I can't believe nobody else noticed that the line "They call her Natasha but she looks like Elsie" is a reference to the number "Cabaret" from the musical of the same name, sung by the character Sally Bowles. Here are the pertinent lines:
"I used to have this girlfriend known as Elsie
With whom I shared four sordid rooms in Chelsea
She wasn't what you'd call a blushing flower
As a matter of fact she rented by the hour
The day she died the neighbors came to snicker
'Well, that's what comes from too much pills and liquor'
But when I saw her laid out like a Queen
She was the happiest corpse, I'd ever seen"
@Spunth Very hip reference! and probably at least somewhat relevant, what with Elvis\' incredibly wide consumption of culture both high and low. Given his age it would be quite a surprise if he wasn\'t familiar with the movie and soundtrack.
@Spunth Very hip reference! and probably at least somewhat relevant, what with Elvis\' incredibly wide consumption of culture both high and low. Given his age it would be quite a surprise if he wasn\'t familiar with the movie and soundtrack.
@Spunth Yes, I think you are correct. He is making a co-relation to the movie, the neighborhood, Cabaret, the Chelsea psych ward, all of it. I think he is saying the streets and the psych ward are the same and everyone will take advantage of you. He is warning this girl of hanging out with the wrong crowd and becoming a heroine addict and a prostitute (he does not want to check her pulse).
@Spunth Yes, I think you are correct. He is making a co-relation to the movie, the neighborhood, Cabaret, the Chelsea psych ward, all of it. I think he is saying the streets and the psych ward are the same and everyone will take advantage of you. He is warning this girl of hanging out with the wrong crowd and becoming a heroine addict and a prostitute (he does not want to check her pulse).
I can't believe nobody else noticed that the line "They call her Natasha but she looks like Elsie" is a reference to the number "Cabaret" from the musical of the same name, sung by the character Sally Bowles. Here are the pertinent lines:
"I used to have this girlfriend known as Elsie With whom I shared four sordid rooms in Chelsea
She wasn't what you'd call a blushing flower As a matter of fact she rented by the hour
The day she died the neighbors came to snicker 'Well, that's what comes from too much pills and liquor'
But when I saw her laid out like a Queen She was the happiest corpse, I'd ever seen"
Musical clip:
https://youtu.be/nx3F3YfsWHA
@Spunth Very hip reference! and probably at least somewhat relevant, what with Elvis\' incredibly wide consumption of culture both high and low. Given his age it would be quite a surprise if he wasn\'t familiar with the movie and soundtrack.
@Spunth Very hip reference! and probably at least somewhat relevant, what with Elvis\' incredibly wide consumption of culture both high and low. Given his age it would be quite a surprise if he wasn\'t familiar with the movie and soundtrack.
@Spunth I bought the LP when it came out and I loved Cabaret yet never made the connection! Thank you!
@Spunth I bought the LP when it came out and I loved Cabaret yet never made the connection! Thank you!
@Spunth Yes, I think you are correct. He is making a co-relation to the movie, the neighborhood, Cabaret, the Chelsea psych ward, all of it. I think he is saying the streets and the psych ward are the same and everyone will take advantage of you. He is warning this girl of hanging out with the wrong crowd and becoming a heroine addict and a prostitute (he does not want to check her pulse).
@Spunth Yes, I think you are correct. He is making a co-relation to the movie, the neighborhood, Cabaret, the Chelsea psych ward, all of it. I think he is saying the streets and the psych ward are the same and everyone will take advantage of you. He is warning this girl of hanging out with the wrong crowd and becoming a heroine addict and a prostitute (he does not want to check her pulse).