Random thought - could a song like "Don't Fear the Reaper" become a big hit today without controversy?
Probably. There have always been variations on the suicide song that hit the top 40.
"Walk on the Wild Side" probably couldn't though.
Angel: How're you feeling? Faith: Like I did mushrooms and got eaten by a bear.
'A Hole in the World'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 6:35:31 am PST #2444 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2010 6:51:01 am PST #2445 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
"Walk on the Wild Side" probably couldn't though.
Why not?
DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 7:06:35 am PST #2446 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"But she never lost her head/ even when she was giving head."
"Shaved her legs then he was a she..."
I don't know. Maybe those kind of lyrics are pretty tame compared to the average rap hit.
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2010 7:09:58 am PST #2447 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
See, I think those lyrics would have been more shocking when the song was released ('71-ish?) than now.
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2010 7:19:51 am PST #2448 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Another random question: Is the Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request a parody of Sgt. Pepper and/or the zeitgeist of the time?
juliana - Feb 05, 2010 7:23:45 am PST #2449 of 6436
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
But what about "And the colored girls go"? (re: Walk On The Wild Side)
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2010 7:24:58 am PST #2450 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But what about "And the colored girls go"? (re: Walk On The Wild Side)
That's OK, because it was really white girls singing that.
OK, I have no idea how that would play now.
DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 7:30:53 am PST #2451 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But what about "And the colored girls go"? (re: Walk On The Wild Side)
FWIW, that line was used ironically at the time as "colored" had been largely supplanted by "black" in the early seventies. It was a purposefully fuddy duddy way to phrase it.
Is the Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request a parody of Sgt. Pepper and/or the zeitgeist of the time?
It's not a parody; it's an interesting failure. One which was roundly blasted at the time but has gotten renewed appreciation over the years.
My friend Matthew used to describe it as "speed freaks on acid" - but he considered that to be its chief virtue.
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2010 7:36:18 am PST #2452 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's not a parody; it's an interesting failure. One which was roundly blasted at the time but has gotten renewed appreciation over the years.
I only heard that album for the first time a few years ago, but I really like it. I'm especially fond of "Citadel", "She's a Rainbow" and "2000 Light Years From Home".
Frankenbuddha - Feb 05, 2010 8:07:45 am PST #2453 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
"2000 Light Years From Home"
I love this song. Worth the price of the album, IMO. I also got to see Love & Rockets cover it in concert, which was very, very trippy (both the version and the experience of them doing it).