On Thu, 14 Dec 1995, Alan M. Parry wrote:
quoted 9 lines On Thu, 14 Dec 1995, David Mackay Ross wrote:>
> On Thu, 14 Dec 1995, David Mackay Ross wrote:
>
> > What does Icct Hedral become an anagram for? I ran it through an anagram
> > machine and nothing much of interest (other than Lard hectic!) came up.
>
> Thought most are anagrams, doesn't mean they all are. To me, icct hedral
> looks a lot like cathedral which sort of fits.
>
There are a few different kinds of RDJ song titles, none of which have any
particular significance, other than being emblematic of his interest in word play.
1. Obsession with 'Ph' (Isoprophlex(sp) Phlange Face(sp) Tamphex, Aphex)
2. Chemical names (Isoprophlex, Salbutamol), though usually garbled.
3. Brand names (Aphex, Tamphex, Ventolin, Alberto Balsam)
4. Anagrams (more recent titles)
5. Silly wordplay (Analogue Bubblebath)
6. Total Head Scratchers (Icct Hedral)
'Icct Hedral' takes 'hedral' -- a suffix for 'sided-ness' (i.e. Dihedral,
Polyhedral) And couples it with a nonsense sound, an 'It' with 'cc' in the
middle. It might have some personal significance to RDJ, but I think it's
just supposed to be vaguely evocative of something geometric, though
I do like the 'cathedral' connection.
Don't get me started -- I read too much James Joyce at an impressionable
age.
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