By the way which one's Pink?
Exactly! Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. ;^)
I'll Take "Songs About People" for $200
Truth be told there really was no Maybellene, but Chuck made her sound like a real person when she started doing the things she used to do. And there was also no Layla, but there clearly was Patty Harrison with the name changed to protect the innocent. Was there a ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann or even a Caroline to say no to? I don't know, but I do know that there was a real Prudence of Beatles fame. And there really was an Elizabeth Reed. So my question is, what are other songs that feature the name of a person in its lyrics are actually about real people?
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bdp24, seat yourself down and have a cigar. Wait, may be you're right -- there are clearly horns coming out of his head. |
Larryi 2-3-17Larry, point taken, and yes it is certainly possible in some cases for immortalization in a song to be handled in a tasteless manner. In the case of "Rag Doll," however, I don’t see it that way. The negatives that were presented just pertain to the girl’s unfortunate circumstances, not to the girl herself. And for example, note the line "such a pretty face should be dressed in lace." In any event, as I indicated I found the story behind the song (which I’ve seen stated in slightly different form than in the Wikipedia writeup, with the girl perhaps having been somewhat older) to be rather touching. Best regards, -- Al |
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