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| Simon and Garfunkel – Keep The Customer Satisfied Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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@[Welgunzer:31539] I grew up when this song first came out (I just rediscovered recently). "One step ahead of the shoeshine"- well, back then, you would find "shoeshine boys" at the train station, so it is another reference to being ready to go at a moments notice. Also, his trouble with the Deputy Sheriff would likely be due to him looking like a hippie, but the influences in these lyrics would probably reflect how black musicians were treated, and possibly how Simon and Garfunkel were treated for being Jewish. Being a wandering minstrel was never easy. EDIT: Check out Charlie Daniels "Uneasy Rider" lyrics to get a feel for what it was like back then for a man to have long hair like a hippie. |
submissions
| Simon and Garfunkel – Keep The Customer Satisfied Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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@[Welgunzer:31538] I grew up when this song first came out (I just rediscovered recently). "One step ahead of the shoeshine"- well, back then, you would find "shoeshine boys" at the train station, so it is another reference to being ready to go at a moments notice. Also, his trouble with the Deputy Sheriff would likely be due to him looking like a hippie, but the influences in these lyrics would probably reflect how black musicians were treated, and possibly how Simon and Garfunkel were treated for being Jewish. Being a wandering minstrel was never easy. |
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