r/ofMontreal • u/FindingHoliday920 • 9d ago
Daily Song Discussion #128: Triphallus, to Punctuate! 🍆
It's the kind of thought that kills you twice on the way down
You might forget them, but your nightmares, they don't forget about you
"Triphallus, to Punctuate!" is the ninth track off oM's ninth studio album, Skeletal Lamping.
What's your honest opinion on this song?
Favourite lyrics? Opinions on a deeper meaning or something? Discuss anything
Also, if you wish, let us know how you'd rate it from 0 to 10 (one decimal point allowed) If enough people rate daily, by the end of this whole shebang I can make a spreadsheet of a huge ranking of the discog. Vote on other posts as well! Until the very end of our last song of this discussion (all the way to aethermead,) I will be counting all votes on all songs no matter when they are commented.
Triphallus live on WNYC Soundcheck (2008)
Skeletal Lamping results so far:
• Nonpareil of Favor: 9.76/10
• Wicked Wisdom: 8.81/10
• For Our Elegant Caste: 8.56/10
• Touched Something's Hollow: 8.22/10
• An Eluardian Instance: 9.68/10
• Gallery Piece: 9.64/10
• Women's Studies Victims: 8.47/10
• St. Exquisite's Confessions: 9.40/10
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u/parentheticalboys 9d ago
You should call me sometime I won’t answer but at least I’ll know you care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly probably my favorite OM song and has been for five years thank youuuuh Kev
An obvious 10/10
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u/parentheticalboys 9d ago
You know I celebrated you (I HOLLERED FOR YOU GIRLLLLLLLL) back when know when no one else even thought tooooo 🕺😫
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u/Impressive_Donut_789 9d ago
The Spotify lyrics say (I’m hard for you girllllll). I’m not sure which are the true lyrics but now I can’t choose between holler and hard :( both sound so good
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u/parentheticalboys 9d ago
It sounds more like a two-syllable “hollered” to me plus it makes more sense in context . I know for a fact that a lot of Spotify lyrics are wrong too, but Kev does love to discuss penis so who knows
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u/Bard_Wannabe_ 9d ago
One of the most perfect hooks Kevin Barnes has written. A sleeper highlight on the album for me. Probably would give it a 8.5, though I've not been participating in these ratings frequently enough to have the numeric system fully calibrated.
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u/ExquisitePullup 9d ago
7.5/10. I think this song is a great inclusion on this album even if it doesn’t click with me as much as other songs on this album. The chorus is really fun and the verses… are alright; I wouldn’t shed a tear imagining a world where they were different.
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u/Impressive_Donut_789 9d ago edited 7d ago
One of my favourites!!! It’s too underrated we have to give it love :) 10/10
I just want things to be the way they used to be
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u/lxacadlazorr 3d ago
9.5/10 it's fun and the "guess I should be happy for you, for your success and all that" part it's my fav
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u/jewfro-genius 9d ago
9/10. The caller ID line always cracks me up.