R. E. Hicks wrote:
>> "Otto Bahn" <JGAULT at CCIS1025.LunchTimeInBosnia.mc.duke.edu> wrote in message
> news:3D63D829.1B69 at CCIS1025.LunchTimeInBosnia.mc.duke.edu...> > R. E. Hicks wrote:
> > >
> > > "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:
> >
> > [Snippity doo-da]
> >
> > > > 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.)
> >
> > Duh. Try the lead guitarist for Yes.
>> Do you mean Chris Squire, bass guitarist in Yes?
No, though I really like the bass line in "Yours
Is No Disgrace".
> In any case, we've established it's John Squire we're talking about.
Firmly grasping the obvious, I see.
> > > 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"
> >
> > It seems pretty clear to me, though he did confuse
> > the curtains with a blanket.
>> Well the Queen Mother's name was Elizabeth, but the song is referring to her
> daughter, the Queen of the UK. So not so clear.
Speaking of name confusion, maybe it's like you
signing your name "Ed" even though your first
initial is "R". Anyway, it's just a song, and
lyrics often aren't internally consistent.
--oTTo--
