Anothers Name

[M Holmes]

Paul Mather writes:

> Martyn White writes:
>
> >         Consequently, on his return to earth, he had to make do
> > with an android replica of his girlfriend which (who?) had evidently
> > been misprogrammed to moan another's (or her mother's :) name at
> > the point of climax.
> >
> >         I ask you, is that the spirit of the age?
>
> No, not quite.  The lyrics seem to indicate that the android replica
> was taken along with him on the flight, in lieu of the real thing.
> Or am I confused?

No, that's how I read it and the original poem is called "The
Starfarer's Lament"

> I think the moaning another's name was just bad luck, adding insult to
> injury.  I think it was just a glitch, not misprogramming.  ("Playing
> up again" implies it usually works.)

Yep.

I agree that it's one of Bob's most clever lyrics.

> Paul.

FoFP