Indeed, the songs seems to be about an entrepeneur in Vegas,at a time when the "fancy hotels" and "big time singers" hadn't come there yet, and Vegas was not yet the "miracle mile" that it has become.
In a sense, the song is similar to Boom Like That, which is also about an entrepeneur that was there when something started that ended up becoming huge. However, I wonder if Sucker Row is also based on a real person - I would be interested in the biography.
@pearjuice Yes, definitely vegas. Miracle Mile is the Sunset Strip.\r\n\r\nAnd the, um, `enterpreneur\' in question is most likely Bugsy Siegel and the place his casino Flamingo. Bugsy had a big role in the Strip becoming what it is.\r\n\r\nThough Mark might\'ve wanted the story to be more general than just about Bugsy. In any case, it\'s about a small-time gangster ("Cracking a whip"), aspiring to big things ("The tallest trees from acorns grow").
@pearjuice Yes, definitely vegas. Miracle Mile is the Sunset Strip.\r\n\r\nAnd the, um, `enterpreneur\' in question is most likely Bugsy Siegel and the place his casino Flamingo. Bugsy had a big role in the Strip becoming what it is.\r\n\r\nThough Mark might\'ve wanted the story to be more general than just about Bugsy. In any case, it\'s about a small-time gangster ("Cracking a whip"), aspiring to big things ("The tallest trees from acorns grow").
Indeed, the songs seems to be about an entrepeneur in Vegas,at a time when the "fancy hotels" and "big time singers" hadn't come there yet, and Vegas was not yet the "miracle mile" that it has become.
In a sense, the song is similar to Boom Like That, which is also about an entrepeneur that was there when something started that ended up becoming huge. However, I wonder if Sucker Row is also based on a real person - I would be interested in the biography.
@pearjuice Yes, definitely vegas. Miracle Mile is the Sunset Strip.\r\n\r\nAnd the, um, `enterpreneur\' in question is most likely Bugsy Siegel and the place his casino Flamingo. Bugsy had a big role in the Strip becoming what it is.\r\n\r\nThough Mark might\'ve wanted the story to be more general than just about Bugsy. In any case, it\'s about a small-time gangster ("Cracking a whip"), aspiring to big things ("The tallest trees from acorns grow").
@pearjuice Yes, definitely vegas. Miracle Mile is the Sunset Strip.\r\n\r\nAnd the, um, `enterpreneur\' in question is most likely Bugsy Siegel and the place his casino Flamingo. Bugsy had a big role in the Strip becoming what it is.\r\n\r\nThough Mark might\'ve wanted the story to be more general than just about Bugsy. In any case, it\'s about a small-time gangster ("Cracking a whip"), aspiring to big things ("The tallest trees from acorns grow").