The Song:
In order to make Song Reader feel more authentic, Beck filled out the book with fragments of melodies and songs, as well as fictional album collections and made-up song titles. "Japanese Picnic" is listed as part of a collection of "far-flung melodies" about various exotic locations.
While most of the made-up songs in this collection are jokes/puns about various places around the globe, this one is a reference to an old sheet music instrumental of the same name.
In order to make Song Reader feel more authentic, Beck filled out the book with fragments of melodies and songs, as well as fictional album collections and made-up song titles. "Japanese Picnic" is listed as part of a collection of "far-flung melodies" about various exotic locations.
While most of the made-up songs in this collection are jokes/puns about various places around the globe, this one is a reference to an old sheet music instrumental of the same name.