Gabriel got the idea from a book by Bruno Betelheim called The Uses Of Enchantment. It dealt with the frog and princess fairy tale in terms of sexuality. The message is that by accepting the frog, he may become a prince.
There is some strong evidence that this song is about oral sex - both giving and receiving. References include: "He's all puffed up," "He's living with you, sleeping in your bed," "Dive down in the deep end," "Let him sit beside you and eat right of your plate," "Don't you know, his tongue can kill." Other references include some explicit visual hints in the video, and Gabriel's movements performing the song live, as seen on the Secret World Live DVD, with the most obvious being Gabriel standing on a chair and thrusting his hips.
Gabriel came up with the groove while working on the soundtrack to the 1985 movie Birdy.
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