"Like a Trani on ten"

I love this song so very very much, and have for years.

But lyrics are irreconcilably nonsensical, and this has always kind of annoyed me.

The song is about a transvestite until the chorus, when it starts being about something "oscillating on the ground and blowing white noise sound, like a trani on ten."

I have heard the explanation that Trani in the chorus refers to a transistor radio. That's a terrible explanation. The whole song is about some skeezy sexual goings on. The Trani is clearly a transvestite. But then it isn't Because people, whether transvestites or not, do not "oscillate on the ground". Go ahead == try oscillating on the gorund. See how that works out for ya. Moreover, people don't blow white noise sound. Go ahead -- try and produce some white noise sounds. Didn't work out for you, did it?

And, so there we have it. The song is about a transvestite, until it isn't And then the song is arguably about a transistor radio...except that that's focking silly.

Don' tell me this doesn't annoy anybody else.

Trani


Still a great damn song.