2NU

This is ponderous, man. Really ponderous.

I had this dream the other night. I went to work one day, and nobody remembered who I was. So, I decided to take the day off. On my way out, I run into my boss, and he says, “Hey…you look familiar.”

I said, “Thanks — people say that a lot in these dreams.”

Then the horns kicked in.

And my shoes started to squeak.

Then all of a sudden, I’m standing on a beach in some tropical part of the world. And there’s this sign that says, “Aren’t you supposed to be at work?” It sort of screamed out at me. Then I remembered — I’ve been here in other dreams. But usually there’s a water polo game, and a girl who could talk with her eyes. And she’d say, “Can you see what I’m saying?”

Then the horns kicked in.

And my shoes started to squeak.

Before I knew it, I was walking near a lake, when the phone rings. And the operator speaks to me in a language I don’t understand.

“Boom bappa-chugga makko-nahwo sing kow, ding kabba-lawa wally gumbo ching pow, heddy gabba-looah kabbah chennesing tee, oom mamma-chugga mannawon is now three.”

Then the horns kicked in.

And my shoes started to squeak.

Before long, I was coming up on this really weird part of my dream. You know — the part where I know how to tap dance, but I can only do it while wearing golf shoes?

Now I’m back on the beach, walking with this girl who talks with her eyes. This time she says, “I think you see what I’m saying.”

Then, just before I woke up, it started to rain, and I’m suddenly on the phone.

“Boom bappa-chugga makko-nahwo sing kow, ding kabba-lawa wally gumbo ching pow, heddy gabba-looah kabbah chennesing tee, oom mamma-chugga mannawon is now three.”

(The girl, who could talk with her eyes.)

(“Can you see, what I’m saying?”)

(“Aren’t you supposed to be at work?”)

This is ponderous, man.

Really ponderous.

— 2Nu, ‘This is Ponderous‘

I love this song. Too bad it’s so hard to find these days. I was lucky enough to track down a copy on some filesharing network or another some time back. Since Amazon’s got the single (used, but hey), I think I need to go spend a few dollars…

“This is Ponderous” by 2Nu from the album Ponderous (1991, 3:39).