The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite and laughs at his own inability to pronounce that correctly, which Mike Mills kept trying to get him to do. Stipe says he loved Dr. Seuss as a kid but always pronounced his name the wrong way. The song's complete title is not featured in the lyrics, but there is the line "the sidewinder sleeps in a coil" as well as the later line "the sidewinder sleeps on its back". A sidewinder is a species of rattlesnake ("Crotalus cerastes"), and also an antique style of telephone, with a winding handle on the side. The lyrics frequently refer to making and
Holiday Sidewinder happy and she's born to do it, but I could also imagine her becoming a politician – she's a real diplomat'. Holiday Sidewinder Holiday Sidewinder (born Holiday Sidewinder Carmen-Sparks) is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter. She is currently a touring session musician (keyboards) for Australian musician Alex Cameron. Sidewinder has been a professional musician since her teenage start with Bridezilla, and subsequently continued as a session musician and solo artist. She formed Bridezilla with a group of friends in the early years of high school and they quickly gained local popularity and critical acclaim and signed to labels Ivy League