Remember that photography artist Robert Mapplethorpe is on the album cover, that Patti had a sexual relationship with him, even though he was apparently exclusively homosexual the rest of his life, that the song was written in the 70s when the male homosexual culture was flowering in NY, as was BDSM activity. I think the song is about a revelatory homosexual encounter. It starts with Johnny being on the receiving end, so to speak: "he drove it deep in Johnny", "Johnny fell on his knees started crashing his head against the locker", "twist the twister", "do the sweet pee pee", "Then you're rolled down on your back and you like it like that". But then Johnny decides to take control, with the other guy receiving, so to speak. References to Johnny's knives are obviously phallic. And the "I fill my nose with snow" is an obvious drug ref (although it may not have been as obvious back in the 70s). I'll stop there, but I could continue with obvious references to sexually explicit acts. Why would Patti sing such a long and complex song about sex between two men? The time of the song was the 70s when homosexual men in NY finally were able to feel free to express their true selves. Patti had a front row seat to the scene and undoubtably was inspired by it.
Remember that photography artist Robert Mapplethorpe is on the album cover, that Patti had a sexual relationship with him, even though he was apparently exclusively homosexual the rest of his life, that the song was written in the 70s when the male homosexual culture was flowering in NY, as was BDSM activity. I think the song is about a revelatory homosexual encounter. It starts with Johnny being on the receiving end, so to speak: "he drove it deep in Johnny", "Johnny fell on his knees started crashing his head against the locker", "twist the twister", "do the sweet pee pee", "Then you're rolled down on your back and you like it like that". But then Johnny decides to take control, with the other guy receiving, so to speak. References to Johnny's knives are obviously phallic. And the "I fill my nose with snow" is an obvious drug ref (although it may not have been as obvious back in the 70s). I'll stop there, but I could continue with obvious references to sexually explicit acts. Why would Patti sing such a long and complex song about sex between two men? The time of the song was the 70s when homosexual men in NY finally were able to feel free to express their true selves. Patti had a front row seat to the scene and undoubtably was inspired by it.