I find quite a few references to the intelligence or "spy" field of WWI and WWII in this song!
The "Count of Monte Cristo" was an English spy and The "Countess May was a French spy that was born of Rumanian royalty and had been a wife of the King of Egypt and was often dressed as a man.
The precursor to the current CIA was originally called "The Brotherhood".
And the code name for MI5 was "Robin Hood"!
And San Francisco was where the USN had their cryptographer station at!
Also "Arizona" was the name of a famous WWII spy operation to share allied intel so named as such as a "revenge of the Arizona" sunken in Pearl Harbor!
"colors of green and grey" refers to the Army and Navy tanks and battleships.
"rolling balls in the hay" refers to spy's sharing but sometimes one uping as they shared intel.
And "Pancho and Cisco" were used as the Navajo code talkers code term.
Odd that all of these references to the WWI and WWII spy business are in one song!
Scotty
@scottyboyd Funny, I always thought it was about the counter-culture of the 1960s and I guy trying to get his small-town girl (daughter? girlfriend?) to come home. But your interpretation makes a lot of sense. I didn't know most of this stuff, so thanks for sharing!
@scottyboyd Funny, I always thought it was about the counter-culture of the 1960s and I guy trying to get his small-town girl (daughter? girlfriend?) to come home. But your interpretation makes a lot of sense. I didn't know most of this stuff, so thanks for sharing!
@scottyboyd You are clearly well read. But your analysis is so made up that it is frightening.\r\nThe Count of Monte Christopher was a novella written by Alexander Dumas. Very popular in schools in the 60’s.\r\nI can find no reference to support your analysis of the Countess May but no connection to a spy.\r\nAnd yes there was a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor, but no connection to spy’s etc. And the colors …\r\nThere is no support for your analysis but boy I admire and envy your creativity. \r\nWritten by Kenny Young, he reported that it was inspired by his...
@scottyboyd You are clearly well read. But your analysis is so made up that it is frightening.\r\nThe Count of Monte Christopher was a novella written by Alexander Dumas. Very popular in schools in the 60’s.\r\nI can find no reference to support your analysis of the Countess May but no connection to a spy.\r\nAnd yes there was a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor, but no connection to spy’s etc. And the colors …\r\nThere is no support for your analysis but boy I admire and envy your creativity. \r\nWritten by Kenny Young, he reported that it was inspired by his girlfriend, a innocent hippie type. References found on the wiki entry.
I find quite a few references to the intelligence or "spy" field of WWI and WWII in this song!
The "Count of Monte Cristo" was an English spy and The "Countess May was a French spy that was born of Rumanian royalty and had been a wife of the King of Egypt and was often dressed as a man. The precursor to the current CIA was originally called "The Brotherhood". And the code name for MI5 was "Robin Hood"! And San Francisco was where the USN had their cryptographer station at! Also "Arizona" was the name of a famous WWII spy operation to share allied intel so named as such as a "revenge of the Arizona" sunken in Pearl Harbor! "colors of green and grey" refers to the Army and Navy tanks and battleships. "rolling balls in the hay" refers to spy's sharing but sometimes one uping as they shared intel. And "Pancho and Cisco" were used as the Navajo code talkers code term. Odd that all of these references to the WWI and WWII spy business are in one song! Scotty
@scottyboyd Funny, I always thought it was about the counter-culture of the 1960s and I guy trying to get his small-town girl (daughter? girlfriend?) to come home. But your interpretation makes a lot of sense. I didn't know most of this stuff, so thanks for sharing!
@scottyboyd Funny, I always thought it was about the counter-culture of the 1960s and I guy trying to get his small-town girl (daughter? girlfriend?) to come home. But your interpretation makes a lot of sense. I didn't know most of this stuff, so thanks for sharing!
@scottyboyd Really? That's awesome, I wouldn't have even guessed it was anything like that. That's very interesting!
@scottyboyd Really? That's awesome, I wouldn't have even guessed it was anything like that. That's very interesting!
@scottyboyd You are clearly well read. But your analysis is so made up that it is frightening.\r\nThe Count of Monte Christopher was a novella written by Alexander Dumas. Very popular in schools in the 60’s.\r\nI can find no reference to support your analysis of the Countess May but no connection to a spy.\r\nAnd yes there was a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor, but no connection to spy’s etc. And the colors …\r\nThere is no support for your analysis but boy I admire and envy your creativity. \r\nWritten by Kenny Young, he reported that it was inspired by his...
@scottyboyd You are clearly well read. But your analysis is so made up that it is frightening.\r\nThe Count of Monte Christopher was a novella written by Alexander Dumas. Very popular in schools in the 60’s.\r\nI can find no reference to support your analysis of the Countess May but no connection to a spy.\r\nAnd yes there was a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor, but no connection to spy’s etc. And the colors …\r\nThere is no support for your analysis but boy I admire and envy your creativity. \r\nWritten by Kenny Young, he reported that it was inspired by his girlfriend, a innocent hippie type. References found on the wiki entry.