since i added these lyrics, i might as well comment on them.. if memory serves me correctly, "Piccadilly Palare" was the slang used by gay men of London back in the 1960's. These are some of the slang words used in this:
"Eek" means "Face"
"Bona" means "Good"
"Riah" means "Hair"
"Drag" means "Clothes"
"Vada" means "Look At"
Yeah, that's pretty much it. Any Morrissey/Smiths fans can IM me on AIM. My screen name is JohnnySandbox, or you might catch me on HimsaHxC.
@JohnnySandbox Great comment. I am an amateur student of polari myself. I think it's important to hold on to our gay history any way we can. With all due respect to your knowledge and your post, I would like to make a correction. The word "drag" in polari does refer to clothes but on a much more specific sense. "Drag" referred to clothing that was particularly flamboyant. A common expression using the word at the time was "dragged up like a Sultan" meaning that someone was extravagantly overdressed.
@JohnnySandbox Great comment. I am an amateur student of polari myself. I think it's important to hold on to our gay history any way we can. With all due respect to your knowledge and your post, I would like to make a correction. The word "drag" in polari does refer to clothes but on a much more specific sense. "Drag" referred to clothing that was particularly flamboyant. A common expression using the word at the time was "dragged up like a Sultan" meaning that someone was extravagantly overdressed.
@JohnnySandbox Great comment. I am an amateur student of polari myself. I think it's important to hold on to our gay history any way we can. With all due respect to your knowledge and your post, I would like to make a correction. The word "drag" in polari does refer to clothes but on a much more specific sense. "Drag" referred to clothing that was particularly flamboyant. A common expression using the word at the time was "dragged up like a Sultan" meaning that someone was extravagantly overdressed.
@JohnnySandbox Great comment. I am an amateur student of polari myself. I think it's important to hold on to our gay history any way we can. With all due respect to your knowledge and your post, I would like to make a correction. The word "drag" in polari does refer to clothes but on a much more specific sense. "Drag" referred to clothing that was particularly flamboyant. A common expression using the word at the time was "dragged up like a Sultan" meaning that someone was extravagantly overdressed.
since i added these lyrics, i might as well comment on them.. if memory serves me correctly, "Piccadilly Palare" was the slang used by gay men of London back in the 1960's. These are some of the slang words used in this: "Eek" means "Face" "Bona" means "Good" "Riah" means "Hair" "Drag" means "Clothes" "Vada" means "Look At"
Yeah, that's pretty much it. Any Morrissey/Smiths fans can IM me on AIM. My screen name is JohnnySandbox, or you might catch me on HimsaHxC.
@JohnnySandbox Great comment. I am an amateur student of polari myself. I think it's important to hold on to our gay history any way we can. With all due respect to your knowledge and your post, I would like to make a correction. The word "drag" in polari does refer to clothes but on a much more specific sense. "Drag" referred to clothing that was particularly flamboyant. A common expression using the word at the time was "dragged up like a Sultan" meaning that someone was extravagantly overdressed.
@JohnnySandbox Great comment. I am an amateur student of polari myself. I think it's important to hold on to our gay history any way we can. With all due respect to your knowledge and your post, I would like to make a correction. The word "drag" in polari does refer to clothes but on a much more specific sense. "Drag" referred to clothing that was particularly flamboyant. A common expression using the word at the time was "dragged up like a Sultan" meaning that someone was extravagantly overdressed.
@JohnnySandbox Great comment. I am an amateur student of polari myself. I think it's important to hold on to our gay history any way we can. With all due respect to your knowledge and your post, I would like to make a correction. The word "drag" in polari does refer to clothes but on a much more specific sense. "Drag" referred to clothing that was particularly flamboyant. A common expression using the word at the time was "dragged up like a Sultan" meaning that someone was extravagantly overdressed.
@JohnnySandbox Great comment. I am an amateur student of polari myself. I think it's important to hold on to our gay history any way we can. With all due respect to your knowledge and your post, I would like to make a correction. The word "drag" in polari does refer to clothes but on a much more specific sense. "Drag" referred to clothing that was particularly flamboyant. A common expression using the word at the time was "dragged up like a Sultan" meaning that someone was extravagantly overdressed.