man, and whatnot.- King of Hearts

I believe the johns on this, one piece of evidence supporting that:

"s-e-x-x-y", take away the extra x and y, what do you get?

>> X and Y? Chlamydia?

I'm surprised this isn't on "Here Come the ABC's."

(In case you didn't get that already, it was a joke.)

If this song is about "Gettin' it on" then J & J keep strange bedfellows.

...More than enough, Around the clock with nobody else...

I've had days like that too.

I personally think this song is about a very jealous female that wishes to be a male. S-E-X and X-Y could be cut into two seperate phrases. XY is the chromosomes that males have that make them male. It is an extra chromosome "X because it's extra baby, Y because it's extra baby"...a 22nd where females have 21. In my opinnion this girl wants he sex (S-E-X) to be male (X-Y). Then agian, maybe I just read too much into TMBG songs (see my interps for Birdhouse and On the Drag).

Squeak

I think it's just another TMBG stupid song. It's making fun of those 'love' songs you hear on the radio ('There she is standing on the bed cookie in one hand wig on her head') It's just for the fun of it.

-Jeff

I don't think it's supposed to be taken that seriously. It's just one of those TMBG songs that make fun of a certian type of song, but the song is in the type that they're making fun of. (Wow, that could've been worded better. :/)

-CuppaCoffee 5 June 2006 15:33 (EDT)

I assumed the "cookie in one hand" was her vagina, although it makes sense that it could be her less-than-female equipment.

Like most TMBG songs, S-E-X-X-Y is silliness that can be serious if you want it to be. Considering that the three main themes of TMBG songs are bad break-ups, drug addiction, and death, it's nice to see the Johns tackle a kinder, gentler theme like sex with an androgyne.

I think that the song is about a female spy who's going "under cover" as a man, and her cover gets blown when whoever she's spying on wants to "get it on." Or maybe it's a man masquerading as a woman? Either way, definitely spies. The secret agent line, and the James Bond-ish feel to the music.

TMBG are known for writing songs that have hidden meanings, often a crafty exposition about a single, weird topic. A probable meaning for this song hit me in the face one day, and it's hard to dismiss. I'll just list the clearest examples:

S-E-X-X-Y, More than enough

"XXY" represents the gender chromosomes for a hermaphrodite. Having both gender chromosomes would certainly be "more than enough."

Cookie in one hand, wig on her head

"cookie" "wig" and "head" then have obvious anatomical meanings I won't even reference, but you can figure it out...

She wants to be your man

More clear gender-bending of the same nature, 'she' being a man.

--MazeleyFanClub

I agree with the general consensus here that the gender-blending in the lyrics is intentional; it sounds like a song about a transvestite.

No one's offered (yet) any interpretation of the line "Baby's first gold tooth initials inscribed S-E-X-X-Y". Silly nonsense, or something deeper? What do y'all think? --Heath 24.127.115.128 05:33, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

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