Rikki herself, however, commented in 1998 on the meaning behind the song and offered a more philosophical approach rather than assuming the single to be just an unrequited love song. “Philosophically ...

Growing up, the author felt that Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book anthology regarding a character named “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” was like a never-ending story because of the last egg. So 49 years later, ...