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| Tom Waits – Swordfishtrombone Lyrics
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Tenkiller Lake is in eastern Oklahoma. He mentions an Oklahoma Governor later in the song. Waits had a cameo in the movie The Outsiders which was filmed in Tulsa around the time Swordfishtrombones was released. I think the song is tied to his time there. |
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| The Doors – Mental Floss Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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Just a stream of consciousness rant/poem. Possible references to recent assassinations, the Vietnam war and the political climate at the time. |
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| The Monkees – Porpoise Song (Theme from Head) Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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I doubt Goffin and King were acid heads, but that style of writing was popular at the time. What a great song, though. With some kind of truth to it, even though the lyrics may seem like nonsense. |
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| The Monkees – Porpoise Song (Theme from Head) Lyrics
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It's about LSD and the loss of ego. Also the dissolution of desiring bs like fame, money and material things which make living and life a lie, a waste. Written by Goffin and King more than likely with the Monkees and their image in mind. I doubt G |
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