I didn't know the name Stephen Foster until this song(though I did hear his compositions quite often, like most everybody). I'm intrigued by the Camptown Ladies reference and the dismissive "no no no" that follows. It seems to be saying that there's something inherently dishonest about Foster's work.
I think the other comments here do a better job than I would at exploring that further, so I'll only add that the music video is a parody of the Betty Boop cartoon Minnie the Moocher. It even has a send-up of the Cab Calloway intro.
I didn't know the name Stephen Foster until this song(though I did hear his compositions quite often, like most everybody). I'm intrigued by the Camptown Ladies reference and the dismissive "no no no" that follows. It seems to be saying that there's something inherently dishonest about Foster's work.
I think the other comments here do a better job than I would at exploring that further, so I'll only add that the music video is a parody of the Betty Boop cartoon Minnie the Moocher. It even has a send-up of the Cab Calloway intro.