How are the now defunct names melitococcosis and Cyprus fever related to a proper noun in the tune “It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”?

serpa

Everyone knows that melitoccosis and Cyprus fever are different names for brucellosis. Lenny Bruce is mentioned in the R.E.M. song listed in the question. Not everyone knows the lyrics. From absoloutelyrics.com That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane - Lenny Bruce is not afraid. Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn - world serves its own needs, regardless of your own needs. Feed it up a knock, speed, grunt no, strength no. Ladder structure clatter with fear of height, down height. Wire in a fire, represent the seven games in a government for hire and a combat site. Left her, wasn't coming in a hurry with the furies breathing down your neck. Team by team reporters baffled, trump, tethered crop. Look at that low plane! Fine then. Uh oh, overflow, population, common group, but it'll do. Save yourself, serve yourself. World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed. Tell me with the rapture and the reverent in the right - right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty psyched. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine. Six o'clock - TV hour. Don't get caught in foreign tower. Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn. Lock him in uniform and book burning, blood letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate. Light a candle, light a motive. Step down, step down. Watch a heel crush, crush. Uh oh, this means no fear - cavalier. Renegade and steer clear! A tournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine. The other night I tripped a nice continental drift divide. Mount St. Edelite. Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs. Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom! You symbiotic, patriotic, slam, but neck, right? Right. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine...fine... (It's time I had some time alone) Jul 18 09, 8:40 PM

BRY2K

Hmm, well..melitoccosis and Cyprus fever also have another name that is identical to th surname of a man in the aforementioned song. Specifically, the line: "The other night I tripped a nice continental drift divide. Mount St. Edelite. Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs." Godd effort and creativity though, serpa. Jul 19 09, 6:46 AM

serpa

Brucellosis is named after Sir David Bruce. "Sir David Bruce (May 29, 1855, Melbourne - November 27, 1931) was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, identifying the cause of sleeping sickness.... Brucella is the genus of the Bacteriaceae which is named after him." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_David_Bruce Jul 19 09, 8:38 AM

BRY2K

Hate to quibble, but I was seeking a connection to another person mentioned in the song - sadly, not Lenny Bruce. Another try, anyone? Jul 19 09, 9:22 AM

Verbonica

Just has to be Bangs Disease... and Lester Bangs http://www.icongrouponline.com/health/Brucellosis.html Jul 19 09, 9:45 AM

BRY2K

Right on Verbonica (and props to you as well, serpa)! Jul 19 09, 10:53 AM