This is the final entry in our “Ostrich Series.” As promised, we will end on a musical note. In the 1960s there were a whole slew of dance songs, ranging from Little Eva’s “The Loco-Motion” to The Orions’ “The Wah-Watusi” to the eternally irritating “Do the Freddie” by Freddie and the Dreamers. Believe me, you don’t want dreams like that. One overlooked gem from the period is “The Ostrich,” a dance-song genre piece co-written by future rock ‘n’ roll star Lou Reed and recorded with The Primitives for Pickwick City records. It has a driving beat—like the stomping feet of an angry ostrich perhaps—and features some sounds that appear to be Reed’s attempt at speaking ostrich. His fluency is in question. The link can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r998weOUiM. Why not have a listen, preferably while downing some delicious Japanese ostrich from Yoshinoya and sipping a glass or two of one of the wines we mentioned earlier? If you can get your hands on an ostrich-egg-shell cup and drink it from there, all the better. Simply put: at your next dinner party, do the ostrich!
Drinking Japan 