 Editor in Chief Bill   | 01 Apr 2020 2:27 p.m. PST |
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3rd5ODeuce  | 01 Apr 2020 3:05 p.m. PST |
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| JimDuncanUK | 01 Apr 2020 3:10 p.m. PST |
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| jfleisher | 01 Apr 2020 3:23 p.m. PST |
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 Parzival | 01 Apr 2020 3:27 p.m. PST |
The Marrow Song YouTube link (Also performed by Tim Curry on Saturday Night Live as "The Cucumber Song," but this is the original.) |
| SpuriousMilius | 01 Apr 2020 4:00 p.m. PST |
Janis Joplin's "Brand New Pair of Roller Skates" |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 01 Apr 2020 5:00 p.m. PST |
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| Nic Robson | 01 Apr 2020 6:12 p.m. PST |
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| khanscom | 01 Apr 2020 7:43 p.m. PST |
Traditional Folk Song-- "The Bonny Black Hare" |
| genew49 | 01 Apr 2020 8:56 p.m. PST |
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| Andoreth | 02 Apr 2020 1:17 a.m. PST |
The Lark in the Morning link |
| Greg G1 | 02 Apr 2020 3:34 a.m. PST |
I do not think that Janis Joplin performed " Brand new pair of roller skates", as far as I know it was performed by Melanie, written after Janis Joplin had died. YouTube link List of Janis Joplin songs
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| parrskool | 02 Apr 2020 3:36 a.m. PST |
Keep yer 'and on yer 'hapenny. |
| Major Mike | 02 Apr 2020 5:55 a.m. PST |
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| Parzival | 02 Apr 2020 8:08 a.m. PST |
Also, though in this case the double meaning is not risqué, "Thank You Very Much," from Scrooge: YouTube link |
| Parzival | 02 Apr 2020 8:10 a.m. PST |
And of course the Sondheim classic, "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"
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| Extrabio1947 | 02 Apr 2020 8:50 a.m. PST |
"Rocket in my Pocket" by Little Feat |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 02 Apr 2020 9:37 a.m. PST |
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| willthepiper | 02 Apr 2020 9:52 a.m. PST |
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| Tgerritsen | 02 Apr 2020 6:46 p.m. PST |
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 etotheipi  | 03 Apr 2020 4:48 a.m. PST |
Peter, Paul, and Mary routinely denied and became pissed off about saying PTMD was about marijuana. The idea came from a Newsweek article "exposing" "hidden" drug messages in popular songs. (That kind of "journalism" used to be popular.) It wasn't even a popular song; it was a kids song, which is one of the things that ticked them all off about it. Peter often pointed out that any song is a double-entendre song, and would reference "The Star Spangled Banner" as a better option for a hidden drug message. Mary Travers' best quote on the topic is "Peter wrote the song in 1958 [sic], and it is not about marijuana. Believe me, if he wanted to write a song about marijuana, he would have written a song about marijuana." Before I had read any of their numerous statements on the topic, I always thought that idea was tosh. While "Yes, you were juvenile, but you will grow out of it" is a great message for a song about weed, it's not exactly the type of message you would expect in a pro-drugs song. Then again, people who smoke weed aren't known for putting together rational arguments and seeing things through to the end … |
| forrester | 03 Apr 2020 2:25 p.m. PST |
Anything by George Formby eg "My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock" |
| Tgerritsen | 05 Apr 2020 7:26 a.m. PST |
Wow, someone got really worked up about Puff. For the record, I've never done any recreational drugs. It's a personal thing with me, The song is technically a double entendre- even if it was not intended by the author. Art is often in the interpretation of the audience. For example, Turning Japanese is often listed as being about self pleasure and thus considered racist in some circles.The songwriter maintains it was a song about someone feeling out of touch and drifting away from his social group as he grew up- as if he was turning into someone from a foreign land. Everyone still assumes it's about self-pleasure. |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 05 Apr 2020 7:12 p.m. PST |
I thought Turning Japanese was about getting your first corporate job and working insane hours: No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women, no fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark
Everyone around me is a total stranger
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| Parzival | 07 Apr 2020 6:51 a.m. PST |
@TGerritsen: Well, I never thought it was about what you said "everyone assumes," and I've never heard that any other "everyone" assumed that, either. I thought it was just a goofy song of no real significance that the Eternally Offended decided to add to their list of Things To Be Offended By. But then I don't tend to get into discussions about what pop one-hit-wonder songs "mean," either, so I guess I'm (happily) out of that loop.  Wonder what "Walk Like an Egyptian" was supposed to be about.
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| etotheipi | 08 Apr 2020 4:41 a.m. PST |
I didn't get worked up. Nor did I cast aspersions about anyone's recreational drug use. I agree that art is subject to reinterpretation. I was considering making a post about that point on Utter Drivel (which I interpret to mean "Philosophy"). The fact that a thing created does not inherently hold the meaning in the mind of the creator is an important part of modeling and simulation, and this wargaming. I often use Magritte's "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" as an example in this discussion. But that doesn't mean anything can mean anything. Even if there is no "right" answer, that doesn't preclude the possibility of a "wrong" answer. The way you can make anything into anything is by redacting the content enough. You might as well play "Born in the USA" and "Working Man" as the background music to create an American patriotic feel to your television commercial. Peter Yarrow, who wrote the song, did get worked up about the issue. But from Mary Travers' quote, you don't get a sense of her being offended, but rather a sense of, "… really, people?" |
 20thmaine | 09 Apr 2020 6:12 p.m. PST |
A lot of people have only heard – or paid attention to – one line in the whole of "Born in the USA" which is somewhat hilarious. But that's not as funny as the people documented in the CSN-Y film "Deja Vu" storming out and complaining about "all the political 'rude word that'll get bleeped' ". Did these "fans" never take the time to listen to the records before they bought their gig tickets? |
| 20thmaine | 10 Apr 2020 7:35 a.m. PST |
Anything by George Formbyeg "My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock" Hmm….George is more single entendre don't you think ? YouTube link "The blushing bride she looks divine, the bridegroom he is doing fine, I'd rather have his job than mine, when I'm cleaning windows" Turned out nice again  |
