OT "Windy"

Wed Oct 21 15:52:49 UTC 2009

You only think that song is about a woman because you have an OFFENSIVE
MIND!!

You probably think this WWII poem is about a woman too:

 She was a honey, one of the best
She was a honey, one of the best,
The night I put her to the test.
She looked so sweet, so pretty, and slim,
The night was dark, the moon was dim.

I was excited, my heart missed a beat
For I knew I was in for a hell of a treat.
I saw her stripped, I saw her bare,
I felt her over everywhere.

I got inside her, she screamed with joy,
That was her first night, Boy! Oh Boy!
I got up as quickly as I could,
I handled her gently, for I knew she was good.

I rolled her over, and then on her side,
Then on her back I also tried.
She was one high thrill, the best in the land,
The P-40 of Fighter Command.

(Attrib. to Capt. Marshal M. Sneed [1915-43], U. S. 65th Fighter Squadron)

I have another one about a beer bottle, but it's too lurid.

JL

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:

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> The tradition of songs being about a person (especially a woman) and
> an inanimate object (whether car, guitar, or force of nature) at the
> same time is an old one, of course.  A particularly vivid (or, one
> might say, outrageous) example is the Rolling Stones' song "Brand New
> Car":
>
> I got a brand new car
> And I like to drive real hard
> I got a brand new car
> And I'm feeling good so far
>
> Take her on the highway for a little spin
> I want to see the kind of shape she's in
> And I got a brand new star
> Jack her up baby, go on, open the hood
> I want to check if her oil smells good
> Mmmm...smells like caviar
>
> Give her some stick
> Push her too far
> Right to the brink
>
> Hear the motor running
> Yeah, she's right in sink
> Tell me if she's thirsty
> Would she like a drink
> And I'm stopping at this bar
>
> Slinky like a panther
> You can hear her purr
> Touch her on the seat
> Go on, feel the fur
> And I got a brand new star
>
> Feel the juice
> Foot to the floor
> Take some abuse
>
> I got a brand new car
> And I drive her in the dark
> And I got a brand new car
> I think I'll stop and park
>
>
> LH
>
> At 2:41 AM -0400 10/21/09, Eric Nielsen wrote:
> >It could be about a person and the weather at the same time. Sara Storer
> has
> >a song about a river and a woman-both named Katherine.
> >
> >http://www.tabs-database.com/sara-storer/Katherine-chords.html
> >
> >Eric
> >
> >On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 7:58 PM, Jonathan Lighter
> ><wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:
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> >>  AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
> >>
> >>  According to Wacki, writer Ruthann Friedmann claimed it was originally
> >>  about
> >>  a guy!  The Association changed it!
> >>
> >>  But, you know, it's really about a girl who also shapeshifts into the
> >>  weather.  When you're, like, high?  I know this is true because it's
> what I
> >>  want to believe.
> >>
> >>  JL
> >>
> >>
> >>  On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net>
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> >>  > I was less than serious when I hinted at a hurricane.  But if the
> >>  > song in question is the one discussed by Wikipedia --
> >>  > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windy --
> >>  > then it dates (according to them) from 1967, before this particular
> >>  > hurricane.  Of course, they are wrong in saying it is about a woman,
> >>  > rather than the weather, as many on this list assert.  8-)
> >>  >
> >>  > Joel
> >>  >
> >>  > At 10/20/2009 11:37 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >>  > >Seems like there was a Tropical Storm Wendy in the Pacific in 1974.
> >>  > >
> >>  > >JL
> >>  > >
> >>  >  >On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net>
> >>  wrote:
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> >>  > > > At 10/20/2009 08:54 AM, James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com
> >
> >>  > wrote:
> >>  > > >
> >>  > > > >OT:  I beg to differ that the song "Windy" refers to the weather
> >>  > > > >rather than a person.  It has certainly never been clear to
> >>  > > > >me.  Note that the first word of the song, referring to Windy,
> is
> >>  > > > >"Who", and there are lines like "For Windy has stormy eyes".
>  Yes,
> >>  > > > >this may be anthropomorphic imagery, but the result is
> ambiguity,
> >  > > > > >perhaps deliberate.
> >>  > > >
> >>  > > > What year was the hurricane named "Wendy"?
> >>  > > >
> >>  > > > Joel
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