"Kevin S. Wilson" <rescyou at spro.net> wrote in message
news:rsf7muoaa8f3ovan6ourhtupih1bke3qet at 4ax.com...
> On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:56:39 +0100, "R. E. Hicks"
> <livingin at lantageorgia.com>, wrote:
>> >
> >"Kevin S. Wilson" <rescyou at spro.net> wrote in message
> >news:4585mu881859dnnl753mj4p6jimge7peir at 4ax.com...> >> On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:45:51 +0000 (UTC), "Gabe Morris"
> >> <gabbler123 at yahoo.com>, wrote:
> >>
> >> >what the fuck has this all to do with the stone roses??
> >> >
> >>
> >> My guess is that the original poster is a supporter of the U.S.
> >> politician Lyndon LaRouche and is attempting to further LaRouche's
> >> efforts to bring to light Queen Elizabeth's links to international
> >> drug dealing. Specifically, it appears to be an attempt to educate
> >> Stone Rose's fans about the rather sordid dealings the Queen is
> >> alleged to have been engaged in. After all, the Stone Roses' dislike
> >> for the Queen isn't exactly a secret, what with John Squire singing
> >> about putting "a blanket over the Queen Mother's head" ("Elizabeth My
> >> Dear" Second Coming, 1994).
> >>
> >> That's my theory. What do you think?
> >
> >
> >I think it lacks an awareness of some basic facts.
> >
> Like what? Are you saying I've been misinformed?
>> >Someone will fill you in....
>> How about you? Or are you saying that you don't know the basic facts,
> either?
Well, I don't know anything about Lyndon LaRouche (nor do I feel the need
to), but as a Stone Roses fan I do know that:
1) John Squire wasn't the singer in the Roses (although recent news
establishes that he contributed backing vocals to at least one Second Coming
song.)
2) Elizabeth My Dear wasn't about putting a blanket over the Queen Mother's
head - in fact I fail to see how you could have got that meaning from the
lyrics:
"Tear me apart and boil my bones
I'll not rest till she's lost her throne
My aim is true
My message is clear
It's curtains for you, Elizabeth my dear"
although Ian Brown, who was the singer, did say something about putting a
bag (not blanket) over the Queen Mother's head (see
http://www.stoneroses.net/media/popshop.html). I don't know if Squire ever
voiced any views on the subject.
3) Elizabeth My Dear wasn't on Second Coming, it was on their eponymous
debut, released in 1989. You were right about the release date of Second
Coming, however.
> >
> >Oh, and learn how to use apostrophes.
>> Oh,ho! That's a good one. You must've missed my signature. Take a
> look. Feel kinda silly now, don't you?
> >
Not with a BA (Hons) Cantab in History, I don't.
Ed
> --
> Kevin S. Wilson
> Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
