Yes, it was Christine Hinton! She also inspired the song "Guinevere" from CSNY.
Yes, it was Christine Hinton! She also inspired the song "Guinevere" from CSNY.
John Einarson wrote on Hot Burritos: The True Story of The Flying Burrito Brothers:
“The Christine in the song was Christine Hinton. It was written about her. When Gram and I were having our individual marital problems, Christine Hinton was right in there stirring it all up. So we got her in a song. She was Crosby's girlfriend at the time. It was a very incestuous social scene back then. We were mad at her, which is why the lyrics came out like that. When...
John Einarson wrote on Hot Burritos: The True Story of The Flying Burrito Brothers:
“The Christine in the song was Christine Hinton. It was written about her. When Gram and I were having our individual marital problems, Christine Hinton was right in there stirring it all up. So we got her in a song. She was Crosby's girlfriend at the time. It was a very incestuous social scene back then. We were mad at her, which is why the lyrics came out like that. When the poor girl was killed we changed it to 'Devil In Disguise,' but of course that was after the album had come out. I don't like those lyrics much now. They're just too misogynous."
The name was hastily changed to "Devil in Disguise" after the Christine of this title (known to both Parsons and Hillman) died suddenly.
was this Christine Hinton, David Crosby's girlfriend who was killed in an automobile accident? If so, in what ways was she such a devil?
was this Christine Hinton, David Crosby's girlfriend who was killed in an automobile accident? If so, in what ways was she such a devil?
was this Christine Hinton, David Crosby's girlfriend who was killed in an automobile accident? If so, in what ways was she such a devil?
was this Christine Hinton, David Crosby's girlfriend who was killed in an automobile accident? If so, in what ways was she such a devil?
Yes, it was Christine Hinton! She also inspired the song "Guinevere" from CSNY.
Yes, it was Christine Hinton! She also inspired the song "Guinevere" from CSNY.
John Einarson wrote on Hot Burritos: The True Story of The Flying Burrito Brothers: “The Christine in the song was Christine Hinton. It was written about her. When Gram and I were having our individual marital problems, Christine Hinton was right in there stirring it all up. So we got her in a song. She was Crosby's girlfriend at the time. It was a very incestuous social scene back then. We were mad at her, which is why the lyrics came out like that. When...
John Einarson wrote on Hot Burritos: The True Story of The Flying Burrito Brothers: “The Christine in the song was Christine Hinton. It was written about her. When Gram and I were having our individual marital problems, Christine Hinton was right in there stirring it all up. So we got her in a song. She was Crosby's girlfriend at the time. It was a very incestuous social scene back then. We were mad at her, which is why the lyrics came out like that. When the poor girl was killed we changed it to 'Devil In Disguise,' but of course that was after the album had come out. I don't like those lyrics much now. They're just too misogynous."
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