In the Thompson Twins' song King for a Day we find out the utility of being King for a day is just not worth spending the time with his mate. But the question that's not addressed is, at what duration might being King be the same value? That is, is he hinting at an intersect point where the Utility of being with his mate is of equal value to his being King for that duration? Or if this duration exceeds his lifetime, it would never be plausible and we could correctly restate the lyrics as "for a lifetime". There is a trance song with just those lyrics.
There is perhaps a side effect of being King for just a Day. The unpreparedness, not having the proper upbringing or experience at the role, may be a source of detriment to one's honor. This is alluded to in the Faith No More album, "King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime".
Posted by ledlogic at April 18, 2006 06:33 AM