Golden Platitudes (spoilers!)

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Originally Posted by FacelessSenseOfVoid

The only way he could have fucked up worse than "shangri-la" was if he had written "oh, what a hoo-ha" (or "oh, what a la-de-da") straight after it (wouldn't have put that past him, mind).

Eh? Why would he have done that? You imply Shangri-La has been used as some sort of nonsensical term that happens to rhyme, rather than as a specific reference to an imagined paradise on earth. Given the context of the song, it's pretty obvious what Nicky is driving at here. I think it's a beautiful song.