Expert: D Walker - 4/15/2009

Question
PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME what does that song mean
Tossed salad and scrambled eggs - all over my face - theyre calling again. Its catchy but what is the meaning of the song?
Thanks. Jeanette

Answer
Hi Jeanette

Looking on the internet, I found the following which suggests what tossed salad and scrambled eggs means by one of the shows creators. I can't take credit for this information but I hope it has been of some use for you. If you've got any other Frasier questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Kind Regards

D Walker

Its been fun watching the different theories regarding the meaning of "Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs" pop up over the last few years.  I don't think "Hamlet" has been as closely scrutinized or more divergently interpreted.
Here is what I (and the songwriters and other two creators of the show) thought it meant when we decided on it.

Hey baby I hear the blues a'callin'
play on words:  He's got the blues and referencing that he takes phone calls

Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
mixed up people who call in

And maybe I seem a bit confused
Well, maybe, but I got you pegged
the core of Frasier's character:  He is a nutcase himself much of the time, but can analyze the problems of others

But I don't know what to do with those
Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
except these damn callers

They're callin' again
they're calling again

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