hopkins Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I'll start with this classic - let's try to keep it "classy" and/or "humorous": "He took out his trusted drill and he told me to open wide He said he wouldn't hurt me but he'd fill that hole inside Long John, Long John, you've got that golden touch You thrill me when you drill me, and I need you very much" For those wanting to learn more about Dinah Washington, I recommend this a great documentary (in four parts): sphinxsix 1 my blog Link to post Share on other sites
sphinxsix Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Lots of diverse ..well - suggestions and associations, very little concrete lyrics substance, just love this classic! What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves. ― Albert Camus, The Plague. Link to post Share on other sites
hopkins Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 16 minutes ago, sphinxsix said: Lots of diverse ..well - suggestions and associations, very little concrete lyrics substance, just love this classic! As with many Beatles songs there are many possible interpretations, a source of endless debate for fans: https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/159/ I don't think they were as "liberated" as D.Washington (she also wrote that song in 1948!) - they are English after all :) my blog Link to post Share on other sites
sphinxsix Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 26 minutes ago, hopkins said: I don't think they were as "liberated" as D.Washington (she also wrote that song in 1948!) - they are English after all :) I believe that according to the standards of their times and of their home country they were quite liberated, e.g. I don't know anyone else in music who'd ask themselves questions like.. What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves. ― Albert Camus, The Plague. Link to post Share on other sites
hopkins Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Naughty british schoolboys :) (don't take my comments seriously) sphinxsix 1 my blog Link to post Share on other sites
fas42 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Another couple of classics, Frank http://artofaudioconjuring.blogspot.com/ Over and out. . Link to post Share on other sites
sphinxsix Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 8 minutes ago, hopkins said: Naughty british schoolboys :) (don't take my comments seriously) Don't approach my comments in the same way either.. Speaking of naughty boys - this time American ones - a slightly similar to 'Come Together' approach to lyrics: Errr.. sorry - wrong song This one: What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves. ― Albert Camus, The Plague. Link to post Share on other sites
hopkins Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Turns out there's a blues genre for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_blues This one is pretty funny: "My man's out there in the rain and cold He's got the right key, but just can't find the hole He say, "Where's that thing That ting-a-ling I been pressin' your button, and your bell won't ring"" sphinxsix 1 my blog Link to post Share on other sites
hopkins Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Am wondering whether this music got any airplay at the time. Probably not? Those songs certainly contributed to the idea that blues and jazz were the "devil's music". The debate on censorship is still with us today. Here is an amusing article by Nat Hentoff (famous jazz critic) in the Washington Post in 1985 about this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/08/23/the-devils-music/fc44795a-e9eb-4b38-a665-369b3fd1575f/ sphinxsix 1 my blog Link to post Share on other sites
hopkins Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Looking up this topic I came across this article. Though not directly related, I find it fascinating: https://www.openculture.com/2017/04/the-only-instrumental-every-banned-from-the-radio-link-wrays-rumble-1958.html Its not just about lyrics. sphinxsix 1 my blog Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post DuckToller Posted March 28 Popular Post Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, hopkins said: Its not just about lyrics. Indeed, quite right , love that link below about "Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention". Hilarious ... https://www.openculture.com/2016/07/when-frank-zappas-instrumental-album-jazz-from-hell-received-an-explicit-lyrics-sticker.html Maybe an idea for @The Computer Audiophile who is for a reason on the pursuit of Zappa's delicate oevre ;-) sphinxsix and hopkins 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hopkins Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 12 minutes ago, DuckToller said: Indeed, quite right , love that link below about "Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention". Hilarious ... https://www.openculture.com/2016/07/when-frank-zappas-instrumental-album-jazz-from-hell-received-an-explicit-lyrics-sticker.html Maybe an idea for @The Computer Audiophile who is for a reason on the pursuit of Zappa's delicate oevre ;-) That's funny ! Here's a look back at the "PMRC's Filthy 15": https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/pmrcs-filthy-15-where-are-they-now-60601/judas-priest-eat-me-alive-180934 The picture at the top is worth looking at - with a kid waving a "Rock music almost ruined my life" sign :) sphinxsix 1 my blog Link to post Share on other sites
sphinxsix Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I read a study some time ago according to which this song is the most mood uplifting song ever. Freddie Mercury wrote the song during the period of his life when according to the band's guitarist Brian May he was taking lots of drugs and having sex with lots of man which in consequence led to his sickness and death.. What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves. ― Albert Camus, The Plague. Link to post Share on other sites
hopkins Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 30 minutes ago, sphinxsix said: I read a study some time ago according to which this song is the most mood uplifting song ever. Freddie Mercury wrote the song during the period of his life when according to the band's guitarist Brian May he was taking lots of drugs and having sex with lots of man which in consequence led to his sickness and death.. Not sure how to interpret what you just wrote, but to avoid any misunderstanding, he died due to complications from AIDS, at a time when there were no treatments available, and before "safe sex" was really understood. According to Wikipedia: "Between the time that AIDS was identified (in the early 1980s) and 2019, the disease has caused an estimated 32.7 million deaths worldwide" - so no link with music should be established :) my blog Link to post Share on other sites
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