Talk:Coconut (song)

Which sense of "lime"?
The song is about calcium hydroxide, not the citrus fruit, I think? Making a sour stomach remedy even more acidic doesn't make much sense, but I have no definite source for that... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmesg (talk • contribs) 08:18, 19 November 2013 (UTC)


 * The song is about the type of lime that sells for a dime. ChgoJohn (talk) 04:22, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Randy Newman
Is Randy Newman singing in the background? 217.226.220.244 10:36, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Coconut-Large.jpg
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What does it mean?
Does anyone know what it means? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.113.49.126 (talk) 06:34, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Lyrics interpretation?
It seems from the lyrics, that first the coconut and lime were bought and drunk and bellyache ensues. Only then is the doctor called, who then repeats the story back to see if he understood and then proceeds to instruct to do the very same thing that caused the problem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.248.218.89 (talk) 10:31, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

Why did he prescribe the same thing that caused the problem? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.27.10.61 (talk) 19:02, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

What about royalties?
How much total earnings has this song produced for Mr. Nilsson and his estate since its first release? I believe the Wiki song articles should include this data (or the "best estimate" from all reported or extrapolated data) in order to show the real consumer market impact of a particular piece of songwriting, and especially for "novelty" songwriting. Such data is commonly shown in Wiki for movie costs and revenue. Songs, as another form of public entertainment like movies, should have the same associated revenue information included.