0
Usenet Posted 19 years ago
Usage

Californication

In this song by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the chorus is

First born unicorn
Hard core soft porn
Dream of californication
Dream of californication
What is meant by ``first born unicorn''?
  

Top answer

[/nq] I think it means that the last syllable rhymes and the phrase can be fit to the meter of the music. If you are inclined to email me for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)

— Usenet

  • [/nq] I think it means that the last syllable rhymes and the phrase can be fit to the meter of the music.
  • If you are inclined to email me for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
[nq:1]In this song by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the chorus is First born unicorn Hard core soft **** Dream of californication Dream of californication What is meant by ``first born unicorn''?[/nq]
I think it means that the last syllable rhymes and the phrase can be fit to the meter of the music.
If you are inclined to email me
for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
0
0
[nq:2]In this song by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the ... Dream of californication What is meant by ``first born unicorn''?[/nq]
Literally, "first born" or "first-born" is a noun meaning a parent's oldest child the child who was born first.
A unicorn is "a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity."
0
0
[nq:1]Literally, "first born" or "first-born" is a noun meaning a parent's oldest child the child who was born first.[/nq]
It is also an adjective as in "first born unicorn".

Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)
0

Related Questions