Dandelion
Running time	1:15
Appears on	Geogaddi

Comments

• Play "Dandelion" in reverse, and a richer melody will become evident. The "Dandelion" of the track is apparently a deep-sea creature, perhaps an anemone. Attempts to bring one to the surface resulted in its disintegration because of pressure changes. The narration describes attempts to make a device to bring one to the surface intact. [Oscar Bartos]
  • (Speculation) The Five Iron Frenzy song Dandelions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zTem-KQ4Jk) is surreptitiously about how motherfucker Keith Moon once played drums with a live goldfish in the bass toms (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPKGidTdyds) ("Dandelions in a vase... She sees love where anyone else would see weeds..."). The Mod movement is perhaps the "anyone else", where fur-trim parkas and foxtails hanged from Lambrettas were once appropros (http://www.peta.org/issues/companion-animal-issues/companion-animals-factsheets/animal-abuse-human-abuse-partners-crime/).

Samples / Lyrics

• The vocal heard over the track is the narative of Leslie Nielsen from a National Geographic film. He served as the host of The Explorers, as well as narrating The Blue Frontier series of nature films, along with several other nature films for National Geographic.

"When lava pours out near the sea surface, tremendous volcanic explosions sometimes occur. In time, submarine sea-mounts or islands are formed. When lava flows underwater, it behaves differently. And a new contraption to capture a 'dandelion' in one piece has been put together by the crew. The preparation for a dive is always a tense time. When lava pours out near the sea surface, tremendous volcanic explosions sometimes occur..."

• It's possible that the sample came from this documentary, Dive to the Edge of Creation.

Trivia

• Dandelions or Sea Dandelions (Dromalia alexandri) are a species of sea anemone