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You're in the desert with nothing to distract you (Original Post) ashling May 2017 OP
I don't think he could name that 'horse' back then without the record being banned ;) luvMIdog May 2017 #1
I never considered THAT possibility! (But then there WAS "Ridin' that train, WinkyDink May 2017 #4
It was a joke ashling May 2017 #8
Well, that escalated quickly Orrex May 2017 #11
Sorry.... SergeStorms May 2017 #2
And it's always been one of my all-time favorites! I think mostly for the harmonies. WinkyDink May 2017 #3
As a life long loner, that line makes a lot of sense to me... Wounded Bear May 2017 #6
It's NOT the fact of being alone........ SergeStorms May 2017 #7
I believe they call it "poetic license"... Wounded Bear May 2017 #10
Thanks very much...... SergeStorms Jun 2017 #13
You are welcome... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #14
They lyrics suck--every bit as bad as any current top-40 lyrics Orrex May 2017 #12
Hey, come on. Iggo Jun 2017 #15
That was one of the late Richard Jeni's funniest jokes. Aristus May 2017 #5
I couldn't remember the name ashling May 2017 #9
 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
4. I never considered THAT possibility! (But then there WAS "Ridin' that train,
Mon May 29, 2017, 07:39 AM
May 2017

high on cocaine,....&quot

SergeStorms

(19,186 posts)
2. Sorry....
Mon May 29, 2017, 06:15 AM
May 2017

but I always disliked that song.

"In the desert, you can remember your name....'CAUSE THERE AIN'T NO ONE FOR TO GIVE YOU NO PAIN".

It's like they just gave up on the lyrics. The rest of the song wasn't bad, but that one damned line blew the whole thing for me (and just about every other sentient being at the time).

I can't believe some other member of the band, the record's producer, the mixer, the soundboard guy, the record company's executives, the guy who swept the floors, ANYONE.......didn't say, "Uh, can't we come up with something better than that?"

But, it is what it is. It's in recorded history as one of the worst songs of the decade. I don't think it deserves that much derision, but..... if just 10 more minutes of thought went into it? Who knows?

Wounded Bear

(58,598 posts)
6. As a life long loner, that line makes a lot of sense to me...
Mon May 29, 2017, 10:15 AM
May 2017

The isolation allows a bit of introspection, without the thousands of people in your environs shouting at you to "get things done!" or some other such crap. All the great religious gurus spent time alone in the wilderness.

Perhaps you need some time in the desert.

Caveat: I'm actually more of a forest guy than desert, TBH.

SergeStorms

(19,186 posts)
7. It's NOT the fact of being alone........
Mon May 29, 2017, 10:08 PM
May 2017

that bothers me, it's the stupid lyrics! And yes, I've spent a LOT of time by myself in quiet retrospection, BUT IT'S THOSE INSIPID LYRICS!

Sorry, it's just a question of grammatical error. There have to be 1,000 different ways of saying the same thing without sounding like Donald Trump.

Wounded Bear

(58,598 posts)
10. I believe they call it "poetic license"...
Tue May 30, 2017, 09:58 AM
May 2017

a literary extension of "artistic license." Grammar Nazis probably shouldn't read poetry or listen to music.

SergeStorms

(19,186 posts)
13. Thanks very much......
Thu Jun 1, 2017, 02:41 AM
Jun 2017

for referring to me as a "nazi". People who settle for ludicrous poetry or music simply can't appreciate the finer examples of same. Sorry about your stunted tastes.

Orrex

(63,172 posts)
12. They lyrics suck--every bit as bad as any current top-40 lyrics
Tue May 30, 2017, 11:20 AM
May 2017

"There were plants and birds and rocks and things" Seriously? Someone wrote that? On purpose?

Iggo

(47,534 posts)
15. Hey, come on.
Thu Jun 1, 2017, 10:36 AM
Jun 2017

"The ocean is a desert with its life underground

And the perfect disguise above."

That's pretty strong.

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