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Fri 17 Sep, 2004 11:57 am
Let's pretend that we are putting together a Smithsonian exhibit of objects (not people, not places, not feelings) mentioned in lyrics.
We could include:
The rice from a church where a wedding has been (Elenor Rigby, Beatles)
Electric boots and mohair suits (Benny and the Jets, Elton John)
A Mexican poncho and a Sear's poncho (Camarillo Brillo, Zappa)
Cigarettes and magazines (Homeward Bound, Simon and Garfunkle)
Ready?
Set?
Go!
Some shoes:
Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis)
My red shoes that the angels wanna wear (The Angles Wanna Wear My Red Shoes, Elvis Costello)
Body and soul-crazing leather boots (Sweet Sixteen, Iggy Pop)
Actually, I think that's a leg of booze and mohair suits in Benny & the Jets.
How 'bout the high-heeled shoes and alligator hat from Devil With a Blue Dress?
"A leg of booze"!?
More shoes! Yeah!
Annie's lover's guitar (Annie's Lover, Taj Mahal)
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green (Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, Beatles)
PR shoes, a big straw hat and $26 (Waiting For My Man, Lou Reed)
Clothing:
* A white sport coat and a pink carnation (from the song of the same name)
* Black slacks (ditto)
* Tan shoes with pink shoelaces, a polka dot vest, and a big Panama with a purple hat band (Pink Shoe Laces)
* Short shorts (also the name of the song)
* Yellow polka-dot bikini
* Jeans (Dungaree Doll)
Hmmmm... These songs are ancient!
Oldies but goodies, George!
(Your name + avatar makes me wonder if I once upon a time knew you as "SoccerGeorge"?)
A Nikon camera (Kodachrome)
The jester's coat he borrowed from James Dean (American Pie, Don McLean)
Leopard skin pill box hat (Bob Dylan)
Chicken vindaloo ((I Just Wanna Have Something To Do) Tonight, Ramones)
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer (John Lee Hooker)
The ribbon from your hair (Willie Nelson)
Boots- ( The ones that were made for walkin')
One Meat Ball- Ry Cooder
My Two Front Teeth- George Strait- from "All I Want for Christmas is my......."
Scotch and Soda
Scarlet Ribbons
409- The Beach Boys
The 59th Street Bridge ( We'd take that if someone gave us a BIG endowment, so we could make a separate wing for that!)
Hi Phoenix! Great additions.
I don't know why those "Boots" always remind me of...
A little note here from the Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley)
Wedding Bells- from "Wedding Bell Blues"- The Fifth Dimension
Pigeons- From "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" by Tom Lehrer
SoccerGeorge!!
Wow.
Hi Joe Nation, thanks for joining in.
Little Red Corvette (Prince)
Chevy (American Pie, Don McLean)
Little GTO (Ronnie and the Daytonas)
Pink Cadillac (Bruce Springstein)
Girl you'd better slow that Mustang down (Mustang Sally, Wilson Picket)
A car, perfect, shiny and new (I Will Buy You a New Life, Everclear)
a big Yellow Taxi --- joni
A yellow submarine(Beatles)
A burning ring of fire (Johnny Cash)
A whipping Post (Rolling Stones)
A pink cadillac( Bruce Sprinsteen)
A jet plane(John Denver)
Siver threads and golden needles(Linda Ronstadt)
Little piece of my heart(Janis Joplin)
Hi colorbook! Those are some great additions.
I'll bet we could put some "needles and pins" (Sonny and Cher) with those "Silver threads and Golden Needles".
another cadillac courtesy of the kinks
a broken whiskey glass courtesy of jason & the scorchers
a rocking chair courtesy of the beautiful south
brass buttons courtesy of gram parsons
pussywillows, cattails courtesy of gordon lightfoot
a long stemmed rose courtesy of graham parker
New Vagina-Bloodhound Gang
Entire Book of Shadows album-Zakk Wylde
I Hope You Die-Bloodhound Gang
high-heeled sneakers and a wig hat on your head
a leopard-skin pill-box hat
Emmylou's white shoes
the low spark of high-heeled boys
Someone left the cake out in the rain
The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors
On his hobnail boots
Happiness is a warm gun
I dig your suspenders
I get it on for your jeans
But your Nashville sneakers always drag me down
Chantilly Lace (the Big Bopper)
Stumble It!
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