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*The song is mostly done in four-part vocal [[Wikipedia:Harmony|harmony]] (although sometimes subtle and in octaves). The [[Wikipedia:A cappella|a cappella]] introduction comprises four voices in [[Wikipedia:Homophony|homophony]]; they are most distinct on the lines "never deigns to speak" and "they just call him The Sneak." The "jaunty jackanapes" section takes a [[Wikipedia:Call and response (music)|call and response]] format, with a [[Wikipedia:Soloist|soloist]] calling and the other two answering in [[Wikipedia:Polyphony|polyphony]]; again, a total of three parts. | *The song is mostly done in four-part vocal [[Wikipedia:Harmony|harmony]] (although sometimes subtle and in octaves). The [[Wikipedia:A cappella|a cappella]] introduction comprises four voices in [[Wikipedia:Homophony|homophony]]; they are most distinct on the lines "never deigns to speak" and "they just call him The Sneak." The "jaunty jackanapes" section takes a [[Wikipedia:Call and response (music)|call and response]] format, with a [[Wikipedia:Soloist|soloist]] calling and the other two answering in [[Wikipedia:Polyphony|polyphony]]; again, a total of three parts. | ||
+ | *In the first commentary, Paul Sabourin of Da Vinci's Notebook says that the reference to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff doesn't fit in with the 1936 world. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff was signed into law in 1930, not the 1890's like he thought. | ||
*This cartoon and [[That a Ghost]] both refer to illegal alcoholic beverages, which brings the [[Wikipedia:Prohibition|Prohibition]] era to mind. However, the cartoons were supposedly made in 1936 or 1937, 3 or 4 years after Prohibition had been repealed, so strictly the illegality would have to be merely evading the appropriate taxes on their manufacture. | *This cartoon and [[That a Ghost]] both refer to illegal alcoholic beverages, which brings the [[Wikipedia:Prohibition|Prohibition]] era to mind. However, the cartoons were supposedly made in 1936 or 1937, 3 or 4 years after Prohibition had been repealed, so strictly the illegality would have to be merely evading the appropriate taxes on their manufacture. | ||
*The Wright Brothers' plane was developed in 1903, over thirty years before this cartoon was supposedly made. | *The Wright Brothers' plane was developed in 1903, over thirty years before this cartoon was supposedly made. | ||
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*{{w|Michelle (song)|My Michelle}} and {{w|Revolution 9|Number Nine}} are both lines from songs by [[The Beatles]]. "I buried Paul" is a part of the {{w|Paul Is Dead|Paul Is Dead}} conspiracy theory, and is the rumored final line of {{w|Strawberry Fields Forever|Strawberry Fields Forever}}, also by the Beatles. The actual line is "cranberry sauce." Number Nine is also part of the Paul Is Dead conspiracy, and the theory suggests that if you play that line backwards, it says "Turn me on, dead man." | *{{w|Michelle (song)|My Michelle}} and {{w|Revolution 9|Number Nine}} are both lines from songs by [[The Beatles]]. "I buried Paul" is a part of the {{w|Paul Is Dead|Paul Is Dead}} conspiracy theory, and is the rumored final line of {{w|Strawberry Fields Forever|Strawberry Fields Forever}}, also by the Beatles. The actual line is "cranberry sauce." Number Nine is also part of the Paul Is Dead conspiracy, and the theory suggests that if you play that line backwards, it says "Turn me on, dead man." | ||