Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.

'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jesse - Aug 05, 2005 8:29:22 am PDT #6036 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

The night is young and full of possibilities
Well come on and let yourself be free
My love for you, so long I've been savin'
Tonight was made for you and me

You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell (ring my bell, ding-dong-ding)

Edit: I mean, it's just about doing it, nothing crazy, but as a kid I had no clue, is the point.


Topic!Cindy - Aug 05, 2005 8:30:05 am PDT #6037 of 10002
What is even happening?

tommyrot, is that the "I've got a brand new pair of roller skates; you've got a brand new key" song? I love that song, and have since I was little.


DavidS - Aug 05, 2005 8:30:13 am PDT #6038 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

"Ring My Bell" was featured prominently at my prom. It might have even been the official prom theme.


DavidS - Aug 05, 2005 8:30:53 am PDT #6039 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

tommyrot, is that the "I've got a brand new pair of roller skates; you've got a brand new key" song? I love that song, and have since I was little.

Cindy's a Melanie fan, eh?


§ ita § - Aug 05, 2005 8:31:12 am PDT #6040 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Sounds like back door love, to me.

He's equal opportunity:

Uh, ah-oh-oh! I went downtown,
I saw Miss Brown;
She had brown sugar
All over her booga-wooga.

I think I might join the fun,
But I had to hit and run.


Jesse - Aug 05, 2005 8:31:13 am PDT #6041 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I am still bitter about the Prom Committee political brou-ha-ha that led to my prom song NOT being "Let's Chill" by Guy. Seriously.


tommyrot - Aug 05, 2005 8:32:36 am PDT #6042 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

"I'm glad I'm a man, and so is Lola."

There's also, "Girls will be boys and boys will be girls / It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola."

Which you could interpret two ways too, I suppose - but then when you look at the song as a whole I think the conclusion is inescapable.

Well I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine

and

Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man


Kate P. - Aug 05, 2005 8:32:36 am PDT #6043 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Holly Woodlawn, about whom "Walk on the Wild Side" was written, is the guest of honor at an event we're holding at my theatre in September. I'm kinda psyched to meet her.


Aims - Aug 05, 2005 8:32:39 am PDT #6044 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

What did you think it was about before? Or did you just never think about it? (I've missed song lyric double-entendres by not thinking about the lyrics.)

Never thought about it.


tommyrot - Aug 05, 2005 8:33:56 am PDT #6045 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

tommyrot, is that the "I've got a brand new pair of roller skates; you've got a brand new key" song?

Yep.

I just listened to it now (it's on my iPod). Fun.