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25. Sorry, it is about 14 year-old-girls...

Reply to onehandle (Reply #24)

Mon May 6, 2013, 11:46 AM

May 2013

...Decades later, I had the opportunity to ask the man himself what that phrase meant and he told me, “It was from the back of a sex magazine. I saw this ad for a vibrating dildo. It had nothing to do with drugs.” Still, the track was mesmerizing. Arranged by John Paul Jones, who would go on to play bass in Led Zeppelin, and with Paul McCartney on background vocals, it would become the ubiquitous soundtrack of our times. You couldn’t escape it. On the live version, Donovan sings, “I’m just mad about 14-year-old girls/They’re just mad about me.” My, how times have changed.

Multiple sources, this from
http://www.goldminemag.com/features/the-case-for-donovan-belonging-in-the-rock-hall

And of course: Electrical banana=vibrating dildo

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'Well, she was just 17, You know what I mean' [View all] onehandle May 2013 OP

That is true, but man I loved those early songs. Hoyt May 2013 #1

In today's world, The Beatles would have been in trouble. In_The_Wind May 2013 #2

So would pipi_k May 2013 #3

Chantilly Lace by Jerry Lee Lewis In_The_Wind May 2013 #4

Perhaps they would, but not for that. redqueen May 2013 #5

I never heard of Rick Ross before today ... In_The_Wind May 2013 #11

In addition to being full of shit, he's not even a particularly good rapper. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #16

Another jailbait obsession song..... rppper May 2013 #6

I think it would depend in part on the age of the performer(s). nomorenomore08 May 2013 #7

The age of consent in most places is MineralMan May 2013 #8

Why people say Gilbert who? rug May 2013 #9

Now, that one really sounds creepy. nt raccoon May 2013 #22

The author could become a draft-dodging right wing ashole. Ptah May 2013 #10

All the good taste and erudition we expect from "The Nuge"... nomorenomore08 May 2013 #12

"She was only sweet sixteen, but she looked a lot older" TheMightyFavog May 2013 #13

The Beatles weren't all that much older than 17 mysuzuki2 May 2013 #14

I'll see your Beatles and raise you a Chuck Berry. nolabear May 2013 #15

Considering he was almost 30 when he first hit it big, certain songs of his are rather creepy... nomorenomore08 May 2013 #17

True, but there was also no smarter businessman. nolabear May 2013 #19

Very true... nomorenomore08 May 2013 #20

So many choices, antiquie May 2013 #18

I love that song. I always assumed that 'Fourteen' was the name of a female. onehandle May 2013 #24

Sorry, it is about 14 year-old-girls... antiquie May 2013 #25

You gotta hear it by the Jerry Garcia Band. Gotta Gotta Gotta. astral May 2013 #21

Excellent, thanks antiquie May 2013 #26

How about if they changed the lyrics to "Well, she was just seventee!" (sic) (I mean 70.) raccoon May 2013 #23

Well, since the age of sexual consent in the UK and most of the US is 16... Xithras May 2013 #27

Ringo mockmonkey May 2013 #28

Abba's got a disco queen with an underage child, too, right? Bucky May 2013 #29