I bet if any of us went back to the headlines of when the song was written that we would find all of these women in the news.
They say that these are the principal girls of the USA. I don't know many but I am thinking that Jackie-O of course is Jaqueline Kennedy. Phoebe might be Phoebe Snow a major recording artist who had major hits back then. Gloria could be Gloria Steinam a major feminist. I think that the lyric for Tina, Louise is most likely TinaLouise, the actress who was a major tv presence playing Ginger on "Gilligan's Island". Anita might be Anita Bryant, the former Miss America that spoke out against Gay Rights.
Also, the song says that they were on the beach and in New York. Again, I bet the news from L.A. and N.Y. would give a clue to whom these women are. The last line of can you name them today was probably a challenge to people who had no idea to what was going on in current events.
I bet if any of us went back to the headlines of when the song was written that we would find all of these women in the news.
They say that these are the principal girls of the USA. I don't know many but I am thinking that Jackie-O of course is Jaqueline Kennedy. Phoebe might be Phoebe Snow a major recording artist who had major hits back then. Gloria could be Gloria Steinam a major feminist. I think that the lyric for Tina, Louise is most likely TinaLouise, the actress who was a major tv presence playing Ginger on "Gilligan's Island". Anita might be Anita Bryant, the former Miss America that spoke out against Gay Rights.
Also, the song says that they were on the beach and in New York. Again, I bet the news from L.A. and N.Y. would give a clue to whom these women are. The last line of can you name them today was probably a challenge to people who had no idea to what was going on in current events.