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Following Nan’s Song on Escapology, an unlisted reprise of How Peculiar — also known as Save the Children — appears as a hidden track. Though musically unrelated to the original opener, it continues the album’s theme of contradiction, fusing gospel choirs, electric guitars and surreal stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Emerging from several minutes of silence, the song arrives like an afterthought from Williams’ restless imagination.
The track’s playful absurdity — “Things got weird like a three-year-old with a beard, a vision of Britney Spears and a tuna always seared” — contrasts sharply with the earnestness of Nan’s Song before it. Beneath the humour, however, lies a faint echo of hope in the repeated refrain “Save the children,” suggesting a moral undercurrent beneath the nonsense.
That one just sort of spilled out. I don’t even know what it means — maybe it’s just my brain having a laugh after all the heavy stuff.Robbie Williams
By disguising the track as a hidden epilogue, Williams closes the album in typically self-aware fashion — unable to end on solemnity, he undercuts sentimentality with eccentric wit. How Peculiar (Reprise) stands as a reminder that even at his most reflective, Williams couldn’t resist a final wink to the audience.
Lyrics
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh
Things got weird, like a three year old with a beard
Like a vision of Britney Spears
Like a tuna always seared
Do you like it a lot?
Guess what's on the clock?
I'd rather fanny about on a yacht
Stop staring at the stars
Save The Children
Save The Children
Things got weird, like a three year old with a beard
Like a vision of Britney Spears
Like a tuna always eared
Do you like it alot?
Guess what's on the clock?
I'd rather fanny about on a yacht
Stop staring at the stars
Credits
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Vocalist
Robbie Williams -
Songwriter
Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers